Tops in Vehicle SatisfactionNissan models are big winners in this

Tops in Vehicle Satisfaction
Nissan models are big winners in this annual vehicle satisfaction study.
Editors of MSN Autos

Delphi, UAW Locked in Wage War (NPR)
Auto parts maker Delphi is demanding unprecedented wage cuts from the United Auto Workers. The company filed for bankruptcy recently, and now the union must choose between drastic cuts or a strike.

Auto parts churn out at 20-year-old Ryobi Die Casting (The Indianapolis Star)
As the second shift entered its last few hours after dusk one day this month, a robotic arm poured bubbling aluminum into a mold. Other machines punched holes into the cooled metal, and workers filed and inspected transmission casings and other auto parts.

SDK Doubles Production Capacity of Single Morundum - Fused Alumina Abrasives for Precision Processing of Auto Parts (Japan Corporate News)
Tokyo, Japan, Oct 19, 2005 - (JCN Newswire)Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has doubled its production capacity of Single Morundum - titania-doped fused alumina abrasives used in grinding stones for hard materials - from 2,000 tons to 4,000 tons per year.

New Jeep Concepts
Two concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto show, provide a peek into the future of DaimlerChrysler's Jeep brand.
Editors of MSN Autos

Lowest-Priced New Vehicles for 2006
Low price doesn't mean skimping on safety equipment anymore; some lowest-priced new cars include six standard airbags.
Ann Job

Firefighters battle tire blaze (The Star Press)
MUNCIE - City firefighters on Saturday evening fought a tire blaze at Northwest Auto and Truck Parts, 3100 N. Buckles Ave. Authorities said they believed between 2,500 and 3,000 used tires were at the scene of the blaze, although not all were burned.

New fully automatic car wash machine in Iran (IranMania.com)
LONDON, October 23 (IranMania) - Fully automatic car wash machine ?Auto Jet? is a turning point in the traditional car wash system in Iran, noted Afshin Kalishadi chairman of the Christ Company Representative Office in Iran, MNA reported.

Hybrids Are Hot
Automakers that used to downplay the viability of gasoline-electric hybrids are now embracing them.
Ann Job