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Jul 22, 2012
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Honda hiring at Indiana plant, adding Civic Hybrid

Honda’s Greensburg, Indiana plant is adding a $ 40 million boost in order to increase production by 25%, hiring more American workers as well as adding the high-selling Civic Hybrid to the line. Honda already began a second shift last year and the plant currently produces many of Honda’s alternative fuel vehicles. Pinboard (MacAaron)

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Feb 8, 2012
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Think Goes Bust, More Government Money Wasted

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Indiana bet big on becoming the mecca of electric vehicle production in the U.S.  The state and several counties and cities within it spent millions in incentives to get electric car makers, manufacturers, etc. into the state.  One of those was Think, a Norwegian company with a long, rocky history of financial woes, that hoped …
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Jun 29, 2011
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THINK Files for Bankruptcy – Again

from FutureCars In brief: Norwegian electric car maker THINK has filed for bankruptcy – the fourth time in the company’s history. The word Think Global AS filed for bankruptcy in Norway after failing to recapitalize and restructure itself. This is the fourth time the company has bankrupted in its 20 years in business. The company’s spokesman …
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