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DVD Review: Craving Desire

DVD Trash | November 15th 2009

CRAVING DESIRE Italy 1993 Dir: Sergio Martino Screenplay: Sergio Martino, Maurizio Rasio, Umberto Lenzi Starring: Vittoria Belvedere, Ron Nummi,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] read more

Toyota may be stuck with GM venture closure costs

Inautonews | November 11th 2009

Toyota Motor Corp. may shoulder almost all the costs to shut a California joint-venture plant as the owner of the former General Motors Corp.’s 50 percent stake doesn’t plan to fund expenses including worker severance pay. “Motors L read more

Could GM Benefit from Licensing Toyota Hybrids? by Joe Kent

2008 Hybrid Cars | November 4th 2009 by Marvin

Toyota and General Motors have had a strong partnership via NUMMI. This seemingly odd relationship was responsible for the Pontiac Vibe, which was build alongside the similar Toyota Matrix in a joint manufacturing venture based in California. With th read more

Could GM Benefit from Licensing Toyota Hybrids? by Joe Kent

2008 Hybrid Cars | November 4th 2009 by Marvin

Toyota and General Motors have had a strong partnership via NUMMI. This seemingly odd relationship was responsible for the Pontiac Vibe, which was build alongside the similar Toyota Matrix in a joint manufacturing venture based in California. With th read more

Wonderful Gaff-O-Matic! Biden Reveals Unconditional Fisker Lineup

See Cars! | October 27th 2009 by templove

Auto Reveal essence of – concept Fisker Karma S Wax Photo Frailty President Joe Biden, known in the service of repeated instances of foot-inmouth disease, unwittingly spilled the beans – on Fisker Automotive’s arrange for a Del read more

Why the budget is the downfall of California politics.

A California Republican | October 26th 2009

There are major problems in California. The unemployment rate averages over 12% - and is over 20% in Imperial County. The education system is in collapse. There is nothing to help the struggling middle class. Manufacturing jobs, really jobs of all so read more

Toyota Adding 850 New Jobs at San Antonio Plant for Tacoma Produc…

Nitrobahn | October 19th 2009 by NitroBahn

Following the closure of NUMMI, Toyota officials have release employment figures for its San Antonio, TX plant. Coming as a surprise to many, Toyota plans to increase the number of hired workers by 850 to total around 2,700 while resuming a second pr read more

NHTSA Investigating Tundra Frame Rust

tundraheadquarters.com | October 7th 2009 by Jason Lancaster

NHTSA has officially announced a 2000-2001 Tundra frame rust investigation. According to multiple news sources, Toyota has begun to quietly replace frames and/or buy-out Tundra owners. Whether this is Toyota deciding to act in good faith or an attemp read more

NUMMI Recieves Official Sentence, Gives 4,700 Workers The Axe

RideLust | September 28th 2009 by Ryan Caldwell

After what seemed like an endless circle of rumors and heresy it seems New United Motor Manufacturing Inc (NUMMI) has finally handed down the official verdict on its closures: it’s a go. According to reports, despite heavy protest from workers read more

Effects of G.M bankruptcy still roiling San Francisco Bay

Views from the Left Coast | September 24th 2009 by NatetheGrate

Did the State of California get the raw end of the deal along with thousands of autoworkers when the Toyota-General Motors joint venture in Fremont shut down last month? That's what a state panel that gave New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. a $2 mil read more

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