Sports Car Company Offers Investment Opportunity for Future Growth
Sep 5, 2006
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 5 -- As a manufacturer of high-end sports cars, Fisker Coachbuild is raising additional capital in order to increase its product portfolio. The next step in Fisker's future is for a purpose built chassis which will allow the company to enter yet another competitive price segment -- $100,000, with ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler Unit Fuso to Recall 53,571 Vehicles
Sep 5, 2006
TOKYO, Sept 5, 2006; Reuters reported that Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp., the Japanese unit of DaimlerChrysler AG, said on Tuesday it would recall 53,571 trucks and buses, spanning five models in Japan, to repair a defect in the brake chamber. In a filing with Japan's transport ministry, the unlisted truck maker sa ... Continue reading
New Employee Representative Appointed to the DaimlerChrysler AG Supervisory Board
Sep 5, 2006
STUTTGART, Germany, September 4 -- DaimlerChrysler announced today that the court of registry in Stuttgart has appointed Ron Gettelfinger as an employee (union) representative on the Supervisory Board of DaimlerChrysler AG. Ron Gettelfinger is the president of the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and A ... Continue reading
Strike Ends at Volkswagen Brazil Plant
Sep 4, 2006
SAO PAULO, Brazil, Sept 4, 2006; Reuters reported that workers at Volkswagen AG's biggest Brazilian plant ended a strike on Monday after the German company agreed to reevaluate plans to cut 1,800 jobs, officials from the labor union at the factory and the automaker told Reuters. Production was returning to normal as re ... Continue reading
Honda Presents New CR-V in Europe
Sep 4, 2006
Honda Presents New CR-V in Europe Honda Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 04, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. will debut the third-generation CR-V at the Paris Motor Show to be held September 28 to October 15, 2006 (Press days: September 28-29). The exterior styling of the new CR-V gives it a dynamic presence, while a ... Continue reading
New Renault Scénic: An Intelligent Use of Space
Sep 4, 2006
PARIS - September 4, 2006: Renault's new Scenic is geared to enabling Renault to maintain its edge in the compact MPV segment. To ensure that the needs of each individual customer are met, New Scenic introduces the concept of made-to-measure interior space in the form of an exclusive triple offering comprising five-sea ... Continue reading
New Renault Clio Three-box Is Set To Continue On Its Momentum
Sep 4, 2006
More Refined Lines and Higher Quality Interior PARIS - September 4, 2006: With production totalling more than 500,000 cars since the model's launch in 1999, Clio threebox â which is sold in 64 countries and known as Thalia, Symbol or Clio Classic depending on the market â has proven to be a genuine success st ... Continue reading
Ford CEO Say He's Open To Step Down
Sep 4, 2006
FRANKFURT, Sept 4, 2006; Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co Chief Executive Bill Ford Jr is prepared to let someone else lead the carmaker his great-grandfather founded should the right manager be available, he said in a magazine interview. "I'm always looking to bring talent into this company. If I can find somebody ... Continue reading
English Ford KA - A Design Icon
Sep 4, 2006
BRENTWOOD, Essex, 1 September 2006 â From the moment that it was launched the Ford Ka created not only a new market sector but a new automotive design style too. With its "New Edge" design principles the Kaâs sweeping lines were continued inside the car and even at launch there was the option of CD player, ai ... Continue reading
NEWSWEEK INTERVIEW: Bill Ford Jr., CEO, Ford
Sep 4, 2006
On Company's Current Crisis: 'We Understand We're in Trouble in North America ...We Understand That It Requires Extraordinary Action, and We Are Taking That' Will Bring in Top Talent, Even If It Means Replacing Himself: 'If I Can Find Somebody ... I'll Go Get Him ... That Is Regardless of the Position' NEW YORK, Sept. ... Continue reading
Sep 4, 2006
A tipping point on health care and pensions? by Ron Gettelfinger This Labor Day, you can find a solution to one of the most difficult problems facing American workers and American employers by reading a single magazine article: âThe Risk Pool,â by Malcolm Gladwell, in the Aug. 28 issue of the New Yorker magaz ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition: Motor-racing blood coursing through its veins
Sep 4, 2006
Stuttgart/Woking, Aug 30, 2006 The new Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition displays thoroughbred motor-racing attributes, having been developed in close cooperation with the motorsport specialists at the headquarters of the McLaren Formula-1 team in England. Featuring more than 300 modified components, the super spor ... Continue reading
Ford CEO Bill Ford Says Car Company Is Updating Its Business Model to Make a Turnaround
Sep 4, 2006
DEARBORN, Mich. September 3, 2006; The AP reported that Ford Motor Co., the nation's No. 2 automaker, must change the way it does business in order to make a turnaround, the company's head said in an e-mail to employees. "The business model that sustained us for decades is no longer sufficient to sustain profitability, ... Continue reading
August 2006 U.S. Car and Light Truck Sales
Sep 3, 2006
Ford Fiesta Gets 75 MPG Diesel and 52 MPG Gasoline
Sep 2, 2006
August 31, 2006: Autocar India and Ford Fiesta have entered the Limca Book of Records in a first-of-its-kind Max Mileage Marathon, recording the longest distance ever traveled on a single tank of diesel and petrol. The Max Mileage Marathon, held on 29 th and 30 th July featured Fiesta 1.4 litre Duratorq TDCi Diesel and ... Continue reading
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