Manufacturing

Houston historic skyscraper razed Mon, 01/09/2012 - 20:04 by Neka Sehgal 17 seconds! That’s exactly the time it took for Houston’s historic skyscraper to be reduced to a pile of dust and rubble. Comments Read more	GM recalls Volt over battery fire issues Fri, 01/06/2012 - 22:55 by Sam Ross General Motors (GM) is recalling its 8000 hybrid Chevrolet Volt cars sold in past 2 years. Comments Read more	GM recalls 4296 Chevy Sonic over missing brake pads Sat, 12/31/2011 - 21:02 by Neka Sehgal General Motors (GM) is recalling 4,296 units of its newly launched 2012 Chevrolet Sonic subcompact cars to check for missing brake pads. Comments Read more
8 Ferraris, 3 Mercedes, Lamborghini crash; toll more than million dollars Tue, 12/06/2011 - 18:04 by Jaspreet Virk In what can be termed as one of the most expensive car crashes in history, eight Ferraris, three Mercedes and a Lamborghini were damaged in a 14-vehicle pileup on a highway in Japan Sunday. Comments Read more	Honda recalls 304000 cars over air bag defects Sat, 12/03/2011 - 16:14 by Neka Sehgal Japanese car maker Honda Motor Co. (NYSE:HMC) on Friday announced a recall of close to 304,000 vehicles globally for defective air bag deployment systems. Comments Read more	Daimler to drop Maybach line of luxury cars Sat, 11/26/2011 - 18:46 by Yasser Ali Daimler has decided to do away with its Maybach line of super-luxury cars by 2013. Comments Read more
Thai floods force Honda to slash output in North America by half Tue, 11/01/2011 - 16:00 by Neka Sehgal The production woes of Honda Motor Co. (NYSE: HMC) show no signs of abating. The Japanese car-maker, still tottering from output disruptions after the March Tsunami disaster, has now been hit by floods in Thailand. Comments Read more	Nissan aims to sell 1.5mn electric cars by 2016 Mon, 10/24/2011 - 15:27 by Jaspreet Virk In a bid to become the world's No. 1 in green cars, Nissan Motor Co. is aiming to sell 1.5 million battery electric vehicles by fiscal year 2016. Comments Read more	RPM declares cash dividend Fri, 10/07/2011 - 17:12 by MT Bureau RPM International Inc., which manufactures Rust-Oleum as well as industrial coatings, sealants and building materials, announced quarterly cash dividend of $0.215 per share Thursday. The dividend will be payable on Oct. 31, 2011, to stockholders of record as of Oct. 17, 2011. Comments Read more
US auto sales rise in September Tue, 10/04/2011 - 16:39 by Anter Prakash Singh According to a report by Autodata Corp., auto sales in United States rose 10 percent in September compared to same month last year. Comments Read more	Acuity Brands announces quarterly dividend Mon, 10/03/2011 - 17:39 by MT Bureau Acuity Brands, Inc.'s board of directors have declared quarterly dividend of 13 cents per share. These will be payable on November 1, 2011 to shareholders of record on October 18, 2011. Comments Read more	Court turns down Saab's plea for bankruptcy protection Sat, 09/10/2011 - 20:05 by Neka Sehgal Saab, the struggling Swedish automaker could face bankruptcy, after its request to seek government protection from its creditors was rejected by a local court Thursday. Comments Read more