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- 140 Chrysler stores lack loans
- How Chrysler, Fiat design team splits the world
- Social media: Say 'hi' before 'buy'
- Hyundai unveils direct-injection engine
- Chrysler beefs up incentives, marketing
- Mitsubishi mulls gasoline version of wee EV
- Who will have the last word at congress? Marchionne
- Chrysler parts buyback lacks buy-in
- Group 1 adds regional execs to boost F&I
- GMAC's new boss wants dealer input
- Toyota takes blame for part from Dana
- To thwart speculators, Lexus will lease, not sell, 500 LFAs
- Kelley site adds values for certified used autos
- Ford, GM face first VEBA bill: $2.5 billion
- Infiniti quality effort features a woman's touch
- Down and out in Beverly Hills?
- GM exec: Engineers fear pointing to problems
- GM dealer cuts: Math — or fuzzy logic?
- Some BMWs will get 4-cylinder engines
- Web feedback can be friendly — or brutal
- The biggest sin: Don't let your Facebook fans get bored
- Spiffs prop up sales in Europe; budget cars reap benefits
- Applicants flock south for VW, Kia plant jobs
- Is 'made in Japan' good for Japan?
- Sexy ads won't save Chrysler
- Thank you for sharing our story
- My money is on Marchionne
- It's going to be an exciting decade
- Don't lose sight of minority dealers in hard times A good first step
- Used-car prices fall in Oct.; it's normal
- Mercedes moves lease-end inspection to dealerships
- ADESA creates unit for dealer services
- Dealers
- Exec: Electric Infiniti will fit performance image 'perfectly'
- GM: Share is up for 4th month
- Personnel
- Busted in Arizona: Suspects stand mute
- NADA adds convention spiff
- Dutch plan would tax drivers 8 cents a mile
- McCain: Chrysler won't make it
- Crushed in Calif., GM vows to do better
- Smart's slump-buster: Pay-as-you-drive
- A Swift upswing in casting sector

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- Automotive News - November 16, 2009
- Struggling to stay afloat
- GMAC aims to be lender of choice
- AutoNation goes on offense
- VW to buy Potamkin store
- Daimler sets deadline for C-class shift to Ala.
- Saab will dump 81 stores
- Pricey is dicey: Hard times hit exotic brands
- Trio to guide congress session on new industry ventures
- Toyota's chief tester? The boss
- Dealer seeks to keep Saturn's spirit
- Hummer plans while it waits
- Chrysler wants brand 'salons' in showrooms
- Progress is made on inventory control
- GM will promote new Regal's performance
- M-B unveils Hughes telematics
- BMW delays X3's U.S. launch to push custom orders
- Dealers oppose health bill; automakers are mum
- California sales lag the rest of the country
- Styling is what it's all about
- Who needs fog lights? I do
- Don't confuse tire programs
- This year the math adds up to 110%
- Chrysler must be more than a Fiat knockoff
- Help wanted on GM pay
- Green powertrains drive BorgWarner's forecast
- Asian Goliaths loom over N. Am. Davids
- Battery battle: Asian firms have early edge
- Experts urge new technologies be stirred into CAFE scores
- Government weighs new approaches to CAFE
- COMMENT: $/100 miles: Electric era's new mpg
- Spring Hill still a green scene despite Saturn's demise
- Jury's still out on ethanol, biofuels
- Leaf forces Nissan to hire, explore new technologies
- Fed money is available, but little is being lent
- BMW plans carbon parts for city car
- GM plans to share Volt's technology, but not its name
- Faurecia, with Emcon buy, will be top exhaust supplier
- Suppliers to the 2009 Acura TL
- CTS will provide accelerator pedals for Japanese car
- Energy Innovation supplies Tata
- Supplier personnel
- Nissan sees electrics, entry-level cars in future
- Mazda's independent, but Ford ties are strong
- Canada sales fall 1% in October
- Personnel
- Dealers
- Shift to GMAC leaves some Chrysler dealers in limbo
- Some rejected dealers get GM invitation
- Camaro: Car of the Century Man
- Paying to play with Fritz, Mulally: Guess who costs more?
- Make Opel global? GM has been there, done that
- Forster: Ta-ta, for now; Tata for later?
- Tiwi tracks trucks, teens
- Dealer loses lawsuit, then loses $57 million to his lawyer

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- Chrysler's grand brand plan
- Amid October's so-so sales, signs of health
- Chrysler learns how to make cars, Italian style
- Magna ends hunt for carmaker
- At SEMA, Toyota shows it loves trucks, too
- Chrysler to invest in dealer network
- Henderson: GM is on track
- GM's China chief will speak at congress
- Toyota back in black in N.A., lifts global forecast
- Navigation screen is suppliers' window of opportunity
- The new challenge: Sell the wheels, not the deals
- Bags in belts
- Saturn keeps grip on parts a bit longer
- Ford won't bring Ka, Ranger to U.S.
- GMAC sale of auto loans suggests credit market may be thawing
- Reilly will replace Forster at Opel
- AutoNation offers 7-day Fla. service Donna Harris
- New plan brings new personalities
- Nissan profits surge in North America
- More customers are all we need
- A problem? Yes A doozy? No
- Positive story was encouraging
- How do we stop unethical behavior?
- Once again, it's back to basics
- It's time for GM to admit, finally, its $2 billion lie A salute to dealers
- Jackson, Maroone: Innovative and influential
- Moran: Always thinking
- Rohrman: Built import empire in the heartland
- Spitzer: 'I want to sell you a car now'
- Brown: Power to the employees
- Roberts: First black franchisee
- Sewell: He wrote the bible on customer loyalty
- Stillman: He'd go door-to-door, inviting families to come outside for a demonstration
- Sage: Listened to Mr. K talk about the Z
- Huddy Hyman got Smart after waxing about Saturn
- Draper: Renaissance dealer
- Hughson: An early believer
- Qvale: Pure passion for the products of Europe
- Landers: How to use capital, clout and connections
- Whalley: Early megadealer
- Chavez built biggest Hispanic auto retailer group
- Worthington: 'Probably the best-known car dealer pitchman in television history'
- Firebrand Ron Tonkin fought for dealer rights
- Pohanka: Sold Olds, Fiat on same floor
- Metzger: Dealer No. 1 and originator of the auto show
- Hoffman led European car invasion on U.S. shores
- Wood: A hillside full of trucks
- Davis blazed a trail for black dealers
- Mullinax: The first one-price, no-haggle guy
- Wilson: Employees come first
- The Van Tuyls: Independent-minded
- Hendrick: Who needs an IPO?
- Yager: He was fearless
- Potamkin: A different kind of Cadillac dealer
- Jones: Built the nation's largest parts remanufacturing business
- Swope, the supersizer
- Mallon: Taking kindness coast to coast
- Hancock: Put power in dealers' hands
- Owen made it on Broadway
- Longo built world's biggest dealership from scratch
- DeBoer: Snapped up struggling stores in small markets
- McHale: A trendsetter in operations
- Saturn's sales approach gave Serra an idea
- White: Managed a far-flung empire
- Stetler: The first dealer with a fancy store
- Eva Jewell overcame a ludicrous notion — that she could be a dealer
- Allen: A genius for promotion
- Conant: Don't make buyers look foolish
- Huizenga single-handedly elevated the value of car dealerships
- Penske: Takes chances, picks winners
- The boisterous Bochs: 'If I'm the sharpest knife in the drawer, we have a problem'
- Mullane: 'Irascible' champion of dealer rights
- Pimping rides: Boeckmann's stroke of genius
- F&I rebounds slightly in 3rd quarter
- Economic downturn helps service plan sales
- Identity-theft protection rule is delayed for 4th time
- Ito: Cost, mpg top Honda's product agenda
- Product plan, cost cuts spark hope at Ford
- Exec: Toyota isn't covering up floor mat issue
- Suzuki CEO: No VW talks
- Delphi names board
- Court clears Lear's plan
- GMAC losses decline in 3rd qtr.
- 2 firms add clunker VINs
- At last: GM's sales rise
- Ford manages debt as profits grow
- Output tops 1 million
- Few revelations, but an interesting day at Chrysler
- Japanese motoring away from motorsports
- Marchionne's shtick shift
- Needed: The parking-assist option
- Some inside Magna cheer Opel misfire
- Ford's fast track: Who's the next CEO?

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- Chrysler's grand brand plan
- Amid October's so-so sales, signs of health
- Chrysler learns how to make cars, Italian style
- Magna ends hunt for carmaker
- At SEMA, Toyota shows it loves trucks, too
- Chrysler to invest in dealer network
- Henderson: GM is on track
- GM's China chief will speak at congress
- Toyota back in black in N.A., lifts global forecast
- Navigation screen is suppliers' window of opportunity
- The new challenge: Sell the wheels, not the deals
- Bags in belts
- Saturn keeps grip on parts a bit longer
- Ford won't bring Ka, Ranger to U.S.
- GMAC sale of auto loans suggests credit market may be thawing
- Reilly will replace Forster at Opel
- AutoNation offers 7-day Fla. service Donna Harris
- New plan brings new personalities
- Nissan profits surge in North America
- More customers are all we need
- A problem? Yes A doozy? No
- Positive story was encouraging
- How do we stop unethical behavior?
- Once again, it's back to basics
- It's time for GM to admit, finally, its $2 billion lie A salute to dealers
- Jackson, Maroone: Innovative and influential
- Moran: Always thinking
- Rohrman: Built import empire in the heartland
- Spitzer: 'I want to sell you a car now'
- Brown: Power to the employees
- Roberts: First black franchisee
- Sewell: He wrote the bible on customer loyalty
- Stillman: He'd go door-to-door, inviting families to come outside for a demonstration
- Sage: Listened to Mr. K talk about the Z
- Huddy Hyman got Smart after waxing about Saturn
- Draper: Renaissance dealer
- Hughson: An early believer
- Qvale: Pure passion for the products of Europe
- Landers: How to use capital, clout and connections
- Whalley: Early megadealer
- Chavez built biggest Hispanic auto retailer group
- Worthington: 'Probably the best-known car dealer pitchman in television history'
- Firebrand Ron Tonkin fought for dealer rights
- Pohanka: Sold Olds, Fiat on same floor
- Metzger: Dealer No. 1 and originator of the auto show
- Hoffman led European car invasion on U.S. shores
- Wood: A hillside full of trucks
- Davis blazed a trail for black dealers
- Mullinax: The first one-price, no-haggle guy
- Wilson: Employees come first
- The Van Tuyls: Independent-minded
- Hendrick: Who needs an IPO?
- Yager: He was fearless
- Potamkin: A different kind of Cadillac dealer
- Jones: Built the nation's largest parts remanufacturing business
- Swope, the supersizer
- Mallon: Taking kindness coast to coast
- Hancock: Put power in dealers' hands
- Owen made it on Broadway
- Longo built world's biggest dealership from scratch
- DeBoer: Snapped up struggling stores in small markets
- McHale: A trendsetter in operations
- Saturn's sales approach gave Serra an idea
- White: Managed a far-flung empire
- Stetler: The first dealer with a fancy store
- Eva Jewell overcame a ludicrous notion — that she could be a dealer
- Allen: A genius for promotion
- Conant: Don't make buyers look foolish
- Huizenga single-handedly elevated the value of car dealerships
- Penske: Takes chances, picks winners
- The boisterous Bochs: 'If I'm the sharpest knife in the drawer, we have a problem'
- Mullane: 'Irascible' champion of dealer rights
- Pimping rides: Boeckmann's stroke of genius
- F&I rebounds slightly in 3rd quarter
- Economic downturn helps service plan sales
- Identity-theft protection rule is delayed for 4th time
- Ito: Cost, mpg top Honda's product agenda
- Product plan, cost cuts spark hope at Ford
- Exec: Toyota isn't covering up floor mat issue
- Suzuki CEO: No VW talks
- Delphi names board
- Court clears Lear's plan
- GMAC losses decline in 3rd qtr.
- 2 firms add clunker VINs
- At last: GM's sales rise
- Ford manages debt as profits grow
- Output tops 1 million
- Few revelations, but an interesting day at Chrysler
- Japanese motoring away from motorsports
- Marchionne's shtick shift
- Needed: The parking-assist option
- Some inside Magna cheer Opel misfire
- Ford's fast track: Who's the next CEO?

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- Toyota's new U.S. plan: Fewer trucks, more hybrids
- Tire plan is a blowout; dealers, drivers stuck
- Mulally: We could export from U.S.
- Chrysler revival event puts spotlight on mpg
- Toyota's North America chief will address congress
- Jim Perkins still pushes the pedal
- Lawmakers: Agency will oversee lenders, not dealers
- How this Gen 5 store lived to be 100
- New sales chief wants to break GM's bad habits
- A glimpse of VW's future
- Toyota promises to improve quality
- M-B rounds up Sprinter dealers
- Lear in, JCI out on sedan seats
- Dealers dispute customer's suit over clunkers
- AN Today is renamed; new Digital Edition
- Higher limits look likely for SBA guaranteed loans
- Mazda, Ford go separate ways on product development
- Acura reverses product plans
- Ford favors Geely in bidding for Volvo
- Denso eyes standard hybrid parts
- GM's customers want the sizzle
- Tell the truth about rural sales
- GM: Treat all dealers the same
- It's a week of revival for car people
- Dealers need SBA loan program improved now
- Give rejected dealers stock in GM, Chrysler
- Alternative power brings a fresh surge of patents
- Giving service a jump-start
- At the bump shop, it's a hard-knock life
- Dealer's quick-lube franchise is a buffer when sales head south
- Dealer taps global market for performance parts
- Discount oil-change coupons boost revenue
- Accessory sales pump up profits during tough times
- Toyota store holds its own against tire discounters
- Pit Stop builds good vibes for GM dealers
- Dealers
- GM monitors more troubled suppliers with smaller staff
- Porsche's Panamera starts well, but segment is iffy
- Key redesigns will boost VW sales 10%, COO says
- Incentives ease skid in Japan; 3rd qtr. off 2% James B. Treece
- Kia's new Sorento will get a big 'Made in U.S.A.' label
- Nissan seeks signature sound for Leaf EV
- Aisin Seiki hunts business beyond Toyota
- How Deutsch L.A. snared plum Volkswagen account
- Tokyo glow
- Parts shortages crimp Toyota's Prius output
- 28 innovators are finalists for PACE Awards
- 4 companies win honorable mention
- Violence in India shuts GM and Ford plants in N.A.
- A carpenter's side job becomes the Egglefield family's legacy
- Chrysler goes with the Flo TV
- AutoNation's Jackson: 'Production push' is dead
- GM extends 60-day guarantee
- GM's college of hard knocks
- Chrysler's ad chief goes for the heavy hitters
- Shrinking industry losing a woman's touch at the top
- Tesla: The real Government Motors?
- Heated debate over a van erupts in flames at Ford store
- Public retail groups looking to buy, with a wary eye
- Stop-start: Not just for hybrids anymore
- Auto technology: Push the reset button
- Fuel-saving cylinder deactivation takes hold
- Increasingly, cars get software upgrades to allow automatic parking
- Efficient air conditioners are cool new trend
- Direct injection for gasoline, not just diesel, sees growth spurt
- Better fuel economy from tires? Yes, but it may come at a price
- The tech Hall of Shame: Who needs this stuff?
- GM seeks return to fixed-price steel contracts
- UAW health trust hires investment chief
- Kemet wins hybrid grant
- LG supplies VW audio
- Alcan in Chinese venture
- Cequent supplies towing system to Ford Super Duty
- Fisker backer: Auto industry is a good bet
- Lithium ion battery engineers focus on cost

