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Maureen Dowd weighs in on cell phones and driving

5:47 PM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Here is the beginning of Maureen Dowd's column in today's New York Times. Check out the whole column in the NYT. One night several years......

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 Tags  Cellphones   driving with cellphones   safety  

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Backstreet Driver: Chrysler rises to marketing challenge

11:41 AM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Chrysler's new program to match the government's $4,500 Cash for Clunker payout is a smart move and hopefully reflects a turnaround at a company that......

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 Tags  Chrysler   Commentary   Incentives  

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German automakers drive toward gas-electric hybrids

9:33 AM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

After years of championing diesel power, high-end German automakers are rushing into hybrids, according to USA Today. They aren't abandoning diesels -- more are coming.......

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 Tags  diesel   gas hybrids   German auto makers  

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Hyundai Motor 2Q net profit rises 48 percent

9:33 AM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

SEOUL, South Korea -- Hyundai Motor Co. said second-quarter net profit rose 48 percent to a record high as robust sales in China and India......

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Porsche axes CEO, sets stage for VW merger

9:26 AM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

STUTTGART - Sportscar maker Porsche conceded a months-long power struggle to mass-market rival Volkswagen by axing its CEO and said it would raise at least......

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 Tags  Porsche   VW  

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Debt reduction pushes Ford to $2.3B 2Q profit

9:22 AM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

DEARBORN, Mich. -- Helped by a lightened debt load, Ford Motor Co. posted a surprise second-quarter profit of $2.8 billion Thursday, following the worst loss......

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Marchionne: Chrysler integration under way

2:38 PM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

MILAN -- Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said Wednesday that the Italian automaker has begun transferring small-car and fuel-efficient engine technology to Chrysler, which......

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 Tags  Chrysler   Fiat   Marchionne  

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Chrysler to match 'cash for clunkers' incentive

1:01 PM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Chrysler says it will match the $4,500 government incentive for people to trade in their old gas guzzlers for new vehicles......

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 Tags  Cash-for-Clunkers   Chrysler   sales incentive  

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GM 2Q global sales fall 15 pct amid weak economy

1:01 PM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

DETROIT -- Although General Motors' North American sales dropped sharply last quarter as it headed into U.S. bankruptcy protection, strong growth in its Asia-Pacific region......

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Backseat Driver: Passing on the right

1:34 PM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

I got good responses to my blog of July 9 which was published in The Providence Journal on July 12 in which I expressed confusion......

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 Tags  Commentary   Driving  

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Gasoline prices drop to lowest level in eight weeks

1:08 PM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

WASHINGTON -- The average price drivers paid for gasoline fell to $2.46 a gallon, the lowest level in eight weeks, the Energy Department said Monday,......

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 Tags  Gas prices   Oil prices  

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Obama auto task force warns against dealer plan

1:08 PM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration warned Congress on Tuesday that a House-approved plan to restore shuttered General Motors and Chrysler dealerships would threaten the auto......

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 Tags  Auto dealers   Auto Task Force   Bankruptcy restructuring   Chrysler   General Motors  

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U.S. Withheld Data on Risks of Distracted Driving

1:03 PM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

In 2003, researchers at a federal agency proposed a long-term study of 10,000 drivers to assess the safety risk posed by cellphone use behind the......

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 Tags  Cellphones and driving  

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Backseat Driver: The NYT addresses driving and cellphones

9:39 AM Mon, Jul 20, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Now The New York Times has addressed the dangers of hand-held cell phones - both for calling and texting - while driving, we may at......

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 Tags  Cellphones and driving   The New York Times  

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