12/05/2008
AutoWired - Automotive news and information. Live (AutoWired)
An automotive plant is calling for 208 voluntary redundancies, according to a union official. Linamar, which employs 358 people on the outskirts of Swansea, took over the site just five months ago. It has not yet commented on the claim.
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12/04/2008
TRW Automotive withdraws 2008 guidance (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. withdrew its full-year 2008 sales and earnings guidance on Thursday, citing steeper than expected vehicle production declines in major global markets.
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12/05/2008
Research and Markets: Asia-Pacific Automotive Sectors: A Company and Industry Analysis (July 2008) Now Available (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Asia-Pacific Automotive Sectors : A Company and Industry Analysis " report to their offering.
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12/05/2008
Get Your Motors Running ... / Automotive students gather at WSU for annual competition (Standard-Examiner)
OGDEN -- Rock crawlers, hot rods and custom paint jobs -- these are all things young automotive technology students love.
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12/05/2008
Cooper-Standard Automotive names vice president of internal audit (Automotive Business Review)
Cooper-Standard Automotive, a US-based supplier of automotive systems and components, has promoted Doug Deykes to vice president of internal audit.
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12/05/2008
Larry's Automotive Ribbon Cutting (Waller County News Citizen)
Larry Herr (holding scissors) and Cari Herr (holding plaque) owners of Larry’s Automotive were presented with a ribbon cutting from the Waller Area Chamber of Commerce on November 11, 2008. They also hosted the Business After Hours for the Chamber and held a Customer Appreciation Day. BBQ was enjoyed by all.
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12/05/2008
Automotive Supplier Announces Layoffs (WHSV Harrisonburg)
Automotive industry supplier Wolverine Advanced Materials plans to lay off about one-quarter of the hourly workers at its Blacksburg plant.
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12/05/2008
Senate leaders face problems in trying to obtain $25 billion for the automotive industry (The Allen American)
Senate members began debates on a possible $25 billion bailout of the Big Three automotive companies, but Sen. John Cornyn and other Republican Senators oppose the way the Democratic Senate leaders are pushing its passage.
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12/04/2008
Va. automotive-part plant closing; 160 to lose jobs (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
WYTHEVILLE, Va. (AP)—A company that manufactures automotive fastener parts plans to close its Wytheville plant next year, eliminating about 160 jobs. A spokesman for Acument Global Technologies said today that the closing is due to “very difficult automotive industry conditions.“ Timothy Weir says sales and use of plant capacity are down, and employment has declined steadily from 200 jobs last ...
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12/05/2008
Mixed feelings on automotive bailout (WTOC 11 Savannah)
On Thursday, the Big three automotive groups went back to congress to ask for a 34 billion dollar loan
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