While Ford Motor Co. still faces the elimination of its Mercury brand, the vast majority of dealership closures in the United States are now complete, retail consulting firm Urban Science said today.
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Toyota Motor Corp. has stopped shipping vehicles to Iran, amid a fresh wave of international sanctions against the Middle Eastern country's nuclear program.
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ASSOCIATE EDITOR JONATHAN WONG: I didn't like this Forte as much as the previous ones I've been in and I think I know why.
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Chrysler sought to cut expenses by paying an average settlement of 'significantly below' $100,000 to terminated dealerships that filed arbitration claims, a company spokesman said.
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The new U.S. consumer financial protection agency will begin trying to simplify auto loan forms for consumers over the next few months, a Treasury Department spokesman said today.
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In tapping longtime telecom executive Daniel Akerson as its next CEO, succeeding Ed Whitacre, GM directors are intent on keeping the automaker on the same, new course a year after it exited bankruptcy.
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Grand-Am team Turner Motorsports will grow to a two-car Rolex Sports Car Series GT-Class program in 2011. Also, Turner will switch from BMW's M6 bodywork to the M3.
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Time will tell whether the IPL brand will carry the gravitas of Mercedes-Benz AMG or BMW M. But for now, it spells 18 hp and a host of sporty cosmetics.
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In today's News Brake: GM dispels Corvette rumors, Mercedes-Benz releases the SLS AMG GT3, and Ford improves the F-150's fuel economy . . . But Wait, There's More!
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Though NASCAR has not officially released its 2011 Sprint Cup Series schedule, many of its member tracks have confirmed their race dates for next year, and we can fill in most of the blanks to piece together the full calendar ahead of any official...
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GM's sparkling second quarter results today (12 August) of US$1.3bn net income on revenue of US33.2bn have been hailed as "tremendous" by a North American auto analyst.
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Dan Akerson, named General Motors' new chairman and CEO today, has, like his predecessor Ed Whitacre, a strong background in telecommunications and related industries and solid experience restructuring large companies.
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Here at AutoWeek, walking over to our car board at the end of the day which lists all of the cars we have in the office is like Christmas morning.
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GM chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre is to step down with Dan Akerson taking over from 1 September and as chairman at the end of the year.
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GM chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre is to step down with Dan Akerson taking over from 1 September and as chairman at the end of the year.
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Saab Automobile on Thursday said it was seeking new importers for Mexico, Brazil and Argentina.
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UPDATED--Ed Whitacre is stepping down as General Motors Co. CEO on Sept. 1. He will be replaced by Daniel Akerson, who joined the GM board in July 2009 after a long career in telecommunications.
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Jack Roush, co-owner of Roush Fenway Racing and chairman of Roush Enterprises, was released from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., on Wednesday.
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Ed Whitacre is stepping down as General Motors Co. CEO on Sept. 1. He will be replaced by Daniel Akerson, who joined the GM board in July 2009 after a long career in telecommunications.
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