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	Automaker Rankings 2007
		Automaker Rankings 2007: The Environmental Performance of Car Companies analyzes the bottom-line environmental performance of eight companies, which together account for 96 percent of cars and trucks sold in the United States—the world’s largest vehicle market.
		The average across all eight automakers is defined as a score of 100 and lower scores indicate less pollution.
		Automakers need a strong signal that consumers care about the environmental impact of their vehicle choices.
	www.ucsusa.org /clean_vehicles/vehicles_health/automaker-rankings-2007.html (638 words)

	NYcars.com is New York Cars - Automakers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		The NYcars.com Automakers section is where you will be able to find detailed information about the automaker you select including links the automaker's consumer and corporate resources, a bit about their background and history, and contact information for the automaker's consumer services.
		, we are still preparing resources for many of the automakers and we do not expect to have information available for every automaker until later this month.
		In the mean time where the complete information is not available, you will find links to each automaker as well as the Related Resources described below.
	www.nycars.com /automakers (220 words)

	Ford great-grandson will run automaker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Bill Ford, as he prefers to be called, acknowledged the significance of his family's return to the chairmanship of the global automaker.
		The appointment of Ford and Nasser to run the world's second-largest automaker was no surprise, but the timing of Trotman's retirement was a year ahead of what the industry expected.
		It was a similar combination of an experienced executive and a young Ford family member running the automaker, Lewis said.
	www.chron.com /content/chronicle/business/98/09/12/ford.2-0.html (416 words)

	Automaker Recalls Defective Seat Warmers - Target 5 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		CHICAGO -- An automaker that was the subject of a Target 5 report has issued a recall of defective seat heaters that could cause fires.
		Target 5's Lisa Parker reported on Wednesday that drivers of vehicles made by Daimler-Chrysler were being burned by their seat heaters, which overheated.
		The automaker said it received 32 complaints, involving some fires and injuries.
	www.nbc5.com /target5/9407111/detail.html (316 words)

	Toyota on track to surpass GM as No. 1 automaker - The Boston Globe
		The Japanese automaker surpassed Ford Motor Co. in terms of vehicle sales in 2003.
		Nissan Motor Co., Japan's second-largest automaker, said global vehicle production fell for a ninth month in September, dropping 12.5 percent to 274,788 vehicles.
		Nissan said output in the United States fell 18.9 percent last month from a year ago to 60,600 units, largely due to the changeover of the 2007 Altima model.
	www.boston.com /business/globe/articles/2006/10/25/toyota_on_track_to_surpass_gm_as_no_1_automaker/?rss_id=Boston (460 words)

	Toyota Expects to Be World's No. 1 Automaker Next Year - washingtonpost.com
		Toyota said yesterday that it was on track to become the world's largest automaker next year, dethroning General Motors and underlining how far auto manufacturing has fallen from its once-pivotal place in America's economy and politics.
		The Japanese automaker's potential dominance will sharpen the spotlight on the industry's problems when Congress reconvenes in January.
		The clout of Japanese automakers has steadily grown in Washington as their factories have sprung up in the South.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/22/AR2006122200020.html?referrer=email (743 words)

	Definition of automaker - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
		Learn more about "automaker" and related topics at Britannica.com
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	www.m-w.com /cgi-bin/dictionary?va=automaker (26 words)

	U.S.-based Automaker Case Study \| eds.com
		This U.S.-based automaker wanted a robust CRM solution to support increasing numbers of customer contacts via phone, Web, e-mail and other channels.
		After evaluating the automaker's existing business processes and technologies, EDS selected Siebel's Automotive Call Center software to implement, tailoring it to our client's needs.
		The new solution has cut average handle time by 35 percent, reduced after-call work times by 28 percent, and shaved about 40 seconds off each incoming call.
	www.eds.com /services/casestudies/us_automaker.aspx (138 words)

	Automaker - Worldnews Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		> Automakers seek big cuts in labor costs DETROIT - Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. have more at stake than usual as they begin their traditional talks with United Auto Workers: cutting labor costs may be key to their survival.
		The president of the United Auto Workers said his union is not in the mood to make concessions during contract talks with US-based automakers who say they need cost cuts to stay in business.
		DETROIT (AP) Meet to bring labour cost parity with Japan automakers Contract talks between the United Auto Workers (UAW) and General Motors (GM), the nation's largest vehicle manufacturer, got under way yesterday, and the UAW's president said the...
	www.worldnews.com /automaker (805 words)

