Nissan is going to invest $7.7 billion into the world’s largest car market…no not the United States…China!
Nissan entered into a joint venture with China’s Dongfeng Motor, and together they’re investing billions to boost car production in China. They expect to produce 2.3 million vehicles per year by 2015.
Nissan’s U.S. sales mirror that of Toyota, […] Continue Reading…
Toyota announced that demand is up so much that they’re doubling production…in India.
Toyota will invest $220 million into its Indian operations, with the goal of increasing production to 310,000 vehicles per year by 2013. Toyota added that it’s all types of vehicles that are enjoying increased demands, from economy cars to SUVs and mini […] Continue Reading…
The latest results of life expectancy around the world, puts Japan in number one spot for the 26th year in a row, at least for Japanese women. Women in Japan average 86.39 years. Japanese men hold the number four spot at 79.64 years.
Hong Kong women are in second place, while men in Hong Kong […] Continue Reading…
Last week the national government of Japan ordered all cattle shipments from Fukushima Prefecture halted, now they have done the same with cattle from Miyagi Prefecture.
It turns out that the majority of cesium contaminated beef came from Miyagi Prefecture. The cows were fed hay contaminated with thousands of becquerels of cesium. The national safe […] Continue Reading…
The latest hype by the mainstream media is trying to create a craze for scooters. One report says they get 70 mpg. Guess what? So does the new Mazda 2, and it’s a car.
So what’s more practical? Getting a scooter that you might be able to squeeze two people onto, or getting a car […] Continue Reading…
The United States Postal Service released a list of nearly 3,700 post offices that could be shut down. Many post offices in Idaho are on the list.
The list of cities where post offices could be shut down are: Ahsahka, Almo, Arbon, Avery, Boise, Calder, Chester, Clayton, Desmet, Ellis, Geneva, Hamer, Harvard, Howe, Monteview, Moscow, […] Continue Reading…
Credit scoring companies are getting so nit picky that now they judge you based on where you live.
CardRatings.com now considers the state you live in as part of your credit score. One of the states that can make your rating go down is Idaho. Curtis Arnold, founder of CardRatings.com, says Idaho scores low because […] Continue Reading…
Initial reports say that a grass fire on U.S. Highway 30 (Old Bannock Highway) near the Hoku plant, and the malting plant, in Bannock County, Idaho, caused a massive junk yard fire. Fortunately the wind was blowing the flames away from the gas company.
Walt’s Auto Salvage fire, July 26, 2011
The […] Continue Reading…
I noticed a headline change in front of my eyes on CNN’s website this morning. First it said “Home prices increase”, then when I clicked on the story the headline read “Home prices dip 4.5%”. This is actually common on CNN’s website (that’s why you got to do your research).
What I found out about […] Continue Reading…
Both Ford and Chrysler are reporting increased sales revenues, but both are reporting decreases in profits. The culprit, inflation.
Inflation is driving up the cost of materials used to build their cars, and even with retail price increases the result is lower profits.
Now Ford is preparing to deal with Union contract negotiations in the United […] Continue Reading…