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Car sales, 2008; even worse than we thought

Steve Parker | Posted 01.06.2009 | Business

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Steve Parker

Monday brought three conference calls, each about an hour, with executives from each of the Detroit Three announcing, dissecting and, most of all, spi...

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Toyota Projects First-Ever Annual Loss; Congress Disses Detroit

Steve Parker | Posted 12.23.2008 | Business

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Steve Parker

Congress took a perverse pleasure in giving Detroit's CEOs and the UAW president the third degree -- unnecessary theater while our country suffers this economic decline.

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Toyota Republicans Should Cut Their Own Pay

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 12.22.2008 | Business

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Leo W. Gerard

Clearly the allegiance of the Republicans who opposed the loan to save GM and Chrysler is not with the US, which would lose 900,000 jobs if just GM closed, and more than 2.1 million if the Big Three did.

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Who is a Top Exec at Cerberus/Chrysler?!?!

Steve Parker | Posted 10.25.2008 | Business

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Steve Parker

Whew! I thought Cerberus might really be in over their heads with their purchase of Chrysler from Daimler. Now that we know Dan Quayle is on the front lines, though, we can sleep a little sounder this evening.

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NHTSA: Ford's Chinese Tire Troubles; Kerkorian Selling Ford; Unsafe Knock-Offs; Americans Driving Less

Steve Parker | Posted 10.22.2008 | Business

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Steve Parker

There's good news, bad news and -- finally -- some smart, encouraging news by and for American drivers.

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Notes on Europe - Chrysler's troubles, Nardelli speaks, VW buys-out dealers, death of a neo-fascist

Steve Parker | Posted 10.13.2008 | Business

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Steve Parker

Chrysler's CEO, Robert Nardelli, who has been running the company for just 14 months, fears the collapse of an "extremely fragile" auto industry amid ...

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One American Carmaker -- Our Best Solution?

Steve Parker | Posted 10.12.2008 | Business

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Steve Parker

If the Detroit Three were to merge into one company, ownership shared with the American people, it could benefit everyone; the carmakers, their dealers and their customers

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Major car-maker haps: Detroit gets their bailout, Daimler selling their last 20% of Chrysler, world's largest Chevrolet dealer group closes

Steve Parker | Posted 09.25.2008 | Business

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Steve Parker

Three major events involving the world of cars, politics and finance, both in the US and abroad. First, Automotive News reports, "Automakers and supp...

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Smart Cars Have A Year-Long US Waiting List?

BusinessWeek | Jack Ewing | Posted 08.18.2008 | Business

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Stuttgart - For most of its 10-year history, Daimler's (DAI) Smart car division has had a reputation for making small cars that lose big money. In 200...

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Glitz and Glam and Hard Realities in Motor City

Lee Hudson Teslik | Posted 01.23.2008 | Business

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Lee Hudson Teslik

U.S. protectionist rhetoric toward China not only clouds perceptions of the threat posed by Chinese automakers--it also loses sight of the potential gains U.S. manufacturers could draw through partnerships with the country.

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DaimlerChrysler Fined $30 For Failing Fuel-Efficiency Standards

Bloomberg Via NYT | Posted 01.03.2008 | Business

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DaimlerChrysler paid a $30 million fine in 2007, the most ever by an automaker, for failing to meet federal fuel-efficiency standards, according to th...

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Chrysler Recalls 600,000 Vehicles

AP | Posted 12.07.2007 | Business

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Chrysler LLC said Friday it is recalling nearly 600,000 Dodge trucks and vans to address concerns that the vehicles could shift out of park without th...

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Smart Car Is Coming To America

NPR | Frank Langfitt | Posted 12.07.2007 | Business

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The Smart car is coming to America. Next month, dealers in the U.S. will begin selling the tiny vehicle best known for slipping into tight parking sp...

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