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Toyota on target to overtake GM in global vehicle output in 2007, 2007-09-05 20:01:02
Toyota Motor Corp. looks certain to unseat General Motors Corp. as the world's No. 1 automaker in 2007 in terms of global production, taking the title for the first time, it has emerged. ...Bookmark tags: us-news, usa, japan, toyota, general-motors, vehicles, cars

Video: Special Care Required For Hybrid Auto Service, 2007-10-29 15:01:02
As popularity and sales of hybrid vehicles increase each year they become less novelty and more reality. Where theycan be serviced and who can service them are becoming important questions and following the manufacturer's recommendations is important. ...Bookmark tags: technology, video, cars, safety, gm, hybrid, general-motors, vehicles, dealership, mechanic

Video: Chevy Volt Chief Engineer Talks Electric Cars, 2008-01-14 12:01:03
Andrew Farah, Chevy Volt Chief Engineer, General Motors, helped to developed General Motors' early EV1 electric vehicle. He's now chief engineer of the Chevy Volt electric vehicle project. ...Bookmark tags: business, video, cars, gm, general-motors, vehicles, electric-cars, Chevy, chevy-volt, ev1

Video -- From Trash to Gas: Breakthrough Fuel Technology, 2008-01-15 15:00:48
At this year's NAIAS, General Motors is announcing their partnership with Coskata, as they believe in taking the first step toward producing a new biofuel. ...Bookmark tags: business, environment, fuel, energy, gm, general-motors, vinod-khosla, biofuels, ethanol, coskata

Everyone (except us) loves GM, 2008-04-16 17:30:24
Sales from the Detroit-based company are up in Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. But here gas prices are ending the truck-boom that started a few years ago. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, stocks, market, gm, autos, shares, general-motors

First Lithium-ion Prototype Chevy Volt Running - 2 Years to Showroom Debut?, 2008-04-24 23:00:33
The Detroit News today reported an interview with GM vice-chairman Bob Lutz. Lutz verified for the first time publicly that a Chevy Volt prototype with an actual full-sized lithium ion battery is actually running. ...Bookmark tags: technology, global-warming, climate-change, energy, cars, inflation, independence, general-motors, electric, Chevrolet

GM Considers Dropping Hummer, 2008-06-03 16:30:21
General Motors Corp., struggling to return to profit amid record gasoline prices, said it will close four truck plants, make more small cars, and may drop its Hummer brand of large sport-utility vehicles. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, gm, automobiles, manufacturing, general-motors, hummer

When pickup sales dived, automakers changed plans - Yahoo! News, 2008-06-29 23:00:37
DEARBORN, Mich. - Every morning, just after getting coffee, Mark Fields fires up his laptop to pore over a computer model showing real-time U.S. auto sales figures. ADVERTISEMENT ...Bookmark tags: business, economy, cars, ford, fuel, chrysler, general-motors

GM May Introduce Smaller Car, 2008-07-03 13:00:54
July 3 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp., which popularized the 7,800-pound Hummer, may begin selling a mini-car more than a foot shorter than anything else it markets in the U.S. to win back buyers deterred by record fuel prices. ...Bookmark tags: us-news, cars, auto, gm, general-motors, energy-prices

Smart's tiny proportions defy expectations, 2008-07-10 16:30:33
While the smart fortwo is inexpensive, flexible and fuel efficient, surprisingly it's not the most frugal choice available to those that want to save on gas. MotorHead, by Dan Carney. ...Bookmark tags: business, msnbci, cars, ford, autos, chrysler, general-motors, automakers, motorhead, detroit-automakers

Green Highlander blazes the hybrid trail, 2008-07-10 23:30:27
Toyota's Highlander Hybrid is roomy, fuel-efficient and comfortable, but the green SUV is certainly no Prius. MotorHead, by Dan Carney. ...Bookmark tags: business, msnbci, cars, ford, autos, chrysler, general-motors, automakers, motorhead, detroit-automakers

Workers get glimpse of GM's new Chevy Cruze car, 2008-07-20 11:01:18
GM showed a photo of the Cruze to employees during a TV presentation. Workers caught a brief glimpse of the car coming to the Lordstown plant, but General Motors still is keeping the Chevrolet Cruze under wraps. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, gm, workers, general-motors, chevy-cruze, lordstown-ohio

Detroit Finally Gets It. Is It Too Late?, 2008-08-08 20:01:19
My purpose here is not to further berate the U.S. auto makers. Far more encouraging is the possibility that reality has penetrated the fog that envelops Detroit. ...Bookmark tags: business, united-states, cars, ford, general-motors

