Earlier this year, I attended the North American launch of the Dodge Journey, and I must say that I was rather impressed with the company's new priced-right crossover vehicle. The Journey offers itself up as the almost perfect family transportation device and, as I have already indicated, supplies excellent value for money. In fact, I see it as pretty much the modern interpretation of the well loved family minivan.
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The auto show teases continue, and today Kia is playfully showing the front end of a Soul-based concept that will bow in Detroit.
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Kia Motors Corp. released this teaser photo of a concept vehicle to be unveiled at the Detroit auto show next month. The concept could be a future addition to Kia's Soul lineup. The boxy, five-seat Soul goes on sale this spring as a 2010 model.
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Ford Motor Co. will close 10 of its active North American assembly plants the week of Jan. 5 as part of a previously announced plan to curb output. All but two of the active plants will resume production the week of Jan. 12.
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French auto-parts supplier Valeo SA will eliminate 5,000 jobs worldwide in response to declining car production and a pessimistic outlook for 2009.
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Volkswagen Group of America Inc. said today it is ready to begin construction on a paint shop for its planned assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Valeo announced Wednesday that it will cut 5,000 jobs worldwide in reaction to declining car production and a pessimistic outlook for 2009.
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Chrysler LLC says the ongoing credit crisis and plunging sales are forcing it to shut down all its factories for a month, extending its normal holiday shutdown.
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Chrysler LLC is shutting down all its North American factories for a month due to the ongoing credit crisis and plunging sales. Chrysler announced today that all plants will be idled at the end of production Friday, Dec. 19.
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Chrysler Financial has warned dealers it may have to suspend floorplan assistance temporarily if dealers who are worried about Chrysler's viability continue to make withdrawals from their cash-management accounts.
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Schaeffler plans to oust Continental AG's Chairman Hubertus von Gruenberg after it gains approval of its planned takeover of the automotive supplier, Handelsblatt newspaper said, citing sources close to Continental's...
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General Motors, saving cash as it awaits federal rescue loans, has suspended construction of a Michigan plant scheduled to build fuel-saving engines.
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General Motors, saving cash as it awaits federal rescue loans, has suspended construction of a Michigan plant scheduled to build fuel-saving engines.
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WASHINGTON -- Joan Claybrook, a longtime nemesis of the auto industry, is stepping down -- but not walking away. Claybrook, 71, is resigning early next year as president of the consumer group Public Citizen.
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EDITORIAL ASSISTANT JONATHAN WONG: In preparation for a busy Thanksgiving, I easily stuffed a fold-up table and eight folding chairs in the back.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Automakers have improved the safety of small cars just as they become more popular with consumers. But some new models still have mixed performances in crash tests, a safety group said on Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Automakers have improved the safety of small cars just as they become more popular with consumers. But some new models still have mixed performances in crash tests, a safety group said on Wednesday.
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TOKYO -- Honda Motor Co. finally has found a lithium ion battery partner.
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