The News Review:
- Chrysler to restart plants by end of June
- Apple sued over methods for repeat iTunes App Store sales
- Nissan sales decline 33.1% in May
- Mazda says May sales fall 40 pct in tough economy
Chrysler to restart plants by end of June
Detroit Free Press
Even some of the eight plants that aren’t included in the sale to Fiat such as Sterling Heights Assembly and Detroit Axle will resume production. Chief Financial fficer Ron Kolka said the new company has contracts with the old company to purchase the necessary parts and vehicles from plants owned by the old company. Chrysler’s sales fell 47% in May from a year earlier but inventories have fallen to low levels for such models as the Jeep Wrangler and the Town & Country minivan.
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Apple sued over methods for repeat iTunes App Store sales
Apple Insider
Like many patent lawsuits Actus’ complaint is broad and sweeping using vague rhetoric that makes it difficult to discern which specific Apple technologies are at issue. Apple has instituted 1-Click payments as a feature across its online electronics stores allowing customers who enable the option to make repeat purchases with a single click forgoing the need to resupply shipping and payment information which is already stored on the company’s servers. For the iTunes Store which also handles App Store sales Apple offers a feature called iTunes Allowances which lets customers send a monthly iTunes Store credit to a family member friend or colleague in an amount from $10 to $200. “Think of an iTunes Allowance like a piggy bank. Some lucky kids get a monthly allowance and they trade the entire amount for stuff each month” Apple says in its description of the service. “ther kids might decide to put their allowance in a piggy bank and spend it later. iTunes Allowance works the same way as a piggy bank.
Nissan sales decline 33.1% in May
Detroit Free Press
He also remained cautious about the future especially with Chrysler LLC and General Motors Corp. closing dealerships across the country as part of their bankruptcy cases. “The good news is (the marketing campaign) drove traffic in May and the dealers converted that traffic into sales” Castignetti said. Contact BRENT SNAVELY: 313-222-6512 or.
Mazda says May sales fall 40 pct in tough economy
Forbes
4 percent to 7500 vehicles and sales of the Mazda5 slipped 42. 2 percent to 1197 vehicles. Irvine-based Mazda North American perations oversees sales and marketing for Mazda vehicles in the U. Canada Mexico and Puerto Rico through nearly 900 dealers. Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved.