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11 Oct, 2007

2008 New Car Release Strategy »
People shopping for cars today, face the same decisions they did in years past, 2-door or 4-door, car, truck, van, or SUV. The idea of buying versus leasing is now on the table once again. The idea of buying a car in the middle of 2007 and having to decide between a 2007 and a 2008 muddies the water. Some of these vehicles will be all-new models, others radically different, while still others with only slight alterations.

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11 Oct, 2007

Toyota to Sponsor for the 3rd Time the Blast in Cincinnati »
Ohioans will definitely have a fun-filed weekend in Cincinnati since it’s the 6th Annual Hyde Park Blast. And for the third consecutive year, Toyota will serve as the Presenting Sponsor of the Blast which will be followed by the annual Hyde Park Block Party.

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11 Oct, 2007

Arvin Sango, Incorporated to Expand its Madison Facilities »
Arvin Sango, Inc. produce stampings, exhaust systems, manifolds, converter systems, instrument panels, and door impact beams for Toyota. The company has currently 693 employees at its Madison facility.

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11 Oct, 2007

Honda Topping J.D. Power and Associates Customer Satisfaction Survey »
Honda’s four models has obtained top rankings for their individual segments in the recent annual J.D. Power and Associates customer satisfaction survey of US drivers.

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11 Oct, 2007

Skoda's '07 Forecasted Fabia Sales Increases »
As demand for the new Fabia small car and Roomster all-purpose vehicle booms, Skoda Auto AS, Volkswagen AG's Czech unit, increased its full-year sales forecast.

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11 Oct, 2007

Volvo CEO Rejects Discussion of Possible Sale of Brand »
A Ford spokesman explained that the auto maker is not in discussions with any company with regard selling Volvo, which it bought in 1999 for almost $6.5 billion.

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11 Oct, 2007

Honda Invested an Additional $40 Million on Jet Factory »
Honda Motor Co. is to spend approximately $40 million for its first jet aircraft factory.

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11 Oct, 2007

Changes Sweeping Mazda Corporation »
Mazda Motor Corporation has announced recently that they will employ changes that will affect the organization and the personnel. The changes will take effect on June 26, 2007.

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11 Oct, 2007

Honda Sets the Tempo for Japanese Automakers »
Honda has reported recently a double-digit increase in global automotive production for May.

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11 Oct, 2007

Honda will not be Buying Harley-Davidson »
Just in case Honda and Harley do combine, their union would be able to control 65 percent of the US motorcycle market while its next leading competitor Yamaha will be left with only 16 percent. Such type of stronghold on the motorcycle market would definitely not please the Federal Trade Commission.

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11 Oct, 2007

Ford, Meridian Sign MOU on ACH Sandusky Plant Sale »
Ford Motor Company and Meridian Automotive Systems have announced recently a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), outlining a framework for the sale of Automotive Components Holdings' lighting business and its Sandusky, Ohio plant.

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11 Oct, 2007

Mazda Ranks First in Auto Bild's 2007 Quality Report »
Germany’s largest car magazine, Auto Bild, has ranked Mazda in first place in its highly respected “Quality Report” for 2007. This was the third straight year that Mazda has been awarded first place in this annual report.

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11 Oct, 2007

GM Makes New Investment in New York Plant »
It can be remembered that GM has earlier announced that the company would be relocating production and jobs out of New York State. The resulting layoffs would which was slated to begin immediately and end in late 2008 was set to affect an estimated 500 local residents.

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11 Oct, 2007

Toyota in Top Fighting Form, Reveals Plans to Revamp Engine Lineup »
Toyota Motor Corp. has unseated General Motors Corp. as the world's biggest carmaker last year instead of in 2007, as industry observers have earlier predicted.

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11 Oct, 2007

Mazda to Test New Intelligent Transport System »
In its continuous efforts to promote improved road safety, Mazda Motor Corporation has recently announced its plans to participate in public road trials in the Hiroshima area to help validate a new Intelligent Transport System (ITS) scheduled to start in fall 2007.

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