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What The Auto Industry Can Teach Us About The EU's Airline Emissions Trading System

In January, the European Union's Emissions Trading System--the largest carbon market for greenhouse gases--plans to forcefully enroll any airline that stops in Europe. Airlines are livid and warning of increased ticket prices. But as the history of fuel-economy standards in the automobile industry shows, today's environmental obstruction is tomorrow's common sense.READ»

How Google's Robot Cars Will Revive Sprawl

In the latest installment of Butterfly Effect, we examine Google's autonomous vehicles, seemingly a vision of the future--they'll potentially make commuting a dream and maybe even help kill the Big Three. But for those same reasons, it has the potential to set us back by revitalizing suburbs and damaging the economy. Here's how.READ»

Why Chrysler Is Rolling Out Natural Gas Vehicles In 2017

Chrysler is investing in yet another alternative technology when electric vehicles have car companies, charge-station manufacturers, and even the government on their side. It's hedging its bets. READ»

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Super Bowl Ad Stories: Chrysler, Eminem Break an Awkward Silence in Detroit

What impact can an ad really have? Can it actually make a city feel better about itself? The answer this morning seems to be yes, thanks to Chrysler and Wieden + Kennedy.READ»

Business Malady #1: The Waiting Game

There's a game called the Waiting Game that works like this: you sit on the sidelines, waiting for everyone else to go first. And then you skip a turn. Or a hundred turns. And before you know it, the game's over. Everyone else is ...READ»

Ford's Secret Weapon? Innovation

How Ford used innovation to beat the odds and win where others failed.READ»

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Infographic of the Day: The Tangled Web of Carmaker Alliances

Among today's automakers, coop-petition is the new normal.READ»

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How Ford's Sync Technology Will Turn It Into America's Most Surprising Consumer Electronics Company [Update]

The next generation of Ford's Sync technology will turn its cars into rolling, talking, socially networked, cloud-connected supermachines. Introducing America's most surprising consumer-electronics company.READ»

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Team National Employee Service Awards

Last Week, Team National honored the employees that have been here for at least 1 year, 5 years and 10 years. Of the 45 employees at the corporate office 31 have been here more than a year 8 have been here more than 5 years and 3 have ...READ»

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Heath and Wealth Promotion

The Heath and Wealth Promotion has been a huge success. With these new Pay Points counting for Presidential Graduations and paying out $2500 every time it reaches a progression, IMD’s are really taking advantage. The promotion ends ...READ»

Next Week's Auto Show: Just What We Needed (Also--Let the Good Times Roll)

It may seem a little weird to say about an industry that has received more than its share of lumps of late but this year's North American International Auto Show, jump-starting on Monday in Detroit, is shaping up to be pretty ...READ»

American Honda Passes Chrysler as top automaker in U.S market

The Big Three is a term used in the automotive industry for the three major American automotive companies. The former three major automotive companies that dominated in the U.S and Canada are General Motors, Ford, and ...READ»

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Shawn Perez, our customer service manager

1 – How long have you been employed at Team National? How has your department grown? I have been working for Team National for 7 years now and I was promoted to Customer Service Manager in 2005. When I first started working here ...READ»

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Is Apology By Toyota Prexy Disingenuous?

This morning Toyota President Akio Toyoda apologized profusely to the Japanese people for making vehicles that have not excited domestic buyers. He was also contrite over the company's projected loss of $5 billion for the year, and ...READ»

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Can the U.S. Become the EV Battery Leader?

Many of our most promising electric cars have parts--or entire assemblies--being built in China. But when it comes to the most important (and most expensive) component, EV companies may turn to American manufacturers. One such ...READ»

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Team National Grand Nationals Orlando 2009 - Event Highlights

Take Control Audio CD Launched The 150,000 copies of the CD available for sale at the conventions sold out in the first few hours. John Maxwell Speaks John Maxwell spoke twice and had a highly successful book ...READ»

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Take Control

The new recruiting CD, Take Control, was released at Grand Nationals in Orlando on Thursday Evening. To say everyone was excited about this excellent new tool would be an understatement! Team National had 150,000 of these CDs and sold ...READ»

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Team National Grand National Convention Will Inspire and Motivate - 9/17 - 9/19 in Orlando, FL

  Dreams Do Come True... It's time to start to dream again and yes dreams do come true!  Although that sounds like a quote straight out of Disney World itself, it’s not a cliché, it’s true.  Renowned ...READ»