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As the automotive industry grapples with the challenges of fuel efficiency and emissions, Toyota (NYSE: TM) has been building up a fortress of patents protecting its fuel-saving technologies. With over 2,000 patents, including those for its best-selling hybrid, Prius, Toyota appears to be positioning itself as a leader in
Automobile industry
As the global automotive industry faces unprecedented crisis, nonunionized plants in the United States owned by foreign automakers have taken a different approach to employee layoffs, prioritizing permanent workers and reducing temporary staff. Unlike U.S.-based automakers, foreign companies such as Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai have continued to pay
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U.S. stock markets descended into chaos on Thursday as investors grappled with an alarming jobs report, featuring 467,000 fresh job losses and a soaring unemployment rate of 9.5 percent. The Dow Jones plummeted 2.6 percent to 8,280.74 points, while the Nasdaq and S&
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Automakers, such as Ford and General Motors, will release June sales data this week, which is expected to show improvement due to declining jobless claims and increased consumer confidence. The annualized sales rate is predicted to reach 10 million units, a significant increase from the 9.9 million units sold
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Automotive manufacturing investment continues to grow in the Chattanooga area, with Gestamp Corp. announcing plans to build a $90 million auto parts stamping plant in the Enterprise South Industrial Park. The new plant, which could create 230 jobs within three years, will supply structural components for Volkswagen's new
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Car makers are preparing to roll out premium cars that run on cheaper gas fuels like compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), which can slash running costs by almost half. Toyota Corolla, Maruti SX4, Skoda Octavia, and General Motors' Chevrolet Aveo are set to come in
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Former President George H.W. Bush, who played a crucial role in restoring morale at the CIA during the 1970s, has come out in support of the CIA, criticizing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's assertion that the agency lies to Congress all the time. In a wide-ranging interview with
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Russia's economic elite has descended upon St. Petersburg for the International Economic Forum, where President Dmitry Medvedev and other high-ranking officials are touting a message of innovation and diversification. However, whispers among the economic heavyweights reveal a more sinister strategy at play: consolidating Russia's control over
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With new-car sales in the United States at a historic low, the fortunes of the auto suppliers are dire. These small businesses, often family-owned, have been pillars of the industry, providing crucial components to the big three automakers-General Motors, Chrysler, and Ford. However, as the auto companies struggle to stay
Motors Liquidation Co.
The bankruptcies of General Motors (GM) and Chrysler, two of the world's largest automakers, could have a devastating impact on the US workforce, with up to a quarter million people potentially losing their jobs over the next year and a half. As the companies reorganize and downsize, they
