18th October, 2005
G.M. and Union in a Deal to Cut Health Benefits
DETROIT, Oct. 17 - General Motors said on Monday that it had reached a tentative agreement with the United Automobile Workers union to cut $1 billion in annual health care benefits for more than 750,000 blue-collar workers, retirees and their families as part of an effort to climb out of a financial crisis.
This is a very big step forward that ......
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18th October, 2005
Wet Weather Driving Tips
Auto Club Offers Driving Tips During Rain Storms (Los Angeles, Oct. 19, 2004) - As another early winter rainstorm is expected to deluge Southern California today, motorists can anticipate driving hazards, even at moderate speeds, caused by decreased visibility, slippery roads and wind gusts, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California.
"Most crashes are preventable if motorists pay extra attention," ......
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18th October, 2005
India, S Korea may go for intense partnership in mfg
India is likely to go for an 'intense collaboration' with South Korea to make the country a strong manufacturing support base for major Korean companies, V Krishnamurthy, Chairman, National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC) saidon Tuesday.
"We are likely to go through an intense collaboration with South Korea. India can be a strong manufacturing support base for Korean companies," he said, ......
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18th October, 2005
2005 Tokyo: Giugiaro explains the design of his Ferrari GG50
To make the GG50 look shorter, Giorgetto Giugiaro reduced the front overhang by 20mm and the rear overhang by 70mm.
That cut the overall length to 4810mm from the 4900mm production car. But he also used a visual trick.
"From a bird's-eye view, all cars look like a rectangle," Giugiaro says. "As a consequence, the dimensions are perceived optically as being the ......
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18th October, 2005
Mercedes Tries New Tack on Flashing Brake Lights
WASHINGTON — Mercedes-Benz USA LLC is persisting in its campaign to bring flashing brake lights to the United States.
The company is counting on its customers to help convince U.S. regulators of the safety benefits of brake lights that flash rapidly in emergency stops.
Mercedes-Benz has asked the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for a two-year exemption from federal rules that require ......
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18th October, 2005
Porsche Ute II: Stuttgart targets BMW X3 with smaller off-roader
Porsche may have finally confirmed the Panamera, the coupe-like four-door sedan to tackle the likes of the Mercedes-Benz CLS, but word on the Stuttgart grapevine suggests chairman Wendelin Wiedeking is also considering a smaller SUV akin to the BMW X3.
At least one full-size design model exists at the company’s Weissach development center and is being evaluated as an addition to ......
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18th October, 2005
TimeHighway's Online Scheduling Solution Helps Immke Honda Drive Up Customer Satisfaction TimeHighway
TimeHighway.com today announced that Immke Honda, the #1 volume Honda dealer in Ohio, substantially increased service department customer satisfaction by reducing the time it takes to schedule a service appointment by over 50 percent and enabling customers to schedule appointments online at their convenience. TimeHighway’s real-time, online service appointment scheduling solution was highly instrumental in these changes. The tool increases ......
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18th October, 2005
Ford Motor Company Issues Sustainability Report
Ford has changed the name of its Corporate Citizenship Report to
Sustainability Report to better reflect its emphasis on the business case for
its approach to environmental and social issues. It is tightly focused on the
company's most material issues, and on Ford's overall vision, strategy,
challenges and opportunities.
* Ford established a Report Review Committee made up of ......
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18th October, 2005
Honda to Build New Powertrain Plant in China
Tokyo, Japan, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced plans to establish Honda Auto Parts Manufacturing Co., Ltd., an automobile power train components production company in China. Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd., a wholly owned Honda subsidiary, is the sole investor in the new company, which is capitalized at US$ 90 million. The company will build a new plant in ......
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18th October, 2005
Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association to Unveil Center ...
Helping to open the doors of the retail automotive industry to a new generation of tech-savvy, highly trained employees, the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association (GNYADA) will formally unveil its brand-new Center for Automotive Education & Training in Whitestone, Queens, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, October 31st, 2005 at 10.a.m. The event, which includes remarks by federal, state, ......
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17th October, 2005
`Automobile industry must take advantage of infrastructure ...
THE Managing Director of Tata Motors Ltd, Mr Ravi Kant, has said that automobile industry should take full advantage of the infrastructure development happening in the country.
Inaugurating the golden jubilee celebrations of Arvind Motors Pvt Ltd - a dealership of Tata commercial vehicles - Mr Kant said the country had been witnessing progress in road infrastructure development in the ......
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16th October, 2005
Touring Car Cup: Classes combined at Vallelunga.
The format of the FIA European Touring Car Cup in Vallelunga underwent a last minute change ahead of the event, when it was decided that competitors in both the Super 2000 and the Super Production Cups would race together.
The original format included a separate 70km single race for the Super Production cars, instead they will now participate in the two ......
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16th October, 2005
Car camaraderie
CARLSBAD — Car enthusiasts braved the elements Saturday to check out some classic vehicles at the 16th annual United Way Charity Car Show at Ross Hyden Superstore.
For a $25 entry fee, classic auto fans from throughout West Texas and New Mexico brought their cars and trucks to show to visitors.
Dave Kump, president of the Carlsbad Automotive Restoration Society, helped coordinate ......
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16th October, 2005
New car the key to Alonso's 'easiest' race.
Fernando Alonso paid tribute to the work of the Renault team after claiming what he described as the 'easiest' race of his championship-wining year.
The Spaniard led from lights-to-flag in the Chinese Grand Prix, pulling away from the rest of the field at a second a lap in the opening stages. Even a double appearance by the safety car could not ......
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16th October, 2005
Germany trims growth forecast, says report
NEW DELHI: Even as domestic sales went through ups and down during the first half of the fiscal, automobile exports from India grew by 35.87 per cent compared to the same period in the last fiscal.
According to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), the total automobile exports touched 4,06,880 units in the first six month of the current ......
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16th October, 2005
Auto exports jump 36% in 1H
NEW DELHI: Even as domestic sales went through ups and down during the first half of the fiscal, automobile exports from India grew by 35.87 per cent compared to the same period in the last fiscal.
According to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), the total automobile exports touched 4,06,880 units in the first six month of the current ......
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15th October, 2005
Notebook: Roush fires back at NASCAR's 'car cap' proposal
CONCORD, N.C. — Feeling singled out by NASCAR's proposed cap on teams, Roush Racing distributed a 10-point argument Saturday outlining the benefits of multicar ownership.
NASCAR chairman Brian France said last weekend he was looking at placing a limit on the number of teams a car owner will be able to field in the Nextel Cup series. Any limits would be ......
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15th October, 2005
All World Automotive Launches Online Cross-Post Robot; Listings Rise to Over $25 Billion
CONCORD, N.C. — Feeling singled out by NASCAR's proposed cap on teams, Roush PRWEB) October 15, 2005 -- All World, Inc. launches the tech savvy online Cross-Post Robot, enabling Internet site inventory rise to over $25 billion dollars.
The Automotive Parts Industry has always had to deal with a means of disposing of excess inventory. All World, Inc. has provided an ......
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15th October, 2005
The Stanley Works Fires Up the Engines with Valvoline Evernham Racing
CONCORD, N.C. — Feeling singled out by NASCAR's proposed cap on teams, Roush Leading Tool Brand to Become Co-Primary Sponsor of
Scott Riggs and the No. 10 Stanley Tools/Valvoline Dodge Charger for 10 Races
NEW BRITAIN, Conn., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Stanley(R) tools are
known for their powerful performance, and ability to get the job done.
They're found in almost ......
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