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Ford Boss Outlines Radical Overhaul

Ford Boss Outlines Radical Overhaul

Washington DC December 22, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that after placing the company's assets for collateral in a $23.5 billion credit deal, Ford's new CEO Alan Mulally last week told directors of his plan to plow through "gut-wrenching" change to achieve profitability by 2009, reports The Wall Street Journal. ... Continue reading

2006 Honda Ridgeline Review

2006 Honda Ridgeline Review

HONDA RIDGELINE International Truck of the Year By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Ridgeline is Honda’s award-winning full-size pickup truck. And we really mean award-winning. Honda swept car and truck of the year awards this year at the major motor shows with the advanced new Civic and the innovativ ... Continue reading

Toyota Sets 2007 Production Target, Preps to Unseat GM as World's No. 1 Automaker

Toyota Sets 2007 Production Target, Preps to Unseat GM as World's No. 1 Automaker

Washington DC December 22, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that Toyota has set new records in sales for the greater part of 2006, and according to the Japanese automaker and industry analysts this is a trend likely to continue next year as the company looks to trump GM as the world's No. 1 automaker. Today, Toyota ... Continue reading

Success at RV Industry Show Provides a Glimpse of Fleetwood's Prosperous future

Success at RV Industry Show Provides a Glimpse of Fleetwood's Prosperous future

RIVERSIDE, Calif., Dec. 22 -- Fleetwood RV, a leading producer of recreational vehicles, today announced its success at RVIA's 44th Annual National RV Trade Show in Louisville, KY. New products and floor plans drove a record amount of traffic into Fleetwood's display, resulting in positive sales numbers and increased d ... Continue reading

Research & Markets: Review the Financial Strategy of the Auto Vehicle Manufacture - Amcast

Research & Markets: Review the Financial Strategy of the Auto Vehicle Manufacture - Amcast

DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c47542) has announced the addition of Amcast 2006 Company Profile Edition 3 to their offering. This new company profile is part of a major series of reports that will provide you with convenient and concise analysis on the worlds largest a ... Continue reading

MINI: Next Generation & Convertible Sidwalk for NAIAS Debut

MINI: Next Generation & Convertible Sidwalk for NAIAS Debut

If the following text-only file is not easily readable, particularly any tables of numbers, try enlarging this window since every line has a forced end and there is no word-wrap. Otherwise, this report will look and print better from the following PDF file: http://www.sportssystems.com/applib/PDFload.cfm?file=/email/fi ... Continue reading

The Riders Have Spoken: Victory Motorcycles Receives High Ratings From J.D. Power and Associates

The Riders Have Spoken: Victory Motorcycles Receives High Ratings From J.D. Power and Associates

MEDINA, Minn.--“With the release of this information from J.D. Power and Associates, we believe it’s clear that Victory Motorcycles has played a key role in raising the bar of consumer expectations – not only in the American V-Twin market, but in the motorcycle industry as a whole,” said Mark Blackw ... Continue reading

Skanska USA is Named Construction Manager of Nissan HQ

Skanska USA is Named Construction Manager of Nissan HQ

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-- Nissan North America, Inc. announced today that Skanska USA Building Inc. has been named the construction manager of its North American headquarters project in Franklin, Tenn. The corporate headquarters located 10 miles south of downtown Nashville will represent a capital investment in excess of $100 ... Continue reading

Consumer Reports Cars: Year-End Incentives Not Always a Good Deal

Consumer Reports Cars: Year-End Incentives Not Always a Good Deal

Short-Term Savings Can Be Long-Term Expenses YONKERS, N.Y., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For new-car shoppers, 'tis the season to be jolly as attractive year-end deals could save buyers thousands of dollars. But not all deals are created equal, warns Consumer Reports, the country's largest and oldest consumer-pro ... Continue reading

The Need For Light-Weight Materials, Especially In The Automobile Industry, Created Renewed Interest In Innovative Applications Of Magnesium Materials

The Need For Light-Weight Materials, Especially In The Automobile Industry, Created Renewed Interest In Innovative Applications Of Magnesium Materials

DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c47594) has announced the addition of “Magnesium Alloys and their Applications: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Magnesium Alloys and Their Applications” to their offering. The need for light-weight materials, e ... Continue reading

Solar Power Making A Comeback For Use In Corporate Installations - VIDEO

Solar Power Making A Comeback For Use In Corporate Installations - VIDEO

DETROIT - December 21, 2006: Energy conservation and high fuel prices seem to go hand-in-hand. However, oil and natural gas are not the only expensive sources of energy – on average, solar powered panels are not economically reasonable for most consumers. To help drive down these costs and become environmentally-c ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Pays $1.2 Million Pollution Fine

Mercedes-Benz Pays $1.2 Million Pollution Fine

News for Release: Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) * Mercedes-Benz Pays $1.2 Million for Clean Air Act Violation Also Spends $59 Million for Voluntary Recall * Contact: Dave Ryan, (202) 564-4355 / ryan.dave@epa.gov (Washington, D.C. - Dec. 21, 2006) Mercedes-Benz will pay $1.2 million ... Continue reading

Toyota Launches New Model Blade in Japan; Toyota's Highest-class Hatchback Aims to Open Way to New Market

Toyota Launches New Model Blade in Japan; Toyota's Highest-class Hatchback Aims to Open Way to New Market

<http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> JapanCorp: Toyota Launches New Model Blade in Japan; Toyota's Highest-class Hatchback Aims to Open Way to New Market Toyota Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 21, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation announced today the nationwide launch in Japan of the Blade[1] compact hatchback thro ... Continue reading

Edmunds.com Forecasts Auto Sales; Reports Annual Sales Down

Edmunds.com Forecasts Auto Sales; Reports Annual Sales Down

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--This month's new vehicle sales (including fleet sales) are expected to be 1.38 million units, a 6.2 percent decrease from December 2005, according to Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information. This would result in total industry sales of 16.46 million units for 2006, down ... Continue reading

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