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October 25, 2009 - October 31, 2009 Archives

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Retail gas prices highest in a year

1:23 PM Fri, Oct 30, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

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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GM extends vehicle refund program until January

1:34 PM Thu, Oct 29, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

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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Jim Press's morality tale

12:43 PM Thu, Oct 29, 2009 | | Write a comment
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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GM seen posting sales gain

12:34 PM Wed, Oct 28, 2009 | | Write a comment
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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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Ford: China's Geely preferred bidder for Volvo

10:51 AM Wed, Oct 28, 2009 | | Write a comment
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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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Ford rises, Chrysler falters in key quality survey

3:15 PM Tue, Oct 27, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

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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Gas prices up for 2 straight weeks

1:10 PM Tue, Oct 27, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

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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Fisker to build hybrid cars at idled Delaware GM plant

1:10 PM Tue, Oct 27, 2009 | | Write a comment
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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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Honda raises forecast, avoids loss for first half

9:49 AM Tue, Oct 27, 2009 | | Write a comment
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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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