rorty:::tort: DAILY: Honda begins production of new Accord in Ohio | Auto industry begs for $100,000 engineers | Infiniti weighs possibility of Mexico factory

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August 20, 2012

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Honda begins production of new Accord in Ohio

The first mass-production version of the new 2013 model year Honda Accord, the most important new vehicle for Honda this year in the United States market, rolled off an Ohio assembly line today. ... >> story Published: Aug 20 3:22 pm U.S. Eastern time / UPDATED: 8/20/12 4:14 pm ET - more details added

Michigan, auto industry begging for $100,000 engineers amid economic recovery

Michigan's unemployment was the worst in the United States at 14.2 percent in August 2009, shortly after General Motors and Chrysler emerged from a government-backed rescue, and has since plunged to 8.6 percent, roughly in line with the national average. ... >> story Published: Aug 19 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time

Infiniti weighs possibility of Mexico factory

Japanese luxury maker Infiniti is entertaining the possibility of building a new small car in Mexico, the marque's new global president says. ... >> story Published: Aug 20 3:46 am U.S. Eastern time [REG]

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