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Mitsubishi North America sales drop nearly 42 percent in June
CYPRESS, Calif. (AP) — Mitsubishi Motors North America said Wednesday its sales dropped 41.7 percent in June compared with the same month a year ago, although sales fell at a slower pace than in the previous month. The Japan-based automaker said...Tags: Sales
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Nissan to mass produce electric cars in 2012
Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday its electric vehicles will be affordable, setting sights on the potentially lucrative market with a plan to mass produce zero-emission cars globally from 2012. Japan's No. 3 automaker said it would unveil its first...Tags: Passenger Cars, Nissan Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp., Sales, United States
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Nissan's Ghosn confirms Smyrna plant will make electric vehicles
BusinessWeek.comIt is annual shareholder meeting time in Japan and, after receiving dozens of questions from Nissan investors in Yokohama this morning, CEO Carlos Ghosn answered a few more from reporters. Nissan's plans for electric vehicles dominated the discussion.... -
Plug Me In: Mitsubishi Wants EV Chargers in Parking Lots All Over Japan
Edmunds.comTaking a page from fellow EV-maker Nissan's playbook, Mitsubishi Motors says it will collaborate with local governments and businesses in Japan to install a network of battery chargers that can be used by drivers of its rechargeable electric minicar.... -
A quick look at Chrysler and Fiat
Tribune staffCHRYSLER (founded in 1925) 1964: Buys stock in Rootes Group, maker of Sunbeam 1971: Purchases 25 percent interest in Mitsubishi Motor Corp 1984: Acquires 15.6 percent of Officine Alfieri Maserati 1985: Chrysler and Mitsubishi form join venture Diamond...Tags: Daimler AG
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World's carmakers racing to form alliances
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe breakdown of two of Detroit's Big Three is bringing urgency to the scramble among the world's automakers to forge alliances with former rivals, carve inroads into new markets and shop for well-known brands. The turmoil has led to a flurry of deals...Tags: Hyundai, Sales, Hummer, Lamborghini, Dodge
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Mini E lease program has electric vehicle fans all charged up
LA Times Staff WriterThe future of transportation is now available for lease. In the next few weeks, 450 consumers in California, New York and New Jersey will begin picking up fully electric Mini coupes, charging them at home and using them as their daily commuters for the...Tags: Mini, Tesla, Dining and Drinking, Los Angeles, World War II (1939-1945)
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At Detroit auto show, makers with big problems think small
Tribune NewspapersDETROIT — With the economy crashing, Americans are tightening their belts and automakers are ready to sell them smaller pants. On Sunday at Detroit's auto show, General Motors Corp. revealed the Chevrolet Spark, a tiny two-door hatchback that the...Tags: Mini, Petroleum Industry, Sales, Nissan, Chevrolet
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Electric car for the masses to be made in Southern California
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNorwegian automaker Think Global said Monday it planned to sell low-priced electric cars to the masses and will introduce its first models in the U.S. by the end of next year. The battery-powered Think City will be able to travel up to 110 miles on a...Tags: General Electric Company, Tesla, Nissan Motor Co., Petroleum Industry, Tesla Motors, Inc.
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Road for electric car makers full of potholes
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSan Carlos, Calif. On an overcast Friday in February, about 100 people gathered behind Tesla Motors Inc. headquarters, awaiting the future of transportation. A truck pulled up with a trailer, which disgorged a sleek black electric sports car that...Tags: New Mexico, Corporate Officers, Stock Broking, Tesla, Lotus
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Hiring boss battled clout
Tribune staff reporterA human resources manager brought in to direct hiring at a state agency said he struggled to curb the political muscle that Gov. Rod Blagojevich's patronage office flexed there. A confidential investigation by the governor's own executive inspector...Tags: Texas, Unemployment, Public Employees, Employment, Labor Legislation
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