| Laid-off engineers learning new skills |
Feb 12th, 2009 |
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A free class in hybrid and electric vehicle development offered to out-of-work engineers could become a model as Michigan tries to keep its skilled workforce from leaving the state.
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| France to help auto firms |
Feb 12th, 2009 |
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The government is offering Peugeot-Citroen and Renault a 5-year direct loan of 3 billion euros each at an interest rate of 6% -- well below market rates -- to help finance investment in producing low-...
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| Renault 2008 Net Profit Falls 78% |
Feb 12th, 2009 |
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PARIS - France's Renault SA said Thursday it fell to a euro982 million ($1.27 billion) net loss in the second half of 2008 and expects the outlook to darken further this year as the economic crisis co...
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| GM to cut 10,000 salaried jobs |
Feb 12th, 2009 |
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General Motors Corp, staying afloat with $13.4 billion in federal rescue loans, announced early today that it is cutting its worldwide salaried workforce by 10,000, or 14%, this year and temporarily r...
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| GM must live up to a legacy |
Feb 12th, 2009 |
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If GM's product development and design revert to their bad old habits of building boring cars and valuing a penny saved more than a dollar earned, Lutz will have failed.Lutz told me once that his most...
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| Craft plan that works |
Feb 12th, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON -- Nearly an hour of heavy questioning had ticked by and, finally, a reporter asked what probably all the reporters were wondering. What, exactly, was the brick-size wooden box with the red...
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| ADHD Medications Lower Risks of Teen Auto Accidents. |
Feb 12th, 2009 |
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For teenagers, taking ADHD medication while driving may be literally a matter of life and death, according to Dr. Daniel Cox of the University of Virginia Health System.
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| GM ready to rebound |
Feb 12th, 2009 |
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From his aerie 39 stories above the icy Detroit River, Wagoner exudes casual confidence even though he's in charge of a huge car company on the edge of failure, going through the worst time in its 100...
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| Renault profits plunge after big second-half loss |
Feb 12th, 2009 |
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Paris - French car maker Renault saw its profits plunge in 2008 after posting a huge loss in the second half of the year, the company said on Thursday. Profits for last year totaled 571 million euros ...
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| GM looks to cash in on |
Feb 12th, 2009 |
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STEVE FECHT/GM David Coffey cleans the 18-foot-tall Autobot Bumblebee from the movie "Transformers" during its assembly Tuesday in the General Motors exhibit at the Chicago Auto Show.
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