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Summer heat takes toll on auto batteries, AC units
Published:Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:08:44 -0700  
Lawns, lives and livestock are not the only things feeling the impact of this summer’s relentless heat wave — the cars and pickups East Texans drive are also getting slammed....

Fancy Batteries in Electric Cars Pose Recycling Challenges
Published:Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:42:50 -0700  
The next big mother lode for salvage companies is expected to be the expensive, newfangled batteries powering electric cars. But automakers are divided over how to handle them....

Dead car batteries strand drivers during Labor Day weekend
Published:Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:54:50 -0700  
AAA says they see a high volume of battery assistance related calls during Labor Day weekend....

Auto Industry Stock Outlook and Review - Aug. 2011
Published:Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:22:57 -0700  
To remain competitive, automakers will need to design vehicles that will meet the requirements of consumers in both mature and emerging markets....

Making Batteries, Subsidizing Sprawl
Published:Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:00:57 -0700  
Obamas industrial policy venture does little to change the components of sprawl. But it pales in comparison to other federal subsidies that hamper urban development....

Waste Problem for Green Cars: What To Do With the Batteries?
Published:Thu, 01 Sep 2011 23:03:04 -0700  
The next big mother lode for salvage companies is expected to be the expensive, newfangled batteries powering electric cars. But automakers are divided over how to handle them....

Advance Auto Parts Launches 2011 National Sneaker Sales Campaign to Support Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation ...
Published:Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:11:51 -0700  
Advance Auto Parts, Inc., (NYSE: AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket retailer of parts, ......

Higher fuel standards cause concerns about sales, job losses
Published:Fri, 02 Sep 2011 22:27:31 -0700  
Although a recent study by a national environmental group suggests that Tennessee stands to gain thousands of new auto jobs linked to fuel-efficient technology and tough new federal mileage goals, such gains might never come, critics of the standards say....

Auto: The future of electric automobiles
Published:Thu, 01 Sep 2011 03:34:05 -0700  
While electric automobiles are certainly not a new phenomenon - development first began in the late 19th century - they always took a back seat in the auto industry to developments like internal combustion engines and fuel cells....