15th November, 2007
Chrysler to cut up to 12,000 jobs
Chrysler LLC said Thursday it plans to cut up to 12,000 jobs, or up to 15 percent of its workforce, as part of an effort to slash costs and match slowing demand for some vehicles.
The automaker will cut 8,500 to 10,000 hourly jobs through 2008 and salaried employment by about ......
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15th November, 2007
Toyota's 'green' test: New Battery Type Could Help Advance Low-Emission Cars
Amid the race among automakers to introduce a more powerful but possibly risky kind of battery to reduce emissions, Toyota has already been quietly offering a green technology based on the lithium-ion battery in Japan.
Lithium-ion batteries are considered critical in developing ecological cars of the future. The batteries are widely ......
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13th November, 2007
Magna reported planning $500-million auto assembly plant in Russia
Magna International Inc. (TSX:MG.A) plans to spend US$500 million to build an auto assembly factory in Russia, according to Russian media reports.
The Canadian-based auto parts maker did not comment on what a spokeswoman described as "speculation."
According to a Kommersant online report, the plant would have a capacity of 150,000 Chryslers ......
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13th November, 2007
KC is fortunate that our two auto plants are still in business
Winding along the back roads to Arrowhead Stadium recently, a relative newcomer to Kansas City cast his eyes across the way and wondered: “What the hell is that?”
It was the old Leeds auto plant, a hulking monument to bygone glory days of manufacturing that General Motors Corp. shut down in ......
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12th November, 2007
Bourdais ends Champ Car career with another win
Mexico City, Mexico (Sports Network) - Sebastien Bourdais ended his Champ Car career in grand style winning Sunday's Gran Premio Tecate Champ Car season finale at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. The No.1 Newman/Haas/Lanigan driver crossed the finish line 1.905 seconds ahead of Will Power.
The victory was Bourdais' eighth of ......
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12th November, 2007
Malaysia firm's 'Muslim car' plan
The Malaysian carmaker Proton has announced plans to develop an "Islamic car", designed for Muslim motorists.
Proton is planning on teaming up with manufacturers in Iran and Turkey to create the unique vehicle.
The car could boast special features like a compass pointing to Mecca and a dedicated space to ......
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11th November, 2007
California's auto standards would save Canadians $37 billion: study
Canadian motorists could save about $37 billion over the next decade if car manufacturers were forced to meet California's fuel consumption standards for new cars, suggests a new report released by an environmental consultant.
The study, produced for ClimateforChange.ca, said consumers might face additional costs to purchase cars with better technology, ......
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11th November, 2007
Finish line looms for Auto and Truck Show
Harry Hedgpeth of Spring Branch came to the 2007 San Antonio Auto & Truck Show on Saturday to see if he could find a small pickup he might like to replace his aging full-size model.
As he looked over the 100,000th Tundra built at Toyota's new San Antonio plant, he ......
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9th November, 2007
Kansas auto premiums among lowest in nation
Kansans spend less on auto insurance than residents in nearly every state in the nation, according to a study by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
The report shows the average auto insurance premium in Kansas was $590 per vehicle in 2005, down $13 from the state's 2004 average. It ......
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8th November, 2007
Chery Automobile Acquires a Big Order of Super Bulletproof Cars from South Africa
Chery Armored and Sateh Afrique from South Africa officially signed a sales contract. It is known that Sateh Afrique will order 200 units of super bulletproof car from Chery. This is another breakthrough of Chery bulletproof cars in the international market since Sep. 23, 2007 when the first batch of ......
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