General Motors' new front man, Ed Whitacre, remains a bit of an elusive figure in the car world. But at the very least, the former telecom honcho who's now the leader of the nation's largest automaker does like cars.
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Mitsubishi Motors North America is offering 0 percent financing or reduced-price leases on several 2009 and 2010 models through the Samand#8217;s Club Auto Buying Program. The program, which runs through Feb.
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The National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers said it will and#8220;soonand#8221; sign a memorandum of understanding with General Motors Co.
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Ford Motor Co. has designed a new transmission for its 2011 Super Duty pickup that will achieve and#8220;significantand#8221; performance and fuel economy improvements over the current five-speed automatic, a top Ford engineer said today.
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French auto parts supplier Plastic Omnium Co. raised its fourth-quarter sales forecast on Tuesday after benefiting from higher car sales due to consumers buying before car-scrapping schemes are phased out.
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General Motors Co. has and#8220;a real good candidateand#8221; for a new CFO and could have news about the appointment in two or three weeks, Chairman and interim CEO Ed Whitacre said today.
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General Motors Co. has and#8220;a real good candidateand#8221; for a new CFO and could have news about the appointment in two or three weeks, Chairman and interim CEO Ed Whitacre said today.
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The UK's finance minister Alistair Darling is considering slashing the benefit-in-kind personal taxation on company-owned electric cars in a bid to stimulate the market for electric vehicles.
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The Jaguar brand, sold by Ford Motor Co. last year to India's Tata Motors, won top honors in the annual J.D. Power and Associates Sales Satisfaction Index--the fifth time in six years the luxury brand has taken the top spot in the influential survey.
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Usually teaser shots hint at the future, but this one is a glimpse of the past--and of one of headliners of the 2010 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance.
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Smart USA Distributor, a Penske Automotive Group (PAG) subsidiary, has recruited former Saturn general manager Jill Lajdziak as vice president, sales and marketing.
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Smart USA has hired Jill Lajdziak, Saturnand#8217;s former top executive, as vice president of sales and marketing.
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Smart USA has hired Jill Lajdziak, Saturn's former top executive, to lead sales and marketing and stem a 38 percent decline in U.S. sales this year.
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Porsche's new Boxster Spyder in ultimate head-to-head showdown, Audi's A2 is back, LA show round-up, Nissan's new Qashqai
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American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings (AAM) hopes to raise up to $US108m from a public offering of 14m shares of its common stock. Its part of a strategy to boost liquidity at the partsmaker, originally spun off from a General Motors component operation, which narrowly escaped bankruptcy earlier this year.
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Yokohama Tire Corp. is going green by going orange. Using oil extracted from waste orange peels, Yokohama has created a tire that sharply reduces the amount of petroleum required to make the finished product.
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While Zhejiang Geely Holding Group is Ford's preferred bidder for Volvo, media reports said Swedish consortium Jakob AB is also vying to buy the loss-making brand.
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Premium Volkswagen group brand Audi booked an 8.9% rise in retail deliveries to customers in November in a further signal that the luxury car market is recovering. Rival BMW reported an 11.5% rise.
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BMW Group November sales worldwide grew 11.5% year on year to 107,686 but were down 12.2% year to date at 1,162,510.
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