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The paradigm shift could come when plug-in electric cars (hybrid as well as all-electric) become a significant factor in the automotive market, as described in my Auto Tech story today. Some experts estimate that 19 million plug-in hybrids will be on U ...
• Companies’ layoff plans jumped in September
The computer industry ranked highest in September with 25,715 job cuts announced, followed by the automotive sector at 14,595 and apparel at 8,350. The data suggested the effects of the credit crisis were spreading far and wide through the world ...
• September worst auto sales month since 1993
Americans bought 964,873 vehicles in September, the lowest sales figure since February 1993, according to Autodata Corp. and the Edmunds.com automotive Web site. Sales fell 27 percent compared with September 2007, with every major brand but General ...
• iRobot Goes Terminator
TARDEC awarded iRobot $3.75 million to build two "Warrior 700" robots. (The acronym-phobic may refer to it as the Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center.) As previously promised, the Warrior joins a long line of military ...
• Video: Economy in turmoil
What’s most interesting in the September auto sales numbers is the focus of the crisis in the automotive sector has changed,” said Aaron Bragman, an auto analyst with the consulting company Global Insight. “It’s no longer about the switch ...