Fun appears to be on the chopping block at Honda. Plans for the successor to the S2000 sports car, a lineup of rear-drive Acuras, a proposed V8 engine and a drop-top built off the CR-Z hybrid are all dead, according to a report in a British magazine.
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U.S. auto sales will slide for a fourth straight year in 2009, executives and analysts said in the wake of yesterday's year-end sales reports. Any signs of recovery aren't expected to appear until midyear. A 35.
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Another sign of the auto industry meltdown: Journalists covering next week's Detroit auto show will not be treated to free food, an open bar and entertainment by Chrysler LLC, which will not host its annual Firehouse hospitality suite in downtown...
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Nissan North America Inc. is recalling about 243,000 light trucks in states that make heavy use of road salt. Dealers are to replace a crash sensor that may corrode, causing front-impact airbags to be disabled.
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Nissan North America Inc. is recalling about 243,000 light trucks in states that make heavy use of road salt. Dealers are to replace a crash sensor that may corrode, causing front-impact airbags to be disabled.
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General Motors told dealers on Tuesday that it has decided to cancel the G8 ST sport truck that was due to launch late this fall.
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General Motors told dealers today it has decided to cancel a G8 sport truck that was scheduled to debut this fall. The reason, in part, is GM's )x("",continuing vehicle review to make the company viable, said Pontiac spokesman Jim Hopson.
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Want to buy the first retail versions of two future icons? Get ready to pony up--for charity.
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The average automotive manufacturer incentive in the US was US$2,902 per vehicle sold last month, the highest ever for December, Edmunds.com said.
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Kia is tipping its Detroit auto show hand a little more by releasing another teaser shot of the concept vehicle it plans to debut.
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Sales of new cars and motorbikes in Indonesia surged in 2008 but are expected to drop off this year as the effects of the global credit crunch hit, the local automotive association said.
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Investment Dar is in negotiations with a Saudi investor to sell 10% in the luxury carmaker Aston Martin, according to local reports.
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Has a backlash by temporary workers summarily dismissed from their auto jobs in Japan begun?
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Following on from similar moves at automakers, Japan's biggest bearing maker NSK plans to dismiss about 2,000 temporary workers at domestic plants, company sources have said.
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Japan's Toray Industries Inc., the world's largest supplier of carbon fiber, has taken a 21 percent stake in a German rival to begin producing lightweight auto parts in Europe.
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German billionaire Adolf Merckle, assailed by financial turmoil and struggling to salvage his business empire, has killed himself, his family said today.
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General Motors will receive its second US$5.4bn portion of its government loan on 16 January, the US Treasury has said.
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