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November 2009 Archives
9:14 AM Mon, Nov 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth  Email
Officials from Saab Automobile AB and the Swedish government traveled to Detroit Monday in a final attempt to help General Motors Co. find a solution......
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2:43 PM Wed, Nov 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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For a company that has grown on its reputation for reliability, Toyota has added to egg that was already on its face by announcing it......
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2:43 PM Wed, Nov 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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I don't know whether it was a tape of a previous interview, but Tom Vanderbilt was on the radio recently talking about his 2008 book......
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2:43 PM Wed, Nov 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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In a step that would probably not get off the ground in the United States, the Dutch government is planning to use GPS technology to......
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2:43 PM Wed, Nov 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
Poor old Saab. Once one of Europe's sexiest cars, it is now relegated to searching around for a suitor. For a while it looked as......
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10:11 AM Wed, Nov 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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WIESBADEN, Germany -- General Motors Co.'s top European official underlined the future importance of Opel's biggest German plant on Wednesday, while reiterating that there likely......
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10:05 AM Wed, Nov 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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WASHINGTON -- Toyota said Wednesday it will replace accelerator pedals on about 4 million recalled vehicles in the United States because the pedals can get......
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4:33 PM Tue, Nov 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
A Swedish automaker has backed out of a deal to buy Saab from General Motors, casting serious doubt on the future of the troubled brand,......
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12:26 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
Automotive News reported a recent survey by LeaseTrader.com which asked drivers to rank distractions while driving in order of danger. It seems texting was not......
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10:01 AM Wed, Nov 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
Nineteen cars and 8 SUVs earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick award for 2010 For the first time, good performance in......
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9:14 AM Tue, Nov 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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This is a bit old but still interesting: A British-built supercar today broke a 103-year-old world land speed record for steam-powered vehicles, according to Britain's......
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3:43 PM Mon, Nov 16, 2009 | Permalink |
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Gasoline prices remained near their highs for the year on Monday as a weaker dollar and rising global stock markets boosted oil prices, according to......
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11:28 AM Mon, Nov 16, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
General Motors says it lost $1.2 billion from the time it left bankruptcy protection through Sept. 30, far better than it has reported in previous......
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3:13 PM Thu, Nov 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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Check out this priceless New York Times story and video of a $1 million plus Bugatti Veyron being pulled out of a salt water lagoon......
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11:21 AM Thu, Nov 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
Ronald Rene called me the other day to ask why Toyota does not heavily advertise its premier Avalon sedan. As he said, it's a great......
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11:21 AM Thu, Nov 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
Automotive News recently published profiles of 50 visionary dealers, many now passed away. It's a testament to how small our corner of the world is......
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11:21 AM Thu, Nov 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
And while we are on the subject of being dangerous driving, I want to gently scold Frank Coletta, the genial host of anchor of NBC......
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11:18 AM Thu, Nov 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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Kudos to Sen. V. Susan Sosnowski, D-South Kingstown, and Rep. Peter F. Kilmartin, D-Pawtucket, who were lead sponsors of recent bill outlawing texting while driving.......
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8:26 AM Mon, Nov 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
People who text-message while driving may soon be looking at something more than their cell-phone view screen, according to The Providence Journal. They may glance......
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8:26 AM Mon, Nov 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
Check out Lawrence Ulrich's hilarious - he describes it as the automotive equivalent of a Fabergé egg - review of the $2.1 million Bugatti Veyron......
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8:26 AM Mon, Nov 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
After about a decade of engineering, Ford is ready to roll out a technology that will improve safety for rear-seat passengers: inflatable seat belts, according......
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8:13 AM Mon, Nov 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
BEIJING -- Powered by tax cuts and stimulus spending, China's October auto sales soared 72 percent from a year earlier, outpacing U.S. sales for another......
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1:20 PM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
General Motors could tap some of the $50 billion in aid it has received from the U.S. government to help finance its plan to restructure......
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1:20 PM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
For my research into Wednesday's article on Bob Roy's 1988 Buick Reatta, Roy leant me his copy of the February 1988 issue of Automobile. The......
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1:20 PM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
There was a lot of encouraging news this week, with last month's U.S. auto sales indicating the market may have finally bottomed out. Most carmakers......
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9:23 AM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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Toyota announced Thursday a surprise profit last quarter and trimmed its projected red ink for the year, underlining the gradual recovery under way for Japan's......
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11:00 AM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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Fiat and Chrysler Group are scheduled to spend an almost unblievable six hours Wednesday briefing analysts and journalists about the U.S. automaker's five-year business plan,......
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10:23 AM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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BERLIN -- Germany's politicians fumed with anger and Opel workers canceled cost concessions and readied walkouts after General Motors abandoned the sale of its European......
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5:14 PM Tue, Nov 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
After months of roller coaster-like sales, the auto industry offered signs of recovery from its yearlong slump on Tuesday, as most automakers reported higher levels......
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2:29 PM Tue, Nov 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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General Motors said its October sales rose 4.7 percent over the same month last year, a sign that the U.S. auto market was starting a......
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12:56 PM Mon, Nov 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
Gasoline's post-summer ascent took a breather below $2.70 a gallon Monday, as consumers begin to decide whether the money they pour into their tanks will......
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10:01 AM Mon, Nov 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
DEARBORN, Mich. -- Ford, the only Detroit automaker to dodge direct government aid and bankruptcy court, surprised investors with net income of nearly $1 billion......
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