| Ford to stop Falcon manufacturing in Australia |
May 23rd, 2013 |
MELBOURNE - Ford Motor Company Wednesday announced plans of closing its local manufacturing operations in Broadmeadows and Geelong in October 2016 thereby forcing 1,200 people out of work. Spelling the end of the iconic Ford Falcon in the country, Ford Australia president Bob Graziano announced that the carmaker would shut its Victorian facilities in October 2016, bringing an end to nearly ...
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| California car sales jump in the first quarter |
May 23rd, 2013 |
California new-car sales jumped nearly 13 percent in the first quarter of this year, reaching the highest first-quarter total since 2008.The California New Car Dealers Association said vehicle sales hit 403,658 in the first quarter, a 12.6 percent improvement from a year earlier."The recession that hit California's new vehicle market so drastically is finally disappearing from our ...
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| Nissan will call back 841k cars due to steering problems |
May 23rd, 2013 |
(MENAFN) According to a statement by Nissan Motor Co Ltd, the company will take back nearly 841,000 cars around the world due to problems in steering wheels, reported Reuters.Japan's second-largest carmaker is recalling the Micra and the Cube models produced in Britain and Japan between 2002-06.The company said that the bolt used in the steering wheel is probably not attached well and that ...
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| ACTU wants crisis talks on car making |
May 23rd, 2013 |
AUSTRALIA'S trade union movement wants the government to hold a crisis meeting on the future of local car manufacturing following Ford's decision to end domestic production. Ford announced on Thursday around 1200 workers would lose their jobs at the US company's Australian subsidiary's two plants in Victoria by October 2016. Australian Council of Trade Unions secretary Dave Oliver ...
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| Ford Gives Australia More New Products; Will Stop Local Production in 2016 |
May 23rd, 2013 |
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Ford Motor Company will be accelerating the introduction of new products for Australian customers, transforming its business operations to improve sales, service, and create a more efficient and profitable business structure. The plan opens up the possibility of importing more U.S. built models, such as the Mustang, Explorer, and others. The downside, at least for [...]
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| Priced: 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV Starts at $27,495 Before Rebates and Incentives |
May 23rd, 2013 |
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The all-electric subcompact segment is suddenly heating up. We recently got behind the wheel of the 2013 Fiat 500e and now, the 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV is joining in on the fun. Chevy has given its pint-sized EV a starting price of 27,495, but you can get it for as low as $199 a month [...]
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| Ford Shortens Summer Vacation to Meet Demand |
May 23rd, 2013 |
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This year, Ford looks to add 200,000 vehicles worth of capacity to its 9 to 5 work shifts, as well as produce an additional 40,000 units by keeping select plants open an extra week during the company’s traditional two-week summer shutdown schedule. The plants that will be producing the extra 200,000 units will be Chicago [...]
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| 2013 Chevrolet Sonic RS Manual Tested: “RS” Stands for “Regular Sonic” |
May 23rd, 2013 |
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After years of diluting its fabled SS badge, Chevrolet has sworn off applying it to models that are unworthy and unfun. But hold the applause, as there’s another letter sequence that wears the double-sided sticky tape: RS. This less-fondly remembered moniker, which is “a throwback to ‘Rally Sport,’ ” according to a Chevy spokeswoman, now goes [...]
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| Quoth the Falcon, Nevermore: Why Ford’s Closing Its Australian Production Facilities |
May 23rd, 2013 |
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In the end, the timing came as a surprise, even if the outcome was long considered a foregone conclusion. Dearborn’s final decision to pull the plug on Ford’s 88-year-old Australian manufacturing operations was announced at a press conference in Melbourne Thursday morning—absent of the usual drip of leaks that tend to accompany an announcement of [...]
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| Avis Sales Program Now Takes Trades |
May 23rd, 2013 |
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 Avis Budget Group Inc. announced that its Ultimate Test Drive program, the company's car sales initiative, now accepts trade-in vehicles.
In collaboration with AutoNation Inc., Ultimate Test Drive offers consumers a no-haggle, no-hassle process and features a wide selection of late-model Avis and Budget rental vehicles for purchase at competitive prices. Customers can shop online at www.avis.com or www.budget.com and schedule their "ultimate test drive" to enjoy the full experience of driving a vehicle of their choice.
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