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22 February 2007 posted in Etc. views
Cool Move: Saab puts a 9-3 Convertible on ice click above image for high-res version of the Saab 9-3 Convertible on iceSaab has put the chill to one of its 9-3 Convertibles to celebrate its 60th year in the automobile manufacturing business. The ...
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24 July 2006 posted in Etc. 11 views
100,000,000 Nissans produced Nissan has announced that this past June marked an important milestone in the company's 73-year history: 100,000,000 vehicles built. It all started in 1933 when Nissan, under the name "Jidosha-Seizo C ...
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2 June 2006 posted in Earnings/Financials 8 views
Harbour Report: GM and Ford more efficient, still lose money on every vehicle The 2006 edition of the Harbour Report - a benchmarking study of U.S. automobile manufacturing - shows Nissan had the industry's most efficient North American manufacturing operation in 2005, followed ...
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10 March 2006 posted in Trends 9 views
BMW retools Spartanburg, South Carolina plant to produce two models on single line In what can only be seen as a remarkable development in flexible automobile manufacturing, BMW has restructured its Spartanburg, South Carolina from a two-line setup to a single line assembly system. ...
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28 December 2005 posted in Trends 11 views
Asbestos still used liberally in Japanese automobile manufacturing According to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), asbestos hasn’t been completely eradicated from domestic car building. In fact, far from it—all major Japanese auto manu ...
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28 November 2005 posted in Trends 10 views
Eat my Japanese car? Thanks, but I'll pass Like this Rex Rice guy who John posted on earlier today, I'm also employed in the auto industry in the supplied-parts market, so I've got some perspective on the situation as well. Mr. Rice correctly ...
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