Wheels: IndyCar President Tony George Resigns
nytimes - 07/02/2009 22:40
Tony George, the controversial president and chief executive of the IndyCar series and Indianapolis Motor Speedway, resigned from both positions.
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Wheels: Mercedes to Celebrate Silver Arrows at Goodwood
nytimes - 07/02/2009 22:40
Mercedes-Benz will mark the 75th anniversary of their Silver Arrow racecars with a celebration at the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed in Britain.
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Wheels: Does Quality Matter? The Mini Conundrum
nytimes - 07/02/2009 22:40
The problems that led to Mini’s dreadful score in the latest J.D. Power Initial Quality Survey seem to be the reasons why owners love the brand and its cars.
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Clock Ticking on Accord to Sell Good G.M. Assets
nytimes - 07/02/2009 22:40
General Motors must complete the sale of its best assets to a new government-financed company by July 10 or risk losing its financing, a senior Treasury official said.
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Wheels: Toyota Weighs Future of Joint-Venture Plant
nytimes - 07/01/2009 22:40
When General Motors said it was exiting its joint venture auto plant with Toyota, it left the Japanese automaker with few options.
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Wheels: Aston Martin Joins With Toyota on Small Car
nytimes - 07/01/2009 22:40
Aston Martin announced a new small compact-car concept, the Cygnet, which it calls a “luxury commuter concept,” but that wasn’t the biggest surprise ...
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Wheels: G.M. and Chrysler Liability Differences
nytimes - 07/01/2009 22:40
When it comes to injuries or deaths caused by safety defects, owners of G.M. vehicles are likely to get a much better deal than Chrysler owners.
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Ford's U.S. sales fell 10.7 percent in June
msnbc - 07/01/2009 19:20
Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday its June U.S. sales fell only 10.7 percent from a year earlier, a far smaller drop than in previous months and a sign that auto sales may be...
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GM back in court to seek approval for sale
msnbc - 07/01/2009 17:40
The only viable option to save General Motors Corp is a sale of its main assets to a "New GM," a U.S. Treasury official told a bankruptcy court on Wednesday.
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G.M. Said to Seek Alternate Buyers for Opel
nytimes - 07/01/2009 04:00
As G.M. and Magna International attempt to conclude a deal for Opel, G.M. is talking with other potential buyers to win better terms, officials in the negotiations said.
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G.M. Pushes the Case For Its Rebirth in Court
nytimes - 07/01/2009 04:00
General Motors went to bankruptcy court to begin the process of selling its best assets to a government-backed company that would become the linchpin of its turnaround pl...
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Chrysler Financial to cut 9 percent of workers
msnbc - 07/01/2009 02:00
Chrysler's former financial arm said Tuesday that it will reduce its work force by 9 percent, or more than 300 employees, as it restructures operations after losing its p...
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Newsweek: Why 'cash for clunkers' is flawed
msnbc - 06/30/2009 23:40
True, the new program offers to pay $3,500 or $4,500 for old, gas-guzzling cars and trucks, but while the government's plan may benefit some buyers, it's not for everyone...
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The office on wheels
msnbc - 06/30/2009 16:00
Recognizing that its commercial vehicle customers are as increasingly reliant on technology as much as cubicle-bound desk jockeys, Ford has developed a suite of technolog...
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G.M. Exits Venture With Toyota
nytimes - 06/30/2009 03:40
General Motors said it was pulling out of its joint venture with Toyota, a longstanding partnership that exposed G.M. to more efficient Japanese manufacturing techniques.
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Porsche Rejects Volkswagen’s Bid, Citing a Loan Problem
nytimes - 06/30/2009 03:40
The sports car maker said VW’s proposed purchase of a 49 percent stake was “unfeasible” because it would create a huge financial penalty.
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GM offers to take on future product liability claims
LaTimes - 06/30/2009 02:40
General Motors Corp. has agreed to take on responsibility for future product liability claims, removing what could have been a sizable roadblock on the automaker's path t...
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GM seeks court OK to become 'new' company
msnbc - 06/30/2009 02:20
Hoping for a quick exit from Chapter 11, GM will on Tuesday ask a bankruptcy judge to approve its plan to refashion itself as a leaner automaker owned mostly by the gover...
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Volkswagen's version of the Apple iPhone 3GS -- the TDI turbo diesel line-up of cars.
Sales in the U.S. declined 28% last month as compared to June 2008. But that's the smallest dip since September.
Auto sales in the U.S. remain severely depressed, ...
For two hours of one day at one gas station in L.A., gas is pretty much half price.
The Powell family left the South in the 1960s, seeking better opportunities up North in the auto industry. Now the life they built is in danger of slipping away.
While the global recession has sent prices plummeting on airfares, hotels and cruises, it is having the opposite effect on rental cars.
General Motors says it and Toyota can't agree on what vehicle to build at the NUMMI plant in Fremont. The move jeopardizes the future of the last vehicle assembly plant i...
Ford's top sales analyst said Monday U.S. auto sales may have stopped their month to month declines in June and could be down less than 30 percent for the first time sinc...
Unlike mass-market auto dealers, sellers of upscale models haven’t bent over backward to sell vehicles. But a serious buyer may still get a deal.
A German magazine reported that VW gave Porsche an ultimatum: accept the merger on VW’s terms or risk having the deal fall apart.