| How Chrysler created an efficient luxury car plant |
Jul 16th, 2013 |
the middle of it stands one of the most modern and successful auto plants in the world. More than 4,600 workers staff Chrysler's sprawling Jefferson North factory nearly around the clock, making one of the most profitable vehicles on the market, the Jeep Grand Cherokee. The plant, painted white and surrounded by a fence topped with barbed wire, generates an estimated $2 billion in annual ...
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| European car sales down 6.6 percent in 1st half |
Jul 16th, 2013 |
PARIS (AP) The European automakers' association says car sales were down 6.6 percent for the first half of the year compared with the same time in 2012. ACEA said in a release on Tuesday that 6.205 million cars were sold from January to June in the European Union, providing further grim reading for an industry struggling in a deep recession. The car industry also suffered its worst June since ...
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| Daimler Trucks North America attacks machinists and painters strike |
Jul 16th, 2013 |
Doug Glad, Wes Cooper, Stewart Carr and Steven Carson In a provocative attack on strikers and their jobs, Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) brought in six vanloads of scabs Monday morning to replace striking workers at its plant in Portland, Oregon. Monday began the third week of a strike by nearly 600 machinists and painters. Voting against their union's recommendation, members of the ...
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| Toyota gets vacate notice |
Jul 16th, 2013 |
TOYOTA Trinidad and Tobago Ltd (TTTL) was yesterday served with a notice by the San Fernando City Corporation, claiming that it had occupied its new facility, near Tarouba Link Road, without first getting city ...
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| Foreign manufactured car sales hike in South Korea |
Jul 16th, 2013 |
(MENAFN)Official figures revealed a surge in luxury cars sales in South Korea, brands like Porsche, Land Rover and Jaguar achieved 40% hike in the Asian country throughout the first half of 2013, QNA reported.Porsche, the famous brand in automobile world, could raise its sale to over 1000 units compared to 708 units in 2012, followed by Jaguar and Land rover with increase in sales that ranges ...
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| NHTSA Probing Mercedes-Benz C-Class for Tail Light Failures |
Jul 16th, 2013 |
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The NHTSA is issuing a probe for 2008 and 2009 Mercedes-Benz C-Class models for tail lights that could fail or even catch fire.
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| TOTD: Should the Lexus IS Coupe Skip the Base 2.5-liter V-6 Engine? |
Jul 16th, 2013 |
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Earlier today, we brought you spy shots of the upcoming Lexus IS-F coupe, which not only gave us a glimpse at the next high-performance model, but a look at the standard coupe’s design as well. With luxury brands positioning coupes above their sedan counterparts, we wonder if Lexus should even bother offering the IS sedan’s [...]
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| Lexus IS-F Coupe new Japanese performance two-door spied |
Jul 16th, 2013 |
has been caught in public as it prepares to take on the might of the mid-sized German luxury performance models. Lexus has yet to even officially confirm it will produce the two-door version of the ...
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| Auto mkt seeing a correction not a slowdown Nissan CEO |
Jul 16th, 2013 |
How closely were you involved in the process of recreating Datsun? When one is creating a new brand the CEO has to be deeply involved. If the CEO is not involved, the new brand will never see the light. Because so many people tell you that it's not going to work, this and that... If it's under the CEO's control, everybody will say it has to be done. Now they'll say are you ...
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| Datsun Go budget brand returns with $7000 city car |
Jul 16th, 2013 |
has been unveiled in India, signalling the return of the iconic Nissan-owned budget brand to the automotive scene. The city-sized Go hatchback is the first new model from Datsun, ...
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