Archive for the ‘World News’ Category

Relations Thaw Between Daimler And BMW. Or Not

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

A few weeks ago TTAC reported how BMW and Daimler revived a long-ago formed  joint purchasing venture in order to help drive down costs for the 2 independent car makers who can’t achieve high volumes of scale. This was seen as quite a big step in a direction few expected. As our resident German put it, “If

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Bomb blast wounds 12 outside Colombia spy agency

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

BOGOTA – Twelve people were wounded when a bomb exploded outside the Colombian intelligence agency’s offices in the southern city of Pasto, near the Ecuadoran border, the Red Cross said.

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Chinese media warns Japan over detention

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

BEIJING – Chinese state media on Thursday warned Japan of rising anger over its detention of a trawler captain, suggesting the latest territorial squabble between Asia’s two top economies could intensify.

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1970 Mustang Boss 302 vs 2011 Mustang V6: And The Winner Is…

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

The 1970 Mustang Boss 302 is a legend. Created specifically to compete against the Camaro z-28 in the Trans Am championship, the Boss 302 is a much rarer pony than its nemesis

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BMW Figures Out The Blog Thing

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

The first rule of blog relations: don’t let the blogs know that you have a blog relations program. The second rule of blog relations: bloggers are children. Use reverse psychology.

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