Two U.S. senators have asked Energy Secretary Steven Chu to set a timeline for distributing up to $25 billion in loans to help U.S. auto companies produce more fuel efficient vehicles.
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Chrysler LLC, hobbled by shrinking sales and soaring inventories, shut down three assembly plants Monday after reopening them two weeks ago.
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Auto parts supplier Delphi Corp. said on Wednesday it has agreed to amend financial covenants under its debtor-in-possession financing in order to preserve liquidity amid a deep downturn in auto sales.
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Magna International Inc. will close its gear assembly plant in Syracuse, N.Y., the Canadian auto parts maker said on Wednesday, after workers rejected a contract the company said was necessary to keep the factory competitive.
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Gary Akin, vice president of sales at struggling American Suzuki Motor Corp., has left the company, spokesman Jeff Holland said on Wednesday.. His duties will be assumed by Koichi Suzuki, 45, vice president in charge of automotive operations.
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General Motors is holding discussions with major Chinese automaker FAW Group to form a partnership for light commercial vehicles, a GM China spokesman said today.
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General Motors will lay off 600 workers at its plant in northern Mexico due to slowing demand from the United States, a spokesman for the U.S. auto maker's Mexican unit said on Wednesday.
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General Motors is holding discussions with major Chinese automaker FAW Group to form a partnership for light commercial vehicles, a GM China spokesman said today.
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The Jeep Compass is like the little kid who looks up to his big brother and wants to be exactly like him. However, aspiring to be a grown-up and acting like one are two different things. If both do not go hand in hand, there's something missing. In the case of the Compass, it's a big something: this vehicle has the looks of a Jeep but not the capabilities that have made the brand famous
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The Jeep Compass is like the little kid who looks up to his big brother and wants to be exactly like him. However, aspiring to be a grown-up and acting like one are two different things. If both do not go hand in hand, there's something missing. In the case of the Compass, it's a big something: this vehicle has the looks of a Jeep but not the capabilities that have made the brand famous
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The President of the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile, Max Mosley, met with journalists at a media lunch at the Poissonnerie de l'Avenue restaurant in Chelsea, Great Britain.
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The Renault Formula 1 team will probably begin the 2009 world championship with a functioning KERS system aboard the R29, according to the team's Spanish race driver Fernando Alonso.
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Marc Surer, a Swiss grand prix driver of the between 1979 and 1986 has issued a damning appraisal of formula one's powerbrokers Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley.
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While many Formula 1 stakeholders struggle amid the global financial crisis, it seems the energy drinks company Red Bull remains in good financial health.
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Members of the media who were recently polled choose Carl Edwards as their choice to win the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup series championship and, therefore, end Jimmy Johnson three years dominance.
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The 2009 edition of the Mazda MX-5 aims to apply the brand's latest design cues to its famous little roadster. Mazda is building on a 20-year tradition of offering pleasant performance and sporty looks in a friendly, affordable two-seat package. The car formerly known as the Miata indeed celebrates 20 years of open-top motoring success in 2009.
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The 2009 Daytona 500 - the opening round of the NASCAR Sprint Cup - will be run without the presence of Canadian Jacques Villeneuve.
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Frenchman Sébastien Bourdais has moved one step closer to the second car of the Toro Rosso Formula 1 team.
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While many Formula 1 stakeholders struggle amid the global financial crisis, it seems the energy drinks company Red Bull remains in good financial health.
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The 2009 edition of the Mazda MX-5 aims to apply the brand's latest design cues to its famous little roadster. Mazda is building on a 20-year tradition of offering pleasant performance and sporty looks in a friendly, affordable two-seat package. The car formerly known as the Miata indeed celebrates 20 years of open-top motoring success in 2009.
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