How can our local automotive producers compete on a so called level playing field when 1 weeks wages in Australia is equal to 4 weeks in China / India, this is the level playing field we are expected to compete against. Mr Button has passed on, (god rest his soul), but his legacy has ruined [...]
Earlier this week, J.D. Power and Associates lowered its U.S. forecast, saying it expects automakers will sell 13.6 million vehicles this year, down 16 percent from 16.1 million vehicles in 2007.
It was more than four years ago, but Althoff football coach Glenn Schott still remembers the first time he ever saw Jason Ford run with the football. Schott had heard the stories about Ford, a highly touted football player who attended Emge Junior High. Now Schott was about to see for himself.
Email to a friend Printer friendly Font: * * * * Auto production in Canada has become more expensive for Ford, General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC as the Canadian dollar gained 15.6 percent against the U.S. currency this year. The manufacturers will bargain with the CAW a year after receiving wage and benefit [...]
* Rail Car and Haul-away Test ‘“ Perhaps the most unexpected, Ford even puts transit systems to the test. To ensure vehicles arrive at dealerships throughout the country in top condition, Ford simulates how different chassis components hold up while tied down during shipping on trains and trucks. The Rail Car Simulator replicates the [...]
