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CNN Student News Transcript: June 1, 2009 - CNN

by @ Sunday, May 31st, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

CNN Student News Transcript: June 1, 2009
CNN
JOHN DAVIS, HOST, MOTORWEEK: When the Big Three emerged, they not only emerged as rivals that really gave Americans much better automobiles at the time, but they also cemented the American automobile as a world standard. ROMANS: "As goes General Motors ...

GM-Chrysler bailout: $14705 per new vehicle - Calgary Herald

by @ Sunday, May 31st, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

GM-Chrysler bailout: $14705 per new vehicle
Calgary Herald,  Canada
Here's a figure to consider: According to auto industry analyst Dennis DesRosiers, automobile sales in Canada in the first four months this year totalled 428500. Subtract the vehicles sold by GM and Chrysler, and 294675 automobiles were sold by other ...

Looking back 100 years: East Central University and the automobile - Ada Evening News

by @ Saturday, May 30th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

Looking back 100 years: East Central University and the automobile
Ada Evening News, OK
Ford's famous Model T and assembly line technique of building automobiles came along about the same time as East Central was born. While the early-day founders of the school had many problems to consider, it's safe to say, parking was not one of them. ...

Create Car Culture By Day, Eat Kielbasa At Night - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

by @ Saturday, May 30th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

Create Car Culture By Day, Eat Kielbasa At Night
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ
I doubt he realized it, but in sweating out the production of "big, fast and unfettered automobiles" my father was also a culture creator--the car culture of the 1950's and the promise of freedom to quickly pick up stakes and move elsewhere (in, ...

Indian automobiles are getting more dependable! - Zigwheels.com

by @ Saturday, May 30th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

Zigwheels.com

Indian automobiles are getting more dependable!
Zigwheels.com, India
Squeaking doors, rattles and noises continue to be the key quandaries of Indian car owners, but the latest JD Power Asia Pacific vehicle dependability survey has revealed that Indian cars are throwing up lesser problems and getting more reliable. ...

CAFE not sole fix - Deseret News

by @ Saturday, May 30th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

CAFE not sole fix
Deseret News, UT
Increasing the fuel efficiency of American automobiles makes sense on many levels but it's not the sole solution to our dependence on foreign oil, let alone the answer to global warming. It is, however, a step in the right direction. ...
[ 2016 VEHICLE STANDARDS ] 2016 Vehicle Standards: Better Mileage ... The Ledger
OUR VIEW - New mileage rules we can live with HollandSentinel.com
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Trucks, Muscle Cars and a Racing Potato - New York Times

by @ Saturday, May 30th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

Trucks, Muscle Cars and a Racing Potato
New York Times, United States
By CHARLES McEWEN FOR the first time, the wide-ranging book reviews published periodically in the Automobiles section include a book for the youngest readers (and their parents). Other books reviewed here range from a 60th anniversary history of Ford's ...

2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid Extends Mileage - NewsOXY

by @ Friday, May 29th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

NewsOXY

2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid Extends Mileage
NewsOXY, FL
The automaker has also kept up with new demand for fuel efficient midsize automobiles. Speaking of which, there is a lot of technology in this new vehicle. The automobile combines the best attributes of a gas engine and electric battery. ...

Judge approves early motions in Visteon bankruptcy - The Associated Press

by @ Friday, May 29th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

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Judge approves early motions in Visteon bankruptcy
The Associated Press
"We can safely say people are going to be buying and driving automobiles ... it's just a question of when," he said. In the meantime, Sontchi approved several motions that will allow Visteon to keep operating. He authorized Visteon to continue paying ...
Auto Parts Manufacturer Files For Bankruptcy istockAnalyst.com (press release)
Visteon files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in US; Ford ... Trading Markets (press release)
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Altec to temporarily lay off 60 in July - Louisville Business First

by @ Friday, May 29th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

Altec to temporarily lay off 60 in July
Louisville Business First, KY
... rods, tubing and pipe, according to the company's Web site. The company's products are used in various items, including automobiles, recreational vehicles, truck trailers, furniture, office products, ladders, sports equipment, light fixtures and signs.
Altec in Jeffersonville to lay off 60 employees New Albany Tribune
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