CU-ICAR partnership with SC auto industry offers model for others, researchers say

as declared in CU-ICAR partnership with SC auto industry offers model for others, researchers sayCourtesy photoHaley Walters | The Greenville NewsResearchers are using the Upstate's huge network of automotive groups as an example of economic development done well. It also examined the positive effect of advanced training and industry partnerships offered by Clemson University's International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR). "CU-ICAR is particularly notable for its use of industry-endowed professorships in key technologies related to the automotive industry and its rigorous, applied learning program to train students." Parilla said CU-ICAR offers a model for others around the country of how collaboration between a university, state government and industry can produce a cluster with a competitive advantage. The report is intended to be a guide for regional leaders interested in growing their economies using a cluster-type model.

FG may inject N300bn into auto industry – Punch Newspapers

FG may inject N300bn into auto industryRasheed BisiriyuThe Federal Government plans to inject N300bn into the nation's vehicle assembly plants as part of measures to accelerate the development of the automotive industry. Already, contributions into a support fund initiated to facilitate the vehicle production finance scheme have risen to N11bn. Aliyu spoke on 'Achieving 2013-2020 Nigerian Automotive Industry Development Plan under the current regime: How feasible?' at a capacity building workshop for motoring journalists. Aliyu, who was represented by the Director, Special Duties, NADDC, David Oyetunji, said the auto support fund was an indication of the government's resolve to provide the necessary encouragement for the development of the auto sector. "The automotive industry is the cornerstone for establishing a self-sustaining economy and upgrading the standard of living both in the developing and developed economies," he stated.

Washington Post auto industry reporter Warren Brown dies at 70

as mentioned in WASHINGTON — Warren Brown, The Washington Post reporter and columnist who covered the automotive industry, has died Thursday. Brown, 70, died after years of issues related to kidney disease. He also covered his health struggles, detailing his journey when he received a kidney transplant from his Washington Post colleague Martha McNeil Hamilton in 2001. According to The Washington Post, Brown joined the newsroom in 1978 as a national reporter, but eventually went on to specialize in covering the auto industry for the paper. The Louisiana native wrote in his 2009 farewell column: "What began as a news beat in 1982 became and remains a mission.

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