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Report: Former GM CEO Fritz Henderson to lead Sunoco spinoff

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:28:50 +0000

Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , GM If you’ve been wondering what former General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson has been up to since getting the boot, The Detroit News has the skinny for you. Henderson is now headed to Sunoco to fill in as the company’s senior vice president, at least for now. The company is currently planning to spin off its SunCoke Energy arm during the first half of 2011, and when that happens, Henderson will become the subsidiary’s chairman and CEO. SunCoke produces metallurgical coke used to manufacture steel.

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Consumer Federation of America calls for 60 mpg CAFE standard by 2025

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:28:43 +0000

Filed under: Etc. , Government/Legal , Technology Now that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Environmental Protection Agency have established fleet fuel economy standards of 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016 , the government agencies are hard at work on the next phase of increases that will stretch out to 2020 and beyond. The 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act mandated 40 mpg by 2020 as a minimum, but the standards could actually be set higher. That’s exactly what the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) want.

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Video: Sheik’s custom six-wheeled Nissan SUV is a thing that makes us go ‘Hmmm’

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:28:36 +0000

Filed under: Aftermarket , SUV , Etc. , Videos , Nissan , Middle East , Design/Style , Off-Road Sheik, hydro and roll – Click above to watch video after the jump Well, this is certainly different. We’ve seen our fair share of wild vehicle modifications over the years, but this one takes the cake as one of the most imaginative. If the YouTube description is any sort of indication, this craft was hewn just for Sheik Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Nahyan as his personal toy.

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Some say that Top Gear will viciously kill off The Stig

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:13:54 +0000

Filed under: Etc. , UK , Celebrities When murmurings began hitting the web that the man who plays The Stig was itching to publish his memoirs, we knew it was only a matter of time before the character met his end on the BBC’s Top Gear . According to The Sun , James May has hinted that White Stig will be dealt with in the same manner as his predecessor, Black Stig .

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Chevrolet Cruze configurator goes live

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:13:38 +0000

Filed under: Car Buying , Budget , Sedan , Chevrolet Heads up, compact fans; the configurator for the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze has officially gone live. If you’ve got a few hot seconds to spare as your work week comes to a close, you can build up your new Bowtie fuel miser any way you so please. It doesn’t take long to click off enough options to have the Cruze sitting pretty at just shy of $26,800 including destination.