Category Archives: General Talk

Jaguar Land Rover recruits ex-military to combat skills shortage in UK auto industry

Jaguar Land Rover recruits ex-military to combat skills shortage in UK auto industry

When Julie Taylor left the British Army after managing the deployment of military vehicles, the Ministry of Defense resettlement program helped steer her to more common modes of transport: Jaguars and Range Rovers.

Glass Lewis advises Fiat investors to vote for Chrysler merger

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Proxy adviser Glass Lewis has recommended that Fiat investors vote in favor of a merger of the Italian carmaker and its U.S. unit Chrysler at a meeting on Aug. 1, saying its benefits outweighed concerns over a potential increase in voting power for its main shareholder Exor.

Jaguar Land Rover buys largest privately owned collection of British classic cars

Jaguar Land Rover buys largest privately owned collection from dentist James Hull, UK's biggest car collection

Great cars have always been a good investment, very often a much better investment than real estate or stocks.

Fiat unveils 500L Vans concept for 2014 Vans US Open of Surfing

Fiat unveils 500L Vans concept for 2014 Vans US Open of Surfing

This past weekend, Fiat has unveiled a surfing and skate world inspired 500L Vans concept at the Vans US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, California.

Nissan profit rises on strong sales, cheap yen

Nissan profit rises on strong sales, cheap yen (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)

By YURI KAGEYAMA

Nissan reported Monday a better-than-expected net profit of 112 billion yen ($1.1 billion) for the April-June first fiscal quarter, up from 82 billion yen a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast a quarterly profit of 85 billion yen ($835 million). Quarterly sales jumped 10 percent to 2.466 trillion yen ($24.2 billion).