Annual AAA Study Shows Driving Costs Average 52.2 Cents Per Mile   29 Mar 2006 14:40 GMT
The 2006 edition of AAA’s Your Driving Costs study shows the overall average cost of owning and operating a passenger vehicle is 52.2 cents per mile, which equals $7,834 per year based on 15,000 miles of driving. AAA’s estimate of driving costs for 2006 is not directly
Source: CarKB

Autos Are Most Recycled Consumer Product   29 Mar 2006 14:38 GMT
Automobiles are the most recycled consumer products in the world today. Each year, 95 percent of retired autos are processed for recycling. Everything from floor mats and instrument panels to upholstery, aluminum and steel can be recycled for use in a new automobile or another consumer
Source: CarKB

GM cuts hundreds of salaried employees   29 Mar 2006 14:36 GMT
Reuters reported that GM cut several hundred salaried jobs on Tuesday in its initial effort to reduce its U.S. white-collar work force by about 2,500 this year.  The affected employees were asked to leave the company immediately. The latest job cuts were first announced last
Source: CarKB

Mitsubishi Motors To Reveal The All-New 2007 Outlander SUV   29 Mar 2006 14:31 GMT
Mitsubishi will reshape the image of a sporty crossover SUV at the 2006 New York International Auto Show with the introduction of the all-new 2007 Mitsubishi Outlander. 2007 Outlander The all-new 2007 Mitsubishi Outlander is on the leading edge of versatility, technology, and
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Q&A: Nissan CIO reshapes automaker’s IT   29 Mar 2006 14:00 GMT
Nissan North America Vice President and CIO Robert Greenberg is reshaping his company’s IT operations in a dramatic way: He’s bringing some previously outsourced functions back in-house, multi-sourcing other operations and hiring new workers as the company makes a move from L.A. to Nashville.

Source: Computerworld

America's Most Polluted Cities   29 Mar 2006 07:00 GMT
Tough new regulations aim to choke off ozone and particle pollutants emitted by cars and trucks. The goal? Cutting a scourge in the sky that puts up to 152 million Americans at risk. From Forbes.com.
Source: wired.com

At G.M.'s Helm or Going Under?   29 Mar 2006 04:00 GMT
Rick Wagoner, the chairman and chief executive of General Motors, is under pressure to save the company and his job.
Source: NY Times

U.S. Said Ready to Tighten Its Mileage Rules for Trucks   29 Mar 2006 04:00 GMT
The Transportation Department will announce a fuel economy standard that will differ in how it categorizes vehicles.
Source: NY Times

Unions Reject Delphi Wage Proposal   29 Mar 2006 04:00 GMT
Unions representing nearly all hourly workers at the Delphi Corporation rejected the company's latest proposed wage and benefit cuts.
Source: NY Times

G.M. Will Also Restate Results for Its Finance Unit   29 Mar 2006 04:00 GMT
General Motors said that it would restate several years worth of results for its financing arm, the General Motors Acceptance Corporation.
Source: NY Times