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• Detroit auto show features track for electric cars
‘EcoXperience,’ a new ride and drive element highlighting the green future of the automotive industry, will feature at this year’s Detroit auto show. DETROIT - Organizers of Detroit's annual auto show have carved out space in the convention ...
• Researchers make car parts out of coconuts
... renewable resource in all countries near the equator, including the Philippines, Indonesia and India. The husks are burned or thrown away, generating garbage. This is the first time that coconut fibers have been used to make these automotive products ...
• American Car Owners Get Discount At Restaurant
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. - In January, the Tribute Restaurant will honor each of the Big 3 automotive companies; General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, in a very special way. Through the week of Jan. 4-10, anyone who drives a Ford vehicle or is employed ...
• Visteon cutting worker hours, pay in Michigan
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Automotive supplier Visteon Corp. said Friday it will shift more than 2,000 workers to a four-day week and cut their pay by 20 percent as tight credit and collapsing sales cause huge industry losses. The moves will begin ...
• U.S. 2008 planned layoffs most in five years
The automotive industry was the second-biggest downsizing industry of the year, with 127,281 announced cuts followed by transportation at 82,859. The financial sector also topped the December layoffs with 39,604. The Challenger data comes ahead of the ...