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- Strong yen pulls more auto production to U.S.
- Honda tears up its old product plan
- Jim Press saga: A hero falls, hard
- Japan: We're ready for 2016 CAFE standard
- Chrysler Financial has 2 years to wind down
- Henderson's pay is cut
- Congress keynoter Penske will take home a trophy
- How crisis turned Diehl into dealer
- Dodge's truck strategy: A low sticker sells quicker
- How Nissan crew shed red ink fast
- Mitsubishi hopes new models spur U.S. sales
- It's Fiesta time on Facebook et al.
- Chinese seen as buyers of U.S. suppliers
- Subaru plans hybrid in 2012
- Nissan: 3 choices for small-car plant
- Glass-plant closings spark protest from CAW
- Fiat will build 2 cars based on Chryslers
- Lenders' tug of war leaves dealers without stock
- Honda plans return to larger hybrids
- Bosch eyes U.S. for 2nd battery plant
- Chrysler's salaried retirees seek reassurance
- Auto stocks in 3rd qtr. go from sore to soar
- EVs need new parts — and maybe new parts makers
- Dealers
- No IPO until time is right
- Set fuel economy standards sooner rather than later
- Closings won't save GM $2 billion
- Is it too late to let the Opel deal die?
- Buick is profitable; Pontiac was not
- Acura ZDX crossover is cool — but pricey
- Acura ZDX designer breaks into a male bastion: Exteriors
- Suzuki pitches smallish Kizashi as mid-sized player
- Farley: Ford can't waste a single marketing dollar
- Hyundai marketer Ewanick goes face to face with the customer
- Experts: Used-vehicle price pause won't last
- Toyota takes certified-sales lead from GM
- DealerTrack online system upgrades tools for dealers
- Ito envisions clean sports car
- So what's a 'debut'?
- Mazda tests diesels in U.S.
- Next RX-8's engine isn't ready
- Nissan plans electric Infiniti, commercial van
- Analysts: Fiat loss will grow
- Are cars like sex? Hell, yes
- Rattner: GM and Chrysler were a mess
- Lexus shows off its high-priced gamble
- Fisker learns from others' mistakes
- Marchionne's epic unveiling: A 5-year plan in 6 hours

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- GM could survive an Opel split
- 2 groups resume hunt for stores
- Chrysler's two-time casualties
- When GMAC bailed, SBA loan saved Mont. store
- Hyundai's 2010 ad plan: Spend big on Sonata
- Congress topic: How to deal with new retailing world
- Big plans for little vans
- When U.S. sedan debuts in '11, VW may drop Passat here
- UAW pact narrows Ford gap with rivals
- Amid recession, Toyota's green grades are mixed
- Judge: Honda can ban online sales of its service contracts
- GM commits $202 million for Chevy Volt engine plant
- Dollar Thrifty slashes its Chysler purchases
- Ford: Buyers embrace self-park system
- Chevy review is latest sign GM wants ads that provoke
- Honda design boss: Go easy on the emotion
- A new GM? Ad says no
- Frugality: Some people don't get it
- Why kill Pontiac? Why keep Buick?
- Goodbye to customers, market share
- Don't impose more federal oversight on dealer loans
- BMW, Chrysler plants add temps to boost output
- Ford plans major ad blitz for launch of EcoBoost engine
- Cadillac wants the buzz to be about product
- Audi in America: 40 years of growth, turbulence and resurrection
- 'Unintended acceleration' delays U.S. sales growth 15 years
- Audi chief: Obstacles to growth are gone
- New board wants to reinvent GM
- Subaru chief eyes record sales, greener cars
- Big trucks fall again in Sept.
- I know why small minivans are big sellers in many markets
- European sales rise 6%
- ATX signs BMW deal
- VW works to raise cash
- BMW names chief for U.S. studio
- Ex-Ford engineer charged with stealing secrets
- The ways of Donner are a goner
- From Billy to Bill: 30 years at Ford
- Back to the future: New DeLoreans?
- Customer service? No, con man service
- Meyer: From autos to homes
- M-B's iPhone app: So fun to be dunned
- Lutz: Just 1 GM return so far
- Audi design: A history of innovation
- Renegade Piech takes Audi upscale
- How Audi got its name — and its 4 rings

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- Automotive News - October 12, 2009
- IPO for GM? If it can perform
- Life under Marchionne: New stars, hasty exits
- NADA magazine to fold
- Frugality: The new black
- GM rebuilder Henderson will speak at World Congress
- Ford adds 2 minority suppliers to tech program
- Lithia expects to raise $40 million in offering
- Stock quotes are available on autonews.com
- GM took store; GMAC may take home
- Volvo will bring diesels, plug-ins here
- Incentive spending soars for Asians
- Progress in dealer talks differs for Chrysler, GM
- Police Caprice
- Next Beetle will get a bigger back seat
- New Delphi eyes further cuts in staff
- Cars.com: Ready for Reynolds
- Toyota's fix for mat: Tie it down
- Docherty: A hard-charging GM lifer
- Supplier sues Gaz for payment; 'Bo has not answered' calls
- Feels like Déjà vu
- 'Here they go again': Tonkin on the issues
- Volvo ends aid but open to more store cuts
- Toyota's latest image battle: Rusty Tundras
- Building trust at Chrysler
- GM still can reverse damage to retail network
- Was history telling us the truth?
- Gasoline vs. diesel: It's a new game
- 'A new model'? It won't be easy
- Don't cut back on safety; it sells cars
- Mercedes ads downplay luxury, stress safety
- Lutz: GM ads will sharpen images of vehicles, brands
- For Audi's Keogh, poking fun has a purpose
- Dealers
- Even before Leaf launch, Nissan plans battery growth
- Why Imports Bailed: Japan's Small Market Got Smaller
- Tokyo show shrinks, but still aims to electrify
- To maintain momentum, Ford extends Fusion ads
- Ford adds owners' testimonials to ad mix
- Amid record sales, Subaru boss seeks green
- Ex-Delphi steering unit still for sale
- Used-vehicle prices show signs of plateau
- Chrysler, Lancia brands may share products in Europe
- Obituaries
- GM finds partner to finance subprime buyers
- Remy: 6 customers want motors
- Adapt or perish
- When credit crisis hit, Ford captive provided stability
- GMAC bets on greater demand for wear-and-tear plans
- Dealer's long warranty lures traffic
- Dorfman: Dealers must choose service plans wisely to avoid scams
- Service contract vendor rides out 25 years of ups and downs
- Subprime car buyers still can find credit
- Hummer names marketing executives
- Despite concessions by UAW, hiring low-cost auto workers is difficult
- Canada sales fall 3% in Sept.
- Carmakers rebuild stocks after clunkers
- Tata raises millions to pay debt
- Visteon bonus plan denied, again
- Jackson: Cut days supply in half
- GM closes Hummer sale
- Cadillac to switch ad agency
- Sept. output is down 13%
- Hal Sperlich's vision altered lives and lifestyles
- Cash on LaHood: Dealer's question leads to payoff of clunker claims
- OMG! Txting isn't #1 ?
- Stalking a sale: Pranks trip up Toyota
- Chinese owner stalls the MG TF
- For now, trucks take over top spot on U.S. roads

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- Wind-down terms anger Saturn dealers
- 900,000 ORPHANS
- Q4 shapes up as marketing free-for-all
- The trouble at Toyota
- Chrysler restores dealer council elections
- VW's U.S. boss Jacoby will speak at World Congress
- Steel price jumps may hurt in 2010
- Toyota launches 4th qtr. marketing blitz
- GM's Ch. 11 prods loyal dealer to add imports, Fisker
- Reynolds launches car search Web site
- GMAC reveals rewards for top stores
- GM won't do diesels for 4 mos.
- Daimler, BMW: No U.S. tranny plant
- S400 will star in Mercedes' ads
- Audi will build electric sports car
- GM ceases Saturn output
- Saturn experiment lacked timing, then time was up
- Daimler moves into alternative technology
- Dealers
- Nissan builds case for selling EV's battery pack separately
- Keep green mainstream
- At GM, a little more flexibility goes a long way
- Trust matters -- what else is new?
- Trust: Reputations are on the line
- Bankruptcy is a trust breaker
- Credit makes the auto world go round
- Europeans pile on the green bandwagon
- Smart may attempt another 4-seater
- Maserati convertible will pack 440-hp V-8
- Mercedes plans more hybrids, AMG models
- Jaguar focuses on premium niche
- VW ownership could change Porsche's product lineup
- VW brand plans a product blitz
- Land Rover to add compact Range Rover SUV
- Bentley speeds up product development
- Ferrari boosts hp, lowers emissions
- Mini adds crossover to product plan
- Cygnet: Can Aston Martin turn the tiny Toyota iQ into a swan?
- Audi's premium product plan
- Maybach's future is uncertain
- Saab has 4 models on tap for 2010
- Plug-in hybrid, new S60 in the works for Volvo
- Alfa's return to U.S. waits on Chrysler's plans
- BMW is planning a more fuel-efficient future
- Fiat will return with the 500
- Lambo may follow luxury-sedan trend
- A cheaper Rolls? Yep, this Ghost is for real
- An even more luxurious Bugatti may arrive
- Milliken spinoff gives carmakers priority status
- Economic recovery? Suppliers still can't get bank financing
- Mazda unveils fuel-efficient engine family
- Dealer extends hours, wakes up new business
- Rejected Chrysler dealers still wait for promised payments for parts
- Personnel
- BorgWarner will supply gearbox for electric car
- Small SUV among 4 new Jaguar Land Rover models
- To survive, Key Safety varies customer base
- After clunkers, sales crash
- Rejected-dealer accord takes shape
- Hyundai is latest to say no to Tokyo
- Let's pick a new name for GMAC!
- GM road trip: Fritz shows his fellow travelers
- Luxury limo stretches the image of Hyundai
- A prophet sees profit for Fiat from Chrysler deal
- Following the leader

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- Ed who? How chairman became GM's ad star
- Life on Saturn? It's up to Penske
- Forecast for Q4 output: Up, at last
- Sources: Chrysler sedans to survive
- Rejection, in their own words: Dealers tell stories on YouTube
- ... while GM considers extending its offer
- GM will pay suppliers weekly starting Dec. 22
- Rejected-dealer talks: A rift over what's fair
- Ford rejects money-back guarantee . . .
- Supplier consolidator Ross to speak at World Congress
- Meals with wheels
- At dealers' urging, GM reinstates a truck sale
- Toyota lengthens service plan
- Shrimp is savory, Caesar is crunchy: Bistro 33 offers Mercedes of dinners
- Fiat executive heads Chrysler powertrain
- ADESA seeks to take 3rd turn as public company
- CAW to Ford: No job safety, no sacrifices
- GM has 50,000 intenders to buy a Volt
- Bold front end
- Ex-dealer Hecker is target of grand jury
- Competitors' bankruptcies have helped Ford
- Ford will consolidate dealer ad groups
- All but 2 in dealer development program buying out Ford's stake
- Stores move to online dealership management systems
- Kia plans price cut on Sorento
- Why Toyota's leaving Fremont
- Mr. K didn't do it alone
- Clueless but confident
- Attacking Lexus won't help Buick
- Time for GM to get back to business
- General Motors needs Opel now more than ever
- A new model for the industry (Or not)
- Today's diesels: Not your uncle's Oldsmobile
- Bosch, ZF bet on aftermarket during recession
- GM seeks to move Visteon work to other suppliers
- Supplier personnel
- Canada lends Linamar $51 million for r&d
- Schaeffler splits CEO duties for auto unit
- Suppliers to the 2010 Ford Mustang
- Sberbank CEO: Opel plans to build Astra in Russia
- Delphi consolidates factories
- S. Carolina center offers alternative for auto r&d
- 2 pickups make top 10 clunker list
- Amid criticism, NADA Guide raises used-truck values
- $529 million U.S. loan gives Fisker plug-in a jolt
- Fiat promises big bang, few bucks
- Chrysler brand will handle Fiat 500 in U.S.
- Dealers
- Honda's Ind. plant exports, despite Civic shortage
- Mexico sales slide 32% in August; Nissan is No. 1
- Job 1 for Saturn: Find new products
- History of Saturn: From Roger Smith to Roger Penske
- EU will discuss Opel aid plan
- Investors welcome Sonic, Dana
- NADA elects Wade, Tonkin
- Cash for 3-wheelers? Congress will mull
- Analyst: Detroit's pain will be Japan's gain
- How to help save Buick? It's a tough question
- 2010 Altimas get bad rap on recall
- New book contends Third Reich's 'people's car' had Jewish roots
- 1-wheeler: Today's toy — future triumph?
- Geely may be ready to take a run at Volvo
- Chrysler Financial? Insubstantial
- A bulky glove box staple bites the dust at Chrysler

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- Toyota shape-up plan includes ad push, product, quality blitz
- Chrysler-Fiat's grand brand plan
- Dealers hunt for used cars
- Sept. sales could be lowest in 28 years
- Report: Press faces lien
- Regulators help spur demand for green vehicles
- EV debate: Bit players or mainstream?
- Chrysler's low output sparks suit
- Nissan's Mr. K: Still blunt at 100 (about that 370Z ...)
- GM offer opens some minds
- GM scraps plan for unibody pickup
- VW considers bringing electric vehicle to U.S.
- GM: Vette will survive
- Chrysler brand will sell the Fiat 500
- Magna exec who helped snag Opel will speak at congress
- Ford looks at engines as small as 2 cylinders
- Buick takes another look at tag line
- Dealers cite progress at D.C. parley
- Dealers cite progress at D.C. parley
- The worst is over, execs say
- Views mixed on depth of clunker funk
- Magna a rival? Some of its customers recoil
- Unnecessary risk
- Standards help, but energy policy is still needed
- Must we feel sorry for execs?
- New rule will fuel industry recovery
- Carlos Ghosn should throw a party
- What Detroit needs to build most is trust
- What we need are long-range EVs
- Many 'foreign' cars were built here
- GM, Chrysler have an image problem
- Door-opener dispute resurfaces in Lear bankruptcy
- Federal-Mogul wins fight on shield patent
- Chrysler delays 2nd shift for Caliber
- F&I clerk accused of stealing $1 million
- Personnel
- Terrain aims to give GMC traction beyond big trucks
- Mazda2 will arrive in U.S. showrooms in fall 2010
- GM sets new policies on travel costs
- Ex-Toyota exec hopes to put some zip in ZAP
- Mental health
- Power walking
- C-Max: Ford's new people-mover
- Volvo plans plug-in hybrid
- Who gets the say: GM or Magna?
- BMW plans 3 crossover launches in U.S.
- Night of honor
- BMW's Mini E trial exposes infrastucture troubles
- VW shines as its global rivals struggle
- Dealers
- Japanese carmakers' U.S. operations shrink
- Incentives buoy sales in Europe
- GM veteran Runkle tackles diesel
- GM plans to keep Pontiac owners loyal through good service
- Big trucks dip 26.4% in Aug.
- Mexico new-vehicle sales plunge 33.5% in July
- Ex-gamers' goal: Make dealer software simple, intuitive ï¾— like video
- Mondays aren't auction days, so Manheim steps in ï¾— online
- Used-auto prices to keep rising
- Auction group boss hails online guidelines
- Enough lithium for hybrid boom? Most say yes
- Stretching Bentley, Rolls
- Tesla's tiny ï¾— but CEO is full of confidence
- Subaru plans more CVTs
- Fiat exec puts Chrysler plants through paces
- GM dumps Sept. Chevy truck sale
- GM dumps Sept. Chevy truck sale
- Obituaries
- Trade war? Nah ï¾— U.S. and China exercise restraint and wiggle room
- Armageddon? Hey, if only things were that good
- A reason (sort of) not to wash your hands
- Clunkers had VW pining for Phaeton
- Special delivery for Ray LaHood: Clunker claims
- C-Max: Don't use that M-word

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- Post-clunker paralysis hits showrooms
- Deep freeze for dealership deals
- So far, no supplier bloodbath — but is that really good news?
- The new design frontier: Making small cars look stunning
- CFO Young is expected to leave GM
- GM will participate in NADA convention
- A hands-on boss gives GM a nudge
- Mulally helps launch a redesigned congress
- PACE application deadline is Sept. 18
- Post-Ch. 11, Chrysler brand awareness slides
- Clunkers over? Time for a sale!
- Dealers face tough reinstatement talks with GM, Chrysler
- Falling supply will slow Subaru's hot sales
- Chrysler may use Fiat engine system in some U.S. models
- Ford hails early Taurus sales figures
- Chrysler: Under Fiat, EV still on track
- Hold the horses: Dodge kills Caliber SRT4
- Electro-magnetism
- Rising residuals encourage leasing
- GM picks SCI to supply Web sales leads to all dealers
- Faurecia plans factory to supply VW in Tenn.
- NADA: Don't need new lending watchdogs
- Interior designers create perception of space
- Mitsubishi has 900 advance orders for EV
- Despite skid, Preh makes progress in N. America
- Designers got some high-powered help with Taurus' fresh look
- Rejected dealers shouldn't get their hopes up
- GM: Just add up the numbers
- Administration got a bad rap
- Clunkers program was a disaster
- All used-vehicle guides are not equal
- Bryan Nesbitt: A new career frontier for a designer
- If mpg doesn't work, try mpd
- Compare and contrast: GM, Nissan revivals
- Mazda's new U.S. design boss brings VW's youthful, stylish aesthetic
- Redesigning the wheel
- Thinner carpet, fewer brands
- Where in the world is Chris Bangle?
- Dealers
- Aluminum parts makers can't get credit
- For some nameplates, '09 hasn't been so bad
- Survey, data: Including maintenance helps sales
- Toyota pushes quick service, parts Web site to boost revenue
- The elements of style
- Honda's future designs are hidden in plain sight
- Acura's new studio gives brand a 'keen edge'
- Can agency vet make Suzuki buzz like Nissan?
- In the '90s, surf was up; so was the adrenaline
- Obituaries
- Personnel
- Toyota uses roadside sensors to warn driver
- Aug. sales dip 8% in Canada
- Automotive ad spending off in 1st half
- Rollover suit just one of Toyota's headaches
- Opel-Magna deal still faces hurdles
- Clunker shoppers didn't play hardball; margins soared
- Chrysler ends engine alliance
- Z Roadster adds power, features — but little cost
- Chrysler dealers await leasing
- Japanese makers' U.S. operations shrank in 2008
- Whitacre caught the disease: He's an instant car guy
- Leftists prevail in Samoa; drivers change lanes
- Reitzle: A car guy is back in the biz, sort of
- Ford's EV technology gets big PR boost from Leno's leadfoot guests
- And away Wheego — at 35 mph
- Would Conan the contrarian replace his Taurus?

