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News on drunk driving

1:28 AM Thu, Aug 26, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said last week that a recent study had found that 8 percent of Americans admit to drinking and......

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 Tags  drunk driving   project sobriety  

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Locked out

1:11 AM Thu, Aug 26, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

I want to thank Phillip San Souci, who saved my bacon last week after I foolishly locked myself out of my car. I was at......

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GM files for intial public offering

7:22 AM Thu, Aug 19, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

A little more than a year after its bankruptcy proceedings and less than a week after naming a new chief executive officer, General Motors has......

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Detroit goes from gloom to economic bright spot

11:47 AM Wed, Aug 18, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

The gloom over the American auto industry is starting to lift, according to The New York Times: "Jobs are growing. Factory workers are anticipating their......

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Matt Plumb and Rum Bum Racing win in Quebec

11:45 AM Wed, Aug 18, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Newport resident Matt Plumb and Nick Longhi drove the No. 13 Rum Bum Racing BMW M3 to win the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge......

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First SUV? How about the Suburban?

11:40 AM Wed, Aug 18, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

I recently wrote a column in which I cited a story in Automotive News that honored Ranger Rover designer Charles Spencer King as the father......

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 Tags  Ford Explorer   Range Rover   SUV  

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GM CEO Whitacre says will step down Sept. 1

12:03 PM Thu, Aug 12, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

General Motors Co. CEO Ed Whitacre said Thursday he's stepping down Sept. 1, according to The Associated Press. Whitacre, 68, will be replaced by GM......

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GM posts $1.33 billion profit

11:53 AM Thu, Aug 12, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

General Motors made $1.33 billion in the second quarter, a sign it's getting healthier as it prepares to sell stock to the public, according to......

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 Tags  Akerson   General Motors   Whitacre  

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Lessons learned from the recession

11:51 AM Thu, Aug 12, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Even with the U.S. economy struggling and auto sales straining to reach 11.6 million units, life is decent for retailers, suppliers and automakers that have......

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 Tags  Auto industry  

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Backseat Driver: New York seeks new iconic taxi

11:50 AM Thu, Aug 12, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

New York has seen taxis come and go with the last distinctive model being the square, roomy A8/Marathon Checker Cab made by the Checker Motors......

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Backseat Driver: Why bring the Nano to North America?

11:47 AM Thu, Aug 12, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Tata Motors of India might bring its cheap Nano to North America in three years, according to Automotive News. To do so, the trade publication......

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US auto sales rise in July, thanks to ads, credit

1:30 PM Wed, Aug 04, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Summer promotions and easier credit lured shoppers back to car buying last month, a relief to an industry worried about June's sales slowdown. Every major......

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G.M. Invests in Plug-In Hybrid Startup

11:19 AM Wed, Aug 04, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Bright Automotive, whose efforts to launch a plug-in hybrid delivery truck were thwarted by funding problems, is back on track because of a $5 million......

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 Tags  Bright Automotive   General Motors  

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GM sales rise slightly June to July, Ford flat

2:17 PM Tue, Aug 03, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

DETROIT -- Auto sales at General Motors and Ford were flat to slightly higher in July, a sign that Americans are still willing to spend......

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