To survive the credit crunch, Hyundai dealer Mark Wright is collaborating with some traditional rivals: credit unions and three nearby dealerships. The dealerships in suburban Richmond, Va.
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If General Motors acquires Chrysler LLC, state franchise laws would impose tight limits on GM's ability to kill brands or dump large numbers of dealers.
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After hitting bottom in May and June, U.S. market shares for full-sized pickups and SUVs have rebounded. But automakers aren't celebrating.
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Galpin Auto Sports President Beau Boeckmann indulged his taste for showmanship recently when he unveiled his latest custom job, the Scythe.
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Chrysler LLC's stakeholders are afraid. Cerberus Capital Management acknowledges that it is negotiating with General Motors about a merger, and media reports have speculated that Chrysler is negotiating with Nissan.
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In their quest to improve fuel efficiency, automakers are leaving no stone unturned.
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Volkswagen AG wants more than 80 percent of the content of vehicles produced at its planned Tennessee factory to come from North America and plans a supplier park at the site to reach that goal.
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Toyota's 2009 Venza was transformed by Street Image into the SportLux Venza performance show car. The supercharged SportLux Venza will be displayed at the Specialty Equipment Market Association show Nov. 4-7 in Las Vegas.
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Automakers and large suppliers may be chasing off new technology by dealing too roughly with small upstart parts makers, Don Runkle says.
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BMW AG is asking automakers to work together to make vehicle electronics more innovative.
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General Motors and Chrysler LLC's owners are discussing a merger that would keep some of Chrysler's operations intact and save jobs with the aim of securing U.S.
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The broadening global financial crisis has forced Fiat Group Automobiles to postpone two targets it had set two years ago for 2010: returning the Alfa Romeo brand to the United States and selling 300,000 units a year in China.
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Michigan dealership group Serra Automotive Inc. has entered bids to buy Bill Heard Enterprises Inc.'s two Chevrolet dealerships in Las Vegas. But the bids are just that -- bids.
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Remember the 1973 movie The Exorcist, in which a delightful young girl played by Linda Blair is possessed by the devil and only an exorcism will save her? Well in many ways the M3 is the automotive equivalent to that movie. In BMW's version, a sweet beautifully refined 3-Series sedan is bitten by the devil and infused with unearthly power and performance, less the evil that Linda harbored.
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Canada and Montreal have a good chance of recapturing its spot on the formula one calendar, according to Philippe Gurdjian.
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Carl Edwards (Ford No 99) was very fast this weekend winning the Nationwide race in Memphis on Saturday afternoon and the Pep Boys Auto 500 Sprint Cup race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon.
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smart Canada has announced pricing on their 2009 smart fortwo lineup- and it's going to remain virtually identical to 2008. Launched last year, the next-generation smart car has set greater safety and ecology standards, furthering its appeal to eco-minded motorists everywhere.
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Each September for the past 23 years in Barrie, Ontario, students at Georgian College's Canadian Automotive Institute (CAI) host North America's largest outdoor Auto Show. The recent 2008 installment was yet another success. Our reporter Justin Pritchard talked to Jesstine Dombrosky, this year's show co-ordinator, about the challenges and rewards that make up the hectic early weeks of class for CAI students.
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Scuderia Ferrari's team boss has confirmed that plans will move ahead for Valentino Rossi to return to the wheel of a formula one car.
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Clear signs are emerging that giant Japanese car maker Toyota could be contemplating its future on the formula one grid.
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With the current economy the last thing you need is for your vehicle to break down. Whether your driving a reliable car or a busted up