| Magna announces third quarter and year to date results | | Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 10:46:05 PM by Blog57 Team | | AURORA, ON, Nov. 7, 2006 -- Magna International Inc. (TSX: MG.A, MG.B; NYSE: MGA) today reported financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2006. We posted sales of $5.4 billion for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006, an increase of 1% over the third quarter of 2005. This higher sales level was achieved as a result of increases in our European production and complete vehicle assembly sales offset in part by reductions in North American production sales and tooling, engineering and other sales. During the third quarter of 2006, North American and European average dollar content per vehicle increased 1% and 18% respectively, each over the comparable quarter in 2005. During the third quarter of 2006, North American and European vehicle production declined 7% and 5% respectively, each in comparison to the third quarter of 2005.... | |
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| | | Upstart Warren County Democrats seek chink in GOP armor | | Posted Monday, October 16, 2006 2:46:09 PM by Blog57 Team | | Lebanon- Leona King is a 79-year-old retiree with a lot of bumper stickers on her patriot-blue Dodge Grand Caravan. There's one for Ted Strickland for governor, another for Sherrod Brown for U.S. Senate, and others for state and local candidates. People here in Warren County, one of the most heavily Republican counties in Ohio, will see her out in the minivan, she says, and remark, "Oh, I thought I was the only Democrat." In the calculus of red and blue counties, it doesn't get much redder than here in picturesque Lebanon, the heart and seat of Warren County, where the fast-growing exurbs of Cincinnati to the south and Dayton to the north merge with farmland and the occasional apple orchard. President Bush packed in tens of thousands of supporters at a rally on the county line when he was running for re-election, then drew a stunning 73 percent of the Warren County vote.... | |
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| | | Will the family room on wheels survive? | | Posted Sunday, October 15, 2006 12:46:06 PM by Blog57 Team | | DETROIT -- Friends say her choice of vehicles makes her a typical suburban mom, but Jennifer Dionisio doesn't care what they think. She drives a light-blue 2004 Ford Freestar minivan because it's easy to load her three kids through the sliding doors. ``I am who I am no matter what I drive," the 31-year-old from the Detroit suburbs said as she was about to raise the rear door and off-load her cart in a grocery store parking lot. But according to auto sales figures, fewer people are thinking like Dionisio, with minivan sales down 12.4 percent during the first eight months of the year. Some automakers argue the downturn will pass as drivers seek alternatives to sport utility vehicles. But the minivan of the future will look different, and among some consumers it will be replaced by crossover vehicles, the new-wave station wagons that are already eating away the minivans' market.... | |
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| | | PEACEFUL, WESTGREYCounty winterized trailer, with add-on. One bedroom, large | | Posted Saturday, September 23, 2006 2:45:42 PM by Blog57 Team | | PEACEFUL, WESTGREYCounty winterized trailer, with add-on. One bedroom, large living room, dining room, 4 piece bathroom. Walk out to private deck, double lane parking. Located on the Saugeen River in Saugeen Springs RV Park. Please call 519-369-5509. tfnb 2 BEDROOM NEWLYRENOVATED basement apt in quiet building, close to downtown, parking for 1. Ideal for single professional. $850/month all inclusive. First/last + references required. Call days (519) 942-2422, ask for Joe.j21og AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY- 1 BED-ROOM + den, gas fireplace, large eat-in kitchen with dishwasher, laun-dry facilities, all inclusive. Pets with well behaved owners welcome. First/last & references. (519) 938- 8866.j21og AVAILABLE OCT1st - large 1 bed-room apt, large country kitchen, laun-dry facility, all inclusive, pets with well behaved owners welcome.... | |
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| | | Future Products — General Motors | | Posted Thursday, August 24, 2006 12:45:51 AM by Blog57 Team | | General Motors' vehicle plan this year centers on rebuilding the Saturn line and quickly rolling out its high-profit, re-engineered, full-sized trucks. While many of those products are being launched, GM is shaking up product plans for this decade and next. The most striking change is the company's likely abandonment of mid-sized SUVs, shifting instead to more fuel-efficient crossovers. Two of these mid-sized crossovers debut this fall. For fun, the good-looking, much-talked-about Chevrolet Camaro concept will be turned into production reality in 2008. Two other rear-wheel-drive cars are eyed, possibly for Buick and Pontiac. GM's most important vehicles are the full-sized 2007 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups. Both have been extensively re-engineered for improved safety and fuel economy.... | |
