| Right to work group reacts to VW union discussions |
Apr 5th, 2013 |
Chattanooga, Tenn. - The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation is reaching out to Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga after a union began talking with plant officials about a works council labor board.The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported the right to work group is offering free legal advice to VW employees who feel pressured by the United Auto Workers union.Foundation President Mark ...
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| Bill allows free permit for guns in cars |
Apr 5th, 2013 |
The Alabama state Senate Friday passed and sent to the House of Representatives a bill that would allow free lifetime permits to carry pistols in vehicles. Bill sponsor Sen. Scott Beason, a Republican, said people who received a permit to carry in their vehicles must undergo a background check and the permits could be revoked if, for example, the permit-holder committed a crime, AL.com reported. ...
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| Listed The top five green cars on the market now |
Apr 5th, 2013 |
The list has been whittled from 15 vehicles to five and the winner of the inaugural Canadian Green Car Award will be announced next Friday.The finalists were selected by members of the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) following nominations by the vehicles' manufacturers."The judges found the choice difficult because all the entrants are worthy, and they incorporate ...
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| UPDATE 1-Fisker Automotive fires most rank-and-file employees |
Apr 5th, 2013 |
* "Green" car maker sacks 160 workers* Raised $1.2 bln from investors, but cash has dwindled to $30 mln* Fisker has not made a car since last July* Bieber, DiCaprio among carmaker's fansBy Deepa SeetharamanDETROIT, April 5 (Reuters) - Fisker Automotive, the struggling, government-backed hybrid sports car maker, terminated most of its rank-and-file employees on Friday, in a ...
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| Deal on autos emerging in Canada-EU free-trade talks documents |
Apr 5th, 2013 |
Leaked European documents on the free-trade talks with Canada suggest the two sides have the bare bones for an agreement in the troublesome field of autos.The Canadian Press has obtained a European list of outstanding issues on rules of origin, which have long been a barrier to a final Canada-EU free trade ...
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| Electric car maker Fisker Automotive lays off three-fourths of workers at headquarters |
Apr 5th, 2013 |
DETROIT - Troubled electric car maker Fisker Automotive Inc. has laid off about three-fourths of the workers at its California headquarters as it struggles with financial and production problems. The Anaheim, Calif.-based company confirmed the layoffs in a statement on Friday, saying it is pursuing "strategic alternatives" to get through financial challenges, but it reached a point ...
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| Fisker Automotive Lays Off Majority Of Employees Amid Financing Struggles |
Apr 5th, 2013 |
Fisker Automotive, Inc. laid off a majority of its employees - 160 in total - from its Anaheim, Calif., headquarters on Friday, as it struggles to reach a financing deal that would save the American ...
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| US consumer borrowing up $18.2B in billion led by gains in student and auto loans |
Apr 5th, 2013 |
WASHINGTON - Americans borrowed more in February to buy cars and attend school, but were more careful with their credit cards. The Federal Reserve said Friday that consumer borrowing rose $18.2 billion in February from January. That's up from a gain of $12.7 billion in the previous month. The increase brought total borrowing to a seasonally adjusted $2.8 trillion. That's up from ...
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| Nigeria Auto Accident Claims 70 Passengers |
Apr 5th, 2013 |
By SaharaReporters, New York An accident at Igbogui market along the Ore-Benin highway has claimed the lives of dozens of Nigerians. Eyewitnesses told Saharareporters that over seventy passengers died when a luxury bus belonging to the Young Shall Grow Transport Company collided with a Dangote tanker laden with pms(fuel). The Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC), however, reported that 36 persons ...
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| Top 10 March Sales Surprises: Big (and Small) Sales From Unexpected Places |
Apr 5th, 2013 |
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It’s easy to snooze through new car sales each month with a few inevitabilities, right? The Ford F-Series will always be the best-selling pickup. The Toyota Camry will always be the best-selling midsizer, unless the Accord trades spots with it like it does so often. Except that neither the Accord nor the Camry won the [...]
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