In this interview in late 2010, Matthew Beecham talked with Jay Chmelauskas, Western Lithium's president about the company's advanced automotive battery developments.
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Volvo has secured a $261 million loan to help secure the future of its Ghent plant in Belgium.
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Ford said vehicle sales in its primary European markets fell 11 percent in November from a year earlier as the overall market contracted and competitors maintained 'heavy' discounts.
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Honda Motor Co. will notify about 1,200 owners of 2011 model year Accords and CR-Vs of possible engine oil leaks due to a manufacturing problem, a company spokeswoman said on Monday.
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Nissan and Mitsubishi will set up a joint company to develop minicars that may become strategic models sold globally. The companies are also in talks about possibly cooperating on electric vehicles.
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Nissan and Mitsubishi will set up a joint company to develop minicars that may become strategic models sold globally. The companies are also in talks about possibly cooperating on electric vehicles.
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Mitsubishi Motors North America is working to revise a collective bargaining agreement with UAW-represented workers that could potentially bring a new product to the automaker's sole U.S. assembly plant.
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General Motors Co. says that more than half the waste generated at its 145 plants worldwide is now 'landfill free,' meaning the waste gets reused, recycled or converted into energy.
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GM said it wants to cut as many as several thousand U.S. skilled trades workers through retirement incentives, its first attempt to reduce factory jobs since its 2009 bankruptcy.
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The first 350 copies of the Chevrolet Volt for consumer sale just left the Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant. Dealers in California, Texas, Washington, DC and New York City will take delivery within a few days.
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Following an impressive test with Panther Racing last week in Phoenix, young American J.R. Hildebrand will be confirmed as the official driver for the team in 2011 while Chip Ganassi has called a Thursday press conference to confirm Graham Rahal and Charlie Kimball on a new team.
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Scott Speed followed up on a twitter tweet by suing his former NASCAR team, Red Bull Racing, for six and one-half million dollars.
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Travis Geisler, who had been Sam Hornish, Jr's crew chief on the No. 77 Dodge, has been named Competition Director responsible for coordinating all of Penske Racing's NASCAR racing teams.
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Volkswagen desperately wants to prevent thieves from stealing navigation systems in their customers' vehicles, so they came up with this innovative ''navigation lock''.
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Caterham Cars, a retro-looking sports car manufacturer from England, will introduce a new model that is set to mark the beginning of a new era for the company.
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Skoda France has produced this three-minute exciting video that recaps the action from the race of the Andros Trophy ice racing series held in Andorra.
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Karim-Antoine Habib is leaving Mercedes-Benz and returning to BMW where he started his career. Following an absence of two years, the newly-promoted Habib will become Head of Exterior Design according to a press release by the Bavarian automaker.
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Two studies by Lex Autolease, the UK's largest car rental company, suggest that hybrids will outnumber gasoline-powered vehicles by 2020.
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MINI created a Facebook contest for its new Countryman crossover, and the winner will get to drive one for a year. To promote the contest, festive holiday elves were sent out in the cold to show people the Facebook page and encourage them to sign up.
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Mercedes-Benz Canada today announced that it has further enhanced its highly successful national Mercedes-Benz Driving Academy for 2011 by adding all-new, full-day Winter Driving Academy sessions that will begin in early January. In addition, the company is also pleased to add new cities and several dates to the already extensive pan-Canadian course roster planned for next year.
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