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Ford Invests $155M in Engine Plant to Support New 3.7L V-6 for Mustang

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The investment and jobs at Ford’s Cleveland Engine Plant No. Ford’s $155 million investment there includes $121 million in manufacturing investment at the plant and $34 million for launch and engineering. Sixty new jobs have been added to the plant to support the new engine. Tags: Brief.

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University of Michigan Report Finds Focus on Fuel Economy Would Be Very Profitable for Detroit 3; Says Rapid, Wide-Reaching Change in Business Models Required for Turnaround

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per gallon (a price not seen since 1999); extremely low consumer response to fuel costs relative to vehicle prices; and direct manufacturing costs (materials and labor) that are more than twice the estimates used by McManus and Kleinbaum and three-to-four times National Research Council estimates (adjusted for inflation). UMTRI-2009-26).

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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Here, Steve Jobs introduced the Apple II, with a price tag of US $1,298 (about $5,800 today), while rival Commodore unveiled its PET. Apple cofounder Steve Jobs unveiled the Apple II at the West Coast Computer Faire in April 1977. In the fall of 1980, Lowe moved on to a new job at IBM, so Estridge was now in charge.

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LG Chem to establish new electrolyte production plant in Michigan

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LG Chem was awarded one of Michigan’s first-in-the-nation battery cell manufacturing credits, as well as a US Department of Energy grant of $151.4 This trip to South Korea is the governor’s 12 th and likely final overseas investment mission since 2004. Tags: Brief. million to support its Michigan operations.

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The New General Motors Launches; Lutz Unretiring

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The four brands will offer a total of 34 nameplates by 2010, compared to old GM’s total of 48 in 2008 and 63 in 2004. And we appreciate the fact that we now have the tools to get the job done. Tags: Market Background Vehicle Manufacturers. Fritz Henderson.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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Renergie was formed for the initial purpose of raising capital to develop, construct, own and operate a decentralized network of ten modular-designed small advanced biofuel manufacturing facilities (SABMFs) in the parishes of the State of Louisiana which were devastated by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. ]. Donovan, CEO of Renergie, Inc.