| Parked rail cars an unwelcome guest in Lakeville |
Dec 25th, 2009 |
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LAKEVILLE, Minn.—Due to the bad economy, about 300 empty rail cars parked on the tracks around parts of suburban Lakeville, and it's a scene that's become familiar in cities and towns around the...
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| Fiat strike halts production at Sicily plant that's slated to close |
Dec 24th, 2009 |
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Fiat SpA was forced to halt production at its Termini Imerese plant in Sicily after a strike to protest the automaker's planned factory cutbacks. Carmaking at the plant near Palermo was stopped Tuesda...
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| New car sales surge in China's interior |
Dec 24th, 2009 |
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Chengdu, China -- Minivan salesman Zhu Yi has a problem that most auto dealers elsewhere would happily swap for their own -- he doesn't have enough vehicles to satisfy customer demand. "Sales are expl...
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| Ford expects to sell Volvo by Q2010 |
Dec 23rd, 2009 |
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Ford Motor Co. announced on Wednesday that a deal is within reach to sell the Volvo brand to China's Geely Group. The deal would finalize by early next year if everything works according to plan.
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| Ford says Volvo sale to China's Geely is close, expects final deal in Q1 of 2010 |
Dec 23rd, 2009 |
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China's Geely Group, saying a final deal is expected early next year if financing and government approvals fall into place. If the sale goes through it would be another step in the U.S. auto industry'...
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| Maruti sees 18-20 pc sales growth in FY10 |
Dec 23rd, 2009 |
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NEW DELHI: India's top carmaker Maruti Suzuki expects its sales for the fiscal year to March 2010 to rise by about a fifth, a senior company official said on Wednesday. After a downturn in 2008,...
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| Auto show to be India's 'biggest ever' |
Dec 23rd, 2009 |
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Submit your comment India's auto show next month will be the largest ever staged in the country, organisers said, as global vehicle makers accelerate toward the fast-expanding market. With sales in...
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| Ford Uses Hollywood Motion-Capture Software Behind 'Avatar' to Improve Vehicle Designs |
Dec 22nd, 2009 |
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employs to create such motion pictures as "Avatar," "Lord of the Rings," "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" and "Polar Express"
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| Mercedes launches new E-Class Cabriolet |
Dec 22nd, 2009 |
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Mercedes-Benz Middle East & Levant has unveiled the latest addition to the E-Class line-up, the E-Class Cabriolet. The open-top two-door model, which will go on sale in the first quarter of 2010, ...
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| Ford makes buyout offer to workers |
Dec 22nd, 2009 |
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is offering a buyout to all of its 41,000 hourly workers in the United States, according to media reports. Ford officials wouldn’t say how many of those workers might accept the offer, which in...
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