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11:50 AM Fri, Jun 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK -- The decision on whether Chrysler can sell the bulk of its assets to a group led by Italy's Fiat as part of......
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11:50 AM Fri, Jun 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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SHANGHAI -- General Motors' planned sale of its Hummer brand to a little-known Chinese truck maker could be blocked by regulators who have not approved......
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11:50 AM Fri, Jun 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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MILAN -- Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne said Friday that the Italian automaker hasn't given up on Germany's Opel, even though a tentative Opel takeover deal......
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11:40 AM Fri, Jun 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK -- General Motors has a tentative deal to sell its Saturn brand to former race car driver and dealership group owner Roger Penske,......
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9:51 AM Thu, Jun 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
NEW YORK -- A parade of Chrysler dealers slated to lose their franchises, including Jim Tarbox of Tarbox Jeep in North Kingstown and Tarbox Chrysler......
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9:51 AM Thu, Jun 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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TOYOTA -- A Toyota executive overseeing research said Thursday a battery breakthrough is needed for electric vehicles to become mainstream, and hybrids will remain the......
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3:58 PM Wed, Jun 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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WASHINGTON -- The chiefs of General and Chrysler told Congress on Wednesday they have too many dealers to support their slimmed down operations and sacrifices......
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11:20 AM Wed, Jun 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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While a bankruptcy judge is expected to hear arguments Thursday on Chrysler's plan to terminate 789 dealerships, senators in Washington are questioning Chrysler and General......
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11:12 AM Wed, Jun 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK -- A hearing on Chrysler's request to terminate the franchises of 789 of its dealers has been pushed back by a day, according......
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11:12 AM Wed, Jun 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
Talking about downtown, I wonder why the architects who did such a great job refurbishing the Dunkin' Donuts Center did not include a big electronic......
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10:20 AM Wed, Jun 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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Now that CVS has moved into that dead zone at the south end of Providence Place (how many businesses have come and gone over the......
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9:25 AM Wed, Jun 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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WASHINGTON -- Top executives from General Motors and Chrysler face tough questions from lawmakers about sweeping plans to close hundreds of car dealerships as the......
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9:25 AM Wed, Jun 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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BEIJING -- Hummer owners are an unusual breed, but a little-known Chinese company's surprise purchase of the American maker of gas-guzzling, military-style SUVs is audacious......
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9:25 AM Wed, Jun 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK -- A bankruptcy judge will rule Wednesday on whether Chrysler can terminate the franchise agreements of 789 of its dealers as part of......
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12:03 PM Tue, Jun 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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DETROIT -- With two carmakers operating in bankruptcy protection, the auto industry is hoping to see some evidence Tuesday that new-vehicle sales could start to......
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12:03 PM Tue, Jun 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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DETROIT -- Chrysler LLC's U.S. sales fell 47 percent in May, but the company says being under bankruptcy protection did little to deter customers from......
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12:03 PM Tue, Jun 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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DETROIT -- A day after filing for bankruptcy protection, automaker General Motors Corp. says its U.S. sales in May fell 30 percent from a year......
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12:03 PM Tue, Jun 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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DETROIT - General Motors took a key step toward its downsizing on Tuesday, striking a tentative deal to sell its Hummer brand to a Chinese......
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12:03 PM Tue, Jun 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
Columnist David Brooks has a sober look at the General Motors bankruptcy in today's York Times and I think he brilliantly puts his finger on......
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8:37 AM Tue, Jun 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
WASHINGTON -- President Obama boiled down his three goals as the reluctant majority shareholder of General Motors this way on Monday: "To get G.M. back......
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8:30 AM Tue, Jun 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK -- General Motors said Tuesday that it has tentatively agreed to sell its Hummer brand, a day after the U.S. automaker filed for......
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9:54 AM Mon, Jun 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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DETROIT, June 1, 2009 - General Motors today announced that it has reached agreements with the U.S. Treasury and the governments of Canada and Ontario......
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9:54 AM Mon, Jun 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
DETROIT, Mich. -- General Motors today announced details of its accelerated manufacturing plan to improve capacity utilization and flexibility for the New GM. GM also......
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9:21 AM Mon, Jun 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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Here is a link to the lead editorial in today's New York Times: The government is about to own a controlling stake in one of......
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9:21 AM Mon, Jun 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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It is a company that helped lift hundreds of thousands of American workers into the middle class. It transformed Detroit into the Silicon Valley of......
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9:21 AM Mon, Jun 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK -- A federal bankruptcy judge approved the sale of most of Chrysler's assets to Italy's Fiat, moving the American automaker a step closer......
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9:21 AM Mon, Jun 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK -- General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday as part of the Obama administration's plan to shrink the automaker to a......
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