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GM boss: US aid can be used to fix Opel if needed

1:20 PM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | | Write a comment
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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 Tags  General Motors   Germany   Magna   Opel  

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Long, winding roads for three iconic marques

1:20 PM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | | Write a comment
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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 Tags  aston martin   lamborghini   lotus  

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October sales good news with footnotes

1:20 PM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | | Write a comment
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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 Tags  Auto sales   Chrysler   Ford   General Motors   Honda   Hyundai   Nissan   Toyota  

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Toyota surprises with profit, boosts forecast

9:23 AM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

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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 Tags  Auto sales   Honda   Nissan   Toyota  

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As Chrysler sits on blocks, what will Fiat do to fix it?

11:00 AM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

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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 Tags  Chrysler   Fiat  

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Germany fumes over GM ditching Opel sale to Magna

10:23 AM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

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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 Tags  General Motors   Germany   Magna   Opel   Vauxhall  

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Auto sales show industry beginning to stabilize

5:14 PM Tue, Nov 03, 2009 | | Write a comment
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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 Tags  Auto sales   Ford   General Motors   Nissan   Toyota  

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