Cars & Automotive Parts

Graduate Electrical/Electronics Engineer-Automotive

admin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:06:00 +0000

Our Automotive client based in Cheshire is looking to recruit a graduate Electrical/Electronics Engineer to join the Chassis or Powertrain area. We are looking for a graduate with a 2:1 Degree and above. Industry work experience would …

Original post by unknown

Tuner Special: RENNtech PKG365

admin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:05:52 +0000

RENNtech of Germany knows Mercedes and AMG and knows what to do with them. Proof is this PKG365, which gives the 65-series AMG Mercedes a huge boost.

Original post by Edmunds.com News

Zap and Youngman reach a deal for North American bus market

admin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:05:29 +0000

Zap’s partnership with Youngman Automotive Group is expanding. The two companies announced yesterday that Zap now has the rights to distribute the Chinese company’s full line of buses in the North American bus …

Original post by AutoblogGreen

Ballard Confirms Close of Transaction to Sell Automotive Fuel Cell Assets

admin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:05:16 +0000

Ballard Power Systems confirmed that the previously announced transaction to sell the company’s automotive fuel cell assets to Daimler AG and Ford Motor Company closed today as planned.

Original post by Fuelcellworks

Platinum Hits Record on Supply Concerns

admin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:03:21 +0000

Platinum futures surged to an all-time high Thursday as more electricity blackouts in South Africa, the world’s largest platinum producer, sparked buying on supply concerns.

Original post by PhillyBurbs.com

Ford Taurus and Homer Simpson: Separated at Birth?

admin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:03:02 +0000

A top Ford executive sparked controversy by comparing the company’s former best-seller to a buffoonish cartoon character.

Original post by Forbes Autos

End of an Era: Ryburn steps down from Industrial Board

admin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:02:21 +0000

As they say, all eras and reigns must come to an eventual end. After years of serving as executive director of the Millington Industrial Development Board, Frank Ryburn has finally decided to step down.

Original post by SuburbanCommunityNews.com

The Top 50 Auto Chain Report

admin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:59:40 +0000

Acquisitions were the name of the game in 2007, with Uni-Select purchasing two additional distributor locations in the United States, to name one example.

Original post by Motor Age

Pressure Mounts on EPA to Reconsider Denial of California Emissions Waiver

admin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:59:22 +0000

U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer , Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, has introduced legislation that would direct the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to grant California a waiver …

Original post by Motor Age

New Cars, Old Problems

admin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:58:59 +0000

New Cars, Old Problems The recent battering of the U.S. economy has been facing - subprime shocks, slumps in housing and financial markets, downturns in a number of industries, and more - is also impacting the …

Original post by Motor Age