	Amazon.com: automaker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Put the brakes on runaway--vehicle defenses: automakers may have a seemingly logical defense in sudden-acceleration cases, but plaintiffs injured in these...
		Unlocking the door to automaker databases: using the discovery rules and helpful case law, you can gain valuable electronic information that defendants...
		Automakers have long dreamed of building assembly plants that don't need expensive, emissions-intensive paint shops.
	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=automaker&tag=lexico&index=blended&link_code=qs&page=1 (510 words)

	Automaker Summary
		In 2000, Asian factories assembled 18 million four-wheel vehicles, 30 percent of the world output of 58 million units; Asian firms also accounted for another 6 million units made outside their home market, primarily in the United States and England.
		Automakers or automobile manufacturers are companies that design and manufacture automobiles.
		Most of them are based in Germany, Japan, South Korea, India, China, or the United States.
	www.bookrags.com /Automaker (212 words)

	Pasco: Automaker sued in fatal crash
		But in a lawsuit filed last week in circuit court against DaimlerChrysler on behalf of Crawford's family, Miami attorney Robert Brown III is demanding a jury trial, claiming wrongful death, negligence and willful and wanton misconduct by the automaker.
		Court records show the automaker has not yet been served a copy of the complaint.
		He pleaded no contest in August 2000 to felony charges of leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in death and caused injuries.
	www.sptimes.com /News/112101/Pasco/Automaker_sued_in_fat.shtml (371 words)

	USATODAY.com - EPA, Ford settle complaint against automaker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		DETROIT (AP) The Environmental Protection Agency and Ford Motor Co. (F) said Tuesday they have settled an administrative complaint against the automaker related to waste products from its painting process at 14 plants, including two in Kentucky.
		Under the agreement, the nation's No. 2 automaker will pay a $244,000 fine related to alleged hazardous waste violations and will ensure that the facilities adhere to EPA regulations.
		The complaint is part of an effort by the EPA to enforce waste regulations industrywide, agency spokeswoman Karen Thompson said.
	www.usatoday.com /money/autos/2003-02-18-ford_x.htm (303 words)

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		WASHINGTON, DC, December 9, 2004 (ENS) - Honda increased its lead over its competitors in the biennial race for the title of greenest automaker, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) announced Tuesday at a Washington press conference as it presented leaders of Honda with the "2004 Greenest Automaker" award.
		The report is intended to encourage consumers to purchase the cleanest, most fuel efficient car or truck that meets their needs.
		When all else is equal between two vehicles, the rankings allow consumers to use their purchasing power to reward the better overall automaker.
	www.climateark.org /shared/reader/welcome.aspx?linkid=37170 (753 words)

	Automaker Audi Implements Linux - Enterprise Applications - Network Computing
		Soon, true believers who are in the market for cars may feel inclined to buy Audis as a demonstration of their faith.
		That's because the German automaker is using a cluster of Linux-on-Intel systems to simulate parts and design factory tooling for its next-generation chassis.
		U.S. automakers have been known to construct their systems around the requirements of CAD (computer-aided design) tools, for example.
	www.networkcomputing.com /showitem.jhtml?articleID=17501943 (794 words)

	Nightly Business Report . Search \| PBS
		South” series… Will the trend of foreign automaker investment in the...
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		have on the future of the struggling automaker.
	www.pbs.org /nbr/info/search.html?q=Automaker&filter=0 (267 words)

	Automaker Goes 'Digital' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		The initiative is an attempt to simulate the entire production process -- from initial drawings of facilities to final functioning assembly lines -- "before one brick is put in the ground," said Susan J. Unger, CIO at DaimlerChrysler.
		The Digital Factory plan comes two years after the automaker launched a similar initiative called Fast Car, also based on Dassault's technology, to speed up its vehicle design work.
		The Digital Factory strategy is similar to design automation efforts that are being undertaken by other major automakers, including General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp., said Jack Maynard, an analyst at Aberdeen Group Inc. in Boston.
	www.computerworld.com /printthis/2002/0,4814,76308,00.html (544 words)

	Toyota Takes Position as Number One Automaker - Auto News Feature - Motor Trend
		Toyota made $3.2 billion in the last quarter, a bit less in dollars than the loss GM recorded (which was mostly the result of paying off workers who took early retirement to help the automaker cut employment levels).
		And now that Toyota has passed Ford as the number-two automaker in America (for one month, at least) and analysts are predicting it could pass GM for first place worldwide this year, it's suffering some bad publicity, kind of like Wal-Mart about the time it passed Sears as the nation's number-one retailer.
		No matter what their rankings, the Big Three or four or five automakers playing in the U.S. had better get used to the idea that no one company will hold as much as 20-percent market share here.
	www.motortrend.com /features/editorial/112_news060810_toyota_number_one_automaker (692 words)

