LATEST NEWS (22 NOVEMBER 2007)
ANTONOV END CO-OPERATION DEAL WITH GEELY !!!!!!!!!!!!
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Antonov PLC said it will not go ahead with its co-operation with Geely as the automobile components company did not fulfil its financial and other obligations under the contract.
The automatic transmission concept developer said the initial production licence lapsed in September 2007 and that the cessation of the deal had no impact on its first half results.
Antonov said: "This decision has no impact on the company's published results for the first half of 2007 as prudently provision had already been made for the unpaid amounts from Geely."
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Antonov- Geely - Manganese Bronze.
Antonov heeft een letter of intent getekend met Geely.
Heads of Agreement 27 November 2006.
Klik op "Geely" -- "Antonov" -- "Manganese Bronze" om naar deze websites te gaan.
Zie Antonov site: Klik hier voor persbericht.
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The Board of Antonov plc, the automotive technology company, is very pleased to announce that it has signed Heads of Agreement for a Production Licence with Zhejiang Geely Automobile Gearbox Co., the transmission manufacturing subsidiary of Geely Automotive (“Geely”), one of China’s leading vehicle manufacturers. The Licence would be for the production of the Company’s TX6 six-speed automatic transmission.

The Board emphasises that a production licence agreement has not been signed with Geely at this stage but an announcement is being made due to certain shareholder speculation that the Board has become aware of.
Under the terms of the proposed production licence agreement, Antonov and Geely will work closely together in order to develop the TX6 to production to meet Geely’s aggressive production timetable for its own vehicles and to make the transmission available to other vehicle makers worldwide. Under the terms of the proposed production licence agreement, Antonov will receive both Licence Fees and production royalties.
Geely have already taken two models of conventional automatic transmission to production and the Antonov TX6 will be an addition to this model line-up.
The Chairman of Antonov, Christopher Ross, has also been instrumental in securing the deal relating to LTI, between Geely and Manganese Bronze, where he is deputy chairman.
Mr. An, Conghui, Vice President of Geely Automotive said:
“Geely are pleased to have signed Heads of Agreement on this Production Licence for the Antonov Technology which will further strengthen Geely’s transmission product range. We look forward to working with Antonov on their transmission technology.”
John Moore, CEO of Antonov plc, said:
“We are pleased to be working with Geely who have already developed their own transmissions and have the production infrastructure in place. This will enable a rapid programme to start of production.”
Geely is one of the leading Chinese Automotive companies and is listed at the Hong Kong stock exchange. (www.geely.com)
Antonov expects to make a further announcement to shareholders in due course.

Geely links:
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The site van Geely http://www.geely.com/ is zeer uitgebreid, maar ook moeilijk te lezen voor iemand die geen Chinees kent. Wel zijn er een aantal sites van Geely waar je toch heel goed het nieuws kan volgen en interessante plaatjes kan zien bijv. M.b.t. de Chinese site. Het duurt soms even voor alle plaatjes zijn geladen.

Link: My Geely. MYGEELY discussion Forum
Dit is een soort Antonov forum maar dan voor Geely. Antonov wordt daar flink besproken. Het nog geen mogelijkheid op deze site gevonden om je voor het forum aan te melden.

Link: Geely reports/magazines.
Op deze site kun je alle Geely reports/magazines downloaden (pdf bestanden) duurt even maar je ziet bijvoorbeeld heel veel (fot's) over de autofabriek van Geely, het belonen van medewerkers, de ontwikkeling enz. enz. Persoonlijk vond ik het erg interessant om deze "reports" door te "lezen"

Link: Voor meer klik hier: Alle producten van Antonov worden op in deze topic van het "My Geely" forum bespreken. Alles met antonov foto's voorzien.

M.b.t. het persbericht Geely - Antonov -- Manganese Bronze. Speelt er ook het nodige i.z. de Londen Black Cap (london Taxi) Manganese Bronze.
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GEELY heeft plannen om de AAD (de TX6) in de London Black Cab modellen te plaatsen.

Op de volgende sites veel informatie van de Manganese Bronze (London Black Cab).
Lees de links eens rustig door. Heel veel informatie over: o.a. de landen waar Mamganese Bronze de Black Cabs wil naar exporteren. Ook veel vraag van landen die hem willen importeren. De Londen Black Cab heeft een uitstekende reputatie m.b.t. duurzaamheid en vooral veiligheid voor bestuurder en passagiers.

GEELY heeft een overeenkomst/contract gesloten Manganese Bronze om de Black Cabs in China te bouwen. Zowel voor de export markt als de binnenlanse markt. En nu gaan ze ook de Antonov (AAD)TX6 six speed aan de Londen Black Cab toevoegen.

