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July 5, 2009 - July 11, 2009 Archives
9:51 AM Fri, Jul 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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The new face of GM: DETROIT -- Bob Lutz, the former General Motors product chief who had intended to retire at the end of this......
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9:51 AM Fri, Jul 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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Saying that business as usual was over at General Motors, the chief executive began a new era for the carmaker on Friday with a promise......
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2:06 PM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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For decades, General Motors has been lumbering and cumbersome, lagging every market trend from SUVs in the 1990s to hybrid cars today. But now it's......
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10:25 AM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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JAMESTOWN -- The state Turnpike and Bridge Authority voted 3 to 1 yesterday to move toward increasing the tolls on the Pell Bridge for the......
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10:18 AM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK -- Opponents of General Motors' plan to sell the bulk of itself to a new government-controlled company face a noon deadline to file......
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10:12 AM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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I guess I hadn't double checked my right hand mirror because as I moved from the outside lane to the middle one on I-95 recently,......
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6:09 PM Wed, Jul 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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Sound economic and business planning depends on lining up the invariables and making educated predictions on the variables. So when the price one of the......
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3:26 PM Wed, Jul 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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Check out this attention-getting French ad for the Renault Megane L'Equipe: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/664622/funny_french_car_ad/......
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2:49 PM Wed, Jul 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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Remember Ratan Tata's promise to develop the cheapest car in the world? Tata is chairman of the Tata Group and Tata Motors. Well, his......
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1:33 PM Wed, Jul 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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My brother-in-law has alerted me to a piece which will hearten diesel fans - to a certain extent. Phil LeBeau, the NBC motoring reporter, writes......
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1:06 PM Wed, Jul 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK -- Oil prices sank below $61 per barrel Wednesday as the government reported unused gasoline held in storage surged yet again, according to......
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10:48 AM Wed, Jul 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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SEOUL - Hyundai on Wednesday launched its first hybrid car in the domestic market to satisfy a growing appetite for fuel-saving vehicles and to improve......
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10:48 AM Wed, Jul 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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This story from Reuters is too amusing to pass up! BERLIN - A drunk German sparked a slow-speed police chase after stealing a tractor to......
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10:48 AM Wed, Jul 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK -- The sale of most of General Motors' assets is moving closer to completion, after a bankruptcy judge denied motions by groups with......
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10:23 AM Tue, Jul 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK -- Groups representing plaintiffs in car accidents said Monday they would oppose General Motors' attempt to quickly exit bankruptcy protection, arguing that hundreds......
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8:06 AM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- A poster in Jim Tarbox's office at his North Kingstown Chrysler Jeep dealership declares: "Challenge: The harder the course, the......
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8:06 AM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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The extreme volatility that has gripped oil markets for the last 18 months has shown no signs of slowing down, with oil prices more than......
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8:06 AM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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LONDON - Oil fell to around $64 a barrel on Monday and touched a five-week low, pressured by doubts over the prospects for a global......
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8:06 AM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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FRANKFURT - Porsche on Monday denied a newspaper report which said five more potential bidders have emerged for a Porsche-owned derivatives package which controls around......
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8:06 AM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK -- A bankruptcy judge has ruled that General Motors Corp. can sell the bulk of its assets to a new company, potentially clearing......
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