One could imagine the eerie silence yesterday at Ford's Michigan Truck Plant in Wayne, when production ended at 1:30 pm and the last vehicle rolled from the assembly line.
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Like many in Congress, many Americans are reluctant to support a bridge loan for General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, a recent Morpace Omnibus Study showed.
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Shares of General Motors and Ford Motor Co. jumped today after Deutsche Bank said chances have improved for the struggling U.S. automakers to receive a government bailout. "There is growing concern about the risks to the U.S.
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Ford Motor Co. will shut down its Hermosillo assembly plant the last two weeks of December and all of January and resume production Feb. 2, the automaker's new president in Mexico said yesterday. Eduardo Serrano, in his first interview with a U.S.
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Yet further evidence of the pressure the Spanish auto industry is under was provided by Ford this week, when the company said it has planned for 21 days of stoppages at its Almussafes plant in Valencia in the first half of 2009.
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Ford of Europe is talking with a European company for the sale of its transmission factory in France.
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Hyundai in the US is hailing its Accent as the country's most dependable and affordable sub-compact car.
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TriMas said today that it had signed an interim deal with Ford to continue the development of a stainless steel rear underbar for the Ford Ranger one-ton pickup truck and Ranger platforms.
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Ford has planned for 21 days of stoppages at its Valencia, Spain, for the first half of next year due to falling demand, the company said on Tuesday.
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When the Grand Vitara was redesigned for the 2006 model year, the 4-cylinder Vitara bit the dust. Suzuki's compact SUV was left with only one engine which was shared with the old XL7. For a few years, it was sufficient. Now, as SUV owners are downsizing, 4-cylinder trucks are the new trend. Toyota's RAV4, Ford's Escape and Mazda's Tribute have all received engine upgrades for 2009, so Suzuki didn't have much choice but to follow suit. And the Grand Vitara actually gets two new engines for 2009, a four and a more-powerful six.
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When the Grand Vitara was redesigned for the 2006 model year, the 4-cylinder Vitara bit the dust. Suzuki's compact SUV was left with only one engine which was shared with the old XL7. For a few years, it was sufficient. Now, as SUV owners are downsizing, 4-cylinder trucks are the new trend. Toyota's RAV4, Ford's Escape and Mazda's Tribute have all received engine upgrades for 2009, so Suzuki didn't have much choice but to follow suit. And the Grand Vitara actually gets two new engines for 2009, a four and a more-powerful six.
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Ford Motor Co. leads all automakers with 16 )x("",top safety picks among 2009 cars and trucks, a new study says.
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Joe Greenwell, a former head of Jaguar Land Rover, will be the new president of the UK's automotive lobbying group. Greenwell said he will work hard to protect the automotive industry during its current difficulties.
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Ford of Europe's Joe Greenwell has been named as the next president of the UK's Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) with effect from 1 January 2009.
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As PR gaffes go, it was a pretty large one. Top executives from GM, Ford and Chrysler did themselves no favours last week by going cap in hand to Washington for financial help - and arriving in private 'planes.
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People looking for a solution to rush-hour traffic and jammed city streets won't buy a Volvo C30 for the same reasons they would buy a Toyota Yaris. The latter is a rational pick based on affordability and fuel efficiency.
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Debate is rampant about whether some form of federal aid is headed to the Detroit 3. Late last week, Democrats crafted a set of requirements that General Motors, Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC must submit with their loan applications.
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Debate is rampant about whether some form of federal aid is headed to the Detroit 3. Late last week, Democrats crafted a set of requirements that General Motors, Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC must submit with their loan applications.
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Former Ford Motor Co. truck executive John Krafcik, who joined Hyundai Motor America in April 2004, is now in charge of the Korean automaker's entire U.S. operations.
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