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- Automotive News - September 7, 2009
- Clunkers swelled store profits
- Dealers say typical shopper might not get financing
- Banks spurn SBA's floorplan program; dealers still stuck
- Lots of hot topics at NADA event
- Ruling near in Toyota suits
- J.L. French reorganizes
- Judge puts the kibosh on state dealer laws
- Ruling near in Toyota suits
- Germany wants action on Opel
- The Callum years: How the look of Jaguar has changed in the past decade
- Post-clunker, dealers have no traffic, little stock
- Marchionne seeks to trim costs by scrapping alliances
- Sprinter goes to M-B; 2 Fiats considered as replacements
- GM wants women dealers to earn more and grow
- A Sonata in see sharp
- Toyota tries breathalyzer on trucks
- 2 more GM execs join the departed
- GM will start blowing its brands' horns
- Mini will add stores; vacancies of Detroit 3 are prime sites
- Chrysler seeks new ad ideas
- Healthy captives give brands big sales edge
- California exit makes sense for Toyota
- Audi juggles sporty, performance models for '10
- Dealers
- The right idea
- Cash for clunkers worked; now let's build on its success
- Lenders' policies put dealers at ris
- NADA must work for all members
- Wronged dealers have rights, too
- Closing dealerships? Be careful
- Luxury-EV war likely at Frankfurt show
- JM&A offers dent-repair coverage
- Court favors Finance Express
- Mercedes-Benz system boosts accuracy of finance contracts
- Manufacturers' finance arms succumb to banks, credit unions
- Study: Loan terms are getting shorter
- GM extends California eBay experiment
- Redesigned MazdaSpeed3: Quicker, stiffer and cooler
- Confidence of dealers at 29-yr. low
- Has the sales slide ended? See you in September
- Ford and Saab in Frankfurt
- C-Max on the way
- Dealers resent GM's Supplier Pricing incentives
- Feds promise clunker pay by Sept. 30
- GM will raise LaCrosse output
- Caliber production boosted
- Toyota tops 2 million hybrids
- GM names safety chief
- Obituary
- Andreas Haefele
- Bloggers bad-mouth Honda's new hatchback
- Cerberus investors run for the exits
- Govt. plan made GM a big winner — in China
- Report: GM chairman chews out the troops
- What Toyota learned from GM
- NADA creates used-car dealer group

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- After the clunker: Few cars, no cash
- Sell the house, cancel donations: A grimmer retirement for execs
- Not the government deal; dealer says so what?
- GM will pay dealers who meet upgrade goals
- 'Very huge and very unconventional'
- Car guys or money men?
- GM will end Buick, GMC stand-alones
- Post-NUMMI, Toyota will need more Corollas
- With guns blazing, dealer fights Hummer slump
- Suddenly busy suppliers face steel shortages
- Ford diesel tries, quietly, to silence predecessor's quality issue
- Infiniti eases specs to refurbish stores
- GM badge gets the boot
- Mini may add coupe, boost lineup to 5
- Rules alter Honda's EV attitude
- Socia splits savings with GM suppliers
- Global goal for Tucson: 300,000 sales
- Chrysler boosts control of ad funds
- 7 reasons why GM wants to keep Opel
- Compromise talks are near in dispute over store closings
- Dealers
- So what comes after clunkers?
- Lenders shouldn't use financing to sell insurance
- Floorplan relief welcome
- NADA continues to move forward
- More on Chrysler’s dealer network
- In era of mpg, Japanese big on going small
- Boxy Scion is now a bit square; tiny iQ, maybe sports car en route
- To cut costs, Honda may add time between redesigns
- Toyota seeks return to its roots: Value, quality, mpg
- Subaru wants hybrid, electric technology
- To remain No. 1 in luxury sales, Lexus targets younger buyers
- Economy puts brakes on Acura's ambitions
- EV plays key role in Nissan's plan
- The good word at Infiniti? For now, only M
- Small cars wake up Mitsubishi
- Dealers: Prices in used-vehicle guides often outdated
- Tesla won't use franchises; will handle sales, service
- Short supplies threaten used-car profits
- Hyundai eases cash crunch for dealers, pledges more cars
- Phantom Chryslers -- with real bills -- haunt rejected dealers
- Daimler dispute threatens Chrysler output
- Chrysler alters claims policy
- Court OKs Lear bonuses
- Chrysler may quit engine alliance
- GM prepares to move Traverse
- Mahindra may buy U.S. plant
- Personnel
- Chevy boss: GM needs brand to snag bigger share
- Rumor is false: No back-taxes bite on clunker payments
- Suzuki may be Piech's next takeover target
- COMMENT: Dealer struggle: Starling has seen it before
- Nielsen: Clunker buyers had some cash
- Cops say clunker solved a crime
- Don't think twice, just turn left

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- Automotive News - August 24, 2009
- As clunkers ends, there's still no dough
- Chrysler Financial eases up on dealers
- Dealership closings turn NADA into battleground
- 'A Nightmare'
- Press will leave Chrysler this year
- The party was hearty . . . is there a headache ahead?
- Crazy, dynamic — and done
- Cleaned out by clunker deals, Toyota dealers cheer new arrivals
- Big-ticket Tesla has eye on mainstream with 2016 electrics
- Dealers win an F&I victory against lender
- Lexus hybrid's boom eats up supply
- In turning over the new Leaf, Nissan dealers face changes
- Toyota/Lexus dealer meeting back on — as a no-frills affair
- As Chrysler ponders building next Titan, Nissan seeks Plan B
- A little Lexus?
- EV is good, but Nissan needs hybrids
- eBay generates clicks but few sales for GM
- Used-car group is recruiting rejected dealerships
- Delphi, supplier in high-stakes bladder battle
- Mazda pushes mpg, plans new engine by 2011
- Prototype? The computer just makes you think so
- Suzuki plans hybrid version of Kizashi sedan
- GM-Koenigsegg deal advances Saab sale
- July truck sales off 26.7%; 2 1/2-year slump continues
- A recession? Not in Pebble Beach
- GM, Chrysler: Be wise in filling those open points
- Ford needs a break, too
- Fuel cell work continues at GM
- Can grid handle electric cars?
- Chrysler has no obligations?
- University of Michigan study: Cadillac, Lexus please buyers
- Dealers
- M-B Financial rehabs used cars so they're ready for retail sale
- Cash for clunkers cuts supply of used SUVs
- Spiffs hurts certified sales
- DealerTrack taps NADA values
- Obituaries
- Come 2010, will GM snub NADA meeting in Orlando?
- Clunker top 10? Depends who's counting
- Auctioning clunkers can increase dealers' payoff
- How dealers play defense in the clunker game
- Toyota moves engine work to U.S.
- Chrysler drops lifetime warranty
- NHTSA and dealers: That's a clunker of a mismatch
- Nano a Nano? GM considers taking on Tata
- Clunker cash-flow problem? Let Ron take a whack at it
- Seeking 'mainstream' image, VW shops for new ad agency
- No Tesla in NUMMI; digs too big
- $300,000? 400 hp? Must be Pebble Beach

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- Clunker confusion continues
- Chrysler's bankruptcy hangover
- GM will fill up to 50 open points
- Lutz's credentials: The Ultimate BMW Marketing Machine?
- Honda, Toyota hybrids get top safety ratings
- Conti's Neumann ousted; Degenhart named CEO
- Shift to used-car store is bumpy for dealers
- Scion dealers say tiny iQ is coming in 2010
- Will 'made in India' be problem for Mahindra?
- Honda may stretch U.S. product cycles to cut global costs
- Do-it-yourself
- J.D. Power sees sales rebound in 2010
- Battery plant hints at Volt sales
- Toyota chief jettisons growth goal
- More ad bucks for GM
- Toyota takes aim at — the Prius?
- It's official: A luxury Hyundai in '10
- Nissan's sales goal: 150,000 Leafs a year
- VW's global push gains credibility
- 2 Wis. Chrylser dealers lose, then get franchises
- UAW may balk at concessions for Ford
- GM plans plant for EV motors
- Clunkers made things happen
- We need a new way of measuring
- Toyota must move forward as it gets back to basics
- GM hopes for 4th-qtr. sales gain
- Canada sales drop in July
- With bar codes, Ford ads bring video into the mix
- GM aims to be smaller, way cooler
- Review delays new trucks for GMC
- For Pontiac, it's the end of the road
- Chevy promises attractive small cars and crossovers
- Saturn has 3 models until 2011, then . . . ?
- Cadillac aims to sell small, medium and large luxury
- Hummer chief makes a wish list
- Buick counts on style, tech to alter stodgy image
- V-6 lends TSX credibility
- Acura says it's putting fuel economy ahead of performance
- Clunker frenzy inspires some luxury spiffs
- Automakers boost output to feed clunker hunger
- GM will meet with dealers to spell out expectations
- Chrysler seeks to block rejected dealers' state suits
- COMMENT: If Ford can revive Taurus, how about a little horse sense?
- Looking to buy a Durango Hybrid? Good luck
- The Volt's real mpg? It's anybody's guess
- Recharging the Trabant
- Current events
- Tata seeks private funding
- Study will show industry's key role in economy
- Mich. gov.: Supplier plan could work for nation
- Toyota doesn't plan to seek federal grants
- GM must sell 'the wheels, not the deals,' Stephens says
- Booth: Smart cuts save future Fords
- Continental exec: Fear is the enemy
- Michigan welcomes connected vehicles
- Lentz: Clunker sales won't parch future demand
- OESA wants discounted supplier loans
- Nissan seeks mass-market appeal for Leaf EV
- Yakaki CEO likes the idea of a car czar

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- Clunker spinoff: Used cars boom
- Looking up at last?
- After cutting stores, Chrysler signs new ones
- Ex-Chrysler dealers burned on parts
- It's hard to see, but it's new C-Max
- Dealers cheer clunkers renewal; payments trickle in
- GM to announce Mich. battery plant location
- Can a Fiat be a Ram?
- If output is a blip, clunkers could hurt suppliers
- GM r&d plan still includes hydrogen fuel cells
- Tweaks to truck delay Mahindra's U.S. launch
- Facing shortages, Audi ships 2010s early
- Buick plans 2 crossovers to help boost brand, mpg
- Toyota speeds work on 'affordable sports car'
- Toyota's key to recovery: Cut $10 billion
- For doomed dealers, higher sales mean empty lots
- Insight a copycat? Forget it, Honda says
- Toyota seeks quick action as talks drag on NUMMI
- Cadillac flagship will share Buick LaCrosse platform
- For Ohio M-B dealer, AMG is hot
- Thank goodness for dealer optimism
- Ford separates itself from its crosstown rivals
- Survival of the fittest
- GM must learn to compete
- Why reward fuel guzzlers?
- Schools could use clunker engines
- GM's chairman: Earlier launches will raise share
- Toyota trims N.A. losses, sees signs of rebound
- Ghosn: Electric cars are worth the billions that will be invested
- Mexico sales down 30.7% in first half, 31.6% in June
- Yes, that Henry Ford
- Chase Auto Finance CEO: TARP didn't make us No. 1
- Dealers copy Hyundai program
- Ford Credit share declines
- Dealers
- Kelley lists new, used cars online
- Clunkers cash makes July sales soar -- relatively
- Obituaries
- Analyst: By 2013, sales rate will top 15 million
- Cash for clunkers boosts demand, overtime
- Bloom: U.S. aid for suppliers is unlikely
- Battery output moving to Michigan
- Global suppliers still see growth in U.S.
- BMW gears up for U.S. hybrid
- Supplier: 18% mpg boost possible
- EV grants are largest ever
- Ex-Maserati chief joins Fisker
- GM likely to beat China forecast
- GM safety chief Lowery retiring
- Visteon's loss increases
- Calif. sales in tank; Toyota feels it most
- Andersson adds GAZ presidency
- July drop was smallest of 2009
- Survey: Ch. 11 sours shoppers on GM, Chrysler
- From cash for clunkers comes clunkers for cash
- COMMENT: Factories would speed up clunker payments
- Leaf leaps ahead 2 years; Nissan's 5-market EV test starts next year
- Jac's back -- a rare exception to disappearing-CEO rule
- BMW won't create new nameplate for electrics

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- Automotive News - August 3, 2009
- What a successful clunker catastrophe
- Lutz's big ideas: Move fast, plan well, don't play it safe
- Chrysler dealers' good problem: A car shortage
- In U.S. hybrid battle, Insight starts slowly while Prius gains steam
- Used cars bolster big retailers' profits
- Stein returns from Europe as Automotive News editor
- For NADA, time to talk?
- Ex-scientist leads Nissan's big-bucks battery experiment
- Back at Jaguar, Beattie battles brand's quality stigma
- Toyota recruits temps again
- Daimler may seek deal to revive Smart ForFour
- Renaults as Saturns? Perhaps
- Top engineer Reuss has GM bloodline
- Chrysler purchasing gets slightly new look
- Additional clunker cash hinges on Senate
- Toyota sued over faulty steering rods
- Ford's charge: Recast Taurus from boring to hip
- Chrysler Financial won't need to renew funding
- Suzuki brings smallish Kizashi into mid-sized sedan segment
- Diesel hard to swallow? Ford tries shot of alcohol
- Nissan gizmo battles bad smells before your nose even knows
- EV's computer combats will-I-make-it anxiety
- Honda, Nissan in the black
- We need more money and more cars
- Congress should get busy planning cash for guzzlers II
- GM drives away Cadillac buyers
- Why not go after the senior market?
- Heaven help Buick now
- Dealers
- Web coupons woo service customers
- ACDelco unites parts, service sales on eBay
- Stimulation frustration
- How Volt's cost rose and rose and rose . . .
- If you win the plug-in race . . . is that good?
- Lutz: Leasing, yes; subsidies, no
- Auto companies pump up their D.C. connections
- Dealers suspend Ford-Chevy war for buy-local ads
- A plug for plug-ins, Canadian style
- Ford may wait and solicit Opel loser to buy Volvo
- Nissan exec: Shift to small isn't a fad
- With stock as a spiff, Ford buyers prosper
- BMW's Formula One ambitions run out of gas
- Supplier woes will worsen before they improve
- Private suppliers' net profit evaporates
- Low credit-risk scores, wary lenders suggest more failures are ahead
- Japanese suppliers share North American pain
- Europe's suppliers take hits, keep planning
- Nissan plans battery plants
- Quantum will aid Fisker
- ArvinMeritor will supply axles for Navistar trucks
- In downturn, some suppliers see opportunity
- Suppliers expand offerings for classic cars
- Spray-on process softens Ford Taurus' door trim