	Indian automaker looks to enter U.S. market - CNN.com
		DETROIT (Reuters) -- Indian automaker Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd.is looking to enter the U.S. market and has signed an agreement with independent distributor Global Vehicles U.S.A. Inc., a spokesman for the distributor said on Monday.
		Mahindra plans to launch two vehicles, a pickup truck and a sports utility vehicle called the Scorpio, in the United States in 2008, spokesman Tom Persons of Alpharetta, Georgia-based Global Vehicles told Reuters.
		But it is among the smaller automakers in the global market.
	www.cnn.com /2006/AUTOS/11/14/indian_suv/index.html (330 words)

	Contact an Automaker - MSN Autos
		Talking directly with an automaker can sometimes be the most effective way of tracking down the information you're after.
		Most automakers have a customer service department designed to respond to customer inquiries.
		Or click the automaker name to go directly to their Web site for additional information.
	autos.msn.com /advice/article.aspx?contentid=9441 (152 words)

	People's Daily Online -- Chinese automaker denies copying Fiat designs
		The Italian auto giant Fiat is considering legal action against the Hebei-based company, alleging the Peri, which debuted in the Beijing Auto Show in November, resembles the Fiat Panda.
		Great Wall Motor is not the first Chinese automaker to be involved in a copyright dispute with foreign companies.
		The company is one of the few Chinese automakers that develops and produces its own models rather than manufacturing foreign brands under licence.
	english.people.com.cn /200612/16/eng20061216_333074.html (321 words)

	AutoMaker
		With AutoMaker functionality, there are several ways to research new cars.
		Below are instructions for both Association Enhanced Site and Independent clubs that want to implement additional links on their web site.
		The AutoMaker functionality is available in French for CAA clubs.
	stager.aaa.com /AAA/OnlineHelp/AutoMaker.htm (187 words)

	Carpages.ca - BMW Canada is First Automaker with BlackBerry Address Book Integration
		If you don't happen to have one of the new 8700 models then it is possible to connect through to BMW Assist with address integration being available via a free software upgrade to BlackBerry handheld code v4.1.
		The BlackBerry announcement follows another world first that came late in 2002; BMW being the world's first automaker to offer Bluetooth compatibility in the automobile segment.
		It should be noted that BMW Assist is now available in every Canadian BMW model, and comes standard with the 5 Series, 6 Series, 7 Series and X5 4.8is, and optional on 3 Series, Z4, X3, X5 3.0i, X5 4.4i for $1,100.
	www.carpages.ca /go/autonews/12242005,bmw_canada_is_first_automaker_with_blackberry_address_book_integration.aspx (628 words)

	Bankrupt British Automaker Is Bought by Nanjing of China - New York Times
		LONDON, July 22 (AP) - Administrators for the MG Rover Group, the bankrupt British automaker, said Friday that it has been bought by Nanjing Automobile of China.
		The announcement ended months of speculation about the future of Rover, the country's last major automaker, but also raised questions about how much production Nanjing would retain in Britain - and how many jobs would be affected.
		PricewaterhouseCoopers, which took over administration of Rover when the automaker filed for bankruptcy in April, said Nanjing had bought the assets of both MG Rover Group and its engine-producing subsidiary, Powertrain Ltd.
	www.nytimes.com /2005/07/23/business/worldbusiness/23rover.html?ex=1279771200&en=c2461044b67ec971&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss (511 words)

	BankNet 360 - Automaker Uses Ford Credit as Collateral (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		For the first time in the automaker’s 103-year history, Ford Motor has had to offer up major parts of the company as collateral for $18.5 billion worth of financing to fund restructuring efforts.
		Ford Motor lending division Ford Credit, the automaker’s patented blue-oval nameplate, and Volvo operations were just three of the properties it used to secure the loan.
		Another $4.5 billion will be raised through unsecured bonds slated to convert into stock, raising the total amount borrowed by Ford to $23 billion.
	www.banknet360.com /news/NewsAbstract.do?na_id=6661&service_id=1&bi_id= (139 words)

	GM, Delphi, UAW set deal for troubled automaker to cut costs - Mar. 22, 2006
		NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - General Motors is offering hourly workers as much as $140,000 each to leave the troubled automaker as it extends its push to cut labor costs and put an end to billions of dollars in losses.
		GM (Research) announced the agreement with the United Auto Workers union Wednesday, though it did not give the details of the offer extended to all of its 113,000 U.S. hourly employees.
		They have said the agreement with Delphi as well as an agreement with the UAW to cut its own labor costs were keys to return to the fl.
	money.cnn.com /2006/03/22/news/companies/gm_delphi/index.htm (1702 words)

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