5 hrs ago | Business North
$200 million Boswell 3 upgrade begins 2nd construction season
“In response to the regulations, we've taken a somewhat proactive approach and come up with a comprehensive plan to address the issues”
Minnesota Power has begun a second season of construction at its Clay Boswell electric generating plant in northern Minnesota. via Business North
21 hrs ago | WBNS
Thursday | Turkish Daily News
Retail sales in US decline 0.2 pct
“Even gasoline stations rang up lower sales in a month that saw gasoline prices spike. Did everyone start taking the bus?”
U.S. retail sales declined 0.2 percent in April, as consumers put a brake on purchases of fuel-guzzling sport utility vehicles, a government report showed Tuesday. via Turkish Daily News
Wednesday | The Patent Trader
West Nyack Saturn among dealerships fined by state for misleading advertising
“It's become an unfortunate cliche that many car dealers' advertising has become wrought with wordy exceptions, minute qualifiers and misleading information”
The state Attorney General has fined Saturn of West Nyack and three other Hudson Valley area automobile dealerships for making misleading claims in their advertising. via The Patent Trader
Wednesday May 14 | WEHT
Evansville Car Dealer Tries New Promotion to Battle Gas Costs
Wednesday May 14 | Love 94 - WLVE - 93.9 FM
High gas prices isn't the only thing driving people out of their SUV's. New reports show the slowdown in sales started before all the sticker shock at the pump. via Love 94 - WLVE - 93.9 FM
Tuesday May 13 | Lansing State Journal
GM strike starting to hit some customers
“The strike is making many other potential Enclave buyers deal with the very same choices I've had to mull over the past few weeks.”
Dealers and car buyers are starting to feel the pain of a strike at General Motors Corp's Lansing Delta Township plant that is nearly a month old. via Lansing State Journal
Tuesday May 13 | Seeking Alpha
Analysts Weigh in on Sirius Following Earnings
RBC, Cowen, and Merrill Lynch issued reports Tuesday on Sirius Satellite Radio . via Seeking Alpha
Tuesday May 13 | Bloomberg.com - Asia
Nissan Forecasts 30% Decline in Profit as U.S. Car Sales Drop, Yen Gains
Nissan Motor Co. , Japan's third- largest automaker, forecast the biggest drop in net income in nine years because of a stronger yen and weaker demand in the U.S., its most profitable market. via Bloomberg.com - Asia
Tuesday May 13 | CBS 5
Calif. Air Regulator Defends Auto Emissions Plan
“We're not talking about pushing beyond the limits of what the industry can do”
A top California regulator defended her state's work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from new vehicles Monday, contending it would push the auto industry to innovate without limiting what consumers can ... via CBS 5