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- GM's new split personality
- Let the clunkers roll! After rules come deals
- In crisis, Ford purchaser can't abide missed deliveries
- GM's new board named
- Chrysler delays payouts
- Bloody squabble produces a bigger VW
- From Chrysler to ... NAPA?
- Marchionne: 'Rational' pricing will return
- Mulally: Ford has ample cash
- Business journalism group honors Automotive News
- Don't look for rebound in leasing any time soon
- Automakers steer clear of shaky suppliers
- Rock on
- Nissan's engine twist — double the fuel injectors
- Changan wants Magna for assembly in Mexico
- Alfa: MiTo might be too small for U.S.
- After delay, Ford Transit van due in '13
- Mulally: Suppliers need feds' help
- Plan would give rejected dealers 3rd-party review
- Ford plans to eliminate 2 trucks
- The air runs out of run-flat tires
- High on Inaba's to-do list: Lexus, Scion
- We still need GMAC version 2.0
- Government- industry dialogue should continue
- Give the dealers stock
- American Suzuki is up to the challenge
- Lutz: The right man at the right time
- New GM taps the old school
- Shelby's charity expands focus -- but still keeps a tight rein on the dough
- As dealerships close, online parts retailers step up
- Internet sales managers are playing a more vital role
- For dealerships and busy customers, new software is a blast
- Online videos target used-vehicle shoppers
- Marketers get mileage from clunker program
- Ford's mantra: Let's stick to the plan
- Ford plans a steady stream of global, high-mpg vehicles
- Mercury will survive -- but shrink
- To rebuild, Lincoln thinks smaller, more crossovers
- J.D. Power: Hyundai Genesis had best vehicle launch
- Dealers
- Personnel
- GM global sales slip 15.4% in 2nd quarter
- LaNeve remains top GM sales exec in N.A.
- Andersson chairs GAZ Robert Sherefkin
- Without leasing, luxury is a tough sell
- Dealers don't see merger speed bumps
- Obituaries
- Nissan tweaks mpg to sweeten payout
- Lexus hybrid is $35,075
- Hyundai has record quarter
- Ford: No more UAW buyouts
- Infiniti offers lease deals, 0% loans
- Ford trims losses, cuts cash burn rate
- Inaba's goal: Restore Toyota's focus in U.S.
- Infiniti M's coming-out color: A pigment of the imagination
- The industry's scarlet letter: 'W'
- Driving while texting: A hands-free answer
- Apocalypse, almost (The horror, the horror)
- For Delphi, $162,000 is not chump change
- Your Rolls need a tranny? Bentley cleans its garage
- New supplier Cerion buys bankrupt metal parts makers
- Suppliers to the 2009 GMC Yukon Hybrid
- Faurecia CEO is bullish on N. America
- Magna will build seating plant on former Chrysler site
- Honda's Jutte exits, won't join another automaker
- Preh supplies climate controls to Taurus, Flex
- Battery venture buys Cobasys
- Flex-N-Gate buys business
- Truck sales tumble in June

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- Axed dealers' best bet: U.S. aid
- Lutz's first task: Ads that create Buick buyers
- Suzuki hits the skids in the U.S.
- Drama at Porsche: Is Wiedeking reeling?
- Capriciousness? GM drops Chevy-badged G8
- Apply yourself to the PACE Awards
- Ford Transit Connect to be built here in '12
- With new, pricier XJ, Jag aims to end 'irrelevant' era
- Chrysler ponders a new sedan plan
- A Hit Gt Could Kill Bmw's 5-series Wagon
- With EcoBoost Flex, Ford chases former V-8 buyers
- New Honda chief: We don't need rwd sedans
- Ford's Farley adds Canada, Mexico
- Visteon's controversialbonus plan is delayed
- New Delphi: Half the size, hardly American
- New Regal is slotted below LaCrosse
- Faurecia CEO foresees big boost in Ford business
- BMW makes lighter, stronger parts
- Bentley plans to adopt engine cutoff technology
- Mercedes' telematics service is embroiled in legal dispute
- VW splits contract for Tenn. paint shop
- Alan Mulally is industry leader All-Star
- Obama: Say it isn't so
- The most American car? Not Camry
- Shouldn't the dealers get something?
- For GM, brand marketing is the new frontier
- Industry stocks offer positive return in Q2
- Dealers
- Certified used sales fall 5.8%
- NAAA drafts guidelines for condition reports
- As it turns 10, Openlane is on pace for record year
- Used-vehicle prices, sales rise in June
- VW begins local sourcing for Tenn. plant
- Scrappage programs drive Europe sales
- GM's head of r&d retires
- Suzuki adds a hot hatch to SX4 lineup
- Jaguar Land Rover makes cuts
- Wagoner's retirement pay shrinks
- Bankrupt Lear seeks bonus OK
- Weak July sales worry GM
- Alfa Spider's stinging sticker
- More consumers are waiting to buy cars
- Cash for trash
- Ford's output pulls ahead of GM's
- GM has played that song before
- For Lotus' Kimberley, 3rd time's a charm
- Mission accomplished? For Rattner, yes
- GM's eBay plans include dealers
- N.A. production: Wait! There's good news

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- Key for GM: Keep orphaned customers
- STILL THE ONE
- Bill would undo dealership terminations In reversal
- Chrysler saves Viper
- Jaguar XJ sedan revealed
- Chrysler Financial leans on dealers
- Close a guzzler deal? Not so fast, say dealers
- Sputtering Lexus has high hopes for entry-level models
- Honda wagon-van is new entry in a segment still seeking sales
- Ford's supplier request: A fair share?
- Ad blitz begins for government scrappage plan
- 3 plants said to be in running for Fiat 500
- More consumers are late on loans
- Hyundai jumps the gun on cash for clunkers
- Petition: Chryslers need no-liability warning labels
- 430 GM, Chrysler suppliers get aid from government
- Delphi bidding draws big-name interest
- Chapter 11's residual effect? Never mind
- Same old global rankings? Wait 'til next year
- GM dealers gain access to state courts
- Chrysler promotes 32 execs in brand units
- Did I miss something?
- Don't expect normalcy anytime soon
- U.S. auto savvy is an essential board ingredient McNamara's vision
- Manheim: Used-car prices hint at new-car sales uptick
- Cell phone coupons lure young service customers
- Dealers
- Personnel
- Koreans, other Asians climb U.S. sales chart
- Hyundai: High-mpg, high-tech
- Kia stresses styling, fun, high mpg
- First Indian vehicle in U.S.: A pickup coming this year
- China: Lots of interest, few details
- Dealers take a page from repair shops' playbook
- Lear's 2-prong plan: Restructure debt, stem rebellion by suppliers
- BMW has high hopes for new M's
- N. America is vital, so Fritz takes over
- Chrysler's effort to woo orphaned customers angers some dealers
- Obituaries
- June output is down 53%
- Whiz kids: No experience needed, then or now
- No fond farewell for Pontiac
- Routan is recalled to fix ... editing
- What's coming Ñ at last Ñ from Alfa
- McNamara left his stamp on Ford cars
- A million units on the lots Ñ vanished
- Overseer hails Fritz's 'energy'

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- Ford shines in gloomy June sales
- As rivals idle, Ford cranks up
- Nissan's big bet: Mass market for EVs
- Tony George out as Indy speedway boss
- Chrysler names execs for 6 segments
- Lear boss: Pieces are in place for a smooth Ch. 11 reorganization
- Subaru will add a few dealers, mainly in the Sun Belt
- Recession? Jack Hanania looks to expand in Fla.
- GM dealers fret as inventories shrink
- Toyota shuffles Ky. execs
- Owner survey: Few bugs in VWs, Audis
- Smart's $99 lease deal has big balloon payment at end
- Hyundai deal locks in fuel prices
- Hyundai plans sporty plug-in for U.S. by '12
- Fiat changes plan, keeps PT Cruiser
- Louisiana grills GM on restructuring proposal
- House credit bill would curb dealers' markup on loans
- SBA opens floorplan program
- Qvale, nearing 90, sees life after crash for U.S. industry
- Ford plan aids minority suppliers
- Wait until dealers have more options
- Cash for clunkers: Let's hope it works
- No energy policy, and U.S. diesels are further away
- Technology keeps gas engines in the game
- Toyota won't rock the boat in stormy seas
- American Honda Finance seeks growth
- Some Chrysler dealers face rejection by GMAC for inventory financing
- Dealers
- Midas seeks franchisees from rejected dealers
- Nissan exec plugs away to build EV power grid
- Obituaries
- Driving the future: Honda's hydrogen vision
- Advertising campaign pushes Prius at the gasoline pump
- As Volt nears rollout, engineer tweaks its sound, feel
- Fiat/Chrysler CEO Marchionne is Industry Leader of the Year
- Sergio Marchionne
- Tim Colbeck
- John Holt
- Takeo Fukui
- Alan Mulally
- Lewis Booth
- John Krafcik
- Johan de Nysschen
- Tony Brown
- Joel Ewanick
- Allen Childs
- David T. Fischer Sr.
- Steve Center
- Ron Gettelfinger
- Frank Stronach
- Ernst Lieb
- Chris Bangle
- Ray Day
- Derrick Kuzak
- Chuck Ernst
- Barb Samardzich
- President Barack Obama
- Europe's heavy hitters
- Herbert Demel
- Sergio Marchionne
- Walter de' Silva
- Rupert Stadler
- Paul Cope
- Jean-Christophe Quemard
- Ingvar Sviggum
- Hans Dieter Poetsch
- Andreas Haefele
- Alfredo Altavilla
- Global-warming bill emits possible industry benefits
- Chinese firm delays Mexico plant
- Mexican auto sales drop 37.1% in May
- Toyota denies Daimler deal
- GM: Don't buy our stock
- NHTSA probes Prius headlights
- Musk: I will stay as Tesla CEO
- Toyota will add 65,000 units through Sept.
- Q and not-quite-A at Toyota
- GM's NUMMI news was buried in the small print
- Chinese officials put Hummer deal under the microscope
- COMMENT: GM doesn't need any more pet rocks
- 007 in a iQ? A quantum of little solace
- Shades of the '90s: Camaro whips the Mustang

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- A happier GM? Billions in costs disappear
- Oh, what a reeling feeling
- 4 versions of Fiat 500 here in '11
- GM mum on reports Hummer deal is shaky
- Lear Corp. loan waiver to expire June 30
- Love story: A dealer's tale of survival, success
- Automakers scrap diesel plans
- Give them Liberty — please!
- As prime sites open up, Mini adds dealerships
- Hyundai's horse in the luxury race
- Chrysler brands get new design chiefs, structure
- Fed loan will help Nissan build battery plant in Tenn.
- Ford hopes loan is seen as helping hand, not handout
- Many sides to GM; few are pretty
- Look ahead: Imports will dominate
- No federal aid means a dogfight among suppliers
- What Chrysler can learn from a Sicilian plant
- Purchasing's knife: Where will it cut?
- BMW uses social networks to create early buzz for X1
- Integrating tiers of ads can stretch a tight budget
- There's life after Chrysler, used-car group tells cast-offs
- Porsche: Practicality will sell $91,000 sedan
- Porsche: Small sports car doesn't make sense
- Ford upgrades 8 powertrain suppliers
- Revamped Taurus aims to lose rental image
- Hybrids from Canada? Lexus sends mixed message
- OnStar's in the black, seeking opportunities
- Honda program targets service prospects
- Workshops help fine-tune eBay auto Web sites
- VW slips in April — but leads Mexican sales
- Domestics close quality gap in Power survey
- Chrysler to show plan for products
- Jaguar, Land Rover are big losers for Tata
- Calif. wants reflective windows
- Am. Axle steel supply resumes
- Opel deal could close in Sept.
- Always eager, dealers wait for answers on 'cash for guzzlers'
- 2 major numbers-crunchers reveal their star cars
- Chrysler: Out of Chapter 11 — and into the fire
- What's next? The Mercury Chalupa?
- Red ink at Toyota has founder's son seeing red
- Has he got a deal for you . . .
- Marchionne's symbolic choice: In the middle, not on top
- Fees too fat in GM case, trustee says
- Suppliers to the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse
- Chrysler to cancel contract with Cummins for Ram diesel
- Bosch expects to gain from Fiat-Chrysler deal
- BorgWarner buys technology
- Pittsburgh Glass will supply Mercedes worldwide
- Ross buys 9 European plants from troubled Stankiewicz
- In a hybrid world, Honda counts on traditional engines
- U.S. truck sales fell 43.8% in May

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- Experts see quick exit for GM
- Chrysler mulls rwd mid-sized replacement
- Kia sees opportunity in chaos; Saturn stores play a key role
- Police search dealer Hecker's properties
- Analysts: Little clout in guzzler bill
- Upstart auto company lures designer with big-time resume
- Ford trims sales bonuses for dealers
- GM Ch. 11 ad spending: Up to $50 million monthly
- Saab to get '11 crossover built by GM
- Does supercar maker Koenigsegg fit with family-friendly Saab?
- Barter: Secret way to dump inventory
- Bo's successor could be onboard in July
- A tinkerer is just what GM needs
- Delinquent loan rates rise in 1st quarter
- GM's reliance on trucks grows
- Euro diesels are moving fast
- More leaders agree: Let supplier bloodbath begin
- Big banks push aside captives as top automotive lenders
- Store closings hit dealer-software providers
- Dealers
- At Sonic, more pay brings less turnover
- A fine-tuner's next task: GM's model lineup
- Personnel
- Government incentives curb Europe sales decline
- New GM must have its 4 brands
- Ford: Between devil and deep blue sea
- GM needs a new culture, but not a whole new team Quid pro quo
- The product is GM's big problem
- GM needs creative risk takers, not bean counters
- Pickups, SUVS lead May jump in used-vehicle prices
- CarMax adds 'crossover' for Web searches
- New marketing boosts Infiniti certified sales
- State dealer laws must stop GM
- Don't give away entry-level sales
- Kia's new, sportier Forte targets Corolla, Civic
- With inventories cut, output to grow
- Chrysler's offer: More franchises, tough rules
- Bartering gone bad
- Ray Cohen dies at 84; he stood up for Chrysler dealers
- Suddenly, the auto biz is a rookie's game
- Chinese media zing GM deal to sell Hummer
- Porsche looks downmarket, considers less pricey roadster
- The Midas touch: Muffler giant woos dealers
- Marchionne's weekend warriors
- Behind cold stats of dealer cuts lie heartache, tears

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- Marchionne's matrix: Strong brand bosses
- Steel rift may stop GM output
- A new GM culture — but old execs?
- GM's tightrope: Cut stores, rebuild morale
- Iacocca welcomes Marchionne to the family
- Many dealers, few new franchises
- Lights, camera — Hummer
- Magna's plan: Share Opel platforms
- Demand is strong for Europe's small luxury crossovers
- Smart's tiny problem: Sales need jump-start
- New GM will be a lot smaller
- Toyota cranks up plants for Prius
- Hyundai spiffs up spiff; get it in 6 checks
- Big job for Chevy's Equinox
- Last day: Pain — and 3 cars to sell
- Dealers push Congress to stop franchise cuts
- Suppliers rank BMW as No. 1 auto innovator
- Even during a downturn, L.A. dealer is a leading man
- Money tight, Sullivan says
- Let's tap our own resources for fuel
- We need $4 fuel, not CAFE rules
- The bloodbath continues
- Remember, GM: Dealers are not the enemy Learn from Honda
- New Sloan must define new GM
- How much will new GM disclose?
- Web site aims to boost dealers' service business
- Ford Credit: Cuts will bring efficiency
- Dealers, customers can benefit from biweekly payment plans
- Auction firms aid dumped dealers in transformation to used-car stores
- Software helps surviving dealers pursue 'orphaned' customers
- Obituaries
- 44 minority dealers get ax at GM
- Chrysler tanks; Canada sales off
- Toyota hybrid battery supplier has no plans for U.S. output
- Cowger: Standards key to GM small-car profits
- VW U.S. plant wants 80% local content
- Exports, flexibility help BMW's U.S. plant avoid layoffs
- Hinrichs: Ford must standardize its plants
- Honda moves more parts in-house in Ala.
- 'Chrysler guy' gathers logos, goes on with Suzuki
- New store is sad place for a wake
- Dealer buys up parts to live on as service store
- With Andersson gone, GM purchasing must find new sharp knife
- Koenigsegg set to buy Saab
- Raising auto capital? It's a snap -- in Japan
- Melting pot of the South reshapes factory practices
- A bug in the plug-in plan: 21-hour charge for the Mini
- Tupelo, Priussissippi? Maybe not
- Even hotshot investors get stung on auto stocks
- Cleaning up after the bull
- When workers can see, the effect is magnified

