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Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Research Recap submits: The challenges facing the automotive industry will require a major change in the business model, which is unlikely to arise without government intervention, according to Oxford Analytica. General Motors’ (GM) announcement that it is collaborating with more than 30 electric utilities in the United States and Canada, as part of its plan to accelerate the introduction of plug-in...
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Gasgoo.com (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
p>BEIJING -- A recent weakening in China's auto sales could be signaling tougher times ahead for its booming car industry -- and for the Chinese consumer.
It also comes at a bad time for General Motors of the U.S.
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
Green village centrepiece at British International Motor Show sets tone for the majority of exhibitors
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Auto Channel (Free subscription) | yesterday
BEN, The Automotive Industry Charity, At the British International Motor ShowLONDON - July 23, 2008: For the first time ever BEN will be holding an Online Motorsport Auction on its stand. Some of the auction items for sale include: Tickets to the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, a Subaru Track Day at Castle Coombe, a Honda F1 Driver’s Suit signed by Rubens Barichello, a Williams F1 Race Suit worn...
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Xorte latest economic news (Free subscription) | yesterday
In June, General Motors tumbled to its lowest stock price in more than thirty years, and the Associated Press reported that an estimated ten million fewer cars will be on the roads in America by 2012.
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Nikkei (Free subscription) | yesterday
Wednesday, July 23, 2008Nissan CEO Says Auto Industry In Global SlowdownFRANKLIN, Tenn. (Dow Jones)--Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn said the auto industry is entering a global slowdown now that European auto sales are starting to decline and sales growth in China is moderating.
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The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
So begins the Detroit News' recent editorial on John McCain's recent flippity-flop on California emissions regulations. And though industry gentlemen prefer McCain, the DetNews' critique is centered not so much on McCain's flip as his flop. After all, McCain originally supported California's right to set its own standards before coming around [...]
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KickingTires (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
It was only a few decades ago that the Big Three were still rulers of all they surveyed in the automotive industry. In the 1960s, all three were looking for a way to make the windshield wiper stop wiping so...
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Just Auto (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
If 'firms in the motor industry are good at losing money, but not good at going bankrupt' as an equities analyst has just said, then maybe Ford can go to the top of the class after it's latest results. Whatever the reasons for the 'special items', the bottom line does look a little gruesome. As pessimism mounts over prospects for 2009, a restructuring Ford and GM are acutely aware of the need to be...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The international automotive
industry is facing unprecedented change on several fronts. Leadership will
be a critical factor in the coming years as a number of senior executives
and managers face retirement.
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To address the impact of this coming changeover, this year's Management
Briefing Seminars Aug. 11-15 will offer a session focused on the future...
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Just Auto (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
As GM forges ahead with developing its electric vehicle technology GM Europe President Carl-Peter Forster has told just-auto that its first range-extended plug-ins will likely come with a ?40,000 price tag including taxes.
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--General Automotive Company (OTC BB: GNAU) (“GA
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Just Auto (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Sergio Marchionne, the chairman of Fiat, is the best presenter in the motor industry. He is dramatic, he is articulate, he can improvise. He is very quick on his feet. He is a comedian, can turn a great phrase and can rustle up the perfect quotation for most occasions. In a foreign language.
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Auto Channel (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc., headquartered in Novi, Mich., is a leading global automotive supplier specializing in the manufacture and marketing of systems and components for the automotive industry. Products include body sealing systems, fluid handling systems, and NVH control systems. Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. employs approximately 19,000 people globally with more than 70 facilities throughout...