Nogmaals, heel veel informatie op onderstaande links.
http://www.manganese.com/
http://www.londontaxisna.com/index02.htmhttp://www.carpages.co.uk/news/london-taxi-05-08-05.asp
http://www.manganese.com/pr/187
http://www.geelyauto.com.hk/Uploadfiles/uploadattachfile/2006119191639167.pdf

Antonov Signs Production License
15 January 2007
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The Board of Antonov plc is delighted to announce that it has signed a Production Licence Agreement with Zhejiang Geely Automobile Gearbox Co, the transmission manufacturing subsidiary of Geely Automotive (“Geely”). This follows the announcement on 27 November 2006 that Geely and Antonov had signed Heads of Agreement for the licence, which is for the production of the Company’s TX6 six-speed automatic transmission.Under the licence, Geely will have the non-exclusive worldwide rights to manufacture and sell transmissions covered by the Antonov 6 speed automatic patents and will also receive design support from Antonov.
Antonov will receive both Licence Fees totalling Euro 900,000 payable over the next nine months and then a production royalty on each transmission produced.
Geely is one of China’s leading automotive companies and is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange and currently produces around 200,000 cars per annum and continues to grow strongly. Both companies will be working together to incorporate the TX6 into a number of models with production commencing in 2008.
Geely have already taken two models of conventional automatic transmission to production and the Antonov TX6 will be an addition to this model line-up. The transmission will also be available to other vehicle makers worldwide.
John Moore, CEO of Antonov plc, said:
“I am very pleased to be able to confirm this licence agreement. Geely has a strong track record in developing transmissions and their experience and established infrastructure will allow us to bring our technology to production rapidly. China is a key market for our technology and Geely provides an excellent customer reference site, which will underpin our commercialisation strategy in the region.”
Mr. An Conghui, Vice President of Geely Automotive, said:
“Geely is delighted to have secured the Antonov TX6 license which in turn has strengthened our transmission product range and enabled us to bring to market a vehicle which will incorporate Antonov technology delivering a compact and cost effective solution . We look forward to working with the Company closely as we move towards volume production in 2008”.
For more information, see www.geely.com
Enquiries
John Moore, CEO, Antonov plc
+44 1842 768320
Jos Haag, Director, Antonov plc
+31 651 561 767
David Rae, Dawnay, Day Corporate Finance
+44 207 509 4570
Shane Dolan, Biddicks
+44 207 448 1000

Nieuws!!!
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Super charger duurzaamheidstest binnenkort afgerond
Betaling ontvangen van Geely betreffende het automatische zes-versnellingen programma
Nieuw technisch centrum in Warrick ter ondersteuning van geplande productieprogramma s

De Board van Antonov is zeer verheugd bekend te maken dat haar programma s met Zhejiang Geely Automobile Gearbox Co ( Geely ) en Emporio International Sarl ( Emporio ) voor het vermarkten van de automotive technologie van de onderneming goede vooruitgang boekt en omzet begint te realiseren.

Emporio heeft de exclusieve rechten om het twee-versnellingen Supercharger systeem in de Duitse markt te distribueren en te vercommercialiseren. Antonov verwacht binnenkort de duurzaamheidstesten succesvol af te ronden Dit zal aanleiding geven tot betalingen nu Emporio is begonnen met actieve marketing van het product aan belangrijke potentiële klanten.

Het programma van de zesversnellingen automaat met Geely ligt op schema en de productie prototype tekeningen voor fabricage zullen binnenkort worden vrijgegeven. De eerste betalingen die verschuldigd zijn volgens de in januari getekende overeenkomst zijn reeds ontvangen. Geely heeft haar plannen met betrekking tot auto s nog niet bekend gemaakt maar heeft haar betrokkenheid bij het zes-versnellingen programma in haar jaarverslag gepubliceerd.

In navolging van het succes van het programma met Geely is Antonov verheugd bekend te maken dat het gesprekken voert met een ander automotive bedrijf over een tweede programma gebaseerd op de zes-versnellingen technologie van de onderneming.

Naast deze commerciële activiteiten is de interne reorganisatie bijna afgerond. De wervingen selectieactiviteiten voor het nieuwe technische centrum in Warwick, die de ontwikkeling en implementatie van de geplande productieprogramma s van de Onderneming zullen stroomlijnen, zijn gestart.

John Moore, CEO van Antonov:
Ik ben bijzonder verheugd bekend te kunnen maken dat onze succesvolle projecten met Geely en Emporio omzet beginnen te genereren. Dit zal, naast ons nieuwe technische centrum in het VK, toekomstige groei ondersteunen. Ik kijk ernaar uit aandeelhouders te zijner tijd op de hoogte te brengen van de vooruitgang die is geboekt op zowel bestaande als nieuwe programma s.
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Antonov ontvangt betaling Geely Automobile

AMSTERDAM (FD.nl/Betten) - [url=http://www.findag.nl/BMKoers.asp?Context=N|2&Ticker=ANT]Antonov[/url] heeft een betaling ontvangen van het Chinese Geely Automobile Gearbox in verband met het zes-versnellingenprogramma. Dat is dinsdag bekendgemaakt. Woordvoerder Hein Vergeer wilde desgevraagd de hoeveelheid van deze betaling niet bekendmaken. Wel kon hij aangeven dat het een betaling betreft 'in het schema van de afspraken die met Geely zijn gemaakt'.