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- GM: Pact trumps franchise law
- GM targets hundreds of metro Caddy stores
- Penske must be a different kind of automaker
- Nano coming; where will it sell?
- Chrysler survivors make plans to grow
- Ross: Suppliers lack cash to resume output smoothly
- Suppliers face thorny questions as GM reorganizes
- As Chrysler plans to restart, challenges go beyond model delays
- Kawashima's launch strategy was dead on arrival
- NADA chief: Don't release GM dealer death list
- GM, Chrysler duel the duals
- Daunting challenges await pared-down Chrysler
- Fiat's plan for Chrysler: Focus on the brands
- GMAC: Business as usual — almost
- Subaru: Legacy now has right stuff for the tough mid-sized segment
- Hummer lineup will expand
- Ford will emerge as industry leader
- So much for loyalty to GM
- It's a shame GM has come to this
- Where is your indignation?
- The feds must save us from the feds
- Chrysler and GM need help, not interference
- Detroit flexes new muscle
- GM must overhaul marketing
- AN has new Washington reporter
- Honda helps dealers win body work
- Starting small, American Honda learns from mistakes
- Honda bike was the setting for mental love
- The Honda Way is unpredictable, contrarian — and successful
- Americans' love for sporty Hondas started in Japan
- N600 was a really small first step
- Look at that odd engine in the 1975 Honda Civic
- To sell autos, Honda turns to its motorcycle dealers
- Sales chief steered clear of trucks
- Honda and ad agency grew together
- Making a small car look big
- Oil embargo bad for many, great for Honda
- Gamble in rural Ohio pays off big
- Traveling through life on a Honda 50
- Honda's U.S. hiring pitch: No experience needed
- R&d center designs products for American tastes
- Honda's need for speed
- Gold Wing, Honda's top motorcycle, finds its destiny in Ohio
- Honda develops U.S. suppliers willing to sweat the details
- Honda shows off its 'green halo'
- Dinnertime call spoiled appetite, helped career
- Adaptability helps Honda weather industry changes
- GM engineer tried an Accord and said 'Wow'
- Surprised motorist gets a crash course in imported cars
- The journey to Acura began on a Mini Trail motorcycle
- Those early ads turned a youngster into a believer
- What do buyers want? Honda just asked them
- From Job 1, Accord was a winner
- With Acura, Honda takes on luxury competition
- Naming specialist makes a point with Acura
- Dick Colliver, hired at dark hour, led Honda into golden era
- Honda rules CART, boosts its racing stature
- Less-is-more philosophy works for light trucks, too
- They made bikes, pondered planes; he chose Honda
- To ride out the current storm, Honda returns to its roots
- Toyota sees 'slight rebound,' boosts U.S. production
- Lexus gives entry-luxury crowd its first taste of the hybrid life
- Staying alive in Florida: 'It's all about preserving cash'
- Boch: Detroit 3 will come back at 32-35% share
- Repos are rising, but used-car prices hold up
- Mexico's new-car sales drop 19.8% in March
- Analysts: Asians will take a bit of GM's market share
- Dealers
- Dealers agree to buy Ford stores for $1 but need financing
- Asian brands take lead in fleet sales
- Dealers live happily ever after
- Honda's dirty secret of bribes finally came to light
- May sales: A bit less horrible
- Delphi's vision: A key maker of electrical parts
- Output off 45% in May
- 'Kramer vs. Kramer' sequel: Lexus vs. Lexus
- How do you say 'smug' in Japanese?
- Saturn dealer catches break, awaits Penske
- Nissan to Chrysler: Huh?
- Pols scramble to woo GM small-car plant
- Not too late for the G8? GM ponders rebranding
- Honda's new Insight gets mixed reviews

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- GM closings go slower, softer
- After the fall: Fritz's future
- Rejected Chrysler dealers opt for fire sales
- As suppliers go into Chapter 11, few fears — so far — as tiers fall
- Chrysler store closings: A dead Ames
- AN has new Washington reporter
- Magna talks Mexico with Chinese OEM
- Open a dealership ... now?
- Ford to orphaned Chrysler owners: More cash for you
- No matter what, GM will maintain product ties to Opel
- Bad fit: Fiat's quality lags — like Chrysler's
- Fiat will sell 500 at Chrysler dealerships
- Manufacturing summit: Industry execs to meet in Ala.
- A brand new chapter in auto history
- Sable deserves a better sendoff
- New GM needs only Chevy, Cadillac
- U.S. auto sales could use a boost sooner, not later A matter of trust
- Slump shows who's flexible, who's not
- To do the deal, Mitsubishi has to level with its workers
- Joe Hinrichs: Ford's true believer in flexibility
- Chrysler's Fiat makeover won't come cheap
- For Mahindra, feathers still flying from chicken-tax war
- With IS duo, Lexus joins small luxury convertible fray
- Obituaries
- Europeans gain in global supplier race
- Chrysler store survives on service as surrounding Calif. stores shut
- Service staff misses TVs, but not big picture
- Discarded: How dealers deal with rejection
- Saab wins time as 3 suitors are named
- So far, output is off by half
- Colliver charts a new course — and a golf course
- Jack the Dealer won't go quietly
- When price goes up, will pickup buyers go away?
- Transit Connect aims to connect with cabbies
- Saturn bidder taps Chrysler brainpower
- Ballmer and Mulally in Sync again
- Mystery group would carve a 2nd Chrysler
- How the industry crisis forced Toyota to rethink flexibility
- Inaba's task: Get Toyota's manufacturing and sales operations on same page
- Kia's suppliers: Up close and personal
- Kia's go-to guy runs new Ga. plant and a lot more
- Bill Taylor led Mercedes through a decade of shifts in Alabama
- How Honda adapts
- Honda's man in Bama started out making motorcycles
- Canton passes its flexibility stress test — at least so far
- If Mitsubishi's plant has a future, agility will be the key
- Rapid response:
- At Spartanburg, flexibility means looking overseas
- VW's plan for Chattanooga: A fast and flexible launch

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- Automotive News - May 25, 2009
- Toyota loses luster with suppliers
- Obama's rules force painful choices for automakers
- Chrysler dealers shift to used cars
- UAW, GM await union's vote on new contract
- GMAC gets $7 billion
- Rejected Chrysler dealers have June 3 deadline
- Penske plan: Sell Samsung vehicles at Saturn stores
- Manufacturing event's topic is — what else? — coping in chaos
- Delphi must wait on GM's fate
- Mahindra: U.S. is path to global prestige
- Carlos Hidalgo: A survivor then, and now
- Appeal? Spurned GM dealers see little hope
- Can TV spot help Tiguan make its mark?
- Worker: Theft part of store's job description
- New milestone? Foreign-owned makers close in on Detroit 3
- Ford slows store closure pace
- 2 Fiat execs on new Chrysler board
- Lenders beat a retreat from auto suppliers
- Auto ad dollars down; newspapers hit hardest
- At GMAC, rules are tougher for Chrysler stores
- Lincoln thinks MKT can lure SUV fans to a crossover
- Ford plan for Eco message: Power now, mpg in 2010
- Nissan will steer clear of hybrid look for first EV
- Missing: Incentive to buy
- To be profitable, Toyota must have more U.S. factories
- Dealers: Read your contracts
- After 34 years, CAFE still doesn't work
- High demand in Japan imperils U.S. Pruis
- Industry's haircut takes a bit off the top of CEO pay
- On GM payroll, Wagoner waits for pension money -- stuck on a buck
- What counts
- Used-vehicle price increase streak ends at 5 months
- Certified sales fall 15% in April
- 'Cash for guzzlers' is chaos for used-car prices
- Chrysler's Calif. dealers face bleak future
- GM sessions will request dealerships to 'step up'
- Chrysler's castoffs
- Camaro ragtop production starts in 2011
- The end of autos? No — we're just on a global freeway
- Press' payday, partially
- Blue: The new green
- Time to ship out? The Navy's hiring
- When you're on a roll ...
- Magna vs. Fiat: Battling visions
- Adding insult to injury at GM

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- For survivors: Relief, grim realizations
- GM's goal: Stores that keep pace with Toyota
- Wanted: New Chrysler dealers for open points. Huh?
- Chrysler dealers could lose loan profit on repo'd cars
- Chrysler rejects fewer minority stores than feared
- Fiat alone can't save Chrysler
- Domestic foes' woes are 2-edged sword for Ford
- As suppliers seek Fiat-Chrysler work, Italians have edge
- L-M wants stand-alones in top markets
- GM plans to import small Chevys from China
- VW blog fights image of 'smelly, smoky' diesel
- Cash-for-guzzlers awaits House vote
- 3 manufacturing executives will speak at June conference
- In IS ragtop ads, Lexus loosens up
- M-B E-class coupe built on a C-class platform
- Acura ratchets ads upmarket
- Sinclair put top down and took Saab upmarket
- Prius: Toyota's design future
- Clues from Chrysler: What's ahead for GM
- Prius vs. Insight: A clash of corporate cultures
- Personnel
- Let's not be so fast to ditch Saturn
- Needed: A sensible policy on energy
- GM's 2nd century starts with a thud
- GM, Chrysler must control inventory as stores are closed
- Mazda's goal: Improve dealers' customer ratings
- Head of Chrysler minority dealers faces charges
- Top 100 minority dealers? Just 75 in '08
- Are swap shops the battery breakthrough?
- Nissan: We'll stay in leasing, floorplanning
- Mercedes-Benz CEO sees better times ahead
- Magazines scramble, get flexible on rates, services
- Mercedes: Magazines are best to tell high-tech tale
- Dealers
- How Toyota fell so spectacularly
- Toyota Division tries to regain traction
- GM will take back inventory, but there's a catch
- Lawyers to GM dealers: Don't panic
- Europe sales fall again in April
- A letter comes — a life's work is shattered
- Survey: A refuge in used cars
- Obituaries
- N.A. output slides 43.4%
- Ford raises cash the old-fashioned way
- Dealers in 2 states get ammunition for the next war
- Coming soon: Schrempp cocktails
- Was that a rimshot after 'Hail to the Chief'?
- UAW signs a truce — with itself
- GM's Lutz, 5 other execs sell shares
- Hayes Lemmerz files for second Chapter 11
- To survive slump, JCI breaks manufacturing mold
- Personnel
- Sales of big trucks fall in April
- Suzuki halts production in N. America
- Nissan sees first loss under Ghosn
- Ford hopes U.K. subsidy spurs sales
- Mazda in red; more losses ahead

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- Feds push drastic cuts: Dealers wait, worry
- GM will make next supplier payment 5 days early
- Group ends challenge to Chrysler-Fiat merger
- To stay alive, Chrysler dealers dig deep
- A helpless feeling: GM dealers await their fate
- Automakers can't slash production fast enough
- Old vehicles clog dealer lots
- Chrysler shoppers shrug off Chapter 11
- Residuals tumble after Chapter 11 filing
- How do you turn a Fiat into a Chrysler?
- Ch. 11 will delay 2010 vehicles
- Dealers, suppliers on panel
- Suit may test state franchise laws
- Marchionne will run new Chrysler
- Most Chrysler dealers opt for GMAC
- In quest for Chrysler's mate, LaSorda told 'No'
- Nissan exec: Pickup deal is too good to drop
- Feds' supplier support program flops
- Lenders toughen rules for Chrysler buyers
- Service-only franchise fills void after Suzuki store shuts
- Ford focuses on costs, keeps eye on product
- Honda chief: Brand is 'safe harbor' in bad times
- Pass the bill NOW
- Who can forget British Leyland?
- Obama's auto job isn't over; here are 2 new issues
- Captive lenders need our support
- Dealers: There is life after GM
- Cerberus doesn't deserve the blame
- Let auto guys run the industry
- Don't like strings? Don't take bailout
- The trouble with GM is its management
- Firing dealers is no job for an amateur
- Minority dealers want help from feds
- Honda touts the Insight as 'populist's' car
- Euro luxury brands expect low sales of their hybrids
- Saturn hybrid powertrain will live on
- Canada COO breaks Kia's glass ceiling
- High price could stall electric Focus
- Accord tops Ford F series to lead April sales
- Fiat, Magna tussle over Opel
- Dems propose cash for guzzlers
- GM loses $6 billion, burns $10 billion in qtr.
- Toyota reports first loss, predicts worse is to come
- If Penske buys Saturn, could Renault-Nissan be his partner?
- Obama and hydrogen: No more fig leaves
- The view from Japan on Chrysler: 'We told you so'
- NBA great ... man of steel ... but can he lead ailing Motor City?
- Mulally's Time to shine
- Hyundai's usual message: More. Now. Hurry!
- Gettelfinger: Feinberg regrets his failure with Chrysler
- Fiat: 3rd best?

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- Automotive News - May 4, 2009
- Plant shutdown threatens suppliers
- Bankruptcy strips car dealers of protections
- GM's store cutting could face flurry of suits
- Mercedes cuts price of 2010 E class by $4,600
- GM could halt Saturn, Hummer output in Aug.
- Job 1 for Fiat boss: Visit, learn
- Automotive News honored for bond with you, readers
- How Honda created life of luxury
- Store need cuts? This guy's got the ax
- Toyota dealers: Inaba to run all of N.A.
- With gas at $2, Ford delays diesel for F-150
- In auction market, Chrysler's doing fine
- Captive puts freeze on dealer funds
- What emerges from Ch. 11 won't be the old Chrysler
- In fact, it was a good week for Chrysler
- Chrysler ads: It's business as usual
- A quick bankruptcy? Not so fast, experts say; it's up to the judge
- New board: Can a camel bust hump?
- Chrysler dealers have GMAC option
- A GM bankruptcy kills warranties
- Fed-run GM: A formula for disaster
- Fairness, wisdom must guide GM in cutting stores
- GM seeks to replace Vibe at Toyota joint venture
- Dealers see hitch in Ford's $1 buyout
- Bad cash flow, credit market cripple Noble
- Foreign suppliers now fill half of top 25 spots
- Dealers
- Tight credit squeezes dealers
- Slow economy hurts service contract sales
- JM&A's Foster: Sell service plans in your service department
- F&I bright spots: Dent removal, tire repair
- F&I helps dealer ease pain of a down year
- Credit unions expand auto lending via aggregators
- Credit unions look to meet dealers' floorplan needs
- Rising defaults deter longer loans
- Wachovia is poised to grow dealer business
- Used-car financing: More work, more profit
- Independent certifiers prosper
- Ford Credit seeks bank charter to tap consumer funds
- BorgWarner to supply Fiat
- Conti will supply turbocharger
- AKT to produce in Mexico
- TRW will shut Wisconsin plant
- Mitsubishi sees profit despite falling sales
- Honda: First quarterly loss in 15 years; profit for year
- BMW chief sees a sales upturn in September
- Mazda's O'Sullivan: Focused on new products
- GM to dealers: OnStar can be tool to boost service revenue
- Dealers use eBay to sell parts
- Obituaries
- The April tally: 18th straight month of year-to-year decline
- In plan B, GM cuts go deeper
- Packing up the Pontiac memories
- Here's how GM will choose poor performers
- California is industry's worst crash site
- A little equity could grease the wheels for GM dealer cuts
- 3 stars kept Pontiac from the gallows in '50s
- 2 future collectibles from Pontiac?
- Saturn's demise will cut GM hybrid total
- Buy-American boost may make Ford the winner in Ch. 11 saga

