“Company Backed by Gore Gets Taxpayer Millions - The Citizen Online” plus 4 more

Company Backed by Gore Gets Taxpayer Millions - The Citizen Online
VINELAND: KB Toys owner auctions off collection - Daily Journal
Media Advisory: Minister Clement to Highlight Important Automotive ... - Market Wire
Automotive Manufacturers and Aftermarket to Present Agreement ... - CNW Group
Northern Engraving to close tool shop - La Crosse Tribune

Company Backed by Gore Gets Taxpayer Millions - The Citizen Online

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 08:47 AM PDT

Company Backed by Gore Gets Taxpayer Millions

A start-up automotive company backed by former Vice President Al Gore has been loaned more than half a billion dollars by the federal government.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Fisker Automotive Inc. has received $529 million in taxpayer money. The loan was intended to help Fikser produce a hybrid sports car to be sold in Finland.

"This is not for average Americans," Leslie Paige, a spokeswoman for Citizens Against Government Waste, told the Journal. "This is for people to put something in their driveway that is a conversation piece. It's a status symbol thing."

FINLAND..OMG.. We have the Government running Car Companys here in the USA and we give... yes give.. this is no loan.. A HALF OF A BILLION DOLLARS to build an "Elite" car for the RICH.. and the Dems say the Repubs are the party for the Rich..

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VINELAND: KB Toys owner auctions off collection - Daily Journal

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 04:54 AM PDT

VINELAND One of the world's great toy collections is being auctioned off.

KB Toy founder Donald Kaufman is selling thousands of the toys he's collected over the last half-century in a sale so big it's being broken up into several separate auctions in New Jersey.

His collection of automotive toys will be on sale at Vineland's Bertoia Auctions today and Saturday.

The 78-year-old Pittsfield, Mass., resident says he's selling because his daughters are not interested in inheriting toys.

The first auction was held in March and netted more than $4 million in bids from toy collectors who flew in from around the world.

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Media Advisory: Minister Clement to Highlight Important Automotive ... - Market Wire

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 02:59 PM PDT

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 28, 2009) - The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, will speak to media tomorrow about an important development regarding access to service and repair information for independent automotive repair shops.

The initiative is good news for small business operators in the automotive sector and consumers alike.

Date: September 29, 2009

Time: 12:30 p.m.

Location: Rolland Levesque & Sons garage
227 Cumberland Street
Ottawa, Ontario

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Automotive Manufacturers and Aftermarket to Present Agreement ... - CNW Group

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 02:24 PM PDT

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OTTAWA , Sept. 28 /CNW Telbec/ -

 What: News conference and signing ceremony. The heads of AIAMC, CVMA, and NATA will formally sign and present the Canadian Automotive Service Information Standard (CASIS) documents to the Hon. Tony Clement. The Minister and association heads will also make remarks. Who: The Hon. Tony Clement, Minister of Industry Mr. Steven Blaney, MP Mike Lake, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry David Adams, President, AIAMC Matthew Wilson, Director, Consumer and Industry Affairs, CVMA Dale Finch, Executive Vice President, NATA When: 12:30pm, September 29th, 2009 Where: Rolland Levesque & Sons 227 Cumberland St. Ottawa, ON. K1N 7H6

The Association of International Automobile Manufacturers of Canada (AIAMC) and the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA) are the industry associations that represent the manufacturers, distributors, and importers of automobiles and light trucks in Canada . The National Automotive Trades Association (NATA) unites and provides a united voice for Canada's Automotive Trades Industry.

For further information: about the event please contact: Michael Powell, Office: (613) 236-7516, Mobile: (613) 797-7313, Email: mpowell@cvma.ca; Association representatives may also be reached at: David Adams, President, Association of International Automobile Manufacturers of Canada, (416) 595-8251, dadams@aiamc.com; Matthew Wilson, Director, Consumer and Industry Affairs, Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association, (416) 560-4157, mnantais@cvma.ca; Dale Finch, Executive Vice President, National Automotive Trade Association, (604) 432-7987, dalefinch@ara.bc.ca

NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE TRADES ASSOCIATION

CANADIAN VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION (CVMA)

ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS OF CANADA

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Northern Engraving to close tool shop - La Crosse Tribune

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 10:02 PM PDT

Sparta-based Northern Engraving Corp. says it plans to permanently close its Luxco Division tool shop at 2135 Enterprise Ave. in La Crosse because of significant and unanticipated decreases in sales and new tooling orders in the U.S. automotive and appliance industries.

The La Crosse operation has 26 employees and makes tools and dies that are used by Northern Engraving's automotive and major appliance divisions' plants to manufacture items. Northern Engraving makes automotive trim and nameplates.

A plant-closing notice Northern Engraving filed with state officials states 20 Luxco Division jobs tentatively are scheduled to be eliminated over two weeks starting Nov. 30. The six other jobs are to be eliminated over two weeks starting Jan. 18.

The decision to close the Luxco Division was difficult but necessary to ensure the company's sustainability as it continues to adjust to current economic conditions and a changing business environment, Northern Engraving said in a press release.

Northern Engraving said it will provide outplacement services and support to the affected workers, whom it described as highly skilled and dedicated. It also said the closing will not result in any interruption in services to its customers.

"We're disappointed, obviously," said Rick Mickschl, Machinists District Lodge 66 directing business representative. His union represents hourly workers at the Luxco Division.

"We understand the business climate and have a hugely experienced work force there," Mickschl said.