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Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Automotive News - August 4, 2008 Automotive News - August 4, 2008 Losing leases: It hurts already Crisis at Chrysler: Buyers bail GM's really bad news: Its revenue Lincoln reworks bonus plan for dealers Pain spreads beyond Detroit: Nissan offers employee buyouts Mitsubishi changes dealer advisory board GM repeats employee discount program Ford merges brands' sales, marketing After 5 funky years, Toyota's Scion now finds itself in a funk It's a body, er, a bus by Fisher At Tech Center, form follows function Industry nemesis again turns up heat on climate Right products, diverse customers raise suppliers' profits Last-minute leases swamp Chrysler With leases off the table, Chrysler offers new sales incentives GM favors 4 endorsed vendors of dealer management systems GKN to supply F-150 FX4's differential For sale: 2 Metaldyne plants 1 week's notice: Chrysler dealers deserved better Get used to the roller coaster That 1934 Reo had a clutch pedal We sell what the public wants Decision makers can't use hindsight Detroit's truck trauma is self-inflicted Why won't consumers buy Detroit cars? Speaking of ads, don't overlook VW Software helps dealers manage parts Service survey: Customer satisfaction rises Researcher: Vehicles can prevent crashes Personnel Microsoft will offer Live Search Dealers Picture This Nissan offers buyouts to its Tenn. workers Lincoln-Mercury exec joins Kia Kaline out at Ford Penske earnings drop slightly Asbury will move; profits slip S&P downgrades American Axle Best sales news: July is over Now THAT'S resale value ... Sirius-XM satellite radio deal: A mixed bag Don't be misled by Chery's sales; it's a key player McCurdy applies some political (tire) pressure A star is born: The saga of the shrinking sticker Our flag is still there Obama-mobile? Or McCain-carrier? Automotive News - August 4, 2008 Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - (Page Intro) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - GM's really bad news: Its revenue (Page 1) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - GM's really bad news: Its revenue (Page 2) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - Ford merges brands' sales, marketing (Page 3) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - After 5 funky years, Toyota's Scion now finds itself in a funk (Page 4) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - After 5 funky years, Toyota's Scion now finds itself in a funk (Page 5) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - Right products, diverse customers raise suppliers' profits (Page 6) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - Right products, diverse customers raise suppliers' profits (Page 7) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - With leases off the table, Chrysler offers new sales incentives (Page 8) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - With leases off the table, Chrysler offers new sales incentives (Page 9) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - For sale: 2 Metaldyne plants (Page 10) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - For sale: 2 Metaldyne plants (Page 11) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - Decision makers can't use hindsight (Page 12) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - Decision makers can't use hindsight (Page 13) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - Speaking of ads, don't overlook VW (Page 14) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - Service survey: Customer satisfaction rises (Page 15) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - Personnel (Page 16) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - Dealers (Page 17) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - Dealers (Page 18) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - Picture This (Page 19) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - Picture This (Page 20) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - Picture This (Page 21) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - Picture This (Page 22) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - Picture This (Page 23) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - Nissan offers buyouts to its Tenn. workers (Page 24) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - S&P downgrades American Axle (Page 25) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - S&P downgrades American Axle (Page 26) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - Best sales news: July is over (Page 27) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - Best sales news: July is over (Page 28) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - Best sales news: July is over (Page 29) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - Obama-mobile? Or McCain-carrier? (Page 30) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - Obama-mobile? Or McCain-carrier? (Page 31) Automotive News - August 4, 2008 - Obama-mobile? Or McCain-carrier? (Page 32)
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