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With U.S. market share surging, Ford ramps up production capacity
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Surging car-loan delinquencies give repo man a busy first quarter
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Assembly OKs clean vehicle carpool-lane access to 2020; Senate next
A bill to extend carpool-lane access for electric cars and other zero-emission vehicles passed the California Assembly by a wide margin Monday. The legislation, AB 266 written by Robert Blumenfield (D-Woodland Hills), also gives such vehicles access...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Hybrid Vehicles, Manufacturing and Engineering, Passenger Cars, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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His big design ideas fit in a child's hand
The gig: Felix Holst is vice president of design for the Mattel Wheels Division and the chief designer behind the Hot Wheels and Matchbox toy car brands. He supervises more than 50 designers who work on toy cars and related products. "We get to engage...
Tags: Toy Industry, Services and Shopping, Manufacturing and Engineering, Pontiac, Music
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Transmission engineers are shifting to higher gears
Automakers are spending billions of dollars to squeeze efficiency from a car part most people never think twice about — the transmission. Over the next five years, many new vehicles will have transmissions with up to 10 speeds, replacing the...
Tags: Chrysler, Chrysler Group LLC, Science and Technology, Lexus, Ford
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Stocks close higher on hopeful signs for the economy
Encouraging news about the U.S. economy extended the stock market's rally Friday. A gauge of future economic activity rose more than analysts had expected, as did a measure of consumer confidence, adding to evidence that the economy is steadily...
Tags: Economic Indicator, Initial Public Offerings, Ron Johnson, General Motors Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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As Tesla taps capital markets for cash, share price could top $100
Tesla Motors shares are trading at about $90 and could easily top $100, buoyed by its ability to tap capital markets for about $1 billion through its announced sale of stock and convertible notes. It is an impressive performance that will help the...
Tags: Tesla, Services and Shopping, Nissan, General Motors Corp., Nissan Motor Co.
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Chrysler recalls 300,000 Jeeps, Rams for issues including roll-aways
Chrysler is recalling more than 300,000 Jeep Cherokees, Jeep Commanders, Jeep Wranglers and Dodge Ram trucks in the U.S. for multiple problems in three separate cases. In the biggest, the automaker is recalling 295,345 model-year 2005-2010 Jeep Grand...
Tags: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Warner Center office park sells for an estimated $80 million
A vast office park in Warner Center — the white-collar business hub of the San Fernando Valley — has sold for an estimated $80 million to investors who see it as central to an evolving and increasingly dense commercial and residential...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Realty, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Sun-Damaged Skin
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Tattered flags in West L.A. anger veteran
An upside-down American flag is considered a signal of distress. And that's the feeling Robert Rosebrock had when he looked up and noticed the red, white and blue street-lamp banners outside the Department of Veterans Affairs' West Los Angeles Medical...
Tags: Veterans Affairs, American Civil Liberties Union, Hospitals and Clinics, Manufacturing and Engineering, Flag Day (United States)
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Fiat weighs shifting its HQ to the U.S.
Fiat, the century-old Italian automaker, appears poised to move its headquarters to the U.S. after its planned merger with Chrysler Group. The move would be unprecedented in the automotive industry, experts said, because of Fiat's deep roots. "To...
Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Kelley Blue Book LLC, Chrysler Group LLC, Research and Development, Fiat
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