25 Jul 2008 at 4:58am All the best-intentioned cost-cutting at Ford Motor Co. couldn't take on $4-a-gallon gas, dealership lots overflowing with unsold SUVs and pickups, tight credit and the increasingly skittish U.S. consumer. Ford posted an $8.7-billion loss in the ...
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25 Jul 2008 at 4:51am Despite the rising price of aviation fuel, Angel Flight pilots continue to shuttle Vineyarders back and forth to Hyannis, Boston and afar for necessary medical appointments. The price of fuel comes out of the pilots? pockets, but still they are ...
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25 Jul 2008 at 4:37am Country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki is turning to a 'Uniq' way to give further impetus to its oldest brand M800, with plans of launching a limited edition of the car. Christened 'M800 Uniq', the new car will come at an extra cost of Rs 5,200 ...
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25 Jul 2008 at 3:25am The expensive new car -- complete with a hands-free cell phone and global positioning satellite system -- that was purchased by the state for Education Commissioner John Draud will be sold on eBay. But Draud, who said he plans to bid on the car, said ...
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25 Jul 2008 at 1:02am When their motors are fried or their wheels are worn out or they're just dirty, PATCO's 121 rail cars get a trip to the end of the line in Lindenwold, where 90 mechanics and craftsmen restore them to working order. Because the fleet is so old (75 ...
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23 Jul 2008 at 5:00am WOLFSBURG (Thomson Financial) - Volkswagen AG (other-otc: VLKAF.PK - news - people ) said first-half operating profit jumped 21.8 percent to 3.434 billion euros on the back of cost cuts as well as a continued efficiency drive and as second-quarter ...
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23 Jul 2008 at 2:44am July 23 (Bloomberg) -- PSA Peugeot Citroen , Europe's second-biggest carmaker, said first-half profit rose 49 percent, exceeding analysts' estimates, on cost cuts and buoyant demand for its new 308 compact and 207 small car. Net income advanced to ...
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