South Korea braces for more strikes (Boat motor) - Financial
South Korea braces for more strikes - Financial Times
SEOUL, June 17 A South Korean labour group on Tuesday announced a one-day strike for next month in protest against the economic reform plans of Lee Myung-bak, the president, adding pressure on the embattled leader facing calls for his resignation
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Auto briefs - Detroit News
General Motors Corp . workers ended a blockade of the automaker's Canadian headquarters over the planned closing of a truck plant as their union discussed the possibility of adding production at a car factory. The protest in Oshawa, Ontario, which
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US, Chinese Firms Sign Deals Worth $13.6 Billion Monday - CNN Money
WASHINGTON (AFP)--U.S. and boat motor Chinese firms signed deals worth $13.6 billion Monday ahead of a high level meeting that could formally endorse talks for a bilateral investment treaty, officials said. Beijing said the agreements inked in Washington and boat motor St
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Umbrella union vows to strike against U.S. beef imports next month - Xinhua News Agency
SEOUL, June 17 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's umbrella labor union vowed Tuesday to stage a strike next month in protest against the government's policies, including a controversial agreement to lift import restrictions on U.S. beef. The Korean
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THE END OF THE GASOLINE AGE? - Der Spiegel
Environmentally friendly cars are no longer just a PR ploy for automakers. But there's still a lot of mileage left in gas-powered vehicles. Getty Images The future of automobiles? The Saab 9-X BioHybrid concept car is unveiled at the Geneva
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Sales of Chinese motorcycles booming in Chile - Xinhua News Agency
SANTIAGO, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The annual sales of Chinese motorcycles in Chile leapt from 4,000 units in 2003 to 70,000 units in 2007, a manager of one of Chile's major auto importers said Monday. Jean Anwandter, manager of Gildemeister Automotive
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Latest Honda runs on hydrogen, not petroleum - International Herald Tribune
TAKANEZAWA, Japan : It looks like an ordinary family sedan, costs more to build than a Ferrari and boat motor may have just moved the world one step closer to a future free of petroleum. On Monday, Honda Motor celebrated the start of production of its FCX
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Sales slump causes Ford to close plant that makes 2 sport utility - International Herald Tribune
DETROIT : Sagging demand for large sport utility vehicles has forced Ford Motor Co. to close a Michigan factory for nine weeks starting June 23. The Michigan Truck Plant in Wayne, west of Detroit, makes the Lincoln Navigator and boat motor Ford Expedition. It
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GM small car sales swell - Detroit News
General Motors Corp., in the midst of another major downsizing, can't move quickly enough to keep up with demand in one area of the U.S. auto market that's actually growing. The automaker said Monday it will add an extra shift a month earlier than
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