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June 28, 2009 - July 4, 2009 Archives

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Backseat Driver: Secret of long distance driver revealed

10:41 AM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Irv Gordon, who has driven his 1966 Volvo P1800S 2.7 million miles in 43 years, has responded to my recent blog about his achievement. And......

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 Tags  1966 Volvo P1800S   2.7 million miles   Irv Gordon   Volvo  

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June Sales at Ford Fall Less Than G.M. or Chrysler

10:41 AM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

DETROIT -- Automakers had another difficult month in June, but sales figures released Wednesday included faint glimmers of hope for the industry, according to The......

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 Tags  Chrysler   Ford   General Motors   Honda   Nissan   Toyota   U.S. auto sales  

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Aston Martin Joins With Toyota on Small Car

cygnet.jpg 10:41 AM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Aston Martin has announced a new compact car concept, the Cygnet. Aston calls the car a "luxury commuter concept," according to The New York......

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 Tags  Aston Martin   Cygnet   Toyota  

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GM urges quick approval of sale plan

10:41 AM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

NEW YORK -- Facing a July 10 government funding cutoff, General Motors Corp. is calling for quick approval of its bid to sell its "good"......

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Correction: Perryville Antique Auto Show this SUNDAY!

10:21 AM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

I have a mistake in today's Lifebeat section of The Providence Journal which I want to correct as quickly as possible. On page D7, I......

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 Tags  Perryuville Antique Auto Show   Sunday July 5  

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US auto sales declines show signs of leveling off

2:22 PM Wed, Jul 01, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

DETROIT -- U.S. sales at Ford and Chrysler last month offered sharply different views on the downtrodden U.S. market for cars and trucks, while General......

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 Tags  Auto sales   Chrysler   Ford   General Motors   Honda   Nissan   Toyota  

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Backseat Driver: American, Japanese companies back off diesel

2:22 PM Wed, Jul 01, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Last week I noted that lower diesel prices were helping sale for German-made vehicles from Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen. Now it seems they might......

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 Tags  Chrysler   diesel engines   Ford   gas-electric hybrids   General Motors   Honda   Nissan   Toyota  

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Backseat Driver: 2.7 million miles and still counting

1:29 PM Wed, Jul 01, 2009 | | Comments (4)
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

I really do not know what to make of Irv Gordon and his 2.7 million mile 1966 Volvo P1800. Gordon, 68, is a retired teacher......

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 Tags  1966 Volvo P1800   Irv Gordon   Volvo  

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Gov't won't fund GM if it does not get approval to sell assets

12:29 PM Wed, Jul 01, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

NEW YORK -- A senior member of President Barack Obama's auto task force testified Wednesday that the U.S. government will not continue to fund General......

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 Tags  Automotive Task Force   General Motors  

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Ford US sales drop 10.7 percent in June

12:29 PM Wed, Jul 01, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. says its June U.S. sales fell only 10.7 percent from a year earlier, a far smaller drop than in previous......

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 Tags  Auto sales   Ford  

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Hyundai hopes locked gas prices assure customers

9:26 AM Tue, Jun 30, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

DETROIT, June 30 - Hyundai on Tuesday offered to allow customers to lock in fuel prices for new vehicles at $1.49 per gallon for a......

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 Tags  gas prices   Hyundai   sales promotion  

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Control of Opel and Porsche seen in play

9:15 AM Tue, Jun 30, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT - Efforts to save two leading European carmakers took a twist on Tuesday that could change the ownership of both crisis-hit General Motors' Opel......

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 Tags  General Motors   Magna International   Opel   Piech families   Porsche   Qatar   RHJ International   VW  

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GM cuts ties with Toyota in U.S. joint-venture

9:15 AM Tue, Jun 30, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

DETROIT - General Motors cut operational ties on Monday to a northern California auto plant it had operated in a joint-venture with Toyota for a......

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Bankruptcy court to rule on "New GM" plan

9:10 AM Tue, Jun 30, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

NEW YORK - General Motors is heading to bankruptcy court on Tuesday to seek approval to sell its assets to a "New GM" in a......

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Porsche rejects VW offer

10:38 AM Mon, Jun 29, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

STUTTGART, Germany -- Porsche has rejected Volkswagen AG's bid to take a 49 percent stake in the sports carmaker, a company spokesman said Monday, according......

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