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Tagliani to drive Conquest IndyCar at Chicagoland, Surfers Paradise:
Conquest Racing said that open-wheel veteran Alex Tagliani will again replace the injured Enrique Bernoldi for this weekend's IndyCar Series race at Chicagoland Speedway.
(Sep 4, 2008)
Auto industry faces new challenges as demand shrinks: SIAM (Business Standard India)
The Indian automobile industry, which grew at the rate of 15 to 27 per cent in the past five years, is facing numerous challenges now due to shrinking of demand, SIAM President Ravi Kant said today.
(Sep 4, 2008)
Printronix Provides Automobile Industry With High-Speed, Low-Maintenance Print Solutions (DataCollectionOnline)
Printronix Inc., the leading integrated supply-chain printing solutions manufacturer, released new case studies addressing optimal use of line matrix and thermal bar code printers for automobile manufacturers and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) suppliers.
(Sep 4, 2008)
Ailing auto industry urges govt to take measures (New Kerala)
New Delhi, Sep 4: The Indian automobile industry today urged the government to take note of the deteriorating condition of the industry and initiate corrective measures to help achieve the Automotive Mission Plan.
(Sep 4, 2008)
Printronix Provides Automobile Industry With High-Speed, Low-Maintenance Print Solutions (Logistics)
Printronix Inc., the leading integrated supply-chain printing solutions manufacturer, released new case studies addressing optimal use of line matrix and thermal bar code printers for automobile manufacturers and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) suppliers.
(Sep 5, 2008)
Declining profits to hit auto industry's investment plans (Deepika)
New Delhi, Sep 4 (UNI) Due to shrinking demand and increasing input cost, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) President Ravi Kant today said the industry has resorted to withdrawing or scaling down their planned capital investment in the country.
(Sep 5, 2008)
ESCAPE ROADS: 1976 Bristol 411 Series 5: Anonymous Luxury
"Nicely understated, never underrated," is the motto of Britain's Bristol Cars Ltd., now in its 62nd year of producing vehicles they describe as "Great Britain's most exclusive luxury car."
(Sep 5, 2008)
MARKET: 1965 Buick Riviera Gran Sport Coupe:
Mecum Auction
(Sep 5, 2008)
Car sector is facing major challenges, says industry (Gulf Times)
NEW DELHI: India’s automobile industry is facing “unprecedented challenges,” hit by hefty interest rates and rising costs, the head of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers said yesterday.
(Sep 5, 2008)
International Automobile Dealers Announce Monthly Sales (The Auto Channel)
ALEXANDRIA, VA - September 5, 2008: The American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) released August 2008 sales figures for the international automobile industry.
(Sep 5, 2008)
NASCAR to acquire Grand-Am from France family:
NASCAR Holdings will acquire the Grand-Am Road Racing Association from NASCAR's ruling family, the Frances, the series announced.
(Sep 5, 2008)
Declining profits to hit auto industry's investment plans (Deepika)
New Delhi, Sep 4 (UNI) Due to shrinking demand and increasing input cost, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) President Ravi Kant today said the industry has resorted to withdrawing or scaling down their planned capital investment in the country.
(Sep 5, 2008)
Indian auto industry to be a global leader by 2020: IBM (Hindustan Times)
Come 2020, the Indian automobile industry will be a leader on global stage with the likes of Tatas leading innovation with breakthrough product like Nano, according to IT and consultancy giant IBM.
(Sep 7, 2008)
SIAM to adopt 100 ITIs in next 2 years (Deepika)
New Delhi, Sep 4 (UNI) In a bid to generate a pool of skilled manpower for the auto industry, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) President Ravi Kant today said the car makers will adopt 100 industrial training institutes (ITIs) across the country in the next two years.
(Sep 7, 2008)
Declining profits to hit auto industry's investment plans (Deepika)
New Delhi, Sep 4 (UNI) Due to shrinking demand and increasing input cost, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) President Ravi Kant today said the industry has resorted to withdrawing or scaling down their planned capital investment in the country.
(Sep 7, 2008)
Indian auto industry to be global leader by 20: IBM (Express India)
Come 2020, the Indian automobile industry will be a leader on global stage with the likes of Tatas leading innovation with breakthrough product like Nano, according to IT and consultancy giant IBM.
