Ford, GM, Chrysler to update Midwest factories, add jobs

Ford, GM, Chrysler to update Midwest factories, add jobs Growing again after years of downsizing, General Motors and Chrysler announced more plans Thursday to renovate plants and restore Rust Belt jobs to build a new generation of cars. And Ford Motor earlier this week announced plans for investment and new jobs at four plants in […]

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Hurricane Otto forms in the Atlantic

Hurricane Otto forms in the Atlantic Otto has reached hurricane strength over the Atlantic on a path that’s expected to take it farther out to sea. Hurricane Otto has maximum sustained winds Friday near 75 mph. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says some additional strengthening is expected but Otto is forecast to weaken […]

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Germany’s Cash-for-Clunkers Black-Market Scandal

As the U.S. jumps on board the cash-for-clunkers bandwagon, the Obama Administration would do well to pay attention to what is happening in Hamburg’s sprawling harbor. The seaport city is one of the busiest ports in the world: nearly every car — new or used — passes through its docks on the way out of Germany.

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What Happens to Clunkers Consumers Trade In?

The government estimates 240,000 vehicles have already sputtered off the roads and into dealers’ lots as part of the federal government’s cash-for-clunkers program, in which consumers receive a subsidy of up to $4,500 when they trade in their older, less efficient cars for new models.

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