Toyota Sets High Goals for New Tundra
Sep 15, 2006
Washington DC September 15, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that Toyota expects to sharply increase its share of the big pickup truck market with the launch of the newly redesigned 2007 Tundra. "We're looking to double volumes and penetration," said Don Esmond, senior vice president of automotive operations at Toyo ... Continue reading
Sep 15, 2006
Washington DC September 15, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that Ford Motor Co. announced plans this morning to further reduce its capacity and work force and ramp up new product introductions as it accelerates its North America "Way Forward" turnaround plan. Under the revised plan, operating costs will be reduced ... Continue reading
Toyota's Kentucky Plant To Build Five-Millionth Camry
Sep 15, 2006
GEORGETOWN, Ky., Sept. 15 -- Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) is about to reach another milestone when the five-millionth Camry rolls off the assembly line during second shift production this Friday, September 15, 2006. TMMK is Toyota's largest manufacturing facility in North America and is celebrating ... Continue reading
Sep 15, 2006
OSHKOSH, Wis.--Sept. 15, 2006--Oshkosh Truck Corporation announced today that its subsidiary, Pierce Manufacturing Inc., North America's leading manufacturer of fire and rescue apparatus, has unveiled its newest custom fire chassis, the Velocity(TM) and the Impel(TM), at the Fire Rescue International show in Dallas, Te ... Continue reading
Key Elements of Ford's Way Forward Accelerated Restructing
Sep 15, 2006
Dearborn MI September 15, 2006; Reuters reported on the Ford "Way Forward" plan:<p> -- Ford will cut its North American salaried work force by about a third, or 14,000, including 4,000 positions already eliminated in the first quarter. -- Ford will offer buyout packages to all 75,000 Ford and Automotive Components Hold ... Continue reading
Press Release: Ford Accelerates 'Way Forward'
Sep 15, 2006
New Products, Leaner Structure Further Define Turnaround North America 'Way Forward' plan accelerated to deliver faster progress through 2008: - Operating costs to be reduced by approximately $5 billion, including: - Salaried-related work force reduced by a third, the equivalent of about 14,000 positions. - Ford, UAW l ... Continue reading
Ford North America "Way Forward" Plan Accelerated
Sep 15, 2006
DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 15, 2006 â Ford Motor Company today announced plans to further reduce its capacity and work force, and ramp up new product introductions as it accelerates its North America âWay Forwardâ turnaround plan. Ford will cut its North American salaried-related work force by about a third ... Continue reading
Nissan To Test Car to Car Communications For Safer Driving
Sep 15, 2006
YOKOHAMA, Japan, Sept 14, 2006; Reuters reported that Nissan Motor Co. said on Friday it would test a new car-to-road communication system over the next few years aimed at making Japanese roads safer and less congested. The system sends signals between vehicles and roadside structures such as traffic lights and electri ... Continue reading
Ford to Offer 75,000 Workers Buyouts
Sep 15, 2006
DETROIT, Sept 14, 2006; Poornima Gupta writing for Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co. will offer buyout packages of up to $140,000 to all of the more than 75,000 workers at its U.S. plants, the United Auto Workers union said on Thursday, a day before the automaker details a revised turnaround plan in response to slum ... Continue reading
Electric Car Lesson for Auto Dealers; ZAP Advances Industry With Service Training September 21
Sep 15, 2006
SANTA ROSA, Calif.--Sept. 14, 2006--For the first time in the auto industry, dealers who sell full-performance, production electric cars will be trained in their service, maintenance and parts distribution, according to automotive pioneer ZAP (NYSE Arca:ZP). ZAP says its new XEBRA micro city-car is unique and requires ... Continue reading
John Madden Takes KVH TracVision R6 and TracNet 100 for a Ride on New Madden Cruiser
Sep 15, 2006
MIDDLETOWN, R.I.--Sept. 14, 2006-- With High-speed Mobile Internet Access and a Pair of Satellite TV Antennas for HDTV and Network Programming, Sportscaster Stays Entertained and Prepared for Weekly NFL Commentary NFL broadcaster John Madden travels more than 100,000 miles per year in his famous "Madden Cruiser", an MC ... Continue reading
'Bugs' Climb to New Heights to Introduce a New Species of Jeep(R) Vehicles
Sep 15, 2006
* Jeep(R) Brand Expansion Continues with All-New 2007 Jeep Wrangler Two-door and First-ever Four-door Wrangler Unlimited * 360-degree Marketing Campaign Features Bugs Morphing into Jeep Wrangler AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 14 -- "Bugs" will be found in some of the most unusual places as the Jeep(R) brand launches a new ... Continue reading
Sep 15, 2006
DUBLIN, Ireland--Sept. 14, 2006--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c42083) has announced the addition of Automotive Air Bags - Global Strategic Business Report to their offering. This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Automotive Air Bags in Thousands of Units. The specific product ... Continue reading
Stevens, Szczupak To Retire From Ford
Sep 15, 2006
DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 14 -- Ford Motor Company today announced that Anne Stevens, executive vice president and chief operating officer - The Americas, and David Szczupak, group vice president - Manufacturing, The Americas, have elected to retire. "Anne Stevens' accomplished career has made Ford Motor Company operation ... Continue reading
Sep 14, 2006
Built For a Moonlit Summer Night By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau GMâs Saturn brand came to life in 1990 as a new kind of car company. Plain-Jane, white-bread sedans emerged from a fresh new factory in the mid-South where UAW members with an enlightened contract put the cars together. Dealers sold ... Continue reading
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