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In a year of turmoil and turbulence, engineering know-how was still king. Full story...
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It was a year of newcomers and nostalgia as carmakers from India and China gained notice while GM and Ford celebrated their heritages. Full story...
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George W. Bush threw GM and Chrysler a $17.4 billion lifeline in December, but not before an electrifying few weeks in which the two companies appeared to face oblivion. Full story...
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Welcome to the first Detroit auto show in the bailout era. Automakers will roll out new cars, and top executives will take questions from the press and#x2014; as they do every year at the North American International Auto Show. Full story...
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The credit freeze that is helping to kill new-vehicle retail sales also is forcing car rental companies to slash their fleet orders. In 2008, rental companies bought 1.5 million new cars and trucks, down from 1. Full story...
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Here are a few snapshots that gave us a chuckle. Full story...
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These are tough times, but the show must go on. The 2009 Detroit auto show kicks off at Cobo Center with press days Jan. 11-13. Full story...
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The government bailout of GMAC Financial Services gives General Motors a lender that's back in business with dealers and consumers. But GMAC is even less of a captive finance company for GM than ever before. Full story...
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Some observers in continental Europe think the British Vauxhall brand is a pointless irrelevance that should be subsumed into General Motors' German unit Opel. Full story...
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Bettina Schmidt is a new sales manager at Automotive News Europe while Hurtej Kaur joins the newspaper as a staff reporter. Schmidt and Kaur are both based at ANE headquarters in Oberpfaffenhofen, just outside Munich. Full story...
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PSA/Peugeot-Citroen will boost its purchasing from low-cost countries during 2009 to cut costs. )x("",We are moving toward another dimension in the process, PSA Purchasing Director Jean-Christophe Quemard told Automotive News Europe. Full story...
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Mercedes-Benz will unveil its new E class next week ahead of the sedan's March launch at the Geneva auto show. Full story...
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Suppliers expect at least two to three years of pain in western Europe, as the economic downturn cuts output by as much as 20 percent. Full story...
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A Chinese car that looks similar to Mercedes-Benz's Smart ForTwo could be cleared for European sales as early as mid-January, people familiar with the matter told Automotive News Europe. Full story...
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In the first half of 2008, before things started to take a decisive turn for the worse, there was good news and bad news in the global auto industry. Here's a quarter-by-quarter review of a year that was a turning point for the industry. Full story...
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The sales collapse that started late last year will accelerate in 2009, leading to fewer carmakers and more factory closures, industry watchers say. New-car sales in western Europe will fall by 15 percent or 2.1 million unit this year to 13. Full story...
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Suppliers who squeezed money out of PSA/Peugeot-Citroen last year to compensate for high raw material costs should expect to give some back in 2009. Full story...
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Peugeot will rely more on Internet marketing of new cars to help counter the economic slump. Launched one year ago, Peugeot's French-language Web Store site (www.peugeotwebstore. Full story...
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Here is the schedule of the launches of the new Formula 1 cars for the 2009 FIA F1 World Championship. Full story...