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Process Management Drives Detroit Diesel

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:10:26 -0400

How Business Process Management works for a manufacturer of big iron. - The speed and flexibility with which an organization improves its business processes can be the difference between success or failure. At Detroit Diesel, we believe that process management will enable us to exploit tremendous market opportunities with our strong products, even in light of aggressive...

Crowd-Sourcing the Electric Car

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:42:59 -0400

Taking its cue from the open-source movement in technology--the approach that collective wisdom is better than one designed by a closed group--eCars Now! is a group in Finland looking to shake up the automobile industry from the grassroots. - HELSINKI (Reuters) - After the wikipedia, the wikicar. quot;eCars - Now! quot; is a Finnish Internet community seeking to apply the collective approach taken by online collaborators like the authors of Wikipedia to start converting used petrol-fuelled cars to electric ones, with the first roll-...

Disruptive Forces: Zipcar

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:31:13 -0400

- Zipcar Location: Cambridge, Mass. CEO: Scott Griffith Revenues: N/A (private) What they do: In just seven years, Zipcars car-sharing service has lured more than 180,000 members mostly city dwellers and college students who take advantage of self-service vehicle rental as an alternative to ...

Disruptive Forces: Tesla Motors

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:30:39 -0400

- Tesla Motors Location: San Carlos, Calf. CEO: Zeev Drori Revenues: N/A (private) What they do: Makes high-performance electric cars. Disruptive qualities: The Tesla Roadster aint a Prius. Its a super-slinky sports car that rockets from 0 to 60 mph in less than four seconds. And it doesn...

Small and Green Make the Scene at New York Auto Show

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:03:22 -0400

Small is big and green is the scene at the New York International Auto Show. The show unveiled everything from a flying auto to a smashed up car, but small, environmentally-friendly vehicles took the spotlight.

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GM Would Rather Be Strong No. 2 than Weaker No. 1

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:33:57 -0500

General Motors vice chairman and product chief Bob Lutz said he would rather see a strong GM even if it were No. 2 in worldwide sales than a less profitable No. 1 automaker.

- DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp vice chairman and product chief Bob Lutz said on Wednesday he would rather see a strong GM even if it were No. 2 in worldwide sales than a less profitable No. 1 automaker. quot;I would rather be a highly profitable, great shareholder value, great reputati...

Ford Loss Narrows To Offer Buyouts

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:14:46 -0500

Ford Motor posted a sharply narrower fourth-quarter loss after cutting costs and boosting margins on vehicles and said it expects a net loss for the full year 2008.

- DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co posted a sharply narrower fourth-quarter loss on Thursday after cutting costs and boosting margins on vehicles and said it expects a net loss for the full year 2008. The nation's No. 3 automaker, which has struggled with declining sales and sliding market share ...