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Car chargers abound in Chicago
Posted on February 16th, 2012 by admin
Car chargers abound in ChicagoNews from Detroit Free Press:
CHICAGO — In the early days of the electric vehicle, they called it “opportunity charging.” You plugged in wherever you could.
“Laundromats, gas stations that have an outlet, car washes, hotels, churches, friends’ houses … everywhere and everything,” said Todd Dore, a North Riverside, Ill., resident who converted his first gas vehicle to electric in 2003.
With the delivery of the all-electric Nissan Leaf and plug-in Chevy Volt to early adopters in 2011, Dore isn’t the only pioneer getting around without gasoline.
Drivers can choose from more than 100 places to charge up in [...] Continue Reading… -
Electric cars might not carry the day for A123
Posted on February 15th, 2012 by admin
Electric cars might not carry the day for A123News from Boston Globe:
Is the battery maker A123 Systems’ electric-car play starting to stall?
The Waltham company recently cut its revenue forecast for 2011 by about 20 percent and laid off a few hundred employees at its Michigan factory after one of its biggest customers, electric-car maker Fisker Automotive, unexpectedly reduced the number of batteries it had ordered from the company.
Fisker was recently cut off from hundreds of millions in federal funds because it failed to meet the terms of its government loan.While company officials say A123 is already diversifying its business, [...] Continue Reading…
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Advance Auto Parts Earnings Preview
Posted on February 14th, 2012 by admin
Advance Auto Parts Earnings PreviewNews from DailyFinance:
Advance Auto Parts (NYS: AAP) beat estimates by $ 0.22 last quarter and investors are hoping it can beat them again. The company will unveil its latest earnings on Thursday, Feb. 16. Advance Auto Parts is a specialty retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, accessories, batteries, and maintenance items, mainly operating within the United States.
What analysts say:
Buy, sell, or hold?: Analysts think investors should stand pat on Advance Auto Parts, with 11 of 18 analysts rating it hold. Analysts like Advance Auto Parts better than competitor Pep Boys overall. One out of five [...] Continue Reading… -
Fire causes $350000 damage to auto repair shop
Posted on February 14th, 2012 by admin
Fire causes $ 350000 damage to auto repair shopNews from Honolulu Star-Advertiser:POSTED: 09:32 a.m. HST, Feb 13, 2012LAST UPDATED: 09:35 a.m. HST, Feb 13, 2012
Courtesy: Hawaii News Now
Fire broke out overnight at Kiyo’s Transmission Service on Queen Street.
A Queen Street transmission repair shop suffered $ 350,000 worth of damage following an early morning fire in Kakaako today.
Honolulu firefighters responded to a building fire at Kiyo’s Transmission Service at 878 Queen St. just before midnight, said Honolulu Fire Department spokesman Capt. Terry Seelig. Firefighters extinguished the blaze at 1:22 a……………. continues on Honolulu [...] Continue Reading… -
In Latin America, Chinese cars are gaining buyers | The Republic
Posted on February 13th, 2012 by admin
In Latin America, Chinese cars are gaining buyers | The RepublicNews from The Republic:
LIMA, Peru — At first, Lima taxi driver Mario Segura was disgusted by the thought of buying a Chinese-made car. He had doubts about the vehicles’ durability, service and resale value.
But favorable word of mouth, assurances that spare parts are plentiful and, of course, unbelievably low prices won him over.
“Little by little, I heard favorable comments,” said Segura, speaking in a Chery showroom in the Surquillo district. He had just plunked down $ 12,000 in cash for a new Fullwin XR sedan, half the cost, [...] Continue Reading… -
Chemicals, auto parts, coal among state’s top exports – Charleston Gazette
Posted on February 12th, 2012 by admin
Chemicals, auto parts, coal among state’s top exports – Charleston GazetteNews from Chemicals, auto parts, coal among state’s top exports – Charleston Gazette:
CHARLESTON,W.Va. — You probably know coal is West Virginia’s number one export, accounting for more sales than all other products combined.
And you might know Canada is the state’s top trading partner. Year after year, more West Virginia products go to our northern neighbor than any other country.
But did you know exports of transportation equipment more than doubled in the first nine months of 2011 (full-year figures aren’t available yet), or that coal exports are up 90 percent?
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Roy Exum: Stop The Emissions Hoax
Posted on February 12th, 2012 by admin
Roy Exum: Stop The Emissions HoaxNews from The Chattanoogan:
Eva Milligan, just one of very many across the state who are fed up with Tennessee’s ridiculous auto emissions effort, wrote a letter to Chattanoogan.com last week that painfully told how she had spent over $ 1,000 to get her 1997 Ford Ranger through the scam and how she was still unsuccessful. She also pointed out such testing is fruitless – except to government coffers – and should have noted that just six counties out of 95 in the state participate, which further makes it a state-mandated hoax.
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Chicago Auto Show: Muscle cars still have the power
Posted on February 11th, 2012 by admin
Chicago Auto Show: Muscle cars still have the powerNews from Chicago Tribune:
There was plenty of chatter over the new electric and hybrid offerings at Friday’s opening of the Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place. But off in the wings, the throaty roars of unapologetically powerful V-8 engines more than drowned out the buzz.
Throwbacks in the age of high-tech, fuel-efficient engineering, a new wave of muscle cars from the Detroit Three is proving that for many attendees, miles per hour is still a lot sexier than miles per gallon.
The Ford display prominently featured new gas-electric and plug-in hybrid versions of [...] Continue Reading… -
Auto parts company picks Suffolk
Posted on February 10th, 2012 by admin
Auto parts company picks SuffolkNews from Suffolk News-Herald:
Published 11:07pm Thursday, February 9, 2012
An automotive parts distributor will be the newest occupant of the Bridgeway Commerce Center when construction is complete on a 126,000-square-foot building set for a groundbreaking in March, city officials announced late Thursday.
Liberty Property Trust will begin construction next month on the $ 7.8 million warehousing and distribution center to be occupied by Dana Holding Corp., according to a press release from the city.
The structure will be erected at 6920 Harbour View Blvd.
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* Canadian Tire banner same-store sales up 1.8 pct
Posted on February 10th, 2012 by admin
* Canadian Tire banner same-store sales up 1.8 pctNews from Reuters:
Thu Feb 9, 2012 6:06pm EST
* Q4 EPS C$ 2.03 vs C$ 2.07 last year
* Sales up 21 pct at C$ 3.71 bln
* Canadian Tire banner same-store sales up 1.8 pct
* Shares rise more than 4 pct on TSX
TORONTO, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Canadian Tire Corp , whose seasonal products include snowblowers and hockey sticks, reported higher quarterly sales and stronger than expected earnings on Thursday, even though most of the country is enjoying an unusually mild winter.
Shares of the diversified retailer rose more than 4 [...] Continue Reading…