Articles related to "Auto Industry"

If you believe it's always darkest before the dawn, then America might be sneaking up on a renaissance of its automobile industry.

Stuck with hopes of fuel efficient car sales, US auto retailers are in a quandary over America's CARS program. Will they get their rebate checks or haunted by bad deals?

China's car makers have the production might to become serious world players. But their products are already tainted with safety and quality control issues.

Students now have many options in high school to find a career path and college major. Engineering, biomedical sciences and the auto industry are a few of their choices.

For many, buying a great new or used car is worth any price, but when it comes to building wealth, a great car can have contrary effects.

In a down or tight economy, can you still ask for and expect a raise? What about the slumping car industry - is it time to jump ships, or cars, or careers?

After filing for bankruptcy protection on June 1st, General Motor's CEO Fritz Henderson holds a dealer teleconference and talks to the press.

Auto companies are scrambling to produce cars that run on green energy, but the viable alternatives to fossil fuels seem confined to electricity, bioenergy and hydrogen.

Premier Dalton McGuinty has told Autoworkers his government couldn't guarantee retirees pension. The announcement sparked CAW leader Ken Lewinza's angry reaction.

US Representative Ron Paul energized leauges of voters in 2007 and 2008 with his grass roots campaign for smaller government and personal freedom. What is he doing now?

National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drivers are becoming more diverse. Talent and a solid pit crew and management team are the driving forces for championship wins.

Cerebus made Chrysler an American owned company again in 2007, betting that private equity could save the carmaker. But only the feds had enough money to keep it alive.

Conflict in Congress about environmental issues in the U. S. House of Representatives may become Obama's first domestic challenge.

Barack Obama has asked President Bush to support aid to General Motors; Bush may withhold his endorsement until a controversial trade deal is passed. What is at stake?

Unemployed Ohio auto workers could find themselves working for the state's rapidly emerging green energy solar companies near Toledo where new jobs are being created.

Automotive pioneer Ransom Eli Olds deserves credit for patenting the first assembly line process, and for starting the automotive industry in the Detroit area.

American-made cars led purchases in the US Federal Government rebate program. Ripple effects of this small stimulus may help boost the economy out of recession.

The chopping and shaving coming recently from America's Big-3 automakers also materialized in the form of closed plants, job losses, and cut NASCAR sponsorships.

Western New Yorkers are learning how tough on sports a recession can be. Reports today are abuzz about the Buffalo Sabres being sold, and possibly moving to Canada.

On October 21, 2009, the best and brightest in Canadian business leadership meet at Toronto's Carlu Conference Center for the 2009 Canadian Business Leadership Forum.

The Federal Government is backing the warranties for GM (General Motors) and Chrysler vehicles. The move mirrors a similar one by the Obama Administration.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has announced the national deficit to be around $50 billion. His announcement follows the January budget predicting a smaller deficit.

As administrations change, so will the national focus, giving rise to new investment opportunities.

When people say "Detroit" in a business context, they're not talking about the city in southeast Michigan. The name long ago became a synonym for the auto industry.

"Cash for Clunkers" (updated to be C.A.R.S. or Car Allowance Rebate System) plan to help American new car buyers get cash for U.S. clunker cars getting low mileage - MPG.

Marketing leader urges more advertising to jump start consumer spending. But he says government must help industry to finance that advertising.

Here's a look at the advertising and pricing that General Motors, Ford and Chrysler marketers are using to cope with the worst new model introductions in decades.

When Henry Ford invented the North American automotive industry, he couldn't have foreseen the company he founded in 1903 would help to reinvent the industry in 2009.

In turbulent times, companies demand more from each employee and layoffs have become the norm. When financial crisis looms, find out how to avoid a layoff.

Carmakers and dealers offer great prices, but shoppers can be overwhelmed by the industry's huge changes and the decisions they must make in selecting a car or truck.

2009 Cash for Appliances details- learn three rules for state appliance cash rebate programs. Get government stimulus incentives for United States Energy Star® purchases.

When is Cash for Clunkers officially over? It's too late to get a car rebate after August 24, 2009. CARS program winds down; 4500 & 3500 government car vouchers to end.

Democratic presidential candidates like Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton & John Edwards reject free trade deals threatening human rights, the environment or American workers

What new technologies and changes were suggested by Al Gore and Barack Obama for creating new jobs, healing the economic crisis, and stopping effects of global warming?

Saying "climate change doesn't wait," Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson hopes a new administration in Washington can avoid the repeated advances and retreats on energy policy.

U.S. workers who have been downsized due to the economy have someone they can turn to for help: the federal government.

Planning an expensive vacation despite troubled times? Layoff insurance allows travelers to cancel a trip a no cost if they are laid off, relocated, or lose a job.

The North American International Auto Show is a premier automotive event in Motor City for a look at the vehicles that the world will be talking about tomorrow.

Obama has chosen to follow the New Deal philosophy of President Franklin D. Roosevelt while judgment by economists and historians as to its success is mixed.

Recent studies show the environmental and economic benefits of plug-in hybrid vehicles. Battery and power grid developments as well as marketing are needed.

Saturn has faded into the General Motors system and has lost much of its image and individuality as the ideal vehicle and organization GM once intended to be.

On September 16, 2008, GM debuted the Chevy Volt, a production version of an electric car that is expected to get up to 230 mpg, according to GM CEO Fritz Henders.

Global capital markets have undergone a seismic shift in the wake of the U.S. financial meltdown. The question is: where will this financial crisis lead?

The Indianapolis 500 has taken a lot of different directions over the years.

Hyundia, its partners Kia and Mazda can rest easy knowing consumer reports feels their vehicles are under-appreciated by the general public.

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which emerged from the U.N. Millennium Summit in 2000 are guiding the development policies of poor countries and aid agencies.

Consumers need not feel helpless when a product they have bought is the subject of a recall. There are steps they can take to protect themselves and their loved ones.

Once upon a time there were sleek cars that emitted no carbon, were cheap to run, and needed little maintenance. Someone killed the car. Paines' movie investigates.

While Canadians are concerned about huge job losses in the auto sector, many are concerned that bailing out these companies sets a bad precedent.

More than 20 feet long, a 1959 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 limousine told the world of its passengers' importance. The message was unmistakable and impossible to overlook.