(Sep 7, 2008)
Bulletproof designs add style to growing Mexico security industry (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A top-of-the-range metal detector guards the door of a slick store in the upscale Polanco district of Mexico City, where leather jackets, suits and shirts protect against more than the just the elements.
(Sep 8, 2008)
Kevin A. Wilson: Can You Buy Safety?
More than 90 percent of car crashes can be attributed to driver error, yet most of what we spend as a society on traffic safety goes into cars.
(Sep 8, 2008)
Where's the hybrid?: '09 Dodge Ram won't get one for a while
The new 2009 Dodge Ram pick-up is loaded with genuine improvements, starting with aerodynamic and powertrain efficiencies that increase fuel economy 5 percent on average.
(Sep 8, 2008)
GM plugs into hybrid pickups: But don't look for green models until mid-'09
Falling truck sales haven't stopped General Motors from expanding its popular pickup lines. In this case, the Chevrolet Silverado and the GMC Sierra will get hybrid variants, much as their stablemate sport-utility vehicles did before them.
(Sep 8, 2008)
Nissan sweats the small stuff:
Don't look for big changes in the big trucks and sport-utilities in the Nissan showroom for 2009. The mighty Titan, the Armada and the Pathfinder are largely carryover for the coming year.
(Sep 8, 2008)
2008 Australia Industry & Market Outlook is the Leading Annual Publication That Describes over 100 Major Australia ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2008 Australia Industry & Market Outlook" report to their offering.
(Sep 8, 2008)
The black gold rush: Discovery of oil changed Houston forever (BizJournals)
In 1919, Humble Oil and Refining Co. built a unique facility at the corner of Main and Jefferson streets. This grand structure was not Humble Oil’s corporate headquarters, but the company’s first local filling station (shown in the photograph). By that time, the oil industry had revolutionized Houston’s commercial life and the automobile was beginning to change the everyday lives of Houstonians.
(Sep 8, 2008)
U.S. Grand Prix set to return?:
Reports surfaced at the Belgian Grand Prix that Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone met with team principals to discuss the return of the U.S. Grand Prix in 2010, but details are hardly buttoned down.
(Sep 8, 2008)
IndyCar teams look at drivers for '09 season:
Now that the IndyCar Series crowned Scott Dixon as its champion, it's time to assess the driver lineup for 2009.
(Sep 8, 2008)
Auto industry to be a global leader (Central Chronicle)
New Delhi, Sept 7: Come 2020, the Indian automobile industry will be a leader on global stage with the likes of Tatas leading innovation with breakthrough product like Nano, according to IT and consultancy giant IBM.
(Sep 8, 2008)
2008 Taiwan Industry & Market Outlook features Over 100 Major Taiwanese Industries And 500+ Minor Industries (Centre Daily Times)
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.co has announced the addition of the "2008 Taiwan Industry & Market Outlook" report to their offering.
(Sep 9, 2008)
Steve Thompson: Old Guy in a Vette
In the mid-1960s, WHEN I WAS a teenager, it used to gall me that the best cars were only available to the old guys with the money.
(Sep 9, 2008)
DRIVERS LOG: Cherolet Cobalt XFE:
SENIOR EDITOR BOB GRITZINGER: With the XFE, you get low-rolling-resistance tires, an economy-calibrated engine and a fuel-saving 3.74:1 final-drive ratio, which GM says nets a 9 percent fuel-economy improvement.
(Sep 9, 2008)
2009 BMW 330d: The D is for details and diesel
BMW says it incorporated 2,500 changes in its facelifted 2009 3-series, but the biggest change for the U.S. market is the arrival of a diesel model, the 335d.
(Sep 9, 2008)
Little big car: Does size matter? Not with this Mini
We worked the car into a giddy rhythm, rowing through the gears, dancing on the pedals and flicking the steering wheel in an almost choreographed sequence, the cadence dictated by the hairpins that wiggle their way along the Tramuntana mountains...
(Sep 9, 2008)
Major Industry Partners Award Scholarships To 25 Hospitality Students And Professionals (Hospitality Net)
The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AH&LEF), the not-for-profit affiliate of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), administers four scholarships on behalf of industry suppliers and partners, the American Automobile Association (AAA), American Express, Ecolab, and PepsiCo. These four scholarship programs, totaling $53,000, contribute to AH&LEF’s total of more than ...
