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- What Would a GM Bankruptcy Mean for the UK?
- A GM bankruptcy wouldn't just have repercussions in the U.S., but also in the U.K., where it owns one of the leading British car brands, Vauxhall. ...
- Articles 2009-05-15
- How the UK Lost its Car Manufacturing Industry
- Though it was a blow to national pride, the U.K. has learned to live without a British-owned motor industry. The U.S. could probably do the same. ...
- Articles 2009-05-15
- The Decline of the U.K. Auto Industry
- Though it was a blow to national pride, the U.K. has learned to live without a British-owned motor industry. The U.S. could probably do the same. Protecting the National Psyche Jaguar was acquired by...
- Articles 2009-05-13
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- Life After GM
- No, GM's not going to disappear anytime soon, but whether the company goes into bankruptcy or not, it's going to be a much different and smaller presence. One way or another, you are going to feel the change.As GM goes, so goes the nation, it used to be said. While...
- Articles 2009-05-12
- Advanced P/M materials focus of U.K. meeting. (powder metallurgy)
- The 1995 European Conference on Advanced Powder Metallurgy Materials (EURO PM95), held in Birmingham, U.K., October 23-25, was one of a series of conferences organized by the European Powder Metallurgy Association EPMA featuring specific areas of powder metallurgy. The wide range of topics, from automotive applications...
- Research articles 1996-03-01
- The GM Pension Plan: A $100 Billion Problem Swept Under the Rug
- Five or so years ago, when General Motors was simply financially challenged rather than bankrupt, financial writers joked that GM was in truth a huge pension plan, funded by an automobile operation. It wasn't far off the mark: in 2004, each active worker was outnumbered by 2.5 GM retirees, and...
- Blog posts 2009-06-08
- Michigan Auto Supplier Visteon Halts 401(k) Matches, but Gives Some Raises.
- By Jamie Butters, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 3--Visteon Corp. has joined other major players in the auto industry that are trying to save money by suspending contributions to employee retirement accounts. But the Dearborn auto supplier has also decided...
- Research articles 2001-12-03
- Wells Fargo Q2 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Earnings Call ExcerptWells Fargo & Co. WFC Q2 2007 Earnings Call July 17, 2007 8:00 am ET Executives Bob Strickland - SVP & IR Howard Atkins - Sr. EVP & CFO Presentation Bob Strickland Hello, this is Bob Strickland. Thank you for calling into the Wells Fargo Second Quarter...
- Earnings calls 2007-07-17
- Capital One Financial Corporation Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Craig Maurer - CLSA. Craig Maurer - CLSA A quick question on the U.K. You know, if you go back a number of years, the discussion around the U.K. when the consumer originally started to crack in...
- Earnings calls 2008-10-16
- Ford 2000 calls for more engineering by suppliers. (Ford Motor Co.'s Ford 2000 program)
- 00-00-0000 SUNDERLAND, U.K. - The most prominent example of globalization sweeping the auto industry is the Ford 2000 program. The auto giant is changing its focus from an international to a global organization, Jean Mayer, director of Small and Med 00-00-0000 SUNDERLAND, U.K....
- Research articles 1995-10-12
- Ford's Quality Horrors--and Turnaround--Detailed in Plant Foreman's Book
- Bob Dewar, author of the new book A Savage Factory, was general foreman at the Ford Sharonville transmission plant in Ohio in the 1970s, and says he saw upfront the industry’s ethic of waste and meet-the-quota at all costs, quality be damned. Car and Driver said A...
- Blog posts 2009-10-30
- Tougher Fuel Standards To Drive Big Oil's Exodus From Retail Biz
- President Obama's soon-to-be-announced plan to establish tougher fuel-economy and emissions standards for cars and trucks already has folks busy tabulating the potential affect on the environment, auto industry and consumers. The stricter regulations -- expected to curb tailpipe emissions 30 percent by 2016, as BNET Auto points out -- also will...
- Blog posts 2009-05-18
- Opel Labor Leader Threatens Action Over GM Delay
- BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Opel labor leader Klaus Franz called on General Motors GM to pick a buyer for its European unit this week, and threatened "spectacular measures" if the U.S. group did not make a decision. On Friday GM failed to reach a decision either in favor of the Canadian...
- News items 2009-08-24
- GM May Clarify Opel Plans Within 24 Hours
- FRANKFURT (Reuters UK) - General Motors GM may make clear, within the next 24 hours, whether it wants to keep its European carmaker Opel rather than sell it, a German labour representative said on Tuesday. Armin Schild, IG Metall's leader in the state of Hesse where Opel has its headquarters,...
- News items 2009-08-25
- Destination India: Frost & Sullivan workshop on market opportunities and supplier sourcing strategies.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-25 April 2006-FROST & SULLIVAN: Destination India: Frost & Sullivan workshop on market opportunities and supplier sourcing strategiesC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:25042006 London, U.K. - An expanding middle class, higher disposable incomes and proactive Government policies are underlining the explosive...
- Research articles 2006-04-25
- Game Graphics Company Image Metrics Gets $6.5 Million
- U.K.-based game graphics company Image Metrics has picked up $6.5 million in funding from Saffron Hill Ventures, VentureBeat reports. Image Metrics focuses on making the faces within video games look and move realistically, which has become increasingly important given the advanced graphics capabilities of consoles like the Xbox 360...
- External links 2008-12-16
- Wells Fargo Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
- Earnings Call ExcerptWells Fargo & Company WFC Q3 2008 Earnings Call October 15, 2008 8:30 am ET Executives Bob Strickland - Director, Investor Relations Howard I. Atkins - Chief Financial Officer, Senior Executive Vice President Presentation Bob Strickland Hello, this is Bob Strickland. Thank you for calling into...
- Earnings calls 2008-10-15
- Chrysler to Shut Factories for a Month
- DETROIT — Chrysler said Wednesday that it would close all 30 of its factories for at least one month, starting at the end of this week, in response to plunging vehicle sales in the United States. The company said the plants, which employ 46,000 union workers, would resume production no...
- News items 2009-08-07
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