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The road to a greener America is littered with roadkill
… Airport in a hydrogen-powered metallic blue Hummer loaned to him by General Motors . The "California Hydrogen Highway," Schwarzenegger ..... with its all-electric Leaf, and GM, with the Chevrolet Volt, bet heavily on EVs. But they are struggling …
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Estimated Europe registrations by make, April and YTD
… 5% * 352,689 * 371,669 -5% Opel / Vauxhall * 69,040 * 67,625 2% * 279,409 * 294,615 -5% Chevrolet * 12,796 * 17,713 -28% * 45 ..... 34 * 32 6% * 133 * 181 -27% GENERAL MOTORS * 81,870 * 85,370 -4% * 325 …
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CFO says GM streamlining is 'on its way'
DETROIT -- As a banking adviser to General Motors when he was at Morgan Stanley, Dan Ammann got an upfront ..... He used his first bonus from Morgan Stanley to buy a 1961 Cadillac Series 62 convertible, a tailfinned classic that he keeps …
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Shaq: No grease needed to slide into his LaCrosse
Can Shaquille O'Neal really fit into a Buick LaCrosse? During a recent episode of the ..... Had to grease your body to get in that Buick ." O'Neal : "It takes me two seconds to get in my Buick ." Barkley : Co-analyst Kenny Smith …
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Old-school Rizza roars into the digital age
… six-store retailer with Ford, Lincoln, Acura, Buick , Cadillac , GMC , Kia and Porsche brands is a case study of a traditional ..... Automotive News visit to the used-car lot of their Rizza Chevrolet store, Tony Rizza held forth on the importance of …
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GM seeks clean launch, regular updates for pickups
… president of General Motors North America ..... launch of the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra full ..... approach for General Motors . We blow ..... the next Cadillac CTS? Yes ..... No. The Buick Riviera you ..... Why is Chevrolet losing market ..... Buick and GMC . Cadillac …
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Acura seeks image boost by reviving NSX in Ohio
… a new advertising agency, Mullen of Boston, for the Acura account. Acura trails rivals BMW, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz and Cadillac in sales. Hidenobu Iwata, president of Honda of America Manufacturing, said Honda chose Marysville for the new NSX in part …
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Chafing against engine friction
… important," says Dave Lancaster, a General Motors technical fellow who works at ..... redesigned engine in the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette uses Federal-Mogul ..... Juke, Sentra and others. General Motors has reduced the size of timing …
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GM, Chrysler are still working on supplier relations
Are General Motors and Chrysler Group playing hardball with suppliers again? The latest automaker-supplier relations study by the consultant firm …
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Celebrating Europe's Rising Stars
… of Europe andndash; Finance Marcus Cox andndash; Opel / Vauxhall andndash; Finance Filiz Albrecht andndash; Mann ..... International andndash; Sales Ian Hucker andndash; Opel / Vauxhall andndash; Sales A Rising Star is an automotive executive …
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Sources: Chrysler plans high-hp Hellcat V-8
… year. The supercharged engine will help the heavier Challenger compete with the high-performance Ford Mustang Cobra and Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. Unlike a turbocharger, which relies on exhaust gases to boost the intake air, a supercharger is mechanically …
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Women do well as service advisers
… the Editor: I wholeheartedly agree with the assessment of Roger Pipher, fixed operations director of Coleman Buick - GMC - Cadillac in Lawrenceville, N.J., about women as service advisers ("Connecting with service customers," May 6 …
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Infiniti: Raise quality, sales will follow
… experienced in the past 12 months by original owners of 3-year-old vehicles, Infiniti has gone downhill. From a tie with Cadillac for No. 12 in 2010, it dropped in the rankings to No. 14 in 2011 and No. 27, tied with Jaguar, last year. The number …
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It's official: Tundra is a bit player in pickups
… the truck market. The redesigned Tundra coming this summer will have plenty of competition. The redesigned Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra full-sized pickups will be introduced in June. The Ford F-150 will be redesigned next year. And …
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GM designer knows crucial launches produce a love-hate response
SAN ANTONIO -- Chevrolet designer Tom Peters describes ..... both about to become General Motors ' highest-profile launches ..... including the acclaimed Cadillac Sixteen concept and the universally panned Pontiac Aztek, which landed atop …
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Akerson's global goal: Rebuild GM into an IT powerhouse
DETROIT -- General Motors is hiring thousands of workers and spending hundreds of millions of dollars to rebuild the in-house information technology capability …
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Again, Tokyo show a no-go for Detroit 3
… Japanese sales explain why. In 2012, Ford Motor Co. sold just 3,952 vehicles there. General Motors ' Chevrolet brand sold only 1,477, and Cadillac 1,255. Jeep, the best-selling American marque in Japan, sold 4,979.
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Chevy will get a version of small Nissan cargo van
NASHVILLE -- General Motors will rebadge a vehicle ..... Nissan dealerships so Chevrolet dealers can offer a small ..... commercial van as the 2015 Chevrolet City Express in the fall ..... van will be sold across Chevrolet 's dealership network …
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GM's Cruze diesel ghostbuster
PONTIAC , Mich ..... a 35-year General Motors veteran who ..... of the diesel Chevrolet Cruze just weeks ..... Taking on VW Chevrolet is counting ..... vehicles the Opel Astra, Insignia ..... cylinder and the Chevrolet small- and …
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Industry: EU trade deal would lift exports
… building cars where you sell them," said Matt Blunt, president of the American Automotive Policy Council, which represents General Motors , Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group. "But we see a European free-trade deal as a tremendous opportunity to grow our …
