Lear Corp. wants to tweak its existing structure to make auto seats lighter but still comfortable, rather than come up with all new materials. The company is offering a seat that is 25 percent lighter than current models.
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General Motors Co.'s European Opel-Vauxhall unit signed a restructuring deal today aimed at saving $325 million in annual wage costs.
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A restructuring deal at Opel/Vauxhall unit was signed into effect on Monday, aimed at saving $325 million in annual wage costs.
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Renault is more optimistic about the Russian car market as government scrapping schemes introduced to combat a deep downturn have started to help demand. The Russian market could reach around 1.
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Honda Motor Co. will raise workers' monthly wages after a parts factory strike shut down almost all Chinese production. The workers will receive a 24 percent pay increase to 1,910 yuan ($280 dollars) per month, Honda said.
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Russian metal producers and customers such as automakers have reached a compromise in a dispute over higher prices for steel products after government intervention, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday. "There were heated discussions ...
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Ford Motor Co. offered to fix 236,643 Focus cars in China because of ignition problems, the automaker's largest recall in the country.
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Ford has offered to fix 236,643 Focus cars in China because of ignition problems, the automaker's largest recall in the country.
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Honda Motor Co. will raise workers' monthly wages after a parts factory strike shut down almost all Chinese production. The workers will receive a 24 percent pay increase to 1,910 yuan ($280 dollars) per month, Honda said.
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Summer might not start until June 21, but cookout season begins on Memorial Day weekend. So scrub down your grill and stop by your local meat market: We have an AutoWeek-approved menu sure to fit the bill.
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Most people spend Memorial Day Weekend in the backyard, at a local beach or stuck in traffic. That's all well and good, but you, AutoWeek reader, are not most people.
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Nothing burns gasoline better--or in more irritating fashion--than getting caught in stop-and-go traffic.
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Memorial Day is the first long weekend during which car fans can get out and hit the open road. Whether you want to take an and#8220;I just won the lotteryand#8221; trip or a and#8220;Let's just get outta hereand#8221; trip, AutoWeek has you covered.
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Almost 10 percent of the country is traveling this weekend, and most will be going more than 50 miles. This makes Memorial Day the perfect time to get caught speeding. You may think more cars on the road equals more cover.
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Business advisors to Germany's rescue fund were meeting Monday to discuss whether to recommend extending more than 1 billion euros ($1.23 billion) in loan guarantees to GM's Opel/Vauxhall unit.
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Chrysler Group and General Motors Co. are getting mixed results from arbitration hearings.
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New U.S. marketing chief Joel Ewanick is accelerating the churn of advertising messages at General Motors Co. Ewanick has scrapped Chevrolet's weeks-old print advertising tag line, "Excellence for All."
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As Akio Toyoda climbed the ranks at the automaker his grandfather had founded, many Toyota Motor Corp. managers treated the scion with kid gloves. Not Hiromu Naruse.
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Last year, Nissan Motor Co. changed its American organizational structure, creating a position in the United States to oversee all operations from Canada to Argentina.
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With the current economy the last thing you need is for your vehicle to break down. Whether your driving a reliable car or a busted up
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