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Car sales booming on Brand
Traffic is moving on the Brand Boulevard of Cars, as local auto dealers say national sales numbers for major manufacturers are an accurate reflection of what they are seeing in showrooms.
"Not since January of 2008 have we had this strong a month," said...Tags: Buick, Elections, GMC, Hybrid Vehicles, Acura
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Immigration: A wider better welcome mat
As an immigrant and an engineer, I know the magnetic pull that the United States exerts on anyone who dreams of a career in science. From the time I watched NASA technicians on television during the first lunar landing in 1969, I resolved to get the...
Tags: University of California, Irvine, NASA, Migration, Students, Personal Data Collection
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Transmission engineers are shifting to higher gears
Automakers are spending billions of dollars to squeeze efficiency from a car part most people never think twice about — the transmission. Over the next five years, many new vehicles will have transmissions with up to 10 speeds, replacing the...
Tags: Chrysler, Dodge, Science and Technology, Ford, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Local lawsuit against Ford Motor Co. dismissed
A federal court judge dismissed Chesapeake-based Priority Auto Group Inc.'s lawsuit against Ford Motor Co., the Virginian-Pilot reported. Priority sued Ford in August last year when Ford rejected the company’s application to become a Ford dealer....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, Justice System, Trials
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The Harbor Report: Digging Doug's work on the harbor
As I work my way around the harbor each week, I always look for people I would like to emulate. One such person is Doug West, and I have said this before about Doug and his efforts as chairman of the Newport Beach Harbor Commission. He wants to help and...
Tags: Washington, DC, City Island, Peace Corps, Insider Trading, Michigan State University
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James Tolbert dies at 86; lawyer pressed Hollywood on civil rights
In a Hollywood auditorium, James L. Tolbert tried to induce a room packed with broadcasting and advertising executives to essentially join the civil rights movement in 1963 by pointing out the obvious. "We Negroes watch 'Bonanza' and buy Chevrolets....
Tags: Redd Foxx, Media Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Social Issues
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Review: '10 Buildings That Changed America' is a rewarding tour
The new PBS program "10 Buildings That Changed America" is nothing if not efficient. In a single breezy hour, it moves from Thomas Jefferson to Frank Gehry, racing in a chronological blur past Frank Lloyd Wright, Robert Venturi and a handful of other...
Tags: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, O'Hare International Airport, Architecture, Frank Gehry
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New Centerville RVFD golf scramble at Seven Springs
NEW CENTERVILLE — The New Centerville and Rural Volunteer Fire Department will hold its 26th annual Golf Scramble on May 24 at Seven Springs Mountain Resort. Registration will begin at 10:30 a.m. with lunch available at 11 a.m. and golf begins...Tags: Golf, Sports
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Toyota profit booms
Toyota's quarterly profit more than doubled to 313.9 billion yen ($3.2 billion) as cost cuts and better sales worked with a weakening yen to add momentum to the automaker's comeback. Toyota Motor Corp., which last year reclaimed the title of world's...
Tags: Honda Motor Co., Hyundai, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Natural Disasters, China Earthquake (2010)
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Chrysler profit drops 65 percent
DETROIT - Chrysler's first-quarter profit tumbled 65 percent as shipments of cars and trucks fell while it prepared factories to launch several key new vehicles. The Auburn Hills, Mich., company said Monday that it earned $166 million in the January-...Tags: Fiat S.p.A., Plant Openings, SUVs and Crossovers, Jeep, Chrysler Group LLC
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Mercedes redesigns Sprinter van for 2014 as competition ramps up
Mercedes-Benz is talking up the changes for 2014 for its redesigned Sprinter cargo van as other automakers ramp up to compete in the segment. Mercedes-Benz says the new Sprint is slightly longer, with its radiator grill moved into a more upright and...
Tags: Ford, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche
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Tesla drives California environmental credits to the bank
When Tesla Motors reports its first-ever profit Wednesday, much of the money will come courtesy of the state of California. In its zeal to push electric cars into the market, the state has created a system in which Tesla can make as much as $35,000...
Tags: Consumers, Passenger Cars, Conservation, Environmental Politics, Tesla Motors, Inc.
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