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23rd September 2009
Most of us are born to our allegiances. Especially for the home team. Our fathers taking us to our first baseball game, the perfectly manicured green grass and white on white of the baselines so precisely laid out before us as giants warmed up under the b... Read >
Author: wbdoyle15th September 2009
A near-decade of the Ford Probe, which was a car that proved quite interesting when it was first rolled out by the Blue Oval folks back in 1988 for the 1989 model year, seemed to have gone by in the blink of an eye back then. Put forth as the replacement ... Read >
Author: Andy Zain25th August 2009
The Ford Fusion as Ford's premier mid-size sedan is evolving quite nicely. Built at Ford's stamping and assembly plant in Hermosillo, Mexico, the Fusion is Ford's Americas (north and south) model, while it also offers a verison of the Fusion in Europe for... Read >
Author: Andy Zain16th August 2009
Since 1980, Mitsubishi's presence in Australia has been managed by Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited, based in Southern Australia's Tonsley Park. It is a fully owned subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Motors Company and has overseen the design, assembly, impo... Read >
Author: Chelsi16th July 2009
The new GM emerged from bankruptcy Friday, July 10, with a leaner workforce and less debt. One reason is that, with the help of the Treasury Department, the Detroit automaker will not have to pay for the health care of thousands of retirees.
But now so... Read >
Author: www.EasyToInsureME.com09th June 2009
Toyota Motor Corporation launched the Lexus luxury vehicle division in 1989 but the project began in 1983. The Chairmen of the Toyota Motor Corporation at that time was Ejji Toyoda and he envisioned developing a line of automobiles that could compete with... Read >
Author: Ronnie Tanner11th March 2009
So many people think that making money on the web requires sophisticated web skills skills, extensive internet marketing knowledge and hours of time. But the truth is that we get paralysed, and then take no action because it seems that we will never gain ... Read >
Author: James Gladwin02nd February 2009
Royal Enfield have been producing motorcycles since 1909. By far their biggest seller is the Bullet model, first introduced in 1931. Originally of British manufacture, the motorcycles have been made in India for most of the model’s life, and they are hi... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer13th August 2008
Who invented the car is a simple enough question, but the answer is far more complicated as there was no ‘eureka’ moment, but rather a gradual evolution of automobile milestones.
Dependent upon how liberally you apply the definition of automobile, ... Read >
Author: Vicky Cochrane20th May 2008
Summary: Car loans enable the applicants to purchase the car of his/her liking. The purchaser is saved from lots of financial troubles, because one is required to pay only a portion of the total price in the form of down payment.
Major banks like ICICI... Read >
Author: addi05th April 2008
General Motors Corp. shut down its Hamtramck Assembly Plant in Detroit due to parts shortages caused by American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc.’s monthlong strike. The strike made by GM’s supplier affected just over 39,000 hourly workers.
... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle07th February 2008
Gas-electric hybrid vehicles are said to be the favorite green vehicles by Americans. Diesel engines on the other hand are being developed by European automakers like Mercedes-Benz and Audi. But General Motors, the largest American automaker, announce... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle02nd September 2007
Detroit automaker General Motors is facing one of the toughest times in its history as its share in the United States auto market continues to decline. To counter this decline in profit, the automaker has been implementing cost-reduction actions which ... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle23rd August 2007
Assembly plants constructed by Japanese automakers in North America have increased in the past years. In order to appease North Americans, automakers like Toyota have invested heavily in the construction and maintenance of assembly plants in the contin... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle24th July 2007
I recently bumped into a Project Manager of Strategic sourcing at BMW. The person was responsible for sourcing from India. While the sourcing from India is in the nascent stages only, BMW is gung-ho (isn't everyone?) about India. And to think of it, they ... Read >
Author: Deepesh11th July 2007
Well, more information has arisen over the last while about the proposed redevelopment of Saint Paul waterfront where the old Ford assembly plant stood for many years. As I mentioned in my last article concerning this site, this is an unprecedented opport... Read >
Author: Matt Barker11th July 2007
Anytime a major employer leaves an area there is always a big impact. However, sometimes it brings a blessing in disguise. For many years Ford Motors operated an assembly plant in the Highland Park neighborhood on the east bank of the Mississippi River. I... Read >
Author: Matt Barker16th June 2007
More good news for the General Motors Corp. Lordstown Complex come as its Chevrolet Cobalt in May snapped an eight-month streak of declining year-over-year sales. GM reported last week that Cobalt sales rose in May as shoppers began paying more attentio... Read >
Author: Iver Penn15th June 2007
Ford Motor Co., maker of top of the line Mercury oxygen sensor, is set to tout its new Taurus as the "safest full-size car in America" with a new advertising campaign that debuts Monday.
In order to re-establish the once-valuable Taurus nameplate, ... Read >
Author: Zeke04th June 2007
Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. said last Thursday that they were not able to get the chance to pick up the lead in responding to environmental concerns as well as to style its sedan that looked flat in recent years. With this, he re... Read >
Author: Evander01st June 2007
John Miles, General Manager of Florida Production Engineering’s Ohio plants has witnessed how Indiana and Ohio competed for Honda’s new assembly plant. But he knew that they would surmount whatever trials that will come to the plant.
