TOP 100 TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS SITES
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| Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms James Rickman submits:Think Global, a Norwegian based company funded by Rockport Capital Partners, Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Biers (early successful investors in Google (GOOG), AOL (TWX) and Amazon.com (AMZN) to name a few) and General Electric (GE), is planning to introduce its partnership: Think electric cars in the U.S. market by the end of 2009. Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
O Canada: Shell Puts Biofuel in Pumps, Ford Tests Plug-Ins Greentech Media submits: By Fredrik WassShell (RDS.A) and Ford (F) Wednesday made project announcements that, while they might be small steps, take both companies in a greener direction. And both partnered with Canadian companies to make these deals happen.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
General Dynamics Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript General Dynamics (GD)Q2 2009 Earnings CallJuly 29, 2009 11:30 am ETComplete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Auto Industry Oversight Trickling Down to Dealers TheCarConnection.com submits: By Richard Read With the recent restructuring of Chrysler (DCX) and General Motors, there's been a lot of focus on auto dealers -- particularly those who were axed from the two companies' networks. Considerable time and energy on Capitol Hill has been dedicated to protecting dealers during the bankruptcy process, but now, new legislation is being developed to scrutinize them. And it has nothing to do with the auto industry bailout.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Black Friday CDS/Equity Combos Jim Delaney submits: Today is “Black Friday”. In an economy where 70% of GDP is a result of consumer spending do you not think the people that name these things could have come up with a little better moniker? Why black? Black because this is the part of the year where retailers finally begin to turn a profit or “move into the black”? Black because the workers in the stores that open ridiculously early and close ridiculously late are in very dark moods by the time the whole thing is over? I am not marketing executive but I would think that if I was going to try to get someone to spend oodles of money I would describe the day on which I propose to do that with a color other than black. Even in New York City where it reigns’s supreme as the color du jour. For me today is “Black Friday” because I have to start thinking about all the things I have to buy for all those people and figure out exactly who gets what and why. Talk about a dark mood!Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |