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October 2009 Archives
1:23 PM Fri, Oct 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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Retail gasoline prices chugged higher Friday to a new peak for the year, forcing consumers to dig deeper into already-thin wallets to pay for fuel,......
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1:34 PM Thu, Oct 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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DETROIT -- General Motors says its money-back guarantee is going so well, it will extend the program through December, according to The Associated Press. The......
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12:43 PM Thu, Oct 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
Pride goes before a fall, they say, and the story of Jim Press is a case in point, according to Automotive News. The former Chrysler......
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12:34 PM Wed, Oct 28, 2009 | Permalink |
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DETROIT -- A top General Motors sales analyst says the automaker is likely to post its first year-over-year monthly sales gain in October, according to......
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10:51 AM Wed, Oct 28, 2009 | Permalink |
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DETROIT -- Ford has picked a consortium led by China's Geely Group as the preferred bidder to buy its Swedish Volvo Cars unit, the U.S.......
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3:15 PM Tue, Oct 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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DETROIT - Ford has made the most progress in improving vehicle quality among major automakers, while Chrysler ranks at the bottom of the industry for......
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1:10 PM Tue, Oct 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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Consumers for the first time this year are paying more on average for a gallon of gasoline than they did 12 months ago, according to......
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1:10 PM Tue, Oct 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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WILMINGTON, Del. -- Luxury automaker Fisker Automotive is buying a shuttered General Motors assembly plant in Delaware to produce plug-in hybrid electric cars, officials said......
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9:49 AM Tue, Oct 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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TOKYO -- Japanese government incentives for green cars and strong sales in China helped Honda avoid red ink for the first half and raise its......
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11:29 AM Thu, Oct 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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WASHINGTON -- The former head of the Obama administration's auto task force expressed optimism Wednesday that General Motors and Chrysler could rebound and help taxpayers......
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11:07 AM Thu, Oct 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
Imagine this: You notice someone breaking into a house and call the police. But when the police arrive, the thief is in the house and......
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10:30 AM Wed, Oct 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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DETROIT -- To sell a car in the 1980s, dealers had to do little more than open their doors, and loyal buyers would show up......
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9:28 AM Thu, Oct 15, 2009 | Permalink |
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For decades, automakers have been on a quest to make cars quieter: an auto that purrs, and glides almost silently in traffic. They have finally......
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9:28 AM Thu, Oct 15, 2009 | Permalink |
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DETROIT -- Ford said Tuesday it will add 4.5 million older-model vehicles to the long list of those recalled because a defective cruise control switch......
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9:17 AM Thu, Oct 15, 2009 | Permalink |
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MILWAUKEE -- Harley-Davidson said Thursday that its third-quarter profit slid 84 percent on fewer motorcycle shipments and recession-related difficulties in getting loans for its customers,......
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1:35 PM Wed, Oct 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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General Motors aims to grow faster than China's auto market in 2010, its China chief said on Wednesday, according to Reuters. "Next year we will......
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2:58 PM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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DETROIT -- Ford on Tuesday reached a deal to alter its contract with the United Auto Workers union that helps the automaker keep costs in......
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9:24 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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SHANGHAI -- General Motors could finalize the sale of its German auto unit Opel as early as this week, the U.S. automaker's CEO said Tuesday,......
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2:18 PM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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DETROIT -- Hummer, the off-road vehicle that once was a symbol of America's love for hulking trucks, is now in the hands of a Chinese......
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9:32 AM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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BEIJING -- General Motors Co. said Friday it set a sales record in China in September and total sales for the first nine months of......
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10:24 AM Thu, Oct 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK -- Used vehicle prices shot to an all-time high last month, spurred by falling inventories, according to a closely watched barometer of the......
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11:21 AM Wed, Oct 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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A shocker announdement from General Motors Wednesday: Head of U.S. sales, Mark LaNeve, is resigning effective Oct. 15. And the timing - just months into......
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10:20 AM Wed, Oct 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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TOKYO -- Besides showing off its well-known hybrids, Toyota will take a slightly different tack at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show to display a green......
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4:11 PM Mon, Oct 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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LONDON/DETROIT- A U.S.-led group that includes former Ford director Michael Dingman is in talks to acquire the automaker's money-losing Volvo brand, a source familiar with......
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10:42 AM Mon, Oct 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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DETROIT -- Chrysler's new Italian management has once again shaken up the automaker's executive team, announcing the departure of two recently appointed brand CEOs and......
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4:09 PM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
DETROIT -- U.S. auto sales fell sharply in September, enduring a tough hangover from this summer's Cash for Clunkers buying spree, according to The Associated......
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11:26 AM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK -- Ford says its September auto sales fell 5.1 percent, revealing a tough hangover from this summer's Cash for Clunkers buying spree, according......
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11:26 AM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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Two studies released by the journal Pediatrics Monday show that parents have a big impact on the safety of teen drivers, according to USA Today.......
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11:26 AM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
An interesting column in a recent issue of Automotive News caught my eye, partly because it contained some scary findings. The author was Daniel Gorrell......
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10:23 AM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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I think it is debatable whether Saturn ever achieved the goal set by GM 25 years ago. GM wanted the brand to stem the rising......
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9:07 AM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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DETROIT -- For those who expected General Motors' once-funky Saturn brand to live on with a new owner, there has been a sad twist. Saturn,......
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