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Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Automotive News - May 12, 2008 Automotive News - May 12, 2008 Factories Punish Rogue Exporters U.S. Firms Sink on Supplier List Clarke: Buyers Don't Know Saturn Brand Greer Takes Top Sales Post At Automotive News Sonic Sues Mercedes-Benz Fiat Ponders Mexico Plant Ford: Wait on Kerkorian Going Green: It's No Longer An Option LaSorda Reaffirms Axle Plant Plan Chrysler: Jeep Seats From India Make Sense Toyota Exec: Maybe It's Time to Raise a Prius Hybrid Gamily Chevy Traverse, Ford Flex Face Off This Year As U.S. Waits, Chrysler Sends Cars Made in China to Mexico Nissan Plans Wide Range of Electric Vehicles Honda: Sales are Flat, But Market Share Soars Kia to Bring Small Car to U.S. Changing Models Yearly Created Object of Desire Fla. Law: Automakers Can't Force Dealer Upgrades Partnership Seeks "Premier" Stores GM Payback for Axle Bailout: Lower Prices, Innovation UAW Vote May Be Nearing a Honda's Alabama Plant Suddenly, Small Was Big in April GM's Big Problem: Too Many Brands Irvin Was Smart, Friendly, Helpful Dealers Are Tuned in to Absorption Figures Dealers Should Sell Alternative Fuels Museum Funding is Bold Watch Your Car-Truck Inventory In Tough Times Dealers Must Coddle Customers Ford's Challenge: Long-term Reliability Nissan N.A. Unit Gets New Head of Communications Maserati North America Taps Luxury-Segment Veteran Eulberg as CEO Former GM PR Chief Joins BMW Nissan: N.A. Off the Hot Seat VW Uses Free Service to Improve Sales, Image Shops Cited For Labor Violations Survey: Consumers Like Indie Shops Report Cites Trends in Repair Costs Aftermarket Center Opens at Mich. College Dealers Mich. Stores Merge Under Project Genesis VW is Europe's Top Seller Honda Exec Red-Flags Detroit 3 Aid Court: Auction Not Liable for Truck Defect Retail Personnel Canada Sales Post 3.8 Percent Gain in April Chrysler Asks Dealers to Donate to Museum Obituaries Complaint Will Delay UAW Revote at JCI Plant Supplier Deals are Smaller, Fewer GM's Truck Inventories Up Despite Strike Profits Up at Superior Industries Autobytel Post $2 MIllion Loss eBay Motors Courts Automakers Ford Touts 6-Speed Transmissions Toyota Raises Some Prices No Pickup for Hyundai, Kia April Output Drops 7.8 Percent Trustee Must Untangle the Chamco Debacle Scientists Say Chysler's Gas Plan is Just a Dodge From Cookie Sales to Auto Dough? In Europe, Small SUVs Soar; GM's Snore Daimler Seems to Be Betting On Peace in Iraq When Soccer Booms, VW Will Be Ready Molder AMP is a Case Study in Auto-Suppliers' Travail Spinoff Dismatles ArvinMeritor Ambitions GKN Driveline to Grow in China Kia Supplier Builds Ga. Plant BorgWarner Adds Turbo Capacity Supplier Personnel Supplier IAC Consolidates Operations and Know-How Mann + Hummel Sees Growth Automotive News - May 12, 2008 Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Automotive News - May 12, 2008 (Page Cover1) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Automotive News - May 12, 2008 (Page Cover2) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Going Green: It's No Longer An Option (Page 3) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Chevy Traverse, Ford Flex Face Off This Year (Page 4) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Chevy Traverse, Ford Flex Face Off This Year (Page 5) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Changing Models Yearly Created Object of Desire (Page 6) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Changing Models Yearly Created Object of Desire (Page 7) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - GM Payback for Axle Bailout: Lower Prices, Innovation (Page 8) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - GM Payback for Axle Bailout: Lower Prices, Innovation (Page 9) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Suddenly, Small Was Big in April (Page 10) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Suddenly, Small Was Big in April (Page 11) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - In Tough Times Dealers Must Coddle Customers (Page 12) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - In Tough Times Dealers Must Coddle Customers (Page 13) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Ford's Challenge: Long-term Reliability (Page 14) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Ford's Challenge: Long-term Reliability (Page 15) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Nissan: N.A. Off the Hot Seat (Page 16) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Nissan: N.A. Off the Hot Seat (Page 17) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Aftermarket Center Opens at Mich. College (Page 18) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Aftermarket Center Opens at Mich. College (Page 18A) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Supplier Personnel (Page 18B) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Mich. Stores Merge Under Project Genesis (Page 19) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Mich. Stores Merge Under Project Genesis (Page 20) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Mich. Stores Merge Under Project Genesis (Page 21) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Mich. Stores Merge Under Project Genesis (Page 22) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Mich. Stores Merge Under Project Genesis (Page 23) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - VW is Europe's Top Seller (Page 24) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Supplier IAC Consolidates Operations and Know-How (Page 24A) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Mann + Hummel Sees Growth (Page 24B) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Mann + Hummel Sees Growth (Page 25) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Retail Personnel (Page 26) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Retail Personnel (Page 27) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Chrysler Asks Dealers to Donate to Museum (Page 28) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Chrysler Asks Dealers to Donate to Museum (Page 29) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Chrysler Asks Dealers to Donate to Museum (Page 30) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Chrysler Asks Dealers to Donate to Museum (Page 31) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Chrysler Asks Dealers to Donate to Museum (Page 32) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Obituaries (Page 33) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Complaint Will Delay UAW Revote at JCI Plant (Page 34) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - Supplier Deals are Smaller, Fewer (Page 35) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - GM's Truck Inventories Up Despite Strike (Page 36) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - No Pickup for Hyundai, Kia (Page 37) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - No Pickup for Hyundai, Kia (Page 38) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - April Output Drops 7.8 Percent (Page 39) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - When Soccer Booms, VW Will Be Ready (Page 40) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - When Soccer Booms, VW Will Be Ready (Page Cover3) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - When Soccer Booms, VW Will Be Ready (Page Cover4) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - When Soccer Booms, VW Will Be Ready (Page S1) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - When Soccer Booms, VW Will Be Ready (Page S2) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - When Soccer Booms, VW Will Be Ready (Page S3) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - When Soccer Booms, VW Will Be Ready (Page S4) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - When Soccer Booms, VW Will Be Ready (Page S5) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - When Soccer Booms, VW Will Be Ready (Page S6) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - When Soccer Booms, VW Will Be Ready (Page S7) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - When Soccer Booms, VW Will Be Ready (Page S8) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - When Soccer Booms, VW Will Be Ready (Page S9) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - When Soccer Booms, VW Will Be Ready (Page S10) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - When Soccer Booms, VW Will Be Ready (Page S11) Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - When Soccer Booms, VW Will Be Ready (Page S12)
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