Transportation equipment industry
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HealthRamp, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ramp Corporation, has achieved certified vendor status in the Southeast Michigan Electronic Prescribing Initiative (SEMI), a collaborative effort among major automakers, insurance companies, and pharmacy benefits managers to promote electronic prescribing. HealthRamp's CarePoint solution allows healthcare professionals to easily place orders for
Automobile industry
Duke University and the General Motors Corp. have embarked on a multi-year, interdisciplinary project aimed at developing hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles by 2010. The initiative, spearheaded by Duke's Fuqua School of Business, involves significant participation from the Pratt School of Engineering and the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy.
Automobile industry
The success of General Motors' Hummer brand has inspired its competitors to develop similar vehicles, with Ford and Chrysler Group showcasing concept SUVs with Hummer-like qualities at the North American Auto Show. General Motors sold 35,259 Hummer H2s in its first full year on sale, exceeding its expectations
Automobile industry
Automaker General Motors Corporation has been working tirelessly to revitalize the Cadillac brand, and its efforts are starting to pay off. Introduced nearly 100 years ago as an all-weather vehicle for doctors, the Cadillac name has historically held a certain allure for auto buyers. However, with the rise of Mercedes-Benz,
Automobile industry
General Motors has announced its newest retail marketing program, covering most 2003 model year vehicles. Starting from January 3 and continuing through February 28, the program offers customer cash rebates of up to $3,000 on most Buick, Chevrolet, GMC, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac 2003 models. Additionally, qualified buyers can take
Automobile industry
In a peculiar phenomenon, BMW customers in Germany are opting for a more subtle approach to luxury, opting to conceal the model identification badges on their new 7-series flagship models. This unexpected trend has caught the attention of BMW, which has discovered that German executives are shying away from flaunting
Automobile industry
Chinese state officials persist in using public funds to purchase high-end imported vehicles, defying the government's ban on such expenditures. The practice has seen a significant increase in the first five months of 1994, with a staggering 14.5 billion yuan ($1.7 billion) allocated for the purchase
Automobile industry
Ford Motor Company has begun sales of its first imported cars with right-hand drive in Japan, marking a significant expansion into the Japanese market. This move comes as the Japanese market for foreign vehicles, particularly American-made cars, has been showing strong growth. The company hopes to triple its sales of
Automobile industry
BMW appears to be the front-runner in a highly competitive bid to supply the engine for Jaguar's new diesel car, set to debut in 1995 or 1996. However, Italian company VM Motori, partly owned by Midland Private Equity, is still in the running, having recently secured a major
Automobile industry
Auto sales in the United States experienced a moderate 3 percent growth in May, following a strong period in the early spring. This slowdown can be attributed to both factory production constraints and a general cooling in the economy. Sales of domestic and imported cars edged up 4 tenths of
Automobile industry
A bitter dispute over alleged industrial espionage has escalated between General Motors Corp. and Volkswagen AG, with GM's German subsidiary Adam Opel AG demanding the arrest of Volkswagen's production chief, Jose Ignacio Lopez de Arriortua. The accusations center on the alleged theft of confidential information when