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- 2009 Guide to the China Auto Market
- Long GM shutdowns could cripple suppliers
- Toyota stockpiles parts as a precaution
- Fiat: Ch. 11 wouldn't kill alliance
- For dealers, loans get personal
- Task force looks at ways to aid dealer financing
- Sources: GM plans to eliminate Pontiac
- Share your memories of Honda online
- In a bankruptcy, GM would protect Buick brand, China unit
- Even in tough times, innovation sets PACE
- Top Suzuki dealer sunk by floorplan
- Ford EcoBoost pitch: Not V-8, but still great
- Sonic boom: Group will sell 20% of its stores
- BMW, M-B: Return to 4-bangers in U.S.?
- GM may spring Total Confidence into May
- Panelists will discuss rapid response
- Sonic won't buy M-B store that caused spat; Hendrick will
- Ford posts 4th-straight quarterly loss, but its cash burn rate slows
- Mulally: If Ch. 11, feds will support suppliers
- Saturn wants to pick new manufacturer by Sept. 1
- Following the (battery) pack
- BMW: X3 gets bigger, but price doesn't
- GM bankruptcy: Get it over with
- Sales staff good; Web site better
- It's spring; time to be upbeat, busy
- How to cut CO2 emissions? Raise the tax on fuels
- VW, Audi captives offer new incentives
- PACE awards go to 13 innovators
- VW chief set for new era in North America
- 4 retailers find sweet spot for shareholders
- Fisker, Tesla differ on store strategy
- Used-vehicle prices up in March
- CarMax: Include used vehicles in clunker program
- Used-Honda sales off — but clicks hold hope
- In per-store sales, all suffer — in different ways
- Toyota dealers face shortage of trucks
- Toyota announces prices
- Acura gets finance arm
- Autobytel cuts loss
- Lexus cuts price of RX 450 hybrid
- AutoNation sees small Q1 profit
- Fiat's minis aren't right for Chrysler
- Porsche's panorama: High in Shanghai
- Outlook ... or look out: You've got mail (fraud)!
- Psst! Wiedeking's out. Or not.
- Might there be an Opel in Pischetsrieder's future?
- Best CEO ever? Henry Ford, profs say

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- Bankruptcy fears rattle dealers
- Credit crisis is closing GM, Chrysler stores at a fast clip
- Test drive AN online this week
- EPA begins process for rules on carbon dioxide emissions
- Task force chief is linked to SEC inquiry
- Honda went to great lengths to make Accord a hit
- Treasury's TALF draws watchdog concerns
- Star Lambo dealer played fast, loose with funds
- Windsor plant may build small Fiats
- Windsor plant may build small Fiats
- Investors want Saturn dealers
- To restart sales, Mini turns to incentives
- Bentley speeds up launches to prepare for recovery
- Toyota turns its back on head-turner
- Fukui sees U.S. market bottom, but slow revival
- Despite Ch. 11 threat, GM bondholders don't blink
- Source: Fiat eyes GM Europe, Latin America units
- Ford's deal for minorities: $1 for store — if you have operating funds
- With Genesis coupe, Hyundai takes on all comers
- The feds are calling the shots at GM
- Automakers went to the wrong bank
- Scrappage doesn't drive new-car sales
- You pay the bill; you pick the team
- Task force needs a retail expert
- Make up your mind
- A bankrupt GM means trouble far beyond its borders
- The 'good soldier' is appreciated
- Kudos to Colliver for Honda's success
- With the right leader, GM can be reborn
- Porsche's new battleground: The 4-door sedan wars
- As Toyota nears Ford in auto patents, it's courting trouble
- Hyundai will let store reopen
- Personnel
- With Krom line, Nissan goes wild on accessories
- Cube lures Gen Y with bells, whistles
- Designer musical chairs
- Live from New York
- Sales of big trucks fall in March
- What's big and green? None of the carmakers in X Prize contest
- Dow makes Insignia adhesives
- Mitsubishi Electric supplies Camaro starters
- TI Automotive will make fuel tanks for new VW
- Dealers
- Henderson: GM needs 'right dealer in the right spot'
- Suppliers to the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro
- A123 will supply Chrysler EVs
- Ford hires top D.C. lobbyist
- Opel labor leader sees investor
- ArvinMeritor seeks cost cuts
- GM recalls 1.5 million cars for oil leak
- Camaro blends retro design with modern gadgetry
- Suzuki SX4 is in short supply
- Ford Fiesta bests VW Golf in Europe
- Chrysler pressures Canadian workers for wage concessions
- S&P raises Ford ratings
- Noble files Chapter 11
- Phoenix joins EV plan
- Ford scraps plastics deal
- Govt. spiffs helped VW in 1st quarter
- A final look at 1st-quarter sales — and it's not pretty
- Preh supplies Mustang
- Dealers turn autos' telematics into a sales tool
- Auto show lovelies hear Bronx cheers
- GM's directors certainly are well-connected
- Minicar crash tests: What price fuel economy?
- So what's up with Toyota design now that Hirai is out?
- Fiat execs bring back the smoke-filled room
- Faurecia: Foamless seat is a 'game-changer'
- Schaeffler bears down on technology
- Joint purchasing plan

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- Automotive News - April 13, 2009
- Bad times chop dealership count
- Chrysler's new deal
- Chrysler takes Grand Cherokee upscale
- Seminar: 3 marketing experts will talk strategy for tough times
- Feds will buy hybrids from Detroit 3
- Hyundai goes after Hecker for $104 million
- Costco adds used vehicles to auto program
- Fleet sales boost Hyundai, Kia
- Dealers lose hope; Saturn loses stores
- DealerTrack to dealers: Lose store, floorplan? Cancel contract
- While other brands sputter, VW boosts U.S. diesel sales forecast
- Dealers await Pontiac's fate
- Key Plastics goes inside Visteon for new CEO
- Chrysler ends bonus for dealer orders
- Used sales, service save Euro dealers
- Designer le Quement retires from Renault
- In shift, Mazda embraces electrics, hybrids
- Mitsubishi electric plans: From show to go in U.S.
- Toyota set to tighten up loose approach in U.S.
- 6 more finalists in PACE Awards race
- GM's Smart answer: Chevy Spark gets 2nd row of seats
- Economist: Clunker cash may hurt some used-car prices
- GM must prepare for bankruptcy
- Brighter news
- Congress must get clunker cash incentive right
- This is no time to punish dealers
- GM, Chrysler fix hurts all of us
- It's foolish to think Detroit can be run from Washington
- Dealers
- Mercedes' GLK problem: Too many high-end models
- Chrysler's new V-6 will debut in Grand Cherokee
- Mitsubishi Outlander: Plane, not plain
- Hi, iQ? Scion looks at new small car
- Suzuki's sporty sedan due in Nov.
- VW mulls U.S. Up sales
- Exclusive outlets dip for Detroit 3; imports set record
- FTC launches site to aid Red Flags Rule compliance
- Chrysler dealers must pay back loans on aging stock
- Nissan aims its quirky Cube squarely at Gen Y
- Canada: March sales drop 15.1 Percent
- Ford gets $10 billion of long-term debt off its balance sheet
- A prized Prius
- Forte Koup continues Kia's push into small cars amid tough times
- Outback, Legacy gain legroom
- Land Rover SUV: New engine, name
- Acura still wants dealer upgrades
- Ciao, New York!
- Hyundai's concept hybrid
- Here's how dealers can prepare
- Suppliers: You've been warned; now protect yourself
- Saab gets time to restructure
- Canada backs GM, Chrysler
- A123 will supply Chrysler EVs
- Boss Hog: JCI exec to run Harley
- Fisker lands 2 big investors
- Karmann files for insolvency
- GM Ch. 11 would expose pension woes
- Obituaries
- 1st quarter output is lowest for any quarter in 18 years
- Camaro reviews: Some flaws, but mostly applause
- GM to feds: Is this what you're looking for?
- Rising sales make Subaru a dealer's delight
- VW has GM in its sights
- I'm from Detroit, home of the auto show — er, Red Wings
- Will we party like it's ... 1984?

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- Bankruptcy buzz: Bad for business
- Henderson's GM speeds up dealer cuts
- Waiting for Fiats: Chrysler's narrow path to survival
- Manufacturing executives will offer insight
- Retailers tap the brakes on online pilot projects until economy turns around
- Fukui: No cheaper Insight Chrysler Financial warns of scam VW taps Nissan supplier
- Foreclosed: Nissan stores near HQ
- Honda's U.S. factory plan: Take it 2 wheels at a time
- Ford goal: Cut $300 in cost per sale
- eBay tests selling vehicles on Daily Deal page
- GM's mixed message
- Ford eyes 305-hp U.S. Focus
- GM chairman isn't afraid of change
- Ford's OK with new rival, Uncle Sam
- Chevy Volt will lose money at first, GM says
- As bankruptcy looms, UAW and creditors face bigger hits
- Oversight maybe, but feds don't know car business
- GM is now Government Motors
- 'We don't sell cars; we sell Jaguars'
- Hydrogen as fuel: Tell us more
- Missing at Chrysler: Leaders, Plymouth
- GMAC boosts loans, cuts dealer fees
- Incentives rise to move old Fusions, Mustangs
- Placing bet, winning Vettes
- Infiniti G loses a roof — but nothing else
- Hyundai gives hp ratings for 2 fuel grades
- Obituaries
- As auto ads shrink, cable still plugging away
- Finalists in ingenuity
- Delphi's Brown protects r&d amid Chap. 11
- Japan tax cuts prompt Nissan to boost fuel economy
- Dealers
- Mercedes cuts dealer paperwork
- Dealers go online, line up service profits
- Henderson pitches straight talk from the hot seat
- Above all, Wagoner is a team player
- Task force: GM viability plan has 5 key flaws
- Amid gloom, new products bloom
- GMC's 2nd crossover combines 30-mpg rating, refinement
- Korean unit set to spark GM's products
- Honda offers buyouts, cuts output
- Horbury back at Volvo; Callum replaces him at Ford
- Mazda names new design boss
- CarMax profits plunge 67.5%
- GM: Job-loss payment deal boosts store traffic
- March misery? Look here for glimmers of hope in the debris
- Honda joins Edmunds in ad campaign
- Double whammy for secretive Feinberg: Red ink, publicity
- The book on Fritz: Good arm, unflappable
- Subaru's new option: A garden to go
- Obama wasn't first president to torpedo an auto company CEO
- Scrappage plan needs fine tuning to curb abuses
- 25 innovations
- Nice trick ... but can you do it again?
- 1. MagneRide changes suspension stiffness fluidly
- 3. Piezo injectors move to gasoline engines
- 2. Piezo common-rail injectors: Faster, cleaner
- 5. Heavy-duty diesels' durability depends on diamond dust
- 4. Innovative wiper cleaned up
- 7. Keyless Go goes beyond luxury gadget
- 6. SmartBeam lets you see
- 9. The chip that launched clean diesels
- 8. Automatic? Manual? DualTronic offers best of both
- 11. Pistons that keep going and going and ...
- 10. HomeLink opened the door to connected vehicles
- 13. TRW system lessens the impact of a crash
- 12. How to steer toward fuel economy
- 15. Ignoring the experts for a better hem
- 14. Sync turned technology marketing on its head
- 16. Two turbos in a tighter space
- 19. 'Dr. Fan' dedicated career to quieter car cabin
- 18. Common rail redefined diesels
- 21. Valeo's green StARS shines
- 20. ZF six-speed led shift to higher fuel economy
- 22. The shining tale of dimming mirrors
- 23-24-25. Paint suppliers deliver a palette of innovations

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- An OEM supplier twist: $5 billion in U.S. aid
- Ken Zangara lands in a legal stew
- Output outlook: Chrysler cuts deepest
- Chrysler cuts deepest as 2nd qtr. production falls
- New standard is 27.3 mpg in 2011
- Bad sign for Saturn: Megadealer will shut down 4 of his 6 stores
- Analysts cite concerns about Asbury, Sonic
- Mitsubishi cuts U.S. staff
- New rule: 27.3 mpg in '11
- Mitsubishi slashes U.S. staff for a 'much smaller' market
- Feds: The in-law was an outlaw
- Big Range Rover keeps Land Rover aloft
- 3 Chrysler plants are good fits for Fiats
- Nissan may flip electric-vehicle switch early in U.S.
- Insight goads Toyota to build Yaris-based hybrid
- Tiburon: Resize, reprice, likely rename
- New Japanese hybrids, plug-in coming
- Mulally's pay cut is not so severe as Wagoner's
- Chrysler is carrying dealer spiff into April
- GMAC online auction will expand beyond GM roots
- Mazda halts stop-start in U.S.
- Mazda: Don't believe hot air being emitted by hybrid hype
- Hyundai kills low-selling van, plans a plug-in
- Used cheaper than new? Not always
- Even Rolls is starting to feel the pinch
- Last chance for GM and Chrysler
- Retailers show us how to be resilient during recession
- 'One Ford' is on track
- Don't kick GM when it's down
- Stagnant cultures: It's not just GM
- GM's major fault is poor marketing
- No more blind faith in GM
- There's a desperate need for change
- Insignia is not for Buick
- Kia is hoping to sell its Soul to young folks
- Dealers
- Obituaries
- 6 innovators hope to pick up the PACE
- Picture this!
- Ford's SVT pickup is for tough play in the desert
- Analysts: Arabs' Daimler stake shows cash need
- AutoNation cuts CEO's pay 30%
- Toyota cuts Japan output for May
- GM deal for Delphi unit delayed
- Fisker picks 27 retailers to sell Karma
- Federal aid cuts risk of supply chain breakdown
- Source: Cadillac plans major cuts in Europe
- Personnel
- Lifan is like a hot-dog stand: Relish your opportunities, work hard to play catch-up
- Amid Porsche potshots, Nissan heads back to the track
- High-flying Hecker puts his plane on the block
- Americans' auto opinions seem a bit out of joint
- It's a bird, it's a plane ...
- Toyota trims hiring plans in Japan
- Press and the public in India give the Nano good marks

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- Top 125 Dealership Groups
- His empire in ruins, Hecker is under siege by lawyers, lender
- Federal aid bails out suppliers
- The sweet 16
- In '69, Honda sold a 45-hp toy
- Automotive News wins 2 Neal Awards
- The Fiat-Chrysler vision
- Germans companies may skip Tokyo show
- Mercedes prepares to expand Ala. plant
- BMW seeks partner for hybrid batteries
- Chrysler's 'good soldier': Finance arm did me in
- Union: GM delays plan to build compact minivans
- Dealers move to fore in fighting card-check
- Nissan's goal: Load Cube with $1,000 in accessories
- Ford mid-sized car: European platform, N.A. engineers
- Kia, courting the kids, ponders new names for all its models
- Task force has had nibbles on Saturn
- Cadillac connects CTS to the Internet
- GM sticks with the V-6 for Camaro
- Jaguar points dealers toward floorplan providers
- GM shelves Camaro convertible, Z28
- Ford and its dealers look for savings Amy Wilson
- Bond sale hints of thaw in auto lending
- It's nice to know people still love cars
- Scrappage idea should be scrapped
- Not the American way
- It's prime time for auto legislation that primes pump
- Scrappage plans have serious flaws
- Things have been bad before, but never this bad
- Suzuki ends broadcast ad drought
- Redone Mustang gets better — but so did its competitors
- BMW: 2009 loss possible
- So Cube ads aren't square, Nissan hires college kids
- Incentives aid German sales, but Europe's slide persists
- Nissan may delay diesel Maxima
- Dealers
- Mercedes steps up customer service
- Certified sales drop 8.2% in February
- Prices rise for used large SUVs
- New Manheim system judges condition of auction vehicles
- Big-truck sales fall 35.5% in Feb.
- 25 finalists vie for PACE Awards
- Supercharging as a downsizing strategy
- Carpet from soda bottles
- Eliminating the blind spots
- Vehicle tracking in real time
- A knee airbag out of sight
- An unvarnished truth
- Ford cancels dealer meeting
- No sugar for Magna or Visteon
- Don't look at us, Nissan says of fake ad's bloodshed
- Congrats, you're tops! Wanna buy a lapel pin?
- Leno to scalpers: Enough, already
- A reminder from Rick: Even though it hurts, it's still fun
- Is the Z4 a gender blender?
- Signs of life at dealerships: A good start
- Ex-Ford CEO's son led A.I.G. list

