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Feb
23rd

GM disbands high-performance team, keeps some muscle cars

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General Motors axed its High Performance Vehicles Operations last week but hasn't eviscerated all its muscle cars. Full story...
Feb
23rd

Miss. dealer finds trouble across the river

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Mississippi Ford dealer Wayne Thompson is the first to admit he goofed when his sales fliers ended up across the Mississippi River in the hands of Louisiana consumers. Full story...
Feb
23rd

Japanese makers cut Japan, N.A. production equally

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When sales fall, the hawks predicted, Japan's auto industry would favor that nation's interests over America's. Japanese automakers would idle U.S. factories and workers while keeping their plants at home humming to build exports. Today, U.S. Full story...
Feb
23rd

McNabb sees more Cadillac derivatives

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Mark McNabb says the CTS family gives a clear indication of what he wants to do with the Cadillac car line: offer a range of models. "Look at a CTS and I think you can start understanding where we are going. Full story...
Feb
23rd

GM’s Opel to present plan for survival within days

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General Motors' German unit Opel will present a business plan to the German government in the coming days, heeding calls to present such a plan in order to obtain state guarantees. Full story...
Feb
23rd

Moody’s cuts Renault debt rating into junk territory

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Moody's Investors Service has cut its ratings on Renault into junk territory, citing the French automaker's "significantly worse operating performance" and negative free cash flow in 2008. Full story...
Feb
23rd

Survival of GM Europe brands depends on state aid

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General Motors' European brands are near collapse, with Germany's Opel in need of more state funding and Sweden rejecting Saab's plea for state aid until its business plan is sound. Full story...
Feb
23rd

Sources: GM tab for paying Saab suppliers is $127 million

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DETROIT -- General Motors' tab for keeping a pledge to pay Saab's part suppliers through until Feb. 20 will be $127 million, people familiar with GM's purchasing strategy said. Full story...
Feb
23rd

2010 Fusion plays up mpg

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The 2010 Ford Fusion is a key to Ford Motor Co.'s bid to become an industry leader in fuel efficiency. Ford made many changes when it restyled its flagship mid-sized sedan. Full story...
Feb
23rd

Dealer: Pizzazz moves the metal

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If you buy a car at Bill Kolb Jr. Subaru in suburban New York, there's a good chance it will have leather seats and a sunroof. Kolb customizes 40 percent of the cars in his showroom. Full story...
Feb
23rd

Ford shifts 540 dealerships to lower-volume category

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With 2008's dramatic fall in industry sales, Ford Motor Co. now is classifying nearly 60 percent of its U.S. dealerships as lower-volume stores serviced by telephone rather than in-person visits from field office staff. Full story...
Feb
23rd

Hyundai sweetens incentive, cuts staff

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Hyundai Motor America is making its successful Hyundai Assurance sales incentive more attractive and#x2014; and has laid off about 8 percent of its U.S. headquarters and regional staff. Full story...
Feb
23rd

Ford merges service, sales field units

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Ford Motor Co. will combine the field organizations of its parts and service unit and its sales and marketing unit on Sunday, March 1. Ford will cut about 50 employees in its field offices, said Ken Czubay, Ford vice president of U.S. Full story...
Feb
23rd

Bailout plans backed, scorned by senators from auto states

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General Motors would be doomed if it were unable to get the federal aid it needs to avoid bankruptcy, said one U.S. Full story...
Feb
23rd

GM had no advance notice of Saab filing

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General Motors executives were surprised by the speed at which Saab filed for bankruptcy last week, leaving them with few answers for anxious U.S. Saab dealers. Full story...
Feb
23rd

Renault debt rating goes into junk territory

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Moody's Investors Service has cut its ratings on Renault into junk territory, citing the French automaker's "significantly worse operating performance" and negative free cash flow in 2008. Full story...
Feb
23rd

NASCAR: Matt Kenseth, the party pooper!

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Kyle Busch's name was on everyone's lips. He so easily won the two NASCAR races Saturday at the Auto Club Speedway (formerly, the Fontana Speedway), the Camping World truck race in the afternoon and the Nationwide race in the evening, that everyone thought it would be a piece of cake for him to do a historical three-peat Sunday afternoon during the Sprint Cup race, driving his No 18 Toyota Camry. Full story...
Feb
23rd

F1: Drivers to exit cars a very different way in 2009

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Formula one drivers have been given advice about how to dismount their cars as the controversial new energy re-use technology KERS is set to be introduced this season. Full story...
Feb
23rd

F1: No ‘serious buyer’ for F1 team yet – Honda

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Honda is yet to find a "serious buyer" for its formula one team, the Japanese carmaker's outgoing chief executive Takeo Fukui told a news conference on Monday. Full story...
Feb
23rd

2008 Suzuki SX4 DDIS Review (video)

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In these times of yo-yo gas prices and growing environmental concerns in the auto industry, diesel fuel is starting to look more and more appealing. Several automakers have come up with clean diesel engines, like Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz with BlueTEC. Gas-oil also seems to have a bright future. Full story...
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