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18 December 2007 posted in Auto 8 views
WEG: Haus passiert Stromrechnung (wieder), wird Präsident Schild zu kennzeichnen morgen Sobald der Senat entfernt ein großes 21,8 Milliarden Dollar Steuerpaket, dass Demokraten hatte gehofft, wäre in unserer Nation's neues Energie-Gesetz, das Gesetz selbst begann Segeln durch die Hal ...
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14 December 2007 posted in Auto 19 views
Senat übergibt Energy Bill: Zurück zu Haus und auf White House Gestern Abend den US-Senat verabschiedet das neue Energy-Bill auf ihrer dritten Versuch. Nach knapp nicht, um die erforderlichen 60 Stimmen den ersten zwei mal, die Energie Bill letzten Nacht mit eine ...
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22 June 2007 posted in Auto 7 views
WEG: Senatoren eine Einigung über die CAFE-Standards Wie unsere Kollegen über auf AutoblogGreen beachten, mit allen Lobbying passiert in dieser Woche für und gegen härtere Kraftstoffverbrauch Standards, es hat sich nach zähen, wer für was und was ist gu ...
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28 February 2007 posted in Hirings/Firings 4 views
Thousands leave Ford's white collar world today A lot of salaried employees at Ford will probably move into new assignments or take on additional responsibilities this week, as several thousand of their colleagues end their tenures with the Dearbor ...
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12 November 2006 posted in Car Buying 3 views
Are cars getting more affordable? Cars are becoming increasingly affordable? It hardly seems possible given today's economy, but statistics show that a new vehicle purchase takes a smaller bite out of your wallet today than it has in ...
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25 October 2006 posted in Euro 5 views
Watch out, Audi Avant: BMW 335i M Sport Touring wagon While Audi has at times made some of its most powerful S4s and RS4s in Avant wagon bodystyle only, BMW has never made an M3 Touring. And technically, it still hasn't, at least not in name. But the new ...
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12 September 2006 posted in Government/Legal 2 views
UAW chief flames Bush for failure to help automakers Ron Gettelfinger, president of the United Auto Workers union, took a shot at President Bush Tuesday for his failure to put forward a national industrial policy addressing issues affecting U.S. automak ...
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11 September 2006 posted in China 4 views
China closes tax loophole for imported vehicle kits China has lots of fun regulations that are expressly designed to benefit Chinese domestic suppliers, automakers and the country's economy as a whole. The most well known Chinese rule of law when it co ...
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8 September 2006 posted in SUVs 10 views
From Russia with Love: GAZ Tiger-2 debuts at Moscow Motor Show Gregory from CarDesign.ru tipped us off that Russian automaker GAZ unveiled a preproduction version of its Tiger-2 SUV at the Moscow Motor Show recently. The Tiger-2 looks very HUMMER-esque in profile ...
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25 August 2006 posted in Plants/Manufacturing 4 views
Honda begins auto production in Vietnam Today Honda cuts the ribbon and opens up its first automobile production plant in a suburb outside of Hanoi, Vietnam. The Honda Vietnam Co. (HVC) factory has the capacity to build engines, weld, paint ...
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18 July 2006 posted in Car Buying 6 views
Lambo rolls into India Lamborghini has set up shop in India, offering up its Gallardo, Gallardo Spyder and Murcielago to the masses -- well, maybe not the masses, but at least 10 people, which is Lambo's sales goal for its ...
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14 July 2006 posted in Trends 3 views
How do Michiganders feel about the General Motors/Renault-Nissan deal? So nice of Detroit's WDIV-TV and the Detroit Free Press to ask folks living in Michigan how they feel about the General Motors/Renault-Nissan deal, eh? With GM residing in the state and being largely ...
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9 June 2006 posted in Etc. 3 views
Iacocca to pen new book, address auto industry Retired Chrysler chairman (and Snoop Dogg homey) Lee Iacocca will be releasing a book in approximately one year, tentatively titled "Where Have All the Leaders Gone?". It's said to cover several topic ...
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7 June 2006 posted in Euro 10 views
Turbocharged Prius planned? British car mag Auto Express is confirming that Toyota is working on a successor to the Prius that upgrades it hardware not only with a better Lithium Ion battery pack that recharge faster and hold mo ...
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12 May 2006 posted in Etc. 4 views
Delphi customer wants courts to ban union strike Delphi filed Tuesday with the courts for permission to void its union contracts as it struggles out of bankruptcy. For their part the unions have threatened to strike if the judge grants Delphi's requ ...
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6 May 2006 posted in Car Buying 5 views
Volkswagen celebrates 14 million Passats milestone Last month, Volkswagen AG announced production of the 14 millionth Passat. The sedan, a silver Passat Variant (read: 'wagon'), was manufactured at the Emden facility."The Passat guarantees safety, qua ...
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4 May 2006 posted in Euro 10 views
Toyota Aygo averages 90 mpg in GreenFleet Fuel Challenge The Toyota Aygo, a diminutive hatchback that has charmed even the power junkies that host Top Gear, achieved 90.17 mpg during the first GreenFleet Fuel Challenge in the U.K. The competition pitted 20 ...
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18 April 2006 posted in Marketing/Advertising 11 views
Toyota toots horn on billboards across America Toyota has launched a new advertising campaign aimed at educating Americans about the company’s involvement in and importance to the U.S. economy. The billboards highlight such facts as 386,000 ...
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12 April 2006 posted in Earnings/Financials 6 views
Is Detroit losing its top talent? Along with the steady stream of bad news coming from Motown has also come a tide of talent, with some employees evidently seeking employment elsewhere in the business, or looking outside the industry ...
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9 April 2006 posted in Economy 11 views
Nissan revises down Versa fuel economy In a short-but-sweet press release Nissan announced that it is revising downward the estimated EPA combined city/highway gas mileage for its Xtronic CVT-equipped Versa sub-compact. The original estima ...
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