It is no sec... Read >
Author: Ally Wahlberg31st May 2007
Factory upgrades are necessary. This is to ensure refinements and improvements in the facility, equipments and other tools. Generally speaking, such upgrades are essential to achieve better (or even the best) quality among a company’s products and to ... Read >
Author: Iver Penn31st May 2007
According to Inside Line, General Motors Corporation has now elaborated its Zeta architecture on some of its branded cars. This time, it will include a wide array of new products for Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and Pontiac.
The Pontiac G8 sedan is the... Read >
Author: Iver Penn24th May 2007
In 1985, Japanese car manufacturer Honda opened an engine plant in Anna, Ohio, and on the 21st of this month, the facility produced its 15 millionth engine. The Anna engine plant is currently the largest Honda engine assembly facility. Reaching that m... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle24th May 2007
The Chrysler Group has started construction of its new $700 million axle plant in the north of Detroit, as its officials spearheaded the ground breaking ceremony that was held last Monday.
The company also said that it will inform the press on the m... Read >
Author: Evander30th March 2007
The Grand Jeep Cherokee is the vehicle that commemorates the second 50 years of Jeep. The Grand Cherokee was built at Chrysler’s Jefferson North Assembly Plant using only top-of-the-line Jeep auto components such as Jeep headlight door. The said assem... Read >
Author: Lisa Ziegler30th March 2007
Drastic times calls for drastic measures. With the future of the Chrysler Group on the brink, all analysts agree that the best thing that could happen to the 3,600 workers at the DaimlerChrysler assembly plant is for their three models to become hits in... Read >
Author: Lisa Ziegler29th March 2007
General Motors maker of quality GM parts has never really backed out from any challenge especially if it comes from Toyota Motor Corporation which as we all know is hot on the heels of the world’s number 1 automaker. GM is planning to go head-to-head ... Read >
Author: Noah Scott27th March 2007
Volkswagen AG's assembly plant at their headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany has reached its 25 millionth milestone in manufacturing the popular VW Golf hatchback. Volkswagen officials attended the celebration in Wolfsburg assembly plant.
While the 25... Read >
Author: benjamin27th March 2007
General Motor's Saturn division has released the details and the manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) for the 2007 Saturn Aura Green Line Hybrid. The car is now beginning to arrive in Saturn dealerships straight from General Motor's assembly pla... Read >
Author: Noah Scott12th January 2007
In just a short time, Lexus has established itself as a top luxury brand, scoring points in reliability and customer satisfaction which made it the highest selling premiere car in America. The Lexus story started in 1983 when Toyota chairman Eiji Toyoda... Read >
Author: david06th January 2007
With the mounting auto demands, Toyota Motor Corp. is in need of a new assembly plant in the United States. In this regard, the automaker eyes a new facility in South to serve as its 8th assembly plant in America. Auto enthusiasts are expecting that Toy... Read >
Author: Mark Clarkson29th December 2006
Auto shows (also known as car shows) are great events wherein car and auto manufacturers are actually able to show off and display their production vehicles and even some of their coolest (or even weirdest) concept vehicles that they have had been able ... Read >
Author: Stacey Wilson19th December 2006
Chevrolet has earlier released an exterior image of its 2008 Malibu. The vehicle will have its global debut at NAIAS 2007 in January. The new version of the car will arrive at dealerships late next year.
The image, which exposes a partial shot of Mal... Read >
Author: Shane Morgay16th December 2006
Nissan North America, Inc. announced earlier that it will be using WhereNet Locatable real-time locating system (RTLS) technology to automate both its inbound supply chain and outbound delivery chain.
The automaker partners with WhereNet Corp., a lea... Read >
Author: Sarah McBride17th November 2006
News from Russia’s business and tourist capital, St. Petersburg, say that Japanese auto maker Mitsubishi has had some of its top executives visiting the mentioned location. Because of this, rumors have abound that this is perhaps because the company... Read >
Author: Terry Brown11th October 2006
I've been working for an engineering firm for over 6 years. The original company has been bought out and is now owned by a foreign firm residing in Germany. I might add, it's owned by the Germans.
I came on board right when the whole transaction was ta... Read >
Author: Steve Dimeck01st July 2006
There have been reports of General Motors planning on building Chevrolet vehicles and cars in Poland. In fact, this has been acceded when a spokesperson from the company said that, indeed, the car manufacturer is already in advanced talks with UkrAvto, ... Read >
Author: Terry Brown23rd June 2006
Polishing your car could not only be beneficial for your car but also beneficial for you as well. Just think, with a car that has been polished until it looks like it just rolled off the assembly plant, people will think that you just have the luxury to... Read >
Author: Kenneth McKinley20th May 2006
One of the major concerns that vehicle manufacturers have to face in their daily production of vehicles is to ensure that each and every machine that rolls out of their assembly plant is safe enough for people to travel on. This is mainly because it act... Read >
Author: Jason Moore16th February 2006
Living for just a little over a decade, the Aerostar is a minivan that was crafted and sold under the umbrella of the Ford Motor Company. It is a rear wheel drive minivan that can be easily distinguished from the other minivans. It is quite something fo... Read >
Author: Jason Moore02nd February 2006
Most of us are born to our allegiances. Especially for the home team. Our fathers taking us to our first baseball game, the perfectly manicured green grass and white on white of the baselines so precisely laid out before us as giants warmed up under the b... Read >
Author: Patrick Altoft29th September 2005
I'll get right to the point. Life is not necessarily what we think it is. And no, I'm not going to extrapolate this to the extreme to try to convince you that we really exist on some obscure planet in a distant spiral galaxy and that all of this we're e... Read >
Author: Gene Simmons
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