| Car czar should be named now |
Jan 6th, 2009 |
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This may sound pushy, or even panicky, but President-elect Barack Obama needs to name a car czar immediately to clear the air about the terms and conditions of federal aid to our quasi-nationalized au...
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| Analysts see bottom to plummeting auto sales |
Jan 6th, 2009 |
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Most major carmakers, including Franklin-based Nissan North America, reported vehicle sales fell by more than 30 percent in December, but the smart money among industry analysts predicts that the bott...
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| Sales a bumpy ride in |
Jan 6th, 2009 |
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The year the automotive industry would like to forget is memorable for slumping sales, spikes in gas prices and a shift in consumer tastes to cars and smaller vehicles with growing interest in hybrids...
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| Record Annual House Prices Fall |
Jan 6th, 2009 |
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House prices fell by 15.9% during 2008, the biggest annual drop on record - and are likely to drop further, Nationwide says. The average cost of a UK home dropped by 2.5% in December. Nationwide s...
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| Paramedics get muscle cars |
Jan 6th, 2009 |
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RALEIGH -- Have a serious heart attack in Wake County and a paramedic in a growling muscle car might speed to your aid.Wake's Emergency Medical Services Department launches a new program today that w...
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| Freeport to pay Mitsubishi 70 percent more for copper TC/RC |
Jan 6th, 2009 |
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The first 2009 copper smelting fee rise negotiated between a major producer and a Japanese smelter puts treatment and refining charges up around 70 percent.
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| Toyota extends plant shutdown |
Jan 6th, 2009 |
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Toyota tries to keep output, production "in line with demand," spokesman says Announcement follows dismal numbers posted by the Big Three manufacturers Honda slashed earnings forecast for 20...
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| More auto industry-linked businesses eligible for bailout |
Jan 6th, 2009 |
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"There are going to be other industries that are going to have just as good a case," as the auto companies, former St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank president William Poole said in an interview...
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| Toyota to suspend domestic plant operations to cut output |
Jan 6th, 2009 |
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Tokyo - Toyota Motor Corp decided to further reduce output by halting operations for 11 days at 12 domestic plants in February and March, the company said Tuesday. Due to rapid decline of overseas dem...
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| SEMA speaks out against |
Jan 6th, 2009 |
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The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), is actively opposing an effort by some Congressional lawmakers to include a nationwide “Cash for Clunkers” program in the economic stimul...
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