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Fairtheworld Comments on Auto Industry: China's Automobile Enterprises Are Expanding Amidst an Adverse Market Under the Economic Crisis (Popularity:  )
http://www.fairtheworld.com
The bankruptcy of Chrysler and GM has shocked the entire auto industry chain in America. The falling of giants has set off a chain of bankruptcies of related enterprises on the up and down-stream. Auto-part makers, such as Hayes Lemmerz, the world-famous maker of automobile wheels and braking systems, and Lear, the world's biggest auto-seat maker, are dying off. The U.S. auto industry is on the verge of a complete ...
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Fall 2010 ALG Perceived Quality Study Demonstrates Rebound of Toyota's Quality Image (Popularity: )
https://www.alg.com/
ALG, a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRAK) and the industry benchmark provider of residual values and depreciation data, today announced that Toyota's Perceived Quality Score (PQS) registered a sharp 5% increase in the last six months, with the carmaker bouncing back to second place from sixth among mainstream brands in ALG's Fall 2010 Perceived Quality Study. Dodge Cars (up 4%) and Jeep (up 3%) were the other two ...
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Federal Settlement Targets Illegal Emission Control 'Defeat Devices' Sold for Autos (Popularity: )
http://www.usdoj.gov
The Department of Justice and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today a landmark settlement requiring Casper's Electronics, of Mundelein, Ill., to pay a penalty and stop selling devices that allow cars to release excess levels of pollution into the environment, in violation of the Clean Air Act (CAA). Today's settlement, the first of its kind, requires Casper's to stop selling electronic devices -- known as oxygen sensor simulators or ...
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First ANA Crews Complete Boeing 787 Pilot Training (Popularity: )
http://www.boeing.com
SEATTLE, June 7, 2011 -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) and ANA (All Nippon Airways) have completed pilot training in Seattle, Wash., for the first airline crews who will fly the 787 Dreamliner.Ten ANA pilots concluded their training after each pilot performed flights in ZA001 – the first 787 flight test airplane – over Washington state. These initial crews to go through training are ANA's senior training pilots and check airmen and ...
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First Weekly Winner of RacingJunk.com®'s "Give Back to the Racers Tour" Announced (Popularity: )
http://www.racingjunk.com
Today Raceway Media, which owns and operates the popular automotive classified website RacingJunk.com®, announced Jerry W. Farmer of Hayes, VA as the first weekly $1,000 winner in its "Give Back to the Racers Tour" contest.Farmer, a professional outlaw racer, who drives a 1985 Chevy Monte Carlo SS, and this year will be racing the East Coast Power Glide Promods series is thrilled to have been selected. "The sponsorship money is ...
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Ford Accelerates Shift to Fuel-Efficient, High-Performance 6-Speed Transmissions (Popularity: )
http://www.ford.com
The big shift is on at Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F), as the automaker plans to more than double the number -- to 1.4 million -- of fuel-efficient, 6-speed automatic transmissions in its North American cars and trucks by the end of 2009. The advanced transmissions provide customers 4 to 6 percent improved fuel economy compared with typical 4- and 5-speed gearboxes, as well as better acceleration and a quieter ...
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Ford Celebrates 75th Anniversary Of Hot Rod: Supports Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (Popularity: )
http://www.ford.com
* 2007 marks the 75th anniversary of the legendary 1932 Ford, commonly called the “Deuce” and universally recognized as the quintessential American hot rod. * Hot Rods & Horsepower, manufacturer of the officially licensed 75th Anniversary Deuce will auction the first issued limited edition 75th Anniversary Deuce to raise funds for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. * Edsel B. Ford II, great grandson of Henry Ford and member of Ford’s Board ...
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Ford Data Reveal U.S. Buying Tastes: Cincinnati Sees Red, Boston Goes Green, L.A.'s Story is Silver (Popularity: )
http://www.ford.com/
Ford Motor Company's annual look at U.S. car buying preferences reveals that American tastes for car colors and features vary widely from city to city
When it comes to color choices, Boston buys the highest percentage of green vehicles, San Francisco is tops for white vehicles and D.C. buyers have an affinity for blue vehicles
Seattle buyers most often choose cooled seats and moonroofs, New Yorkers order the highest percentage of ...
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Ford Focus Earns IIHS 'Top Safety Pick' (Popularity: )
http://www.ford.com
The 2009 Ford Focus coupe (NYSE: F) delivers up to 35 mpg and features six standard air bags, standard ABS and available stability control - features that helped it earn a "Top Safety Pick" award from IIHS. Focus will be among the first vehicles to offer MyKey, which allows parents to limit the top speed and radio volume, and set other limits, when their teen is driving.Small Car SafetyThe 2009 ...
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Ford Fusion Named 2010 MOTOR TREND Car of the Year (Popularity: )
http://www.ford.com
The 2010 Ford Fusion is MOTOR TREND magazine's pick for its prestigious Car of the Year® award
* The Fusion bested a field of 23 contenders - including the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, BMW 7 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class - to win the prominent award
* Fusion is now among America's top 10-selling vehicles and the No. 1-selling domestic car
* Ford Fusion is America's most fuel-efficient midsize sedan for ...
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