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- No floorplan: Top Suzuki dealer loses all his cars
- GM tosses lifeline to Tier 2
- Imports join incentive wars to curb growing inventories
- Chrysler warns: Supplier risk is rising
- Cowger, Hinrichs to speak at Alabama conference
- Working late to move the metal
- GM accelerates bonus payouts to dealers
- Salvation in scrap?
- Chrysler's quality doctor has big job, high expectations
- Toyota's residuals take a dive
- Audi: Brand can't support small cars
- AutoNation opens online buying service for women
- Mitsu dealers can combine service with other brands
- VW will sell 2 versions of Polo compact in U.S.
- Smart's dealers hold more 'orphans'
- Audi refuses to cut product spending
- Monster incentives boost Dodge Ram
- Subaru gets new U.S. CEO
- Ford's new Focus
- Ford is new No. 1 in Canada sales
- GM delays new diesel truck engine
- Greenhouse gas rules could hurt D.C.'s last dealership
- GM should keep Opel, a vital link to world markets
- Help suppliers now
- To save Chrysler, let Fiat have it
- GM and Chrysler deserve U.S. help
- Who brought cars to the people?
- Letter from Italy: You'll love our small cars
- Dealerships: Let your customers know you stand by them
- Dealers
- Personnel
- Dealer ads attempt to separate Ford from bailout-seeking rivals
- Studies: Luxury car shoppers on Web want instant info
- GPS-hybrid integration saves fuel
- 2 Reynolds systems for 2 management styles
- Reynolds CEO to dealers: Let us help
- Microsoft Auto adds audio controls
- JCI plans to raise $500 million
- Ford: UAW deal will cut costs
- Visteon pays interest, bonuses
- Toyota plans rear-seat airbag
- Chrysler incentive plan sparks dealer suit
- Fuel economy, with economy
- Honda uses Insight blog to build buzz, shape message
- Dealership Web sites shrink to fit on phones
- Insight ads stress price, technology
- GM: $2 billion loan is not needed in March
- Shift to electric steering brings parallel-parking assist to Ford
- Obituaries
- Justice for an heiress
- Camaro-spotting in Motown
- The flipping point? Uptick in used cars may be an omen
- Detroit could create a task force to be reckoned with
- Comic relief for the auto industry
- Marchionne turns red over CEOs who see red
- Mich. molder plans Ala. plant
- Hella takes over China venture
- Magna forms partnership to develop hybrid parts
- Continental sees rising demand for active safety systems
- Supplier personnel
- For Visteon, China was best design site
- China builds more complex parts
- Alcoa offers lighter wheels
- Audi downsizes engines in A5, S5 lineups
- Daimler calls on Japanese unit for hybrid truck technology

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- Automotive News - March 9, 2009
- Sliding sales push makers to slash output
- Beneath all the glitz, panic prevailed
- Amid storms, dealer group swiftly expands
- GM seeks credit insurance to help suppliers maintain parts deliveries
- Buick pins hopes on LaCrosse sedan
- GM taps Opel for future Buicks
- Task force to visit Detroit
- JM Family cuts 500 staffers
- Dealer acquitted in tax case
- Ford seeks to reduce $10.4 billion in debt
- AN Europe ends print edition
- GM in jeopardy as the bleeding worsens at Delphi
- Rural dealers stand tall amid downturn
- M-B: E class will use GLK ad strategy
- GMAC's chief has a chance to earn his millions
- Audi allroad quattro may return to N.A.
- Hyundai piles on incentives
- Despite setbacks, Chrysler stays in China
- Pa. dealer dies while torching his vehicles
- Toyota adds radar to detect collisions
- EVs: Limited range, unlimited buzz
- Hyundai: Hybrid will get distinctive look
- Infiniti considers more U.S. output
- Beefy Lagonda concept is flayed — but noticed
- GM is cutting off fingers and toes
- Scrappage bonus is a powerful incentive to buy
- Gloom today but bright tomorrow
- To U.S. automakers: Stay out of transit
- GM needs a culture change now
- Honda axes factory temps as output falls
- Mahindra seeks tax exemption for pickups
- Saab's future fraught with peril
- Expecting explosive growth, Bosch beefs up hybrid team
- Toyota: Redesigned Prius is better, not bigger
- Once matchless Detroit 3 lose auto finance lead
- Catch 22: Aid gave GMAC funds but curbs loans to GM
- GMAC, Chrysler leasing exit leaves dealers scurrying
- Fear drives down auto asset-backed securities
- Service contract standard affects auto warranties
- Subprime segment will have rough ride in '09
- Balance sheet is crucial to securing lenders
- Dealers look for lenders as preferred sources dwindle
- Shut-off device monitors buyers with bad credit
- Mexico sales fall 27.8% in January
- Dealers
- Group 1 CEO: No cause for sales optimism
- Penske Auto cuts costs, stays 'opportunistic'
- Nissan delays light commercial vans
- VW shifts marketing money to regions
- Ford may bring iosis Max to U.S.
- The good news: February's sales beat January's
- Dealers: 'For sale' signs scare off buyers
- Feb. output rises over Jan.
- GM pilots, peddles Opel on a wing and a prayer
- Cerberus defends not pumping more funds into Chrysler
- No. 1 retail Ford dealer? It's up for grabs
- For GM in Japan, a Schwinn-win

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- Dealers barely in black
- As losses mount, no bold plan at Toyota
- Credit crunch crushes Kahn group
- When times are tough, the ads get rough
- GMAC doubled CEO's compensation in 2008
- Ford will reopen Ohio plant
- Nissan to skip shows
- GM: Opel spinoff won't end product partnership
- Floorplan financing squeeze takes its toll on dealerships
- Tenneco, GE join in treating diesel emissions
- More off-lease vehicles head to the used market
- Contractors are losers in Chrysler's battle with Getrag
- GM plans 26 hybrids by '14 — if it can get parts
- Group 1: We're not shopping for more stores
- Get a meal, get a charge: Nissan plans EV network
- Mahindra rebuffs Saturn hookup
- Mulally: Ford will do what it takes to skip fed loans
- GM's solvency doubts cast a shadow on suppliers
- Larry Miller: 'Always a teacher'
- Ford may resume making seats
- Now they'll rule by committee
- Wanted: Auto expertise
- It's not too late: GM, its dealers must talk now
- Competitive leases would move metal
- GM destroyed the Saturn pattern
- Official: Advisers review bankruptcy funds
- Honda aims to boost certified used sales
- Honda names new leaders in Canada, Alabama
- GM's Opel seeks help from Germany
- Dealer: Expand service so profits don't stall
- Plug-ins get jump from stimulus law
- Ford tech lab works to cut car repair bills
- Jim McDowell: Only one Mini dealer lost money last year.
- Mini chief: '09 sales will top 2008 record
- Rolls will add U.S. dealers
- Hybrids 101
- Penske gives $100K for awards
- AutoSoft offers sales software
- Cheap online parts cut into dealers' profits
- The trials and tribulations of teamwork
- Bentley offers its first bio-fuel car
- Magna posts another loss
- Dealers
- Lexus regains happy-customer crown
- School spirit
- Quartet for Corvette
- Pedal power
- Daihatsu, Nissan to skip Frankfurt
- Personnel
- Saab, Sweden talk bailout
- Visteon issues a warning
- Bankruptcy judge backs Delphi
- French govt. takes Valeo stake
- Federal-Mogul posts steep loss
- Ford cuts 1st-quarter output
- Ford gets 10 bucks and a tip
- Sign of desperation
- End of an era: Honda's CVCC engine of success for 4 CEOs
- Detroit must pay (cash) for past manufacturing sins
- Heads up — the Japanese are shuffling chairs
- Daimler exec: No interest in Opel, Volvo, Saab
- Rewriting an auto biography?
- Suppliers to the 2009 Lincoln MKS
- Tooling sales tumble in Dec.
- iBiquity will supply HD Radio
- Freescale, Dongfeng link up
- Duerr predicts revenue drop
- FEV will begin testing transmissions
- Analysts: ArvinMeritor could break debt covenants

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- Dealers lobby statehouses for beefier franchise laws
- Saturn to dealers: Give us another 60 days
- Chrysler unlikely to stand alone
- To Ron Bloom, pragmatism is paramount
- Congress, Obama face aid issues
- Timing of Saab filing was a stunner for GM
- GM disbands high-performance team, keeps some muscle cars
- Miss. dealer finds trouble across the river
- Japanese makers cut Japan, N.A. production equally
- Test could put ADP systems in all German M-B stores
- Ford merges service, sales field units
- McNabb sees more Cadillac derivatives
- Automotive names in mix for Obama team
- Mercedes' Ala. CEO Taylor will retire
- BMW uses road-show approach to introduce redesigned 7 series
- Ford shifts 540 dealerships to lower-volume category
- Hyundai sweetens incentive, cuts staff
- Lampert nears 50% stake in AutoNation
- Hybrids become the top U.S. priority for Toyota
- Toyota: It's OK to delay store upgrade
- Obituaries
- It's all about saving an industry
- Give 'em the cash; it's a lot cheaper than Chapter 11
- Online comments from Autonews.com
- Despite grim news, 30 debuts
- Mazda has cut 30% of stores since '05
- Dealer: Pizzazz moves the metal
- 2010 Fusion plays up mpg
- Europe sales fall 27% in Jan.
- Jatco chief expects growth in CVTs
- Jan. big-truck sales fall 35.5%
- Penske: 1st losing qtr. since '98
- Dealers
- Personnel
- Toyota promotes certified hybrids
- Usedcars.com offers data from Kelley
- Used-vehicle prices up in Jan., trail '08
- FirstLook helps dealers jazz up online used-car listings
- Ram HD needs stimulus help
- GM, Chrysler bankruptcy 'an ugly situation'
- GMAC: HQ will stay in Detroit
- Daimler ties 4th-qtr. loss to Chrysler
- Honda Ridgeline goes south
- Reactions to the bailout requests
- What's Italian for 'Cat's out of the bag'?
- How quickly will autos recover? GM's more optimistic than Chrysler
- $4 gasoline? In 2014, GM predicts

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- Credit plan won't help floorplan
- Retiring but not shy: 'You're not touching that'
- Lutz: Despite good cars, Saturn probably dies
- Residuals reduced on GM, Chrysler brands
- 'AN Today' honored
- Suppliers: $18.5 billion in federal help needed
- Toyota cuts deeper
- Chrysler sales quota met
- Fiat may ship European cars to speed U.S. return
- Find partnerships and prices online
- 'Rocky road' led to strong profits for Audi dealers
- Audi accelerates dealer growth on West Coast
- BMW tightens supply of X3 crossovers in U.S.
- Ford sees a 4-cylinder future
- Toyota has too many '09 Camrys
- Honda could get Acura's loyalty spiff
- Hyundai: Assurance plan lures risk-wary shoppers
- Chrysler looks at Fiat gearbox
- Toyota hopes new small V-8 will help sales of the Tundra
- Viper tire-kickers may include Saleen buyer
- GM's likely diet plan for Saturn: Starvation
- GM will cut 14% of salaried workers
- General Motors needs a vision
- TALF: Details, please
- Tom Stephens is the right guy to replace Lutz
- Don't let buyers run the market
- American drivers need a fuel tax
- Chrysler-Fiat: No legs to stand on
- SALES TALES: Mercedes again leads true-luxury class
- New Hertz program sells used cars online
- GM, Chrysler lead dealers deeper into digital marketing
- Cable microseries touts Traverse
- Hyundai CEO to customers: Let's chat online
- Jan. sales fall 25.3% in Canada
- Supplier group hires bailout advisers
- Edscha likely to be auctioned off
- Volkswagen will use ContiTech timing belt
- Axion wins grant for battery tests
- Preh supplies MKZ panel
- Japan production tumbles in 4th qtr.; U.S. exports fall
- 4 trucks score low on crash tests
- Egos collide; Iacocca spurns 'disrespectful' Lutz in CEO derby
- 4 men who shaped Chrysler, and a 5th poised for his chance
- Kerkorian's failed takeover attempt pressured Eaton to find a partner
- Chrysler shriveled under Schrempp
- Outside events deal crippling blow to Cerberus' plan to rescue Chrysler
- Marchionne brings turnaround touch to Chrysler
- Early Camaro buyers pick V-8s; V-6 may catch up
- Kia Forte to replace Spectra in summer
- LM dealers wary of joining ad program with Ford
- Nissan wants U.S. loan to build batteries in Tenn.
- Square deal: Nissan will price Cube at $14,685
- Bailout: UAW, lenders balk at concessions
- Nissan shifts focus of ads
- Chrysler, Nissan reassess product sharing
- *VW's Tennessee car
- Mitsubishi executives shuffle under new boss
- Back to Daimler: Bernhard's wild 5-year ride
- A boom in Blogville: Aspiring cop car magnate plans an empire
- Krafcik: Here's why people don't like us
- GM must avoid a post-Lutz lapse in product arena
- Japanese may top Detroit 3 in Feb. sales
- Stingray star car

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- Tight credit squeezes dealerships' inventories
- Retail sales: Dismal but steady
- Sales slump, import brands slash Detroit 3 jobs by half since 2000
- Dealers among alleged Madoff victims
- North American vehicle production plummets 61.5% in January
- Ford van's sticker: $21,475
- GM will announce Saturn plan in a week
- At D.C. show, industry unites in pleas for federal help
- As he sues Nissan, dealer is puzzled over lost store
- ADP-Reynolds venture takes on DealerTrack, RouteOne
- Audi boss: U.S. is not ready for premium subcompact
- Some dealers not sold on GM spiff
- Joint ad spots will promote Ford's brand of brothers
- Mini electric test delayed by surge of applicants
- Show buzz over concept may bring life to Kia Soul mate
- Akin out as Suzuki U.S. sales boss
- Report: Analyst Girsky is up for federal post
- Colliver takes a break — kind of
- GMAC steps back from the brink
- Recession delays Ford's global van plan
- It's becoming a hornet's nest
- GM has left dealers hanging long enough
- Chrysler-Fiat deal doesn't measure up
- Don't lose leaders to rigid pay scale
- 10 things I learned in Chapter 11
- Test Track: Will GM's wild ride have to end?
- Hip, high-powered or heavy-duty: Familiar models get special treatment
- Free stage lures some carmakers to Chicago
- Nissan, Infiniti to offer express service lanes
- M-B: U.S. may get natural-gas car
- DealerTrack eases exchange of data
- Taj Mahal showrooms can be a royal pain
- As Phoenix chills, Penske campus keeps its cool — and its test track
- Cool stuff at NADA
- GM will make closed auctions online only
- Dealers
- Jaguar: Inventory lending will be case by case
- QUESTION & ANSWER: Honda Finance boosts floorplan credit
- Manheim lends floorplan hand in a pinch
- Credit unions push auto loans
- Loan approval rates plunge
- How bad were January sales? Count the ways
- Hyundai hits the ground running
- Ford expects retooling loans will be 'robustly funded'
- Suit alleges Chevy dealership concealed used-vehicle histories
- Personnel
- Minority dealers struggle to get loans
- Delphi gets cash from GM, seeks to slash benefits
- S&P, Moody's cut Toyota ratings
- Lampert buys more AutoNation shares
- Advertisers Index
- Bangle departs, no longer the butt of jokes
- Ford alums in high-voltage competition
- China tops U.S.? False alarm
- No partying going on here, congressman
- Is the annual Harbour Report headed into hiding?
- Don't pitch that polyester — the 1970s are back
- An ex-general salutes the Fisker

