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2:06 PM Fri, Aug 28, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth  Email
NOVI, Mich. -- An executive with General Motors said Friday the company sees U.S. auto sales growing by 2 million next year, according to The......
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2:06 PM Fri, Aug 28, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
NEW YORK - A top Ford executive expects industrywide U.S. auto sales to rise for the first time in more than two years this month,......
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10:33 AM Thu, Aug 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
NEW YORK -- A Buckingham Research Group analyst upgraded shares of Ford Motor Co. Thursday, stating that the company's increased sales levels in North America......
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10:33 AM Thu, Aug 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
My colleague Donita Naylor has already told the story of 28-year-old Joseph Hunt, a grill and sauté cook who was killed by an allegedly drunken......
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10:33 AM Thu, Aug 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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First of all, let me officially apologise to Ric Mariscal whose name I misspelled in a recent article ("Museum of modified memories," Wed., Aug. 26)......
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10:33 AM Thu, Aug 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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Here's a chance to get your 1950s wheels on the silver screen. A local film company is looking for classic cars for its film "Atomic......
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9:07 AM Wed, Aug 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
WASHINGTON -- Cash for Clunkers generated nearly 700,000 new car sales and ended under its $3 billion budget, the Transportation Department said Wednesday, according to......
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9:07 AM Wed, Aug 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK -- Chrysler Group has sued Daimler, saying the German automaker failed to uphold contracts for the delivery of crucial vehicle parts for its......
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9:07 AM Wed, Aug 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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WASHINGTON -- The wildly successful $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program has generated more than half a million car sales, according to The Associated Press.......
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9:01 AM Tue, Aug 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
WASHINGTON -- Now comes the hard part for the auto industry - luring customers without big Cash for Clunkers discounts, according to The Associated Press.......
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5:10 PM Mon, Aug 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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WASHINGTON -- The Transportation Department extended the deadline Monday for auto dealers to submit their Cash for Clunkers deals, giving them more time to make......
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10:39 AM Mon, Aug 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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BERLIN -- The German government anticipates a visit this week from a General Motors Co. executive as Berlin pushes for a quick decision on the......
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10:39 AM Mon, Aug 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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It was a race to the finish for dealers and customers alike as the government's Cash for Clunkers program headed into its final lap on......
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5:34 PM Thu, Aug 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration will end the popular $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program on Monday, giving car shoppers a few more days to......
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9:19 AM Thu, Aug 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
J.D. Power sees U.S. auto sales rebounding by as much as 15 percent to 11.5 million vehicles next year, according to Automotive News. That's up......
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9:19 AM Thu, Aug 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
TOKYO -- Despite Toyota's image as the world's greenest automaker, the company that brought us the Prius -- totem of the environmentally conscious -- has......
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9:19 AM Thu, Aug 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is developing plans to wind down the popular Cash for Clunkers program and could announce by Friday when the incentives......
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4:46 PM Wed, Aug 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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Following the NASCAR Camping World Series East Mohegan Sun 200 at Lime Rock Park, Conn., track media man Rick Roso offered me a ride in......
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12:49 PM Wed, Aug 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
NEW YORK -- Oil prices jumped above $70 a barrel Wednesday after the government reported a huge draw of crude oil from U.S. stockpiles, according......
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11:34 AM Wed, Aug 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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FRANKFURT - General Motors' board of directors will discuss on Friday the sale of its European business Opel, for which both Magna and RHJ are......
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1:27 PM Tue, Aug 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK -- All three U.S.-based automakers are doing a better job of satisfying their customers than they were a year ago, according to a......
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11:51 AM Tue, Aug 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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DETROIT -- Higher sales from the government's Cash for Clunkers program have prompted General Motors Co. to boost production at several of its factories, according......
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7:39 AM Mon, Aug 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK - Chrysler is planning to produce Fiat's 500 subcompact at a Chrysler plant in Mexico, according to The Wall Street Journal which cited......
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7:36 AM Mon, Aug 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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FRANKFURT -- Volkswagen said Monday its worldwide deliveries increased by nearly 7 percent in July despite the global recession that has ravaged the sector this......
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11:56 AM Thu, Aug 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
A big roll-out of charging stations could come in about six months said Kristen Helsel, director of electric vehicles at AeroVironment, according to Reuters. "What's......
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11:04 AM Thu, Aug 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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General Motors caused a stir Monday with the bold announcement that its gas-hybrid Chevrolet Volt, which is scheduled to hit the road in a couple......
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11:04 AM Thu, Aug 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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General Motors is making a push to get on top of the quality curve with its new range of products and Pulitzer-prize winning Los Angeles......
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10:24 AM Thu, Aug 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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DEARBORN, Mich. -- Ford will increase its production significantly in the fourth quarter to meet the higher demand from the government's "cash-for-clunkers" program, according to......
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9:04 AM Tue, Aug 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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DETROIT -- General Motors said Tuesday its Chevrolet Volt rechargeable electric car should get 230 miles per gallon of gasoline in city driving, more than......
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11:24 AM Thu, Aug 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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We have now found out why Diane Schuler drove two miles the wrong way on New York's Taconic State Parkway before slamming into another vehicle......
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10:38 AM Thu, Aug 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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I was brought up short the other evening while driving south on I-95 by a sudden braking of the cars in front of me, the......
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10:02 AM Thu, Aug 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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A number of readers have taken me to task for arguing that hands-free cellphones offer a "practical solution" to the dangers of cellphone use while......
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8:55 AM Thu, Aug 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
WASHINGTON -- The Senate is poised to add $2 billion to the popular "cash-for-clunkers" program after lawmakers agreed to vote on the government car incentives......
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4:14 PM Mon, Aug 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
DETROIT -- The government's "cash for clunkers" program gave automakers a desperately needed sales boost in July, though their relief could be short-lived if the......
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12:02 PM Mon, Aug 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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DETROIT -- About 6,000 General Motors blue-collar workers have taken the latest round of early retirement and buyout offers, but it fell short of the......
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12:00 PM Mon, Aug 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
WASHINGTON -- The Senate came under increasing pressure Monday to refuel the stalling "cash-for-clunkers" initiative amid uncertainty over how much money, if any, is left......
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11:58 AM Mon, Aug 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
DETROIT -- Ford says July sales rose nearly 1.6 percent over the same month last year as the government's wildly successful "cash-for-clunkers" program gave the......
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9:56 AM Mon, Aug 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
David Hersrud's small Chevrolet dealership in Sturgis, S.D., had shriveled so much from lack of customers this year that he was considering selling some of......
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9:56 AM Mon, Aug 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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DETROIT - The punishing four-year decline in U.S. auto sales may have reached a turning point this week -- just as Michael Papa handed over......
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9:52 AM Mon, Aug 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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WASHINGTON -- With the "cash for clunkers" program essentially running on fumes, the Obama administration served notice on the Senate that it must pour in......
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9:31 AM Mon, Aug 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
SINGAPORE -- Oil prices leapt above $70 a barrel Monday in Asia on investor expectations a recovering global economy will boost crude demand, according to......
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