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GM Prepping to Announce Closure of Pontiac
Apr 24, 2009 Ξ

GM Prepping to Announce Closure of Pontiac

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Okay, the economic situation was already pretty serious. Now it is really hitting big companies like General Motors, very hard. General Motors is preparing to announce the closure of the  Full Article »

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GM Plans to Shut-Down Plants For The Summer
Apr 23, 2009 Ξ

GM Plans to Shut-Down Plants For The Summer

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At this point, there is no doubt in my mind; GM will be filing for bankruptcy soon. Confirmed by various sources, GM cannot file until after sometime in June of  Full Article »

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Major Fail: VW Badged Chrysler Caravan – No More VW Routan
Apr 20, 2009 Ξ

Major Fail: VW Badged Chrysler Caravan – No More VW Routan

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VW Badged Chrysler Caravan, I bet some of you didn’t know that the VW Minivan aka Volkswagen Routan was nothing more than a Chrysler Caravan with a VW badge and  Full Article »

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BMW Offers Upgraded Maintenance Coverage Plan
Apr 16, 2009 Ξ

BMW Offers Upgraded Maintenance Coverage Plan

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With the slumping economy most of the car makers are thinking of creative ways to bring in some customers which naturally yields some sales. While many American brands are offering  Full Article »

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GM Recalls 1.5 Million Vehicles Due to Oil Leak
Apr 14, 2009 Ξ

GM Recalls 1.5 Million Vehicles Due to Oil Leak

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GM is recalling about 1.5 million vehicles due to an oil leak that could cause an engine fire. Apparently under hard breaking engine oil could leak past a heat shield  Full Article »

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GM Bankruptcy Woes: GM Prepping for Bankruptcy and New Offer to Bondholders
Apr 10, 2009 Ξ

GM Bankruptcy Woes: GM Prepping for Bankruptcy and New Offer to Bondholders

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No doubt that the majority agree that GM filing Bankruptcy would not be such a bad thing. Many support the idea that bankruptcy would “force” them into restructuring and emerging  Full Article »

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Fast and Furious Takes Home Box Office Records Over the Weekend
Apr 6, 2009 Ξ

Fast and Furious Takes Home Box Office Records Over the Weekend

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This morning I wake up to the news reporting that “Fast and Furious” has shattered box office records bringing in an estimated $72.5 million over the weekend holding the number  Full Article »

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Ford Offers Job Loss Protection While GM Offers Sweetened Total Confidence Program
Mar 31, 2009 Ξ

Ford Offers Job Loss Protection While GM Offers Sweetened Total Confidence Program

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Both Ford and GM have announced new programs in hopes of encourage consumers to enter into the car buying market. Within each program both Ford and GM will offer protection  Full Article »

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Obama Says U.S. Will Guarantee GM, Chrysler Warranties
Mar 30, 2009 Ξ

Obama Says U.S. Will Guarantee GM, Chrysler Warranties

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Today is my “what to do in case of Automotive Industry emergency” news day. All of the major news networks are steadily reporting today updates of the Obama administration’s plans  Full Article »

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GM CEO Rick Wagoner Calls It Quits
Mar 30, 2009 Ξ

GM CEO Rick Wagoner Calls It Quits

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General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner will step down from his position immediately as recently reported by various news associations. This comes about maybe as a slight surprise on the eve  Full Article »

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U.S. Fuel Economy Standard to be raised to 27.3 MPG for 2011
Mar 27, 2009 Ξ

U.S. Fuel Economy Standard to be raised to 27.3 MPG for 2011

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The Fuel-economy standards for all light vehicles will rise to the average fuel consumption limit of 27.3 mpg for 2011 model year vehicles. That is a rise of 8% from  Full Article »

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Tesla Model S – It’s Alive! Official Images
Mar 26, 2009 Ξ

Tesla Model S – It’s Alive! Official Images

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Okay, here it is. As promised, a few official images of the Tesla Model S plug-in electric sedan. What is your opinion on the styling? Oh, you want to know  Full Article »

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Tesla Model S Images Leaked Just Before Today’s Official Unveiling
Mar 26, 2009 Ξ

Tesla Model S Images Leaked Just Before Today’s Official Unveiling

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Tesla plans on unveiling the highly anticipated Model S plug-in electric sedan today. Kevin Rose, the creator and master-mind of Digg.com, had a few images posted on flicker of the  Full Article »

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Toyota Gets Even Greener With Toyota Yaris-based Hybrid
Mar 25, 2009 Ξ

Toyota Gets Even Greener With Toyota Yaris-based Hybrid

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Reported today from Tokyo, Japan Toyota Motor Corp. plans to introduce a new small hybrid car to be in the same class as the new Honda Insight. Chief engineer of  Full Article »

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$25 Million ‘Car Cloning’ ring broke up by FBI
Mar 25, 2009 Ξ

$25 Million ‘Car Cloning’ ring broke up by FBI

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  You probably have heard the controversy over cloning living beings but probably not about car cloning. The FBI will be announcing about 17 arrests in a huge ‘car cloning’  Full Article »

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