Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia, Inc. (TMMWV) opened today its on-site health care center offering health care services to team members, retirees and their dependents.
Toyota’s goal is to continuously improve the overall quality of team members’ health care,” said Mike Lutz, general manager of TMMWV. “The objective is to actively manage Toyota’s health care [...]
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Toyota Unveils On-Site Health Care Center at Plant in West Virginia
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010Hankook Tire wins prestigious red dot design award
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010The seventh-largest and one of the fastest growing tire manufacturers in the world, has received the prestigious red dot design award for product design for its ultra high performance (UHP) tire ‘Winter i*cept evo’.
The red dot design award reaffirms Hankook Tire’s position as a world leading tire maker. Last year, the company’s eco-friendly product ‘enfren’ [...]
Hankook Tire Ranks No.1 in Brand Power for 8th Consecutive Year
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010The seventh-largest and one of the fastest growing tire manufacturers in the world, has ranked No.1 in brand power in the 2010 Korea Brand Power Index (K-BPI) survey by Korea Management Association Consulting (KMAC). Hankook Tire has placed first in the product category for eight consecutive years and first in the service category for the [...]
Lexus Exhibit Presents Captivating All-New Display Exhibit and Exciting Vehicles at 2010 New York International Auto Show
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010Lexus will debut an all-new exhibit at this year’s 2010 New York International Auto Show featuring the brand’s most thrilling new vehicles.
This year, the exhibit has a modern and stylish feel, with a three-sided marquee emblazoned with Lexus and a sophisticated black and grey carpet entry. The Lexus exhibit comes with a concierge who [...]
Toyota Begins Radically Reshaping Operations to Meet Customer Expectations
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that today it convened the first meeting of its Special Committee for Global Quality. Chaired by TMC President Akio Toyoda, the committee will spearhead reforms to further instill the company’s operations throughout the world with a customer perspective.
The committee members include newly appointed chief quality officers for North America; [...]
GM Partners with U.S. Department of Energy to Develop Jatropha-to-Biodiesel Project in India
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010General Motors Co. (GM) today announced a five-year partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to help develop the potential of the jatropha plant as a sustainable biofuel energy crop. Traditionally considered a weed, jatropha plants produce an oil that can be refined into biodiesel.
The goal of the project is to demonstrate that [...]
Award-Winning Art Students Tour GM Design’s Inner Sanctum
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010The General Motors Design Dome is one of those places very few people get to visit. And the products seen there often are not seen in public until years later.
But a group of Gold Key winners from the Southeast Michigan region of the Scholastic Art Awards recently got an up close and personal look at [...]
GM Announces Financial Leadership Changes
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010General Motors Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell today announced a number of key finance leadership changes aimed at further advancing the company’s financial progress and preparing for its return to public ownership in the future.
Walter Borst is named GM vice president and Promark Global Advisors, Inc. chief executive officer, reporting to Liddell, [...]
Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon Show Car Debuts At The New York Auto Show
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010Cadillac today unveiled the CTS-V Sport Wagon show car, foreshadowing the next addition to its V-Series performance line. It combines the performance and luxury of the landmark CTS-V Sport Sedan with the dramatic design of the CTS Sport Wagon.
“The CTS-V Sport Wagon is a natural extension of both the V-Series and the CTS lineup, offering [...]
Chevrolet Cruze in the World Touring Car Championship
Monday, March 29th, 2010Louis Chevrolet, a race car designer and driver, co-founded Chevrolet with Billy Durant, establishing a racing heritage at the company’s inception. That legacy continues today in many forms of motorsports, including the Chevrolet Cruze competing in the popular World Touring Car Championship (WTCC).
This year is the first full racing season for the Cruze, which was [...]