Het programma van de zesversnellingen-automaat met Geely ligt volgens Antonov op schema en de productie-prototype tekeningen voor fabricage zullen binnenkort worden vrijgegeven.

Antonov meldt in de tussentijdse update dat haar programma's met Geely en Emporio International Sarl voor het vermarkten van de automotive-technologie van de onderneming 'goede vooruitgang boekt en omzet begint te realiseren'.

Emporio heeft de exclusieve rechten om het twee-versnellingen Supercharger systeem in de Duitse markt te distribueren en te vercommercialiseren. 'Antonov verwacht binnenkort de duurzaamheidstesten succesvol af te ronden. Dit zal aanleiding geven tot betalingen nu Emporio is begonnen met actieve marketing van het product aan belangrijke potentiele klanten', zo meldt Antonov.

De bedenker van versnellingsbakken is tevens in gesprek met een 'automotive bedrijf' over een tweede programma gebaseerd op de zes-versnellingentechnologie. Woordvoerder Hein Vergeer kon niet aangeven of dit evenals Geely een Chinese partij is.

Zie ook deze link: http://main.ednews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/20070420/00175/EWF106.pdf
Antonov wordt genoemd op blz. 30 van het Geely Annual report 2006.
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Engelse versie:
Antonov PLC
22 May 2007

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Antonov plc
('Antonov' or the 'Company')

Programme update

•Supercharger durability testing to complete shortly
•Cash payment received from Geely re. its six speed automatic programme
•New technical centre based in Warwick to support planned production
programmes

The Board of Antonov plc is pleased to announce that its programmes with
Zhejiang Geely Automobile Gearbox Co ('Geely') and Emporio International Sarl
('Emporio') to commercialise the Company's automotive technology are both
progressing well and have started to generate revenues.

Emporio has the exclusive rights to distribute and commercialise the Company's
two speed supercharger drive unit in the German market. Antonov expects to
successfully complete durability testing in the near future, which will generate
payments with Emporio having commenced active marketing of the product to key
potential customers.

The six speed automatic programme with Geely is running on time, and the release
of production prototype drawings for manufacture is underway. The first cash
payments due under the Agreement signed in January have been received. Geely
have stated their commitment to the six speed programme in their annual report
but have not yet announced their vehicle plans.

Following the success of the programme with Geely, Antonov is pleased to
announce that it is in discussion with another automotive company for a second
programme based around the Company's six speed automatic technology.

In addition to these commercial developments, internal reorganisation work is
nearing completion, with recruitment underway for a new technical centre in
Warwick which will streamline the development and implementation of the
Company's planned production programmes.

John Moore, CEO of Antonov, said:

'I am particularly pleased to be able to announce that we have started to
generate revenue from the success of our projects with Geely and Emporio.
This, in addition to our new UK technical centre, will underpin further growth.
I look forward to updating shareholders on progress on both existing and new
programmes in due course.'

Contacts:

John Moore, CEO Antonov plc +44 1842 768 320
Jos Haag, Director Antonov plc +31 651 561 767
Shane Dolan Biddicks +44 207 448 1000

Notes to Editors:

About Geely

Geely Group is one of China's leading vehicle manufacturers. In January 2007,
Antonov granted a Licence to Geely for the production of the Company's TX6
six-speed automatic transmission and is carrying out engineering work to support
this programme.

About Emporio

In December 2006, Antonov announced a Distribution Agreement with Emporio
International Sarl, giving it the exclusive rights to distribute and
commercialise the Company's AMM technology in the German market. The agreement
covers the resale of the Company's two Speed Supercharger Drive system to tuning
companies and the wider German automotive industry via Emporio's German
Subsidiary GTI Green Tec International AG. In addition, Emporio will seek
licensees for other AMM applications such as the 2 speed Front End Accessory
Drive.

Under the terms of the Agreement, Emporio will pay a total of €2 million over
the next year and a half for the exclusive access to the German market

About Antonov

Antonov plc is a technology exploitation company originally created to develop
the inventions of its founder, Roumen Antonov. It now holds a broad intellectual
property portfolio in mechanical power transmission. Among its current
development and commercialisation projects are:

TX6 Six Speed Automatic Transmission
Antonov has granted a Production Licence Agreement to Geely and is working with
them to develop a six speed automatic transmission based on Antonov's 6 Speed
Automatic Transmission technology. This is an innovative automatic power
transmission which delivers, amongst other performance and mechanical benefits,
the potential for substantially reduced upfront investment in product
development and production plant and tooling.

RTX Two Speed Supercharger Drive
Antonov has developed a compact auto-shifting two speed drive unit based on the
Company's AMM technology for use with engine superchargers. The unit increases
the torque output from an engine at low speeds, thereby delivering increased
performance. This unit is being produced by NZWL in Leipzig and is being
marketed through distributors in the US and Europe.

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange