The first mass-produced, highway worthy electric car, the Tesla Motor, was unveiled today, and they hope to have it ready to sell by 2011. This is a zero-emission car that is powered by a lithium-ion battery and...
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In a move to cut costs, GM has announced its latest step to pare down its operations ahead of a present restructuring plan. In the United States, approximately 3,400 of GM's 29,500 salaried employees will be...
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WINDSOR, Ont. - Employees at two auto plants in Windsor, Ontario are facing rotating layoffs, starting next week. " Workers at the General Motors transmission plant are facing temporary job cuts as the automaker...
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Suzuki, a Japanese car manufacturing company announced on Monday that they will be pulling out of the 2009 FIA World Rally Championship due to the global financial crisis. This really comes as...
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Tough days ahead, auto giant is going to halt the US economy if projection made proves right, and possibility of that cannot be denied. " General Motors Corp, burning through cash as sales slump, would cost...
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A 60-year old hacker obtained a customer database used for Maserati's Free Omaha Steak promotion and tried to blackmail the automaker into sending him money in exchange for the information. Check out the...
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Between US economic crisis and a strong Yen, car maker Toyota see its profits fall 28% during first quarter. " Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:09:46 GMT Toyota announces a 28.1% drop in its first-quarter profits, as...
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" Millions of consumers could collect repair costs from General Motors for engine damage caused by the coolant Dex-Cool following a hearing in California scheduled for late August. Two class-action lawsuits are pending in California state court involving GM customers who...
The brand new Dodge Journey is already being recalled. There seems to be a defect in the engine wire harnessin the V6 models. The car is only five months old. "Dodge's brand new...
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Ford is recalling over 650,000 F-150 pickup trucks because of a faulty brake hose. "Ford Motor Co is recalling over 650,000 of its top-selling F-150 pickups as well as a Lincoln-branded truck because of a...
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Volvo is working on a car that will automatically step up when the driver freezes up in the moment before an accident, hoping to deliver by 2020. Personally, I'd love to visit the test site and see the symphony of...
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"Ford Chief Mulally May Do for Automaker What He Did at Boeing "He's doing it again. Mulally, considered by many to be a "turnaround genius" has helped to lift Ford from loss forecasts to $100 million first-quarter profit." April 25 (Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor Co....
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Hyundai has announced that they will be recalling over 300,000 Sonata vehicles. The recall affects vehicles equipped with an advanced air bag system. The recall is expected to start end of...
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A two-day nationwide strike by General Motors employees is now over, and the workers are getting a new healthcare deal. It's a compromise for both sides, though, as GM workers are foregoing pay raises and agreeing...
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""We will identify a car that we can develop to be produced in Malaysia, Iran or Turkey," he told the Bernama agency in a weekend report.
"The car will have all the Islamic features and should be meant for export purposes," he said, adding that it would feature a compartment...
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