Although Felipe Massa lost the 2008 Drivers' World Championship in the last corner of the last lap of the last race of the season, the Scuderia Ferrari has accepted defeat with class and congratulates team McLaren for their victory.
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I find it hard to put the "fuel-efficient" label on a vehicle like the GMC Yukon just because it offers a hybrid powertrain. After all, this American mastodon, which weighs over two tons, does not really compare to a Prius, a Golf TDI or the upcoming 2010 Insight. I'm not opposed to big trucks. On the contrary, I believe they meet the needs of farmers and entrepreneurs more than any other type of vehicles.
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Il m'apparaît difficile de qualifier « d'éconergétique » un véhicule comme le GMC Yukon simplement parce qu'il s'agit d'une version à motorisation hybride. Une Prius, une Golf TDI ou la nouvelle Insight 2010, là oui, le néologisme canadien convient. Mais, pour un mastodonte de plus de deux tonnes, j'ai des réticences... Non pas que je sois réfractaire aux gros camions, au contraire. Ces véhicules comblent des besoins très réels, sur des chantiers et dans les fermes.
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Ford Motor Co. is poised to cut North American production of cars and crossovers during the fourth quarter, sales analyst George Pipas said today.
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Chrysler LLC will begin assembling Europe-bound Chrysler Grand Voyagers in January, Benjamin Winter, Chrysler's chief minivan engineer, said today.
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General Motors today named Kevin Williams vice president and general manager of global service and parts operations for GM North America. Williams, 47, succeeds Doug Herberger, 57, who retired Nov. 1 after 35 years.
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U.S. auto suppliers urged the Bush administration to create a new loan guarantee program for the struggling industry and to accelerate loans under an already approved $25-billion program.
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Metaldyne Corp. raised the stakes today in its bid to buy back $392.2 million worth of debt from bondholders at 30 cents or less on the dollar by threatening to skip the next interest payment on those bonds.
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Chrysler LLC took recent cost-cutting moves to survive a steep sales downturn and the turmoil in financial markets, CEO Bob Nardelli said today.There was some speculation that Chrysler was cutting costs to ready itself for a sale.
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Germany's car import association, the VDIK, has estimated that Germany's car market declined by at least 10% in the month of October.
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Dana has announced that its board of directors has appointed John Devine to the expanded role of chairman and CEO. He takes over the CEO responsibility from Gary Convis.
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Supplier Dana Holding Corp. has named John Devine as CEO, replacing Gary Convis, who has led the company since April, the auto parts supplier said today.
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General Motors told dealers today it is starting its annual Red Tag sale early this year. The sale, which typically begins just before Thanksgiving weekend, will start tomorrow and run until January 5, dealers say.
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General Motors is launching two new incentives on most models, but they are targeted at select customers. And auto dealers say they have been told that GM's annual Red Tag sale, typically slated to start in mid-November, might start earlier.
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Volkswagen is reportedly planning to produce the vast majority of components for use in its hybrid and electric vehicles itself rather than use suppliers.
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Volkswagen expects to be buying components worth EUR1bn a year in India for its global operations within two years.
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Auto sales at General Motors, Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC plunged in October, dragging the U.S. industry to a 32 percent decline and its weakest performance in a quarter century. GM plummeted 45.1 percent from a year earlier.
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