Posted on August 28th, 2008 by Newton
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Aug. 27, 2008 - Con-way Freight, a less-than-truckload (LTL) freight carrier and the largest subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), announced today that 16 Con-way Freight drivers took away top 10 finishes in their respective equipment classes at the 2008 National Truck Driving Championships. Con-way Freight was represented at the annual [.. more ..]
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Posted on July 23rd, 2008 by Newton
ANN ARBOR, Mich.-The University of Michigan’s Solar Car Team won the North American Solar Challenge, crossing the finish line in Alberta, Canada on Tuesday after more than 50 hours of racing over nine days.
The Continuum team defended U-M’s title from 2005, the last year the race was held. This is the fifth time Michigan finished [.. more ..]
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Posted on July 15th, 2008 by Newton
Ann Arbor, MI. - July 1, 2008 Affinia Group Inc., a global leader in the on- and off-highway replacement products and services industry, has announced plans to acquire 85 percent of HBM Investment Limited, owner of one of the world’s largest drum and rotor manufacturing companies, Longkou Haimeng Machining Company Limited “Haimeng”.
Haimeng significantly expands Affinia’s [.. more ..]
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Posted on April 5th, 2008 by Newton
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Posted on April 4th, 2008 by Newton
April 1, 2008 - Ann Arbor, Michigan - Toyota Technical Center (TTC) a division of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., today announced the establishment of the Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRI-NA). Toyota plans to spend $100 million during the next four years on advanced research activity in North America and [.. more ..]
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