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Toyoda Rallies Home Team (5/17/12)
… one built here. Sound familiar. With Detroit auto makers have faced a similar situation ..... of its German plants. Meantime back in Detroit GM shaking up its US executive ranks ..... an automotive press association of in Detroit . That's our show today Edward of its …
in the states less profitable than one built here. Sound familiar. With Detroit auto makers have faced a similar situation about three decades ago when they wanted to keep assembly and innovation here. But itresult in GM closing one of its German plants. Meantime back in Detroit GM shaking up its US executive ranks. Including moving Chevy sales boss Ellen baby in to a newly created position is GM'sHe spoke with our Jesse Snyder an automotive press association of in Detroit . That's our show today Edward -- of its weekly commentary comes your way tomorrow. We'll see of that. -
A 'cancer' for dealers? (5/21/12)
… carbon fiber and aluminum and magnesium. Here at an history. But it's appearing in an automotive press association event in Detroit . That we thank you so much for watching. And as always we hope to see you right back here tomorrow.
But -- it's appearing in an automotive press association event in Detroit . That we thank you so much for watching. And as always we hope to see you right back here tomorrow.
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Ford salaried pensioners face choice: lump-sum payout or monthly checks
… Financial Advisory Services in suburban Detroit , which manages $40 million in assets ..... Financial Planning Group, a suburban Detroit firm with $150 million in assets under ..... LaBrecque, CEO of LJPR, also in suburban Detroit , cited the case of one of his Ford retiree …
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Ex-Navy captain now heads GM diversity effort
DETROIT -- General Motors has named retired Navy Capt. Kenneth Barrett as its ..... group, said she learned about Barrett's appointment from an article in a Detroit newspaper. "We hope adding this position means greater results for the …
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Price dispute threatens Eberspaecher parts supply
… ability to receive parts, at least for now. A federal judge in Detroit has ordered Nelson Global Products Inc. to keep providing ..... the impacted automakers. Lawyer Steven Susser of suburban Detroit , who argued the case for Eberspaecher, said the two sides …
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Ford to skeptics: Judge new vehicles on merits
DETROIT -- Ford wants consumers to judge the 2013 Ford Escape crossover and Fusion mid-sized sedan on their own merits, without preconceptions …
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For Hinrichs, CEO road runs through China
DETROIT -- Some industry handicappers put Joe Hinrichs second in line behind Mark Fields to succeed Alan Mulally as CEO of Ford Motor …
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Nylon scare shows need to switch materials
… Inventory is dead money," says J. Scot Sharland, executive director of the Automotive Industry Action Group, a suburban Detroit trade group that represents 870 automakers and suppliers. "Nobody wants extra inventory." But there are exceptions. Last …
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Batey takes charge of GM's U.S. sales
DETROIT -- Alan Batey, the hard-charging Brit who was named General Motors' U.S. sales boss last week, has spent the past two …
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Chevy SS takes on Chrysler rwd sedans
DETROIT -- Chrysler Group is about to get some competition from a Detroit rival in the market for big, rear-wheel-drive performance sedans. Last week, General Motors said it would add a four-door, rwd performance car called SS to its …
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Chrysler needs more time to fix dealer rewards program
DETROIT -- Chrysler Group's suspended Dealer Standards rewards program, which paid cash to dealers who met customer-satisfaction …
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Chrysler will boost transmission production
… Dodge Dart and the Jeep Compass and Patriot are produced, and in the fourth quarter at its Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit , where the Jeep Grand Cherokee and the Dodge Durango are produced. The 3/2/120 schedule generated controversy last year …
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COMMENTARY: I'm going to miss that guy
… Once, near the beginning of the race, a windshield cracked and they chartered a 707 and flew seven windshields to Paris from Detroit . No passengers, no other freight, just seven windshields. It was marvelous, it was scary, and it was Shelby. I'm going …
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Reporter Bond joins Automotive News
… affiliate Waste and Recycling News , where he was a reporting intern since August. He also has been a sports stringer for The Detroit News and held internships at the Columbus Dispatch in Ohio, Capital News Service and the Lansing State Journal in Lansing …
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How Lotus cuts weight without adding cost
DETROIT -- Through a mix of lighter materials and fewer components, Lotus Engineering was able to show how a body-in-white could …
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Look of Dearborn dealership reflects Ford's founder, history
DETROIT -- The way dealer Jim Seavitt sees it ..... Advisory Board and is chairman of the 2013 Detroit auto show. Seavitt is a native of Allen ..... that he would be a tough competitor in Detroit 's quirky retail market, which is overwhelmingly …
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Ford is shipping Focus Electric to dealers
DETROIT (Reuters) -- Ford Motor Co. will start shipping its first electric passenger car to dealers this weekend, people familiar …
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Economy in U.S. buoyed with autos spurring glass-to-steel growth
… to Toyota Motor Corp. in 2008. Chrysler is accelerating plans to increase output at a sport-utility-vehicle plant in Detroit , hiring 1,100 workers in November instead of early 2013. South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. and Ford also will add shifts …
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GM will skip Super Bowl TV ads next year
DETROIT (Reuters) -- General Motors Co will not advertise in next year's Super Bowl because it is too expensive, the top marketing …
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GM to Volt owners: To the moon!
DETROIT -- For all of the time General Motors executives have spent hyping the Chevrolet Volt, there's apparently one industry-exclusive …
