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September 2009 Archives
9:00 AM Mon, Sep 28, 2009 | Permalink |
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Two studies coming out in the journal Pediatrics Monday show that parents have a big impact on the safety of teen drivers, according to USA......
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1:37 PM Fri, Sep 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK -- Ford Motor Co. plans to build a new assembly plant in China while Toyota Motor Co. will start selling an entry-level family......
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1:37 PM Fri, Sep 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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DETROIT -- Chrysler's new governing board will hear details Friday about plans to revamp the automaker's struggling product line by adding models based on those......
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1:27 PM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- U.S. auto sales should improve modestly next year as tight credit for auto financing eases and the economy works its way out......
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4:11 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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Volkswagen's carbon-fiber, two-seater diesel L1 Concept is wowing crowds at the Frankfurt Auto Show. But is it really a car? With the passenger sitting behind......
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4:11 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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Recent DUI carnage include the deaths of two women who were passengers on motorcycles and a mother crippling her four-year old son. A 35-year-old woman......
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4:11 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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An article in The New York Times about South Korea's Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group includes a graphic that shows its annual U.S. sales now equal Nissan's......
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9:46 AM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW DELHI -- Ford unveiled a made-in-India compact car and flagged expanded production in China as it seeks to boost sales in Asia, a region......
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9:43 AM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Auto parts retailer AutoZone said Wednesday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit fell 3.1 percent, missing Wall Street expectations on tough comparisons to a......
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4:21 PM Tue, Sep 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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DETROIT - General Motors will go to 24-hour operations at factories in Kansas, Michigan and Indiana to handle an expected increase in demand and to......
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9:34 AM Tue, Sep 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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RICHMOND, Va. -- Car dealership chain CarMax said Tuesday its fiscal second quarter profit surged on higher sales and a one-time gain related to its......
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10:00 AM Mon, Sep 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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Despite all the talk about small cars, many used car buyers are thinking big again. Used small cars are taking the biggest hits on value......
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1:09 PM Thu, Sep 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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Volkswagen must have missed the news. The company's Lamborghini unit has unveiled its new Reventon Roadster at the Frankfurt auto show in Germany to astonished......
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1:09 PM Thu, Sep 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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At the other end of the scale from Lamborghinis, Ferraris and Bentleys, check out the 1972 Honda AZ600 at Majestic Honda in Lincoln. I stumbled......
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1:06 PM Thu, Sep 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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Alan Halsband of Warwick wrote me recently regarding the tolerance that society generally shows toward the drinking of alcohol. While laws exist regarding its distribution......
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8:45 AM Thu, Sep 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Chrysler announced it will begin offering leasing as an option on all 2010 model-year Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles, according to......
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8:25 AM Thu, Sep 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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SHANGHAI -- Fast-growing Chinese battery and automaker BYD Co. is thinking big - really big. It aims to overtake Toyota Motor Co. to become the......
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11:02 AM Mon, Sep 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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Smoking bans are spreading from planes, trains and buses to another mode of transit: rental cars, according to USA Today. Beginning Oct. 1, Avis and......
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2:52 PM Fri, Sep 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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DETROIT -- General Motors has rescinded white-collar pay cuts it made last spring as it desperately tried to conserve cash and avoid filing for bankruptcy......
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9:47 AM Fri, Sep 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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General Motors is hoping to jump-start its revival by guaranteeing car buyers that if they don't like their new Chevrolet, GMC, Buick or Cadillac, they......
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11:18 AM Thu, Sep 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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The news from The Associated Press that Canada's Magna International together with Russia's Sberbank is to take control of General Motors' German subsidiary Opel is......
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11:18 AM Thu, Sep 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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Remember when we all used to smoke? I'm dating myself here but only 30 years ago or so smoking was commonplace from university lecture halls......
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11:18 AM Thu, Sep 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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The latest cause of dangerous driving to be getting attention is drowsiness or falling asleep at the wheel. "The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration......
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9:38 AM Thu, Sep 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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BERLIN -- Two German officials told The Associated Press on Thursday that General Motors Co. will recommend selling its Opel unit to Canada's Magna International......
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9:20 AM Wed, Sep 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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SHANGHAI/HONG KONG - China's Geely Automotive said its parent company plans to bid for all of Ford's Volvo Car, becoming the latest Chinese automaker to......
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9:03 AM Wed, Sep 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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WASHINGTON -- Taxpayers face losses on a significant portion of the $81 billion in government aid provided to the auto industry, an oversight panel said......
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2:24 PM Tue, Sep 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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DETROIT -- The Department of Transportation is kicking up efforts to pay dealers who sold cars under the federal cash-for-clunkers plan and hopes to process......
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9:02 AM Tue, Sep 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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SHANGHAI - China's Commerce Ministry has not rejected heavy equipment maker Tengzhong's planned purchase of GM's Hummer unit, but has asked for more information on......
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9:02 AM Tue, Sep 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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FRANKFURT -- General Motors Co.'s board begins a two-day meeting in Detroit Tuesday that could see it decide the fate of its European unit Opel,......
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12:05 PM Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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I recently spend a pleasant morning in Wakefield at the home of Bob and Diane Smith reporting on his collection of antique automobiles. Bob has......
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12:05 PM Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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Diane Schuler's husband Daniel's continues to deny she was drunk when she drove two miles in the wrong direction on New York's Taconic State Parkway......
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12:01 PM Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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WASHINGTON -- The government says it has approved $500 million in reimbursements to auto dealers for car sales under the Cash for Clunkers program, according......
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10:50 AM Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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The numbers have not been finalized but the Cash for Clunkers program resulted in some 700,000 old gas guzzlers being replaced by newer, more efficient......
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1:38 PM Wed, Sep 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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DETROIT -- Auto sales perked up in August because of cash for clunkers, but both General Motors and Chrysler struggled after emerging from bankruptcy protection,......
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