DETROIT, April 6 (Reuters) - Chrysler LLC on Monday named U.S.-based A123 Systems as the supplier of batteries for its first electric vehicles slated for debut in showrooms 2010. A123 will supply next-generation lithium-ion vehicles for a range of FirstChoiceAutoFinder

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Chrysler says a Massachusetts-based company will supply the batteries for the automaker’s first-generation electric cars scheduled to go on sale next year. Chrysler says A123Systems in Watertown will supply the lithium-ion FirstChoiceAutoFinder

BLOOMINGTON — In the end, Tom Fuller decided to forego buying a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro, a classic muscle car coveted by collectors. He also decided against vintage Corvettes of any year. Instead, he purchased a 1972 Ford Mustang, a much-less sought FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Massachusetts motorcycle riders and RVers now have new choices for insuring their bikes and motor homes. Progressive started offering car insurance in the state last May and a month later introduced boat insurance. Now, it has added two new vehicle FirstChoiceAutoFinder

CLEMMONS, N.C. , April 6 /PRNewswire/ — Man may not be able to walk on water, but he just might be able to run his car on it. A North Carolina research and development company, Automatic Hybrid, Inc., is researching how drinking water can produce FirstChoiceAutoFinder

BEIJING (AP) — China’s capital announced a year’s extension for traffic restrictions aimed at reducing congestion and improving air quality — a lighter version of rules launched to clean up Beijing for the Olympics. The measures take a fifth of FirstChoiceAutoFinder

While the Chevy Volt remains tethered to GM???s uncertain fate and a presumably high price tag, Nissan is ecstatic about the future of its yet-to-be-named electric car. Set to go on sale to fleets in 2010 and retail consumers in .. Filed under FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Massachusetts motorcycle riders and RVers now have new choices for insuring their bikes and motor homes. Progressive started offering car insurance in the state last May and a month later introduced boat insurance. Now, it has added two new vehicle FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Beijing extends restrictions on cars for another year for cleaner air - Los Angeles Times
BEIJING (AP) — China’s capital announced a year’s extension for traffic restrictions aimed at reducing congestion and improving air quality — a lighter version of rules launched to clean up Beijing for the Olympics. The measures take a fifth of

Automatic Hybrid, Inc. Explores Using Hydrogen from Drinking Water to - Earthtimes
CLEMMONS, N.C. , April 6 /PRNewswire/ — Man may not be able to walk on water, but he just might be able to run his car on it. A North Carolina research and development company, Automatic Hybrid, Inc., is researching how drinking water can produce

A123 to make batteries for Chrysler electric cars - Reuters - Guardian Unlimited
DETROIT, April 6 (Reuters) - Chrysler LLC on Monday named U.S.-based A123 Systems as the supplier of batteries for its first electric vehicles slated for debut in showrooms 2010. A123 will supply next-generation lithium-ion vehicles for a range of

A123 to make batteries for Chrysler electric cars - WTOP Radio
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Chrysler says a Massachusetts-based company will supply the batteries for the automaker’s first-generation electric cars scheduled to go on sale next year. Chrysler says A123Systems in Watertown will supply the lithium-ion

Passenger Cars - Chicago Tribune
While the Chevy Volt remains tethered to GM???s uncertain fate and a presumably high price tag, Nissan is ecstatic about the future of its yet-to-be-named electric car. Set to go on sale to fleets in 2010 and retail consumers in .. Filed under

Market leader Maruti Suzuki’s unchallenged run as the maker of most fuel-efficient cars in India may have ended with the Automobile Research Association of India testifying that Tata Motors’ small car Nano consumes less fuel than its most frugal FirstChoiceAutoFinder

DETROIT — If a graduate’s loyalty were measured in miles, Kevin Morse could be Michigan State’s most valued fan in the stands. Well, at least he belongs in the finals. The graduate of Michigan State in 1995 and Saginaw’s Heritage High School in FirstChoiceAutoFinder

UK’s Brown to Meet BoE, FSA Prime Minister Brown meets with the UK’s financial authorities Monday to discuss how the new G20 regulations shall be im Challenges for Automakers Lincoln Merrihew, senior vice president, business solutions at TNS FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Mumbai, April 6 — Hyundai’s compact car Santro is set to be launched here as taxis after the state government ordered the phasing-out of nearly 7,500 ageing cabs. The company Monday shipped 30 Santro cars to the Mumbai taxi union, saying it would FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Hyundai’s compact car Santro is set to be launched as taxis after the state government ordered the phasing-out of nearly 7,500 ageing cabs. The company on Monday shipped 30 Santro cars to the Mumbai taxi union, saying it would supply 1,250 vehicles FirstChoiceAutoFinder

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Saab Automobile, the troubled Swedish unit of General Motors Corp. , has been contacted by some 20 potential buyers, with a sale planned in June, the car maker’s lawyer said Monday. Lawyer Guy Lofalk, in charge of restructuring FirstChoiceAutoFinder

SAN DIEGO, CA–(Marketwire - April 6, 2009) - Mitchell International, Inc., a leading provider of information, workflow and performance management solutions to the Property & Casualty claims and Collision Repair industries, today announced that its FirstChoiceAutoFinder

