We're going on the grid sooner than you thought. Electric and plug-in hybrid cars will arrive in dealerships in just two years or so, several speakers at the Automotive News Green Car Conference and Exhibition said on Thursday, Nov. 13.
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They lost this month's election, badly. But Republicans in the White House and Congress are showing they still have clout. They are providing major -- and potentially fatal -- opposition to emergency federal aid to the Detroit 3 by year end.
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Huge write-downs of franchise values by public dealership groups show that auto dealers -- especially Detroit 3 dealers -- are losing value and face a difficult future. AutoNation, the No.
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Chrysler LLC is pleading with its dealers to buy more cars by year end and is offering $150 million in extra incentives to persuade them. That will boost Chrysler's fourth-quarter incentive spending to $650 million, Chrysler executives told dealers.
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When Dick Greenfield was a young car dealer selling about 3,000 new and used vehicles a year, he received some wise advice from an older dealer named Bob Burd.
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After Ford Motor Co. finishes this year's round of subsidized dealership closings, it will sharply curtail funding for such deals, said sources with knowledge of the plan.
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If Congress thinks a bailout of General Motors is expensive, consider the cost of a GM failure. Let's be clear.
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Companies that supply parts to the 2009 Nissan Maxima include: "TRW, Cooper-Standard, CalsonicKansei, Dana, NOK, GKN Driveline, Vibracoustic, KSR International, PPG, Amtex, ZF, Siegel-Robert, Guardian Automotive, U.S.
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As being reported by the international media, former grand prix winner Olivier Panis has lost his driver's license after he was caught speeding.
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Honda driver Rubens Barrichello's team won the famous Brazilian 'Granja Viana' endurance kart race this past weekend in Sao Paulo, after having started from pole position.
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Organisers of the axed Canadian grand prix have slammed F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone as "unreasonable" and "unrealistic", after their efforts to rescue the race for 2009 failed.
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The first Formula 1 winter test session was held today, Monday at Circuit de Catalunya located near Barcelona, Spain. It was the first occasion to see what the 2009 cars will look like.
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As being reported by the international media, former grand prix winner Olivier Panis has lost his driver's license after he was caught speeding.
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NASCAR driver Kyle Busch has expressed disappointment that he will no longer be able to make his formula one test debut this winter behind the wheel of a Toyota.
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Popular Science magazine has just bestowed an award on two new technologies developed by Ford: the EcoBoost engine and the Easy Fuel capless fuel filler.
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Honda driver Rubens Barrichello's team won the famous Brazilian 'Granja Viana' endurance kart race this past weekend in Sao Paulo, after having started from pole position.
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NASCAR driver Kyle Busch has expressed disappointment that he will no longer be able to make his formula one test debut this winter behind the wheel of a Toyota.
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Organisers of the axed Canadian grand prix have slammed F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone as "unreasonable" and "unrealistic", after their efforts to rescue the race for 2009 failed.
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The 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan is part of a new wave of European compact SUVs. For those seeking foreign prestige, the mid-$30K price range and 200 horsepower will sound pretty enticing and reasonable. Right now, products that fit this description come from Asia and North America. The RAV4 V6, Forester and Vue XR are prime examples. Alas, they're not "Made in Europe"...
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General Motors announced the price of the new Camaro today, which will be on sale next sometime next spring. The base Camaro LS will cost $26,995, which includes a 300-hp, 3.6-litre direct-injection V6 and 6-speed manual.
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