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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Despite now searching for a 2011 employer, promising rookie Nico Hulkenberg made fewer mistakes than any of his competitors this year.
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The official video of the highlights of the 2010 Formula 1 season has been released and shown for the first time during the prize-giving gala of the FIA held last weekend in Monaco.
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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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It is not right to say Michael Schumacher's return to formula one this year was a failure, his former championship rival Jacques Villeneuve insists.
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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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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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The new rule emerged as, late on Monday, the FIA published the full sporting and technical regulations for next season.
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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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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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The boss of the Renault F1 Team, Eric Boullier explains the recent involvement of Lotus Cars with the Renault Formula 1 organization.
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When the Mazda5 first appeared in 2006, it was the sole inhabitant of its category, since it really didn't have any direct competitors. Although vehicles of its type were popular in Asia, the Mazda5 was the first to introduce a compact, 3-row, fuel-efficient vehicle in North America. Since then, it's been joined by the Kia Rondo, with others like Ford Grand C-Max and the Chevrolet Orlando on the way.
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