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In 2006, Consumer Reports reported that all 10 of the cars that it considered to be the 10 best were built by Japanese companies. [12] While Michigan lost 83,000 Big Three auto manufacturing jobs between 1993 and 2008, more than 91,000 new auto manufacturing jobs were created in Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, North Carolina ...
The compact SUV Suzuki Samurai gained a reputation in the U.S. market of being an unsafe car and prone to a rollover after Consumer Reports, the magazine arm of Consumers Union, reported that during a 1988 test on the short course avoidance maneuver (Consumer Union Short Course Double Lane Change, or CUSC for short), the Samurai experienced what they deemed as an unacceptable amount of tipover ...
Detroit, Michigan. , United States. Motors Liquidation Company (MLC), formerly General Motors Corporation, was the company left to settle past liability claims from Chapter 11 reorganization of American car manufacturer General Motors. It exited bankruptcy on March 31, 2011, only to be carved into four trusts; the first to settle the claims of ...
Last Monday, a 91-year-old man died after his pickup truck struck the center median on Route 80 in Wayne and veered back into traffic, where it was hit by a tractor-trailer.. On Thursday, a 94 ...
GM filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in the Manhattan New York federal bankruptcy court on June 1, 2009, at approximately 8:00 am EDT. June 1, 2009, was the deadline to supply an acceptable viability plan to the U.S. Treasury. The filing reported US$82.29 billion in assets and US$172.81 billion in debt. [6][7][8][9][10] After the Chapter 11 ...
Center for Auto Safety. The Center for Auto Safety is a Washington, D.C. -based 501 (c) (3) consumer advocacy non-profit group focused on the United States automotive industry. Founded in 1970 by Consumers Union and Ralph Nader, the group focuses its efforts on enacting reform though public advocacy and pressuring the National Highway Traffic ...
Blockbuster (retailer) Blockbuster[5] (formerly called Blockbuster Video) is a video rental store in Bend, Oregon and former American multimedia brand. The business was founded by David Cook in 1985 as a single home video rental shop, but later became a public store chain featuring video game rentals, DVD-by-mail, streaming, video on demand ...
Interior of an Advance Auto Parts store in Virginia, United States. An automotive part retailer is a retail business that sells automotive parts and related accessories to both consumers and professional repair shops, through physical stores and websites. [1] Some automotive parts retailers also offer customer support and services related to ...