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By Peter Dushenski @carenvy
Upwardly mobile. Trendy. Hip. Urban. Chic. Unconventional. Oy vey!
Every press release you read these days, at least those in the car industry, uses this nauseating marketing-speak to drum up enthusiasm for the latest 5-door hatchback. It’s not just talk either – the cars themselves are fitted with the latest gadgets and aggressive styling to stir excitement in otherwise blasé young adults. In fact, if it’s not aimed at me specifically, the consummate mid-twenties …
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That ad is from a 1954 issue of Popular Mechanics, but just the other day, someone told me he'd heard about some type of carburetor that does the same thing. Why hasn't anything like this made it to market? Because the oil companies killed it, of course …
… and if you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you. Read my reasoning in my blog post at Sympatico Autos by clicking here.
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The Global Super-Entity Ownership ties among transnational corporations show a cluster of 147 companies can exert enormous power over global corporate networks. Most are financial institutions. S. Vitali, J.B. Glattfelder, and S. Battiston
A small, tightly woven network of companies, mostly banks, wields disproportionate control over the global economy, according to a new study. To the thousands of protesters swept up in the global Occupy movement, it may seem like a case of science confirming the obviou…
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Japanese carmakers are driven out of the country by a rising yen and an urge to diversify their production after the catastrophic March 11 tsunami. A favorite destination is Thailand. Due to free trade agreements with many nations, Thailand increasingly morphs from the Land of Smiles to a South East Asian production and export hub. [...]
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California Governor Jerry Brown (D) sided on Friday with red light camera companies and the remaining municipalities that use automated ticketing machines. He vetoed a measure that would have placed the mildest of restrictions on photo ticketing. “I am returning Senate Bill 29 without my signature,” Brown wrote in his veto message. “This bill standardizes [...]
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BMW’s $100 million investment in a carbon-fiber plant in Washington state indicates that the industry is looking to make carb -More-
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General Motors Co. said Tuesday it will streamline the way it buys advertising as it trims the number of companies it uses to place media buys.
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