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| | | ENVIRONMENTALCONTRACTOR has immediate opening for an experi-enced OPERATOR/LABOURER. | | Posted Tuesday, August 22, 2006 6:45:56 PM by Blog57 Team | | ENVIRONMENTALCONTRACTOR has immediate opening for an experi-enced OPERATOR/LABOURER. Candidate must have drivers license and own transportation. Wage nego-tiable depending on experience. Fax resume to K&R Construction, Mark-dale. (519) 986-4422.h24og WE ARE LOOKING to add a CAKE DECORATOR to our Dairy Queen team. Are you a self-starter? Do you learn quickly or have an eye for detail? Are you artistic, creative & have a great imagination? If so we have the perfect job for you. Drop off a resume at Orangeville Dairy Queen or call (519) 942-1933 or fax (519) 942-9751 or email: dairyqueenor-angeville@ bellnet.ca. Experience is an asset but not a requirement. LIVE-IN NANNY/HOUSEKEEPER required. 5 days per week, 44 hour week. Minimum 3 years experience with children ages 4-9 necessary. Air-port Rd/Hwy #9 area.... | |
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| | | Chrysler extends employee-discounts program | | Posted Tuesday, August 01, 2006 4:46:40 AM by Blog57 Team | | DETROIT - DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group is extending its employee discount program on most 2006 models beyond Monday, when the promotion was to have expired. The program likely will remain in effect until Sept. 5 - the day after Labor Day - a Chrysler official said Monday. The official requested anonymity because the extension will not be officially announced until the automaker releases July sales figures Tuesday. Besides giving employee prices to everyone, Chrysler has been offering buyers the choice of zero percent financing for 36 months or rebates that vary by model. The extended program will include some minor changes to the amount of rebates offered with each model, the official said. The existing program was launched July 1, two days before Chrysler reported a 15.5-percent slide in June sales from year-earlier levels.... | |
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| | | 27, 2006A13 T: 14.25 in Fuel consumption: City: 13.4L/100 km (21 mpg). Hwy: | | Posted Sunday, July 30, 2006 2:45:50 PM by Blog57 Team | | 27, 2006A13 T: 14.25 in Fuel consumption: City: 13.4L/100 km (21 mpg). Hwy: 8.7L/100 km (32 mpg). Wise customers read the fi ne print: *, **, 8, , , , . Limited time offers apply to retail deliveries of new and unused 2006 models from retailer inventory only. At participating retailers only. All offers exclude freight ($1,050 for Liberty, $1,200 for Grand Caravan and 300, $1,225 for Ram) license, insurance, registration, any retailer administration fees and applicable taxes. Retailer trade may be necessary. Financing and leasing are subject to approval by Chrysler Financial. See retailer for specifi c pricing details and conditions. Retailers are free to set individual prices. * Excludes CAW negotiated ebonus and DCCI retiree bonus cash. Offer does not apply to Dodge Viper, Sprinter and Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 models.... | |
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| | | The Most ‘Patriotic’ Cars & Trucks | | Posted Sunday, July 09, 2006 4:45:54 AM by Blog57 Team | | What's the most patriotic car you can buy? It depends on how you define "Patriotic," with foreign auto manufacturers running assembly plants in the U.S. and U.S. nameplates using parts from abroad. To celebrate the Fourth of July holiday, Cars.com unveiling its American Made Index, which identifies vehicles that it says are truly the most American in terms of their parts, where they're built and that are popular with U.S. buyers. Leading the list is the Ford F-Series. It's followed by the Chevy Silverado, Toyota Camry and Camry Solara, the Ford E-Series, Chevy Cobalt, Ford Explorer, Chevy Malibu and Malibu Maxx. Toyota Sienna, Chevy TrailBlazer and the Dodge Caravan-Grand Caravan. Send news tips/story ideas to WOAI... Get local news delivered directly to your inbox...... | |
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| | | Classifieds | | Posted Friday, July 07, 2006 10:45:49 PM by Blog57 Team | | YARD WORK, all types. Trim, plant, remove trees, shrubs, hedges, storm damage, dormant trim/spray, spring cleanup, odd jobs, town/country, licensed and insured. Call 252-4677. Antiques & Collectibles ON JUNE 1ST, Jean closed BJs Antiques and moved into the down stairs of Yesteryears Antique Mall. Jean calls her space Antique Treasures, 102 N. 29th. 256-3567 or 698-1609. 071306 LOCAL ARTISTS and antique vendors wanted at Cybertiques Mall, 2901 1st Ave. N. Please call 254-0015 or 866lister1 for more information. 100605TFN NEW ITEMS everyday at Yesteryears Antique Mall! Coming soon, huge expansion, new dealers, new items. 102 N. 29th St. Billings. Open Monday-Saturday, 10am-5:30pm, Sunday 10-4. Or stop by Colleens Collectibles, Friday-Saturday, 10am-5pm, three miles north of Bridger.... | |
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