CORRECTED-Motorola may sell auto unit:WSJ (Reuters via Yahoo! News) (Corrects in first paragraph to "Motorola Inc." instead of "Motorola Corp.")
More massive auto recalls likely (The State) CONSUMER WATCHCHICAGO As auto manufacturers share parts and designs across more vehicles, they run greater risks of having safety recalls that cover millions of vehicles, such as the one Ford Motor Co. announced last week.
Motorola takes calls for auto unit (CNN Money) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Motorola Corp. has hired J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. to pursue a possible sale of its 5,000-employee automotive-products unit, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
GST collection: 'VIN chip' made mandatory for new cars SOHAIL SARFRAZISLAMABAD (September 15 2005): The Central Board (Business Recorder) ISLAMABAD (September 15 2005): The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has made mandatory the installation of 'vehicle identification number' (VIN) chip in the newly manufactured cars to ensure proper GST collection.
Advance Auto Parts Announces Acquisition of Autopart International, Inc. (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) Advance Auto Parts, Inc. , a leading automotive aftermarket retailer of parts, accessories, batteries, and maintenance items, announced that it has acquired all the stock of Sharon, Mass.-based Autopart International, Inc. in an all-cash transaction that closed today.
Sharing components raises odds of huge auto recalls (Corvallis Gazette Times) CHICAGO As auto manufacturers share parts and designs across more vehicles, they run greater risks of having safety recalls that cover millions of vehicles, such as the one Ford Motor Co. announced Wednesday.
Globes [online] - How do you become a billionaire? Carefully (Globes Online) Mort Mandel sold auto parts and barely made a living until he came up with a brilliant idea: sell people parts they don t have. Sounds simple? Indeed it is. Perseverance and adherence to 10 key rules made Mandel rich.
Assemblers step up fight vs used auto importations (Manila Bulletin) Allowing the entry of imported used motor vehicles into the country will upset existing automotive investors as well as discourage the entry of additional investments into the country, local automotive assemblers and industry stakeholders yesterday warned.
Toyota Trimming Auto-Development Time to 12 Months (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) Sept. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp. aims to slash to one year the time it needs to get new models off the drawing board and into production, a pace analysts say would be the industry's fastest and could save tens of millions of dollars annually.
Motorola may be set to sell its auto unit (Austin American-Statesman) The company's division employs about 1,600 at Seguin plant. CHICAGO Motorola Inc. may be preparing to sell its automotive products division in a move to further focus on its core mobile phone business.
