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1 hr ago | Hell For Leather

Erik Buell quits Harley, founds new company

Looks like the Free Erik Buell t-shirts worked, he's quitting Harley to setup a new company, Erik Buell Racing .

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Related Topix: Buell Motorcycles, Motorcycles, Harley-Davidson Motorcycles, Harley Davidson, East Troy, WI, Milwaukee Metro

5 hrs ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Bill: Harley-Davidson as official Wis. motorcycle

Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson would become the official Wisconsin motorcycle under a bill proposed in the Legislature.

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Related Topix: Harley Davidson, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Government

9 hrs ago | WHAS-TV Louisville

Harley-Davidson's Pa. plant thought likely to stay

A tentative contract agreement between Harley-Davidson and union members at its south-central Pennsylvania plant pledges that the motorcycle maker will stop efforts to relocate the operation to Kentucky.

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Related Topix: Harley-Davidson Motorcycles, Motorcycles, Harley Davidson

14 hrs ago | The Cyprus Weekly

Volkswagen board moves closer to Porsche merger ...

German carmaker Volkswagen AG said Friday its supervisory board had approved certain agreement contracts for the planned merger with German sportscar builder Porsche, taking the companies one step closer to completing the deal.

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18 hrs ago | Motor Age

Autolive to acquire Delphi passive safety assets

Autoliv Inc., an automotive safety manufacturer, will acquire North American airbag, seatbelt and steering wheel assets from Delphi.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Autoliv, Mexico, World News

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Detroit Free Press

Ford Fusion is top car; billionaire buys stock

Ford Motor Co. scored a hat trick on Tuesday. Motor Trend magazine selected the Ford Fusion midsize sedan as its car of the year.

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Related Topix: Ford Motor

Kdka.com

Beshear: Chance To Land Harley Plant 'Diminished'

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Related Topix: Motorcycles, Harley-Davidson Motorcycles, Harley Davidson, Frankfort, KY, US Governors, Steve Beshear, Pittsburgh, PA

The Kneeslider

Harley Davidson Hires Firm to Sell MV Agusta

" Harley-Davidson, Inc. has selected the investment banking firm, BNP Paribas in Milan, to assist Harley-Davidson in the sale of MV Agusta.

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Related Topix: Harley-Davidson Motorcycles, Motorcycles, Harley Davidson

ETruth.com

Wakarusa: Michigan chassis maker buys Utilimaster for $45M

Utilimaster Corp., headquartered in Wakarusa, is being sold to Spartan Motors Inc., for about $45 million in cash.

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Related Topix: Spartan Motors, Charlotte, MI

ForConstructionPros.com

Mack MP Engines Certified for EPA2010

Mack Trucks, Inc. diesel engines have been certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to meet the EPA2010 standard for near-zero emissions.

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Related Topix: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Law, Law

SanLuisObispo.com

TRW Automotive prices $250M worth of debt

Car parts maker TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. said Wednesday that subsidiary TRW Automotive Inc.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Car & Driver

2011 Mazda 2 a " Auto Shows

Mazda will bring its B-segment hatch to the U.S. It had previously been confirmed that our neighbors to the north would be granted Mazdaa s tiniest zoom machine, the Mazda 2. But Jim Oa Sullivan, president and CEO of Mazda North American Operations, confirmed at a recent dealer conference that the little B-segment hatch will in fact be sold in ...

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Related Topix: Mazda

Expressindia

Tata's successor may be an expatriate

Mumbai Industry leader Ratan Tata has said that his successor could be from outside India.

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Related Topix: World News, India, Tata Motors

CIO

Hard Times Aren't Slowing GM's New CIO

Blog GM's new CIO, Terry Kline, looks to continue the progressive IT strategies of his predecessor, Ralph Szygenda, by exploring the use of consumer technologies used by new-car buyers, as well as cloud computing platforms and so-called PCs on a stick.

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Related Topix: GMC GM, GMC, CIO News, Cloud Computing, Science / Technology, iPhone, General Motors

Detroit Free Press

Toyota looking beyond the mats

Federal regulators and Toyota Motor Corp. are discussing whether the automaker needs to fix gas pedals or floor pans in millions of recalled vehicles instead of blaming floor mats, which the automaker had maintained was the source of unintended acceleration cases.

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Related Topix: Toyota Motor, CPU, Science / Technology, Flint, MI, Detroit Metro, Genesee County, MI

Chicago Tribune

Hedge fund run by George Soros takes stake in Ford Motor as it increases US stock holdings

Soros Fund Management LLC, the hedge fund run by billionaire investor George Soros , increased its holdings in U.S. stocks to $6.2 billion from $4.2 billion and bought a stake in Ford Motor Co.

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Related Topix: Ford Motor, Financial Services, Investment Services, Business News

Deseret Morning News

Ford, Volvo earn most safety nods

Ford, Subaru and Volkswagen sit atop the insurance industry's annual list of the safest new vehicles, according to a closely watched assessment used by car companies to lure safety-conscious consumers to showrooms.

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Related Topix: Honda Motor Co

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Today's Trucking

Mack and Volvo revving up for 2010

Mack Trucks and Volvo Trucks North America recently had their diesel engines certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board to meet the near-zero emissions standards which take effect in January 2010.

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Related Topix: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Law, Law, Truckers

WKYC

GM gets tax break to stay in Detroit headquarters

General Motors Co. is promising to keep its headquarters in Detroit in return for expanded state tax credits.

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Related Topix: General Motors, Michigan

Centre Daily Times

Music Review: Pretty Ricky is pretty good

Pretty Ricky, "Pretty Ricky" In this CD cover image released by Bluestar Entertainment, Pretty Ricky's latest release, "Pretty Ricky," is shown.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, R and B

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