Buyout a mixed deal for UAW (Detroit News) The United

Buyout a mixed deal for UAW (Detroit News)
The United Auto Workers union has secured a range of buyout deals for tens of thousands of workers facing an uncertain future at General Motors Corp. and Delphi Corp. But the union can take little comfort from the three-way accord signed Wednesday that paves the way for a dramatic downsizing of the domestic auto industry.

Cotton Street Chain Doesn't Forget the Neighborhood: Indian Immigrants Who

Cotton Street Chain Doesn't Forget the Neighborhood: Indian Immigrants Who Own Three Stores in a Seven-Block Area in (RedNova)
By Christopher Hinz, Reading Eagle, Pa. Mar. 19--There might seem a vast cultural chasm between operating three food stores on Cotton Street and running an auto-parts business in New Delhi, India.

Xinhua Far East Downgrades Shanghai Automotive Co. Ltd from A- to BBB+ Issuer Rating, Rating Outlook Changed from (The Auto Channel)
HONG KONG, March 20 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Xinhua Far East China Ratings today downgraded Shanghai Automotive Co. Ltd ("Shanghai Auto" or "the Company", SH A 600104) from an A- to a BBB+ domestic currency issuer credit rating. The rating outlook also was changed from stable to negative.

Land Rover's 'Green' TechnologyThe Land_e was one of the most

Land Rover's 'Green' Technology
The Land_e was one of the most unusual concept debuts at the Geneva Motor Show, but potentially one of the most significant.
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Cadaver 'cutting' reminded insider of auto chop shop (NorthJersey.com)
The first time Kevin Vickers removed a spine from a cadaver, he said, it took two hours. But "Dr. Mike's" guys could tear one out in about five minutes -- ripping though flesh and bone with electric saws and claiming the parts like auto thieves in a chop shop, he said.