(Sep 9, 2008)
Wavecom agrandit sa famille de processeurs sans fil (EETimes.fr)
Le fournisseur français de solutions de communications sans fil Wavecom SA annonce l'extension de sa famille de processeurs sans fil Q26. Ses deux solutions 3G GSM et CDMA sans fil visent les systèmes d'alarmes, de traçabilité et le secteur automobile.
(Sep 9, 2008)
Auto industry calls for less sulphur in fuel (Independent Online)
Automakers are calling on the SA government to clean up local fuel to allow the importation of more fuel-efficient vehicles.
(Sep 9, 2008)
McLaren to appeal Hamilton penalty:
McLaren-Mercedes has lodged a notice of appeal with the FIA in the wake of Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix.
(Sep 9, 2008)
Some of Panasonic's Knox County operations headed to Mexico (Knoxville News Sentinel)
Due to a downturn in the automobile industry, Panasonic Electronic Devices Corp. of America is moving part of its East Knox County speaker manufacturing operation to one of its plants in Reynosa, Mexico.
(Sep 9, 2008)
Research and Markets: China Heavy Truck Industry Report, 2008 Estimates That Truck Sales Will Continue to Grow in the ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "China Heavy Truck Industry Report, 2008" report to their offering.
(Sep 10, 2008)
2008 Philippines Industry & Market Outlook Analyses 100 Major and 500 Minor Industries (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2008 Philippines Industry & Market Outlook" report to their offering.
(Sep 10, 2008)
Industry Market Report Reveals the Supply and Demand Trends Within China's Glass Industry (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "China Glass Industry Market Report, 2008" report to their offering.
(Sep 10, 2008)
Parents beware!: When your kids stray, you may pay
If you think your son or your daughter has dem-onstrated enough skill and responsibility to drive your Corvette Z06 to the homecoming game, think again.
(Sep 10, 2008)
Pushing for Awareness:
A major contributor to the reduction in drunk-driving deaths and injuries in the United States during the past 20 years was a widespread public-relations push to make the behavior socially unacceptable. There was a similar push against smoking.
(Sep 10, 2008)
Industry Market Report Reveals the Supply and Demand Trends Within China's Glass Industry (Centre Daily Times)
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.co has announced the addition of the "China Glass Industry Market Report, 2008" report to their offering.
(Sep 10, 2008)
2008 Philippines Industry & Market Outlook Analyses 100 Major and 500 Minor Industries (Centre Daily Times)
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.co has announced the addition of the "2008 Philippines Industry & Market Outlook" report to their offering.
(Sep 10, 2008)
Volkswagen overtakes Ford as 3rd largest automaker (Mississauga News)
The Volkswagen Group claims it has taken its place among the world's top three automakers displacing Ford. "We are delighted that the Volkswagen Group has made it to the global automobile industry's top three for the first time," said Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft.
(Sep 10, 2008)
Research and Markets: 2008 China Heavy Truck Industry Report (The Auto Channel)
China's heavy truck industry grew rapidly in the period 2000-2004. The sales of heavy truck jumped to 370,795 units in 2004 from 82,184 units in 2000, hitting the highest of industry cycle.
(Sep 11, 2008)
Industry hoping to contain fallout (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news)
The automotive industry believes it can weather the ongoing turmoil unless it is prolonged or turns violent, according to the automotive industry club of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI). However, members are deeply concerned about the prospect of more labour stoppages by state enterprise workers, especially those involved in logistics, as there could be an impact on manufacturing of ...
(Sep 11, 2008)
Coach in a box: Electronic unit mentors young drivers
What, yet another black box that uses GPS to let parents monitor their teen drivers? Yes, but the new Tiwi from Inthinc boasts several key differences.
(Sep 11, 2008)
For Extra Credit: Recommended reading
Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us), by Tom Vanderbilt, Knopf, 416 pages, $25.
(Sep 11, 2008)
REVS: Happy feet:
There are four points where a driver connects with a car (five if you count the seat of the pants). And if those points are cool, comfortable and not fatigued, the driver will be more connected to the car--and in better control.
(Sep 11, 2008)
August car sales fall 4.4 pct - industry body (Reuters via Yahoo! India News)
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Car sales in India fell for the second straight month in August to 94,584 units, down 4.4 percent from 98,893 in the same month a year earlier, an industry body said on Thursday.
(Sep 11, 2008)
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