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A business author’s main joy in writing a book is that people not only read their book but use it like a tool. The people at Volvo Customer Care are doing this in a big way. Their passionate, yet humble Vice President, Einar Gudmundsson, is responsible for the aftermarket business worth $2.3 billion… Read more
One thing a solar panel shouldn't do is reflect the sun — for every photon that bounces off is one less electron of electricity the panel will create. How to make that panel less shiny? Researchers at the Golden-based National Renewable Energy Laboratory … FULL ARTICLE AT Denver Post 
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Porsche F. A. Porsche, with a model of the Targa body style, is credited with the 911’s evergreen design. More Photos » Admirers of the Porsche 911 would insist that no other model in the auto industry has stayed so true to its original formula, a produc … FULL ARTICLE AT The New York Times
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Australia's car industry is on the brink of collapse. Photo: Text Publishing In the mid-1960s, when Australia's trade minister Sir John McEwen was urging Holden and Ford to seek export markets in Asia, the leader of one of Asia's poorest countries decide … FULL ARTICLE AT Sydney Morning Herald
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Toyota has passed BMW in a ranking of the world's most valuable brands. The list was put together by a keeper of such scores called Brandz. But it's no time for celebration if you're in the auto industry. Auto brands lag far behind other sectors, especia … FULL ARTICLE AT Detroit Free Press
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ORONO, Maine (AP) — A data-collection buoy that can be plopped in the ocean and used to determine the suitability of remote locations for offshore wind farms is ready for real-world testing, the University of Maine announced Friday. The university's adva … FULL ARTICLE AT San Antonio Express
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AMSC, a Devens technology company in the wind energy and power grid industry, said Friday that Chinaâs Supreme Peopleâs Court has scheduled a hearing for May 29 to review the jurisdiction of AMSCâs software copyright infringement cases against Sinovel Wi … FULL ARTICLE AT Boston.com
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New jobs are coming to Marysville. SMR Automotive Systems announced it expects to add more than 350 jobs during the next three years. The company is investing $40 million to expand its Marysville facility and buy a new 100,000-square-foot warehouse in Po … FULL ARTICLE AT Detroit Free Press
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Hi, guys: Love your column and could really use your advice! I drive nearly 90 kilometres a day, 90 per cent of which is highway, with no traffic. I’m looking for a small, luxury SUV big enough to handle my hockey gear, skis or mountain bike. I’m more in … FULL ARTICLE AT Globe and Mail
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Author Chris Anderson says manufacturing is becoming a button in your browser just as publishing did with the emergence of blogging sites. (Emily Chung/CBC) Doug Angus-Lee of Javelin Technologies displays objects printed with one of his company's 3D prin … FULL ARTICLE AT CBC News
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Prime Minister Julia Gillard has agreed to a summit on the future of car making, as she resists pressure from unions and Labor MPs to raise tariffs after Ford's decision to stop manufacturing in Australia. Ford says about 1200 workers will lose their job … FULL ARTICLE AT The Age
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SYDNEY — Ford will stop making cars in Australia, nine decades after founder Henry Ford first began building Model T's in the country, as a surge in the currency undermines the local industry's ability to compete with imports. Ford Australia faces costs … FULL ARTICLE AT Denver Post
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DETROIT | The Detroit automakers are largely forgoing the traditional two-week summer break at their factories and speeding up production to meet buyers' growing demand for new cars and trucks. Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday that 21 of its North American … FULL ARTICLE AT The Lakeland Ledger
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Quality concerns with a Chinese producer of acetaminophen have prompted a recall of four fever medications meant for infants and children. Health Canada said the products being recalled include Prestige Brands, which manufactures the final products, is v … FULL ARTICLE AT CBC News
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AAP Ford Australia says it will contribute to a government package to assist workers who are set to lose their jobs, as unions urged the government to hold crisis talks on the future of local car manufacturing. Victorian Premier Denis Napthine says the c … FULL ARTICLE AT Sydney Morning Herald
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An 11-year study of the incidence of brain cancer at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney in the state ended Thursday with university researchers saying they found no statistically significant elevations in the rate of cancer among workers. The resear … FULL ARTICLE AT The Seattle Times
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Gov. Jerry Brown has renewed his push to eliminate the $700 million to $750 million a year business tax break known as enterprise zones, this time with the goal of using that money in ways that actually would stimulate economic development. After failing …
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Sacramento Bee
Arleta Sziler of Belle River, Canada, did engineering work for a number of automakers and suppliers in Detroit from 1985 to 2007. After a career switch to become a financial advisor, she is not interested in an engineering position anymore.(Photo: Alisa …
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TOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp. is planning to increase production of lithium-ion batteries by six times, as the automaker prepares to eventually use them in its flagship Prius gasoline-electric hybrid cars, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday. Curre …
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Denver Post
The SGT5-8000H is the largest gas turbine in the world. See how it is transported across Germany to finally get installed in the Irsching power plant. http://www.siemens.com/gasturbine
Technicians are at work on a wind turbine on February 10, 2012 in Frossay, western France. The wind turbine, Heliade 150, is a prototype form Alstom energy French company which will be installed offshore in France to produce electric energy. View Photo
