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GM didn't get how Facebook works
… Hypothetically, if you are Chevoray Motors, and you want people to know about your new Chronos sedan, you can talk about it ..... Facebook will broaden the reach of that message well beyond those people who subscribe to the Chevoray news feed, directly to folks …
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PSA attracts at least six potential bidders for Gefco logistics unit
… binding bids for as much as 90 percent of the unit by May 25, people familiar with the matter said. Other bidders planning to make ..... Partners Ltd. and Clayton Dubilier and Rice LLC, said the people , who declined to comment because the talks are private. PSA …
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MPG Top Purchase Priority (5/22/12)
… at 17%. Followed by safety at 16%. And value at 14%. Performance. It was it's not consideration for just 8% of the people surveyed. Fuel economy also topped buyers consideration list in past surveys. Another study this one auto industry executives …
14%. Performance. It was it's not consideration for just 8% of the people surveyed. Fuel economy also topped buyers consideration list in past surveys. Another study this one -- auto industry executives. Reveals some bullish -
Toyota Kicks Up V6 Plans (5/18/12)
… notes according to media reports General Motors is hiring 200 people . that he tricked factory which makes the Chevrolet Volt. Workers ..... and dealers. The cost of car insurance already affects what people purchase the more for insurance the last car you can buy. And …
other manufacturing notes according to media reports General Motors is hiring 200 people . -- that he tricked factory which makes the Chevrolet Volt. Workers will begin making the eighth generation Melbourne there this summer. GM'sauto makers and dealers. The cost of car insurance already affects what people purchase the more for insurance the last car you can buy. And if you're already ensuring them -- like this Dodge Charger -
Toyoda Rallies Home Team (5/17/12)
… body panels are now in a carpet fiber. we have to perform aluminum for the doors in the sills and original flavor has a lot of people in the store area. And you really typically can't you know spam or aluminum and to those complex shapes. So we had to resort …
the doors in the sills and original flavor has a lot of people in the store area. And you really typically can't you know spam or -- aluminum and to those complex shapes. So we -
Would Wrangler design tweaks rile the Jeep faithful?
… some rope. The Wrangler's heritage as a drop-top SUV is crucial to its identity, but it shouldn't require a team of people to remove the hard top. If the hard top had a grab point at each corner, one person could -- in theory -- remove the top …
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Ford salaried pensioners face choice: lump-sum payout or monthly checks
… senior partner at Global Financial Planning Group, a suburban Detroit firm with $150 million in assets under management. " People don't understand that with a pension, they only own the income stream. If you take the lump sum and die in six months …
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NET WORTH: Can Facebook sell cars?
… like a cocktail party where all the cool people gather to sample the bountiful free hors ..... Just because there are 500 million people on Facebook, it doesn't mean we have ..... get photos and messages to millions of people across the world and spark conversations …
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Beyond crises, Toyota purchasing chief sees growth
… internally and externally we could achieve. People here and at the suppliers really worked ..... come here to North America. A lot of people were surprised that last year's floods ..... Japan when it happened and we dispatched people to Thailand to help. But you know when …
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Ford to skeptics: Judge new vehicles on merits
… even sell in the U.S.," Farley told reporters at a briefing. "I wouldn't have thought we'd get tens of thousands of people ." The C-Max goes on sale in the United States in the second half of the year in two versions: the C-Max Hybrid, a conventional …
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Dealer slashes labor rate, pushes service contracts
… Rover North Scottsdale has gone from generating the sale of one or two a month from the service drive to about 18, Messina said. "The finance people are our biggest cheerleaders now," he said. "They're making money for watching."
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For Hinrichs, CEO road runs through China
… Consider the headache of simply hiring enough people . Ford wants to double the size of its Chinese ..... you've got a new work force," he says. " People stay, but you have to deal with adding people on a regular basis just to keep up." "Chinese …
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DeBoer thinks Dodge Dart will hit the bull's-eye
… almost a year. "I don't know that the Dart is in that category," DeBoer said. "But when they come out with innovative new products, people aren't loyal to a brand anywhere near like they were. They want the latest raging thing."
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Takeshi Uchiyamada helped pilot Toyota through turbulent times
… drivetrain, needed to appeal to the masses and had to come to market in near-record time. He commandeered nearly 1,000 people to work on the project and gambled with the car's futurist triangular silhouette. Then he took the biggest risk of all in …
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COMMENTARY: Lutz/Poling: 2 ways of seeing the auto world
… in France, but the men continued to clash -- famously. Still, Lutz learned from his old boss. "He was bent on teaching me to be anal, some of which took," Lutz said. "I always respected that the business needs people like him."
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With sales rising, Smart plans TV ad assault
… and the marketing will continue, Matura said. "All of the marketing efforts that we have put forth have paid off because people are now recognizing Smart and understanding what the brand is," she said. In June, new TV commercials will "make you think …
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COMMENTARY: I'm going to miss that guy
… enough canvas for his dreams. There were plenty of powerful people , and most of them were more than willing to help no matter ..... necessary to win, and he did. Carroll used to talk about how people were afraid to put their names on the budget. There wasn …
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Why China's auto market still has tremendous growth potential
… Shandong province. In Tier 1 cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, the car ownership rate has reached 70 vehicles per 1,000 people . But in Tier 2 regions such as Shandong and Hebei, the ownership rate is only 29 vehicles per 1,000 residents, according …
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2 small? Not anymore
… shopper takes the car for a drive. " People are getting out and thinking it's the ..... consumers, automakers and analysts say. " People are seeing engines that would not have ..... But Ford says it expects 90 percent of people who buy the 2013 Escape crossover will …
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Look of Dearborn dealership reflects Ford's founder, history
… Seavitt, using the local nickname for Ford World Headquarters. "I enjoy having a little better and deeper relationship with the people that run the company." Seavitt sits on Ford's national Marketing Dealer Advisory Board and is chairman of the 2013 Detroit …