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- Automotive News - February 2, 2009
- As U.S. deadline nears, GM lacks plan for weak brands
- Dealers' last resort: Whack the work force
- Chrysler suit: Hecker owes half a billion
- Industry battles state-by-state mpg
- Nardelli pledges to keep fed money within Chrysler
- Ford slashes warranty costs
- Magna's Stronach: Fast action could curb crisis
- Ford slashes warranty costs
- American Axle reports loss
- Cash-for-clunkers hits roadblocks
- Hyundai focuses ad budget on high-profile events
- In hard times, carmakers ease demands on dealers
- Dealership fraud: Phony credit info
- Inaugural ads deliver for Audi
- Rental companies seek federal help
- Detroit 3 share of N.A. production falls closer to 50%
- Scion will add 4th vehicle
- Toyota: Prius plug-in gets 65 mpg
- Tighter credit squeezes dealers, customers
- Would-be dealership buyers: 'We're not in a big hurry'
- Ford runs low on sources for cash
- Elena Ford: Global marketing will mean big savings
- Factories slash more production
- Cutting CO2 and petroleum use is Obama's job
- It was a remarkable convention
- Who suspected a crash?
- All of us Global warming?
- Don't count on cheaper gasoline
- Show us science
- Teach the public about electrics
- Ricardo opens Detroit center
- Bentley to show biofuel car
- Personnel
- Johnson Controls reworks soy foam for global market
- Haldex expands Land Rover business
- GM breaks ranks, pulls tools from supplier
- GM store-cutting plan: Weed out the weak
- McEleney: State MPG rules will cost jobs
- GM offers OnStar to other automakers
- Study: Ford, Honda will gain share
- Mahindra plans road show for pickups
- New player in e-paperwork
- ADP: New system is a voluntary upgrade
- Industry must speak up, Ford CEO says
- Colliver: Core values are crucial
- Chrysler revamps customer satisfaction quiz
- Farley: Half of Ford's stores in the red in '08
- Big bashes in the Big Easy
- Nissan focuses on service retention
- Dealers like Suzuki's plan to cut inventory glut
- VW: Full-speed ahead with Tennessee plant
- GM plans to cut 400 stores a year until 2012
- Used vehicles will keep coming at Mercedes
- Mitsubishi goal: Boost subprime lending
- Infiniti gives dealers more warranty freedom
- Kia to dealers: No floorplanning relief
- Hyundai plans aggressive marketing
- Porsche shuns spiffs, intensifies marketing
- Toyota expects uptick in sales and share
- Jaguar hands off finance duties to Chase
- Subaru goal: Maintain volume, boost share
- Audi: Profits climb at exclusive stores
- New Honda crossover likely in fall
- Volvo plans to improve new-vehicle margins
- Bosch to boost sourcing from Asia, Americas
- Bridgestone ends light-vehicle tire production at Tenn. plant
- Daimler r&d chief: We're ahead in battery tech
- Chattanooga woo-woo: Local suppliers court VW
- GM sees modest China growth
- Sources: SAIC plans hybrid in 2010
- Acura pushes ahead with plan to join elite brands
- BMW expands certified used-vehicle program
- Mazda dealers like product, want customer loyalty programs
- Press calls for 'Hail Mary' — and 78,000 orders
- Ford boosts dealer bonuses, discontinues diesel surcharge
- Citizenship
- Obituaries
- MORE help with parts
- Service menus go electronic
- Schools, companies team to train techs
- Japan's sl-o-o-o-o-o-w race to show off Prius
- Press wows Chrysler dealers
- Costs, complexity seen rising if Calif. rules OK'd
- Suppliers seek $10 billion in U.S. loans
- Dealer can't add Kia, sues Saturn
- UAW lets Ford end its Jobs Bank
- The Chinese are coming! (years from now)
- Is there a Ford in Ford's future?
- Suppliers may be the heroes in EPA drama
- The Chinese are here! (in miniature)
- As drop-tops flop, Honda axes S2000
- XLR is out; will CTS take up Cadillac's halo?

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- Chrysler's Press: Dealers must step up, order cars
- Dingell wins Crain award
- Hard times have dealers crying: Cut!
- Hyundai downsizes a 4-dealer market
- Industry wants more from Obama
- Isuzu pulls out of N.A.
- Price swings are used-auto 'nightmare'
- The plan: 7 Fiat vehicles for U.S.
- Critics: Fiat is getting a free ride
- Fiat already has wide global supplier network
- Marchionne says Chrysler's in charge
- The wrinkle: Finding the funds
- Ford consolidation effort cut 269 dealerships in '08
- Suppliers: Federal aid is needed to avert Feb. disaster
- Toyota: Family scion will attempt revival
- Chrysler dealers get reprieve on loans
- Dealer cash, easier financing could help sell Hondas
- Financial crunch? It's news to Maybach
- Ford retailers want more cash to close deals
- GM delays CTS coupe
- Forecast: Toyota will outproduce Chrysler in N.A.
- GMAC speeds up inventory payback
- Volvo sees XC60 as strong rival to Germans, Japanese
- 936 U.S. dealerships closed in brutal year
- A common voice
- Advice to Detroit: Look homeward
- Chrysler-Fiat alliance deserves a thumbs-up
- Does Corker have double standard?
- This is a mighty important week
- Accenture: Failure was not our fault
- Kia expects new vehicles to build '09 share
- Fisker exec's charge: Find 40 U.S. dealers
- Mays: Ford halts rwd sedan plan
- Bad Dec. closes Europe's dismal '08
- Dec. sales in Canada fall 21%
- Future dealers: Upbeat despite downturn
- Layoffs: The unkindest cuts
- George Fritze is named Time's dealer of the year
- Dealers
- Lexus' new RX: Listening to the customer
- GM: Future rests on Chevy, Cadillac, Buick and GMC
- Linamar CEO: Hundreds of suppliers could go belly-up
- Ford is trying to avoid needing federal cash
- Leuliette: Use current crisis to promote auto industry
- Chevrolet will work to boost market share, sales per store in 2009
- Ligocki: Expect Chinese-designed cars in 5 years
- AutoNation CEO: Raise gas tax to cut oil use
- Expert: Gaining a foothold in China is worth the effort
- Mazda exec: Companies must know their brands
- Panel: To innovate, look outside your firm
- Panel: New media critical to marketing success
- Chrysler, Fiat designers begin to shape product lineup
- Esmond: Plan now for the recovery
- UAW doesn't expect wages will be cut
- 2020 cars? Small, light, 'increasingly electrified'
- Bucking trend, certified sales rise in 2008
- CarMax scales back its growth plans
- Used-car value index had record loss in Dec.
- CATA cares
- Civic celebration
- Green gathering
- Here's the pitch: Bring a toy, have a ball
- Mexico sales fall 19.9% in December, 6.8% in '08
- Dec. truck sales fall 10.9%
- Tycoons remain cautiously bullish on auto dealerships
- Only VW withstands shareholder value crash
- Alliance plan cheers glum dealers
- Fiat plan won't kill Nissan deal
- NADA wants feds to back more loans for dealers
- GM, SEC close book on probes
- As fuel prices go, so go hybrids
- Belt-tightening, Toyota-style
- Checker's checkered history: From king of cabs to the Chapter 11 docket
- Fiery Jackson rips cheap fuel, loan stranglehold
- GM agrees: Toyota is the global sales leader

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- Automotive News - January 19, 2009
- 17 million U.S. sales? It could happen again
- AutoNation cuts new-vehicle orders
- Electric cars: Cheap gas kills the thrill
- Farley: Ford brand share could stabilize
- Hot topic of 2009: Cost cutting
- Rebates got Stockman in trouble — and out of it
- Saab to get separate business structure
- VW expects to sell Polo small car in U.S.
- Cabinet choices show Obama warms to action on climate
- Dealers: Bailout hasn't opened spigot at GMAC
- Toyota uses cash offers in bid to get rolling
- Delay of GM spiff money pinches dealers
- GM returns to incentives until inventory, market align
- GM: We'll cautiously succeed in paring dealers
- Penske is smiling over Smart's U.S. start
- In melancholy Motown, the Germans were upbeat
- Farley: Ford needs new police car
- Ford of Europe to create mid-sized platform
- Money woes may keep Converj from market
- Toyota will begin selling electric vehicle in U.S. in 2012
- Chrysler is several steps away from electrics
- Detroit delivers; now Washington must do its part
- Done deal or not? That's the issue
- It was a different motor show
- 8-speed in the pipeline at Hyundai
- Audi to bring hybrid Q5 to U.S. in 2010
- Honda playing wait-and-see before deciding on U.S. city cars
- Mercedes E class gets new look, technology
- Toyota hopes new, lighter Prius will give sales a lift
- IAC's Ross: Taking work from ailing rivals makes bad year better
- Denso turns to castor oil for bioplastic
- Magna could assemble Ford's electric vehicle
- 5 hot concepts
- Questions cloud Chinese timetable for U.S. sales
- Watts up at Chrysler: 200C is gesture of faith in future
- GM may import engines from Europe for first Volts, Cruzes
- Lexus launches first dedicated hybrid model
- VW roadster concept can zoom 710 miles on 1 tank
- Electric Smart will get slow start in U.S. in 2010
- GM looks for other models to house Volt technology
- Mercedes' AMG speed shop suddenly has a greenish tinge
- Zetsche: 'Pedal to the metal' on new product
- Lexus cancels annual U.S. dealer meeting
- Odell: Ford may keep Volvo
- Volvo cuts franchises to boost sales per store
- Ford, Mazda: For now, we cooperate
- Hyundai praises car-return plan
- Making most of lease: Mercedes, BMW certified used sales grow
- Chrysler delays Ram diesel
- Lincoln thinks small with C concept
- Next Focus could top 40 mpg
- O'Sullivan: Mazda3 will drive share growth
- Chrysler revamps marketing staff
- Honda hooks up with hockey
- LaNeve: GM ads will push products, not deals, in '09
- Wanted: $50 million to boost Detroit 3's image
- Latest Sync grabs its data from the Web
- So far, the big dogs make a small splash in dealership computing
- Plummeting sales, tightening credit speed up Detroit 3 dealership cuts
- GM's pullback on superstores leaves dealers dangling
- 6 tips that can help dealers trim costs
- Pessimism reigns among U.S. dealers
- Big public retailers brace for tough 2009
- In downtown, small dealers face big challenges
- Ford dealer closes before recession pushes him out
- VW plans for profits today, growth tomorrow
- Used-car forecast: Higher prices, sluggish profits
- Minority dealers fear especially tough times in '09
- China's Fuyao is poised to grow in N.A. — economy permitting
- Pininfarina halts contract carmaking
- Suppliers shut nonunion plants
- Personnel
- Visteon to use Immersion's TouchSense
- Austerity recipe: Keep cash, trim expenses
- Industry turmoil makes for a tough day in the F&I office
- New NADA chief: We must 'stabilize the industry'
- Estate tax repeal takes a back seat
- Old Healey put AIADA leader on road to top
- After departures, Chrysler hires to replenish sales field staff
- GM's plan for Saturn due by early March
- Selling the new tech: Is higher fuel tax the key?
- Obituaries
- As inventory swells, Toyota slashes production
- Ford sues dealer Denny Hecker for $3.1 million
- A czar is born?
- How's that again?
- It's official: Hyundai's the real deal
- 'Leather' never sounded so good
- Less of a show — but, uh, it was the best ever
- No show in Tokyo? Debate continues
- R keeps sinking, but Mercedes forges on
- What's Magna up to with Bernhard?

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- Detroit's hope: No more Beg 3
- Gettelfinger: Flying blind on eve of talks
- The crash of 2008: Can it get any worse?
- Global troubles plague Mercedes' Ala. plant
- Govt. drops Stockman fraud case
- Merkin is out as GMAC chairman
- Toyota will ramp up cash rebates
- Auto bailout, Main St. style
- Downturn slams Calif. dealerships
- Incoming AIADA leader: Feds must do more to get inventories moving
- Acura eases demands for store upgrades
- As downturn persists, Honda is likely to cut ad spending
- Leasing stages a comeback, sort of
- Mitsubishi kills Raider pickup
- Survey: Suppliers pull back from Chrysler
- Dealer won't let Mitsubishi sit out
- GM shows 6 new vehicles, including a Cadillac plug-in
- GM must have a rock-solid finance source
- How about Volvo and Hyundai?
- It hurts, but it helps
- Lots of questions, so little time
- Sock transplants with nonunion cars
- Yes to a Honda-Volvo match
- Personnel
- Supply, product execs to be featured at congress
- Video, e-mail, Web or print: Choose your news, we'll deliver
- Former AIADA official is at center of tax fraud trial in Virgin Islands
- Study: Dealers waste Web leads
- Ford seeks to recast its image with '09 launches
- Nissan's new 370Z: More muscle for $30,000
- Study: Lender marketing builds buyer satisfaction
- VW Credit slaps fee on non-VW service plans
- 2010 Mercedes-Benz E class
- Audi may do A7 hatch
- Honda Insight sets sights on hybrid king Prius
- LaCrosse moves upmarket
- Dodge Circuit EV
- New Taurus' goal: Revive the old allure
- Subaru Legacy Concept
- Detroit 3's dismal sales decade: More than 5 million units disappear
- In 2008, brands losing less than 18% gained market share
- Chinese suppliers see U.S. as a land of opportunity
- Maserati holds its own in a rough market
- GM adds Auto/Mate to dealership system list
- Good riddance to a bad year
- Ford's cash dips below $15 billion
- Suzuki sedan to debut in N.Y.
- Output falls 2.5 million units
- 2008's winners? It's a Mini-list
- Bush punts again, this time on CAFE
- Consumer Reports shows some love to Ford and GM — but spanks Chrysler
- GMAC will close subprime unit
- Hyundai's disaster-proof deal
- More proof: Toyota's hurting, too
- Report: Honda scraps sporty models

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- Rental fleets slash new-vehicle orders
- Detroit show: Glitz on a shoestring
- GM's stake in revived GMAC will shrink
- Faces of the bailout
- Cars and trucks
- Technology
- People
- The buzz: Technology
- Better get used to the fishbowl
- Can the Detroit 3 make their case? They must
- Good business advice pays off
- Our leaders must break the logjam
- Ford to unveil new Taurus, Shelby GT500
- Cadillac downsizes SRX in bid to grab more sales
- Chrysler turns green with ENVI
- Chevy: Time is right for 30-mpg Equinox
- China's BYD touts battery technology
- Service techs want out of union
- Web program lets repair shops bid for work
- Cars and stars
- The dealers
- Auto shows
- Postscript

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- 2009 sales: How low will they go?
- Spot deliveries: Slippery slope for dealers
- Chrysler Financial: Building block for new bank?
- A terrible, horrible, awful, very bad year
- Suzuki: We can't help dealers with floorplanning
- Blunders of the year
- We said hello to ...
- 10 innovative dealers
- The next big thing ... until it wasn't
- Stunners
- Most efficient assembly plants
- Departures
- Memorable quotations of 2008
- 10 small cars that may come to the United States
- New leaders must move fast to spark new-vehicle sales
- Does it matter anymore?
- Industry needs fair playing field
- Alcoa to supply Volt's wheels
- Citation gets Akebono work
- Celgard wins battery contract
- Continental moves work
- SKF bearings enable stop-start
- Pittsburgh Glass closes plants
- China plans spiffs for some hybrid buyers
- Personnel
- ZF CEO's U.S. plan: Consolidate, cultivate
- Private equity, falling volume put small suppliers at risk
- 10 hot features
- 10 people who changed the auto business
- 10 least expensive vehicles
- 10 major marketing moves
- Biggest bankruptcies
- Top 10 concept cars
- 10 people to watch
- Top story: U.S. industry meltdown
- A fond farewell
- Even a consumer lawyer couldn't spot contract snag

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- Many suppliers won't survive production cuts
- Will dealers get paid for pain?
- Rescue raises thorny questions
- Executive exits, buyouts thin Chrysler
- Diapers, applesauce . . . and a sedan?
- Ford Credit imposes floor on floorplans
- RL drops Detroit race
- Forecast: Dismal December
- NHTSA delays test revamp
- Buick will play up mid-sized LaCrosse
- Toyota dealers face full lots, less ad cash
- Volvo brings back free maintenance
- Help from Sweden eases fears of U.S. Volvo dealers
- Chrysler: America's Bimmer, Benz?
- Public Citizen's Claybrook steps down, but not away
- Chrysler pays dealers to buy excess vehicles
- Prius freeze slows Toyota's U.S. output goal
- Ford engineering exec joins lineup for congress
- Imports backed Detroit 3 — quietly
- NADA convention: The Big (take it) Easy
- New Equinox on the horizon
- American Axle: Low-cost China 'a very good fit'
- China will help supplier shift to car parts
- Porsche spites the spies
- We must get cash and confidence flowing again
- It would be a nice Christmas present
- All you really need to know