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Automakers report weak sales; recession-wary customers steering clear of showrooms
01.09.2010 22:14
washingtonpost.com
GM and Ford sales dropped in August over last year - caused partly by the weak economy, partly because last years's numbers were spiked by the government incentive program known as Cash for Clunkers.
USA
Machine-Building Industry
EMS air safety eyed after Arkansas accident
01.09.2010 14:10
washingtonpost.com
WASHINGTON -- An accident this week in Arkansas has boosted to 21 the number of people that have been killed so far this year in medical helicopter and plane crashes, renewing concerns about the safety of such operations.
USA
Machine-Building Industry
Dutch prosecutors say Yemenis freed
01.09.2010 10:10
washingtonpost.com
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Two Yemeni men arrested on arrival from the United States on suspicion they may have been conducting a dry run for an airline terror attack were released without charge Wednesday after investigations turned up no evidence to link them to a terror plot, Dutch prosecutors...
USA
Machine-Building Industry
Automakers say US sales turn frail in August
01.09.2010 10:10
washingtonpost.com
DETROIT -- Auto sales, once a bright spot in the economic recovery, stalled last month as the nation's largest car companies reported falling sales.
USA
Machine-Building Industry
Hyundai makes eye-catching family sedan
01.09.2010 10:10
washingtonpost.com
-- The 2011 Hyundai Sonata sedan is selling at a record pace, and why not? With styling that makes the new, sixth-generation Sonata look richer than its under-$20,000 base price, the Sonata is arguably the most stylish of America's mainstream family sedans.
USA
Machine-Building Industry
Comair to lay off workers and halve fleet by 2012
01.09.2010 10:10
washingtonpost.com
CINCINNATI -- Comair, a regional airline owned by Delta Air Lines Inc., said on Wednesday that it will cut its fleet by more than half and reduce staffing over the next two years because its costs are higher than competitors.
USA
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Pakistan army cancels US trip amid search dispute
01.09.2010 08:09
washingtonpost.com
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's military canceled a trip by officers to an annual meeting at U.S. Central Command after they were taken off a plane and subjected to "unwarranted security checks" at Dulles International Airport in Washington, a spokesman said Wednesday.
USA
Machine-Building Industry
Chinese manufacturing, auto sales show rebound
01.09.2010 06:11
washingtonpost.com
SHANGHAI -- Chinese manufacturing growth improved and auto sales rebounded in August, suggesting the world's second-biggest economy may not be slowing as quickly as feared.
USA
Machine-Building Industry
Michigan city pinning hopes on new Nicklaus course
01.09.2010 04:15
washingtonpost.com
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. -- This city on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan is beset with troubles: violent crime, racial strife, steep unemployment, and neighborhoods dotted with vacant homes and businesses.
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