Ford hopes ride on new Explorer
July 28, 2010 by admin
Filed under Fuel Economy
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A second-quarter surge in freight returned truckload carrier Covenant Transportation Group to profitability after nine straight quarterly losses. The Chattanooga, Tenn., trucking company reported $2.9 million in net income in the second quarter, compared with a $3.1 million net loss a year ago.
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The New Explorer: Ford’s Big Gamble
Ford this week unveils the new 2011 Explorer, and in the process reveals one of its biggest strategic gambles of the past 10 years.
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Senate candidates sound off with divided views on energy bill’s death
Hot weather, oil blowouts and a wiped-clean agenda in Congress gave all four U.S. Senate candidates the chance to showcase their climate and energy policies in the past week.
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Ford unveils new Explorer in Chicago
Car will be made at South Side plant Governor Pat Quinn and Mayor Richard Daley attended the unveiling of the new Ford SUV at Chicago’s Millennium Park this morning. And with good reason, because the unveiling of the 20-11 Ford Explorer means more jobs in our area. That’s welcome news to the politicians and especially to those on the unemployment line.
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Ford hopes ride on new Explorer
Ford Motor Co. today unveils its 2011 Explorer, banking that consumers will embrace the reincarnation of its iconic sport utility vehicle as a car-based crossover. If it’s a hit, the automaker stands to win financially and make the Explorer king of the segment again.
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Toyota chief hopes to lead company past crisis
July 16, 2010 by admin
Filed under Going Green
Complete streets
The next time you’re stuck in traffic in St. Catharines or waiting for two changes of a light to pass through a signalized intersection, thank St. Patrick’s Coun. Mark Elliott.[...]
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Toyota chief hopes to lead company past crisis
Nagoya, Japan — The president of Toyota Motor Corp. said he has spent the last year apologizing for the automaker’s missteps and now hopes to lead the company past its recall crisis and restore confidence in its vehicles.
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Jackson Heights takes to the street
From all hours now until August 31, 78th Street between 34th Street and Northern Boulevard is for kids, not cars. Community officials and leaders inaugurated the temporary summer plaza on Thursday, amid a flurry of children already reaping its benefits.
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Toyota chief hopes to lead company past crisis
The president of Toyota Motor Corp. said he has spent the last year apologizing for the automaker’s missteps and now hopes to lead the company past its recall crisis and restore confidence in its vehicles.
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Toyota chief hopes to lead company past crisis
The president of Toyota Motor Corp. said he has spent the last year apologizing for the automaker’s missteps and now hopes to lead the company past its recall crisis and restore confidence in its vehicles.
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Toyota hopes to drive Prius in India with ‘green car’ subsidy
February 27, 2010 by admin
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Confidence over electric car plan
Cornwall Council is confident its plans for a rural epicentre for electric car transport will get funding.
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Vancouver Olympics going for the green
Organizers used hydropower, green building standards and other measures to make the Games more earth-friendly, achieving ‘carbon neutral’ status for the first time. As is normally the case for top city officials during the Olympics, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson has a car and driver assigned to shepherd him through the whirl of the Winter Games.
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Car boot sale needs police patrol
Police will be carrying out patrols around a car boot sale in a Suffolk village following complaints about parking.
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Car Crashes into Bridge Support, One Killed
One man is dead after crashing his car into a bridge on Route 194 East in Biggs, Kentucky.
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Toyota hopes to drive Prius in India with ‘green car’ subsidy
Toyota Kirloskar Motors (TKM), the Indian subsidiary of the Japanese car major that is currently facing some roadblocks with its hybrid car Prius in the global markets, is hopeful of working out a subsidy for the car as it enters the Indian market as a completely built unit (CBU) in March this year.
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