Study: Higher Fuel-economy Standards Wont Hurt Vehicle Safety A new study released at a major policy briefing by the International Council on Clean Transportation has found that a significant increase in fuel-economy standards for vehicles is achievable without affecting vehicle safety. The study is critical especially now that Congress is mulling over mak... Similar Editorial : An ADD Case Study by Jennifer Koretsky. | Source : Save on Fuel
Nissan Gears Up To Launch 30 New Models The Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. is planning to launch 30 new models through March 2008, the Associated Press reported. This move is anchored on the goal to compete closely with other automakers.To ensure quality, the third largest Japanese automaker has built the $42 million Global Produc... Similar Editorial : Protective Gears by Marcia Henin. | Source : Toyota Cars
GM Continues Search For Alternative Fuel After months of continuous price hike, it dropped by about a dime but despite the decline it remains high for what people thinks is affordable for them. There are already alternative fuel discovered that may be used instead of the regular gas unfortunately most are not readily available to every... Similar Editorial : Alternative Fuel Vehicle by Robert Baird. | Source : Fuel Cell Technology
Nissans Got New Mock Assembly Lines For Overseas Glitches Like any other auto facility, robots are humming and swinging gigantic mechanical arms. But the assembly lines at Nissan's new Global Production Engineering Center is apart from the usual. The robots are there for testing purposes only.The new mock assembly lines, shown to reporters... Similar Editorial : Nissans On by Anthony Fontanelle. | Source : BMW Roadster
California Asks Epa To Tighten Emissions Rules California state officials asked the federal government to impose the strictest controls on tailpipe emissions in the country reducing carbon dioxide by 30 percent by 2016. This move is expected to force automakers to average more than 40 miles per gallon in the next decade. Eleven states, inclu... Similar Editorial : Emissions to be Regulated by Ken Flegel. | Source : Fuel Cell Technology
Zetsche: Dcx, Chrysler Divorce Tough But Right In the fall of 2005, when Dieter Zetsche returned to Germany as the next CEO of DaimlerChrysler AG, one of his main concerns was to build solid cooperation between Mercedes-Benz and the Chrysler Group."Early on in my new assignment, I pushed the organization to leverage the merger t... Source : Acura Cars
Zetsche: Letting Go Is Always Hard To Do The decision to let go of Chrysler sure was not an easy one. In fairness to Daimler it has tried to help its American automaker partner by providing additional investment but despite the efforts still Chrysler was not able to regain financial health. This exactly what forced Daimler to finally c... Source : Acura Cars
Chrysler Acquisition Marks Cerberus Expansion After a head-to-head bidding with the renowned names in the corporate realm, the Cerberus Capital Management LP, the New York-based private equity firm, emerged as the mighty suitor. The DaimlerChrysler AG earlier announced that the private equity firm, managed by financier Stephen Feinberg, sec... Similar Editorial : How Cerberus Enticed Daimlerchrysler by Joe Thompson. | Source : BMW 3 Series
Labor Leaders Argue Over Chrysler Sale To Cerberus Labor leaders in the United States and Canada have opposing views whether DaimlerChrysler AG's sale of a majority stake of its American division Chrysler Group to the Cerberus Capital Management LP, a private equity firm, will protect the jobs of auto workers and their retirement benefits.... Similar Editorial : How Cerberus Enticed Daimlerchrysler by Joe Thompson. | Source : BMW 3 Series
Uaw, Gm Battles Over Work Rules The General Motors Corp.'s tried to enforce money-saving rule changes at its factories but the automaker had a feud with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union. Now, two plants of the company are at a risk of losing future work.GM has stopped the progress of preparations under way at p... Source : Used Truck Guide
New Toyota Plant In Thailand In the news: Executives at Toyota Motor's new plant in a Bangkok suburb point out that the factory in Thailand is the first to run on clean natural gas. The factory is equipped with robots and parts movers moving silently on the assembly floors. Toyota's $426 million facility sho... Similar Editorial : Ford Takes Top Plant by Kraig Johanssen. | Source : Hyundai Accent
Diesel Plastics Developed For Military The concern for the depletion of reserved fossil fuel has led scientists all over the world to look for ways to produce energy from sources other than fossil fuel. In the auto industry, car manufactures have partnered with different companies to develop alternative fuels. These partnerships hav... Similar Editorial : Recycled Plastics by Anthony Fontanelle. | Source : Better Fuel Efficiency
Ford CEO Talks About Working Together Ford's effort to protect the environment is clearly manifested in their production of environment friendly vehicles. This concern for the environment has led the company to produce hybrid cars and vehicles which run on alternative fuel as well as clean diesel engines for their larger vehicles... Similar Editorial : Ford Vs by Jenny Mclane. | Source : Better Gas Mileage
Dodge To Shift Ad Slogan The Dodge brand under the Chrysler Group manufacturer of Jeep window regulator is planning to downsize its advertising slogan from "Grab Life by the Horns" to simply "Grab Life" in an effort to portray ... Similar Editorial : Htc Shift by dylan. | Source : Volvo SUVs
Nissans Quest For Cleaner Cars Nissan, the third biggest Japanese car manufacturer, is in danger of losing ground against Toyota and Honda. Experts in the industry cite Nissan's lack of initiative towards developing cleaner cars which is currently the hottest commodity in the auto industry. To become a formidable foe in t... Similar Editorial : Nissans On by Anthony Fontanelle. | Source : Volvo Sales