Dodge makes its own luck with the Journey, 2008-08-19 09:30:22
The affordable, fuel-efficient Journey looks tailor-made for this period of pricey gas and consumer wariness about the state of the economy. MotorHead, by Dan Carney. ...Bookmark tags: msnbci, motorhead, autos, business, ford, general-motors, chrysler, cars, detroit-automakers, automakers

GM Asks for Government Support on Battery Development, 2008-09-15 04:01:00
General Motors Chairman and Chief Executive Rick Wagoner, appearing on Capitol Hill, called on Congress to support advanced-battery development in the U.S., which he said lags far behind the government-supported development efforts in Japan and South Korea. ...Bookmark tags: technology, environment, cars, green, autos, general-motors, batteries

Ford's Flex brings high style to the masses, 2008-09-18 14:01:10
The Flex is a new direction in terms of styling for Ford, but the price of gas could stall the public's embrace of the daring new crossover. MotorHead, by Dan Carney. ...Bookmark tags: business, msnbci, cars, autos, ford, chrysler, general-motors, automakers, motorhead, detroit-automakers

G.M. and Chrysler Explore Merger, 2008-10-11 00:01:23
DETROIT — General Motors is in preliminary talks about a possible merger with Chrysler, a deal that could drastically remake the landscape of the auto industry by reducing the Big Three of Detroit automakers to the Big Two. ...Bookmark tags: us-news, automotive, cars, general-motors, chrysler, detroit, motor-city

GM, Ford losses worse than expected, burning cash, 2008-11-07 16:01:31
General Motors Corp and Ford Motor Co reported far deeper-than-expected quarterly losses on Friday and said their rate of cash burn had accelerated, as an extended slump in car sales raised questions about the future of the U.S. auto industry. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, autos, ford, general-motors, slump

Obama's Car Puzzle, 2008-11-15 00:00:26
The media have been terrible in explaining how the homegrown car companies landed in their present fix, when other U.S. manufacturers (Boeing, GE, Caterpillar) manage to survive and thrive in global competition. ...Bookmark tags: business, obama, congress, cars, bailout, ford, general-motors, auto-industry, detriot, financial-rescue

Health deal for Detroit could spark more, 2008-11-15 00:00:31
As the labor contract negotiations between the major U.S. automakers and the United Auto Workers reach a critical stage, a historic restructuring of the auto industry's benefit costs is now at the center of the complex talks. ...Bookmark tags: business, msnbci, cars, ford, chrysler, general-motors, automakers, the-drivers-seat, detroit-automakers

GM may pull plug on Saturn, 2008-12-04 06:00:02
General Motors Corp. launched its Saturn division in 1985 as a "different kind of car company," one given the task to sell cars in a new way and compete with Japanese juggernauts like Honda and Toyota. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, automotive, general-motors, Saturn

Where GM went wrong: Let me count the ways, 2008-12-07 11:00:03
In many ways the story of General Motors since the 1960s is a tale of accelerating irrelevance. Customer preferences changed, competition tightened, technology made big leaps, and GM was always driving a lap behind. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, economics, jobs, recession, gm, general-motors, bail-out, auto-industry, caw

Levin says deal within 24 hours; Dodd wants Wagoner to 'move on' | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press, 2008-12-07 17:00:03
us-news, cars, auto, levin, auto-makers00 <img src="http://www.newsvine.com/_vine/images/_/../ico/56.gif" style="border: none" alt="" width="16" height="16"Where GM went wrong: Let me count the ways6 hours ago - Seeded by BlitzenSource: CNNIn many ways the story of General Motors since the 1960s is a tale of accelerating irrelevance. Customer preferences changed, competition tightened, technology made big leaps, and GM was always driving a lap behind. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, economics, jobs, recession, gm, general-motors, bail-out, auto-industry, caw

ABC News: Bailout Dead, Automakers in Search of a Lifeline, 2008-12-12 06:00:02
us-news, money, finance, cars, auto, bail-out, auto-makers00 Corker's Plan: Trickle Down Economics For The Big Three9 hours ago - By Scott IsaacsSenator Bob Corker has, according to numerous stories, leaped to prominence in the Senate despite being one of the most junior senators because of his "innovative" plan to "save" the Big Three. ...Bookmark tags: politics, cars, auto, ford, gm, chrysler, general-motors, automakers, big-three

Bush Gives Emergency Loans to Automakers, 2008-12-19 14:00:03
President Bush announced $13.4 billion in emergency loans on Friday to prevent the collapse of General Motors and Chrysler, and said another $4 billion would be available for the hobbled automakers in February. ...Bookmark tags: us-news, general-motors, chrysler, ford, gm, auto-bailout, bailout, recession, auto-industry, us-treasury