Chevrolet Parts - Car manufacturing once fit Fort Worth to a Model T
Car manufacturing once fit Fort Worth to a Model T
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Aug 30 3:39 AM
Ford and Chevrolet built plants in 1915 and 1916. One was across from what became Montgomery Ward.Save to My Web
Economy grew more than expected
The News & Observer - Aug 31 12:44 AM
The second quarter had lower inflation and a larger increase in GDP than estimated earlier.Save to My Web
Team notes: California speedway a favorite of many drivers
USA Today - Aug 30 7:50 PM
The Nextel Cup tour finds its way to the California Speedway in Fontana, Calif., for this week’s Sony HD 500. Most of the drivers in the running for this year’s Chase have enjoyed success at the track in the past.Save to My Web
APSO relocating evidence lock-up, motor pool to Airline Highway site
Ascension Citizen - Aug 30 10:15 AM
The parish’s jail facility is not the only operation expanding for the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office, as Sheriff Jeff Wiley is moving part of his office’s dealings to a renovated building on Airline Highway.Save to My Web
Industry report
Detroit Free Press - Aug 30 12:08 AM
The federal government promised nearly $800 million in aid Tuesday to ranchers and farmers stricken by a near-record drought. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced the aid while visiting a ranch in South Dakota, one of the states hardest hit by drought and heat. Farmers are struggling in the Plains, the South and, to a lesser degree, the Upper Midwest.Save to My Web
CANADA: CAW Ford pitch includes Magna car assembly
just-auto - Aug 30 4:17 AM
The Canadian Auto Workers union (CAW) has given a proposal to Ford that could keep an Ontario plant open and have a nearby facility built to supply cars to the automaker, the union’s president told a news agency on Tuesday.Save to My Web
GM’s suit against Goodyear moves to federal courtroom
Detroit Free Press - Aug 31 12:15 AM
A lawsuit General Motors Corp. filed last month against the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. entered federal court Wednesday, accusing Goodyear of threatening to stop tire deliveries for GM’s new vehicles.Save to My Web