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Obama says automakers need 'drastic changes'

1:43 PM Fri, Mar 27, 2009 | Permalink | Write a

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By Peter C. T. Elsworth

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama plans to announce a new aid package for General Motors and Chrysler in the coming days and says the carmakers......

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Key deadline looms for Hummer sale process

10:30 AM Thu, Mar 26, 2009 | Permalink | Write a

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By Peter C. T. Elsworth

NEW YORK - With less than a week remaining before a self-imposed deadline to make a decision on its iconic Hummer brand, General Motors Corp......

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Lloyd Ruby, Star-Crossed Indy 500 Racer, Dies at 81

10:17 AM Thu, Mar 26, 2009 | Permalink | Write a

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By Peter C. T. Elsworth

Lloyd Ruby, one of the best -- and most star-crossed -- Indy 500 auto racers in history, died Monday in Wichita Falls, Tex., where......

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Toyota stands out in Consumer Reports' used-car rankings

4:19 PM Wed, Mar 25, 2009 | Permalink |

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By Peter C. T. Elsworth

It's interesting to visually scan Consumer Reports' used-car reliability tables. The testing agency assigns a ranking to about 15 trouble spots for all mainstream used......

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Tags Consumer Reports Honda Nissan Reliability Toyota Used vehicles

Study: Americans holding onto vehicles longer

3:08 PM Wed, Mar 25, 2009 | Permalink | Write a

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By Peter C. T. Elsworth

A recent study from R.L. Polk, which tracks the auto industry, finds Americans are holding on to their cars longer because we are nervous about......

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When Detroit set the international racing world on fire

1:49 PM Wed, Mar 25, 2009 | Permalink | Write a

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By Peter C. T. Elsworth

Last weekend's wins by Kyle Busch in a Toyota Camry at NASCAR's Food City 500 in Tennessee and by a team led by Tom Kristensen......

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Numbers paint sorry picture of auto parts markers and dealerships

4:09 PM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 | Permalink |

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By Peter C. T. Elsworth

Sageworks has come up with some interesting numbers that illuminate the woes besetting the auto industry, both at the motor vehicle parts manufacturing level and......

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Tags Auto industry auto parts manufacturers new car dealerships

GM begins white-collar layoffs with 160 pink slips

3:52 PM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 | Permalink | Write a

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By Peter C. T. Elsworth

DETROIT -- Dreaded white-collar job cuts at General Motors Corp. started Tuesday as the wounded automaker began to deliver on promises to the government to......

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