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Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Automotive News - July 28, 2008 Automotive News - July 28, 2008 A scared-stiff industry stomps on the brakes No-lease edict stuns Chrysler dealers Hummer: Bonuses, buyouts Amid the gloom, Mercury celebrates Ford banks on Mulally's small-car plan PACE awards open for innovative suppliers GM expands employee discount plan through July American Axle blames strike for big quarterly loss Mercedes expects U.S. sales to fall; B class may come in 2011 Chevy plans new U.S. subcompact by '11 GM or Reynolds? Dealers must decide now Ralph Kisiel Ghosn: It's wrong time for a new partner GM geniuses turned their auto dreams into realities Dealers fresh out of Mini Coopers Chrysler, Ford, Honda top NAACP report card GM alters bonus for dealers who outperform their region Automakers angle for Chrysler's idle engine plant Chrysler revokes franchises in Pa. Sonic-Mercedes case could allow big dealers to add stores Buick's new LaCrosse It's still true: Product is king Still a bad idea NHTSA's Nason is leaving some big jobs undone Don't advertise them until they're on sale Safety matters much more than mpg Chrysler's no 'fuel economy laggard' $4 gas won't turn the U.S. into Europe For Europeans, America still spells opportunity Challenges travel with OnStar to China Personnel Mexico sales rise 1.2% in June Picture this Europe's worst sales result? Toyota Kia spends big to launch Borrego Kia launches Borrego just as SUVs lose favor Detroit 3: Goodbye, bailouts Dealers Eaton: Supercharger sales will grow Fla. appeals panel overturns class status in Kia brake suit Audi certified push pays off Used-car rule goes to the shop for tuneup Big-truck prices take a tumble in June Automaker tax break piggybacks on mortgage bill Honda rides high in 2nd-quarter rankings Ford Credit takes a hit as truck values fall 100 years of the Tin Lizzie Lamborghini profit soars AutoNation net income falls GM names CFO for N.A. TI Automotive unit will move Mercedes to cut Ala. production Fleming was a consummate newspaperman Toyota plans to raise Prius output A dart for Smart Tesla gets good reviews at Bentley 422 hp — and, uh, easy at the pump Ford's 2nd qtr: The reddest ink ever Bill Gates joins the car-dealer club Detroit 3 should put Mini under the microscope What's a Gov. to drive? Automotive News - July 28, 2008 Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - Hummer: Bonuses, buyouts (Page 1) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - Hummer: Bonuses, buyouts (Page 2) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - American Axle blames strike for big quarterly loss (Page 3) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - GM or Reynolds? Dealers must decide now Ralph Kisiel (Page 4) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - GM or Reynolds? Dealers must decide now Ralph Kisiel (Page 5) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - GM alters bonus for dealers who outperform their region (Page 6) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - GM alters bonus for dealers who outperform their region (Page 7) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - Buick's new LaCrosse (Page 8) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - Buick's new LaCrosse (Page 9) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - Buick's new LaCrosse (Page 10) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - Buick's new LaCrosse (Page 11) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - Chrysler's no 'fuel economy laggard' (Page 12) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - Chrysler's no 'fuel economy laggard' (Page 13) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - For Europeans, America still spells opportunity (Page 14) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - For Europeans, America still spells opportunity (Page 15) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - Personnel (Page 16) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - Personnel (Page 17) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - Picture this (Page 18) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - Picture this (Page 19) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - Europe's worst sales result? Toyota (Page 20) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - Europe's worst sales result? Toyota (Page 21) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - Detroit 3: Goodbye, bailouts (Page 22) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - Dealers (Page 23) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - Fla. appeals panel overturns class status in Kia brake suit (Page 24) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - Fla. appeals panel overturns class status in Kia brake suit (Page 25) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - Big-truck prices take a tumble in June (Page 26) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - Big-truck prices take a tumble in June (Page 27) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - Big-truck prices take a tumble in June (Page 28) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - Big-truck prices take a tumble in June (Page 29) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - Big-truck prices take a tumble in June (Page 30) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - Big-truck prices take a tumble in June (Page 31) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - Big-truck prices take a tumble in June (Page 32) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - Honda rides high in 2nd-quarter rankings (Page 33) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - 100 years of the Tin Lizzie (Page 34) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - Mercedes to cut Ala. production (Page 35) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - Toyota plans to raise Prius output (Page 36) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - Toyota plans to raise Prius output (Page 37) Automotive News - July 28, 2008 - What's a Gov. to drive? 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