LONDON — (Marketwire) — 04/06/09 — www.wns.com/ (NYSE: WNS), a leading provider of global business process outsourcing (BPO) services, today announced that www.claimsolver.com/ a WNS group company specializing in insurance claims management, has FirstChoiceAutoFinder

STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Saab Automobile AB, which owner General Motors Corp. ( GM) is trying to sell, has more than 20 suitors and estimates it will be sold before the end of June, the struggling Swedish car maker said in documents provided to a FirstChoiceAutoFinder

WNS Limited, a leading provider of global business process outsourcing services, today announced that WNS Assistance, a WNS group company specializing in insurance claims management, has entered into a contract with UK-based Automobile Association Accident Management. FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Brazil Tax Cuts Boost Car Sales, Argentina’s Drop: Week Ahead (Bloomberg)
April 6 (Bloomberg) — Brazilian automobile sales probably climbed for a fourth month in March, the longest rising streak since 2002, as government tax breaks encouraged consumers to purchase new vehicles.

Obama’s Wallow in the Automobile Industry (Washington Post)
The Constitution enumerates three requirements for those who would be president (they must be natural-born citizens, at least 35 and a resident within the country for 14 years) and now the government’s thrashing about in the economy imposes a fourth: Presidents must be able to speak pluperfect nonsense with a straight face, lest the country understand what the government is doing. Obfuscation …

China automobile parts and accessories manufacturing industry company database (Top 10) (just-auto)
This report contains top 20 (by sales) companies in the industry. The whole list is available upon request. Wanxiang Group Corporation Beijing Hyundai Mobis Automotive Parts Co., Ltd.

Sweden’s Saab in contact with 20 potential buyers (AP via Yahoo! News)
Saab Automobile, the troubled Swedish unit of General Motors Corp., has been contacted by some 20 potential buyers, with a sale planned in June, the car maker’s lawyer said Monday.

U.S. leader Hoyer embraces auto incentives (Washington Post)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation aimed at invigorating automobile sales in the midst of a deep economic recession is likely to be debated by the U.S. House of Representatives in coming weeks, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said on Thursday.

WNS Assistance Partners With Automobile Association to Provide Accident Management Support (Marketwire)
LONDON–(Marketwire - April 6, 2009) - WNS (Holdings) Limited ( NYSE : WNS ), a leading provider of global business process outsourcing (BPO) services, today announced that WNS Assistance (”WNSA”), a WNS group company specializing in insurance claims management, has entered into a contract with UK-based Automobile Association (”AA”) Accident Management. Under the terms of the relationship, the …

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — All lanes of Interstate 64 East at Cross Lanes were closed because of an automobile accident, according to Metro 911. The crash was reported at 10:27 a.m. By 11:35 a.m., dispatchers were reporting that all the lanes had reopened FirstChoiceAutoFinder

WASHINGTON — With the braying of 328 yahoos — members of the House of Representatives who voted for retroactive and punitive use of the tax code to confiscate legal earnings of a small unpopular group — still reverberating, the Obama FirstChoiceAutoFinder

1950 Oliver 88 wide front, followed by 1950 Minneapolis Moline. More than 15 antique tractors and plows turned over the land in an historic way March 21 in a hayfield between North Platte and Hershey. Restored tractors from the 1940s to the 1960s FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Huntington’s senior management will host an earnings conference call the same day at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) . The call may be accessed via a live Internet webcast at www.huntington-ir.com or through a dial-in telephone number at (800)223-1238 FirstChoiceAutoFinder

March 26 (Reuters) - South Korea announced on Thursday tax incentives and easier consumer financing to support its domestic car industry, which is reeling from a global demand slump. * SOUTH KOREA — Announced on Thursday plans to provide temporary FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Recommended (6) Careers: Ten Companies That Won’t Cut Jobs Economy: Who Will Lead Us To Recovery? Economics: Can the U.S. Survive Globalization? Roundtable: Economic Solutions to Recession Crisis Why the Banking Crisis Is Far From Over Immigrants Are FirstChoiceAutoFinder

WASHINGTON, March 26 /PRNewswire/ — Calling the upcoming series of federal decisions on carbon dioxide regulations an important part of the auto industry’s transformation, automakers today called for a single approach for fuel economy and greenhouse FirstChoiceAutoFinder

A man who attacked a freeway speed camera with a pickax back in December won’t go to jail , but must pay a fine of more than $3,500. He also has to serve a term of probation. Travis Munroe Townsend (pictured) was seen by a Department of Public Safety FirstChoiceAutoFinder

There’s no doubt that Germany and France will need to bail out Eastern Europe, says David Roche, global strategist at In Sir Martin Sorrell’s Positi The world’s second largest advertising group offers investers a better than expected outlook FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Palm Beach Motor Cars Limited, Inc. is Appointed as One of South - Businesswire.com
PALM BEACH, Fla.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Palm Beach Motor Cars Limited, Inc . (PBMC) has been appointed as one of the first Fisker Automotive retailers in America. For 2009, PBMC celebrates its 30th anniversary as a family-owned, award-winning retailer

Obama’s budget director says stimulus plan needs time to work before - Minneapolis Star Tribune
On earmarks, budget chief says wait till next year Tussle over GOP leadership, party’s future path Source: Mullen offers Mexico update to Obama Obama nominates 3 to key Treasury Department posts Source: Mullen offers Mexico update to Obama WASHINGTON