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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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Mercedes Benz Plans to Expand Alabama Plant – More Potential US Job Creation – Good News!
Mar 22, 2009 Ξ

Mercedes Benz Plans to Expand Alabama Plant – More Potential US Job Creation – Good News!

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Okay America, it is time to rebuild and Benz will help you do just that if you live in Alabama. Yes, Mercedes Benz has had an auto manufacturing plant started  Full Article »

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Nissan GT-R Wagon – Is It Real?
Mar 9, 2009 Ξ

Nissan GT-R Wagon – Is It Real?

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The fastest Wagon on the planet! Well, not really. This vehicle of which appears to be a Nissan GT-R Wagon (Station wagon) is actually a Nissan Stagea/M35 (Autech Stagea) made  Full Article »

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Why Not Bankruptcy? Would a GM Bankruptcy Crash Its Suppliers?
Mar 3, 2009 Ξ

Why Not Bankruptcy? Would a GM Bankruptcy Crash Its Suppliers?

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  All of the hoopla and talk of the automotive industry suffering so severely raises many questions. Should one of the big automakers file for bankruptcy and how will this  Full Article »

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Ferrari 599XX: First Images of Ferrari 599XX Track Car
Mar 2, 2009 Ξ

Ferrari 599XX: First Images of Ferrari 599XX Track Car

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As a follow-up to our previous post on the Ferrari 599XX we have located live images of the newest track car from Ferrari. The images, from the obvious web address  Full Article »

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President Obama Vows Not to Walk Away From Auto Industry
Feb 25, 2009 Ξ

President Obama Vows Not to Walk Away From Auto Industry

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One of the highlights of the delivery that President Obama gave to the joint session of congress was a vow not to walk away from the automotive industry. The tone  Full Article »

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Saab To Leave GM and File for Bankruptcy Protection
Feb 20, 2009 Ξ

Saab To Leave GM and File for Bankruptcy Protection

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  At the time of GM’s (General Motors) woes in the suffering economy they are looking to out some of the makes including that of the Swedish connection, Saab. Saab  Full Article »

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Hyundai Sweetens Assurance Incentive Covering Job Loss
Feb 19, 2009 Ξ

Hyundai Sweetens Assurance Incentive Covering Job Loss

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Hyundai, as you may already know from the commercials, offered a Hyundai Assurance sales incentive that allowed consumers to return their new Hyundai vehicle within a year of purchase if  Full Article »

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