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Toyota U.S. Sales Slump Continues in November

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A. today reported November sales of 129,317 units, a decrease of 7.3% from the same period last year on a daily selling rate basis. On a raw volume basis, unadjusted for 24 selling days in November … Continue reading

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Chrysler Group November 2010 U.S. Sales Up 17%

Chrysler Group today reported U.S. sales of 74,152, a 17% increase compared with sales in November 2009 (63,560 units). Year-to-date the Group is at 984,509 units, of which 714,566 are trucks. November represents the eighth consecutive month of year-over-year sales … Continue reading

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Ford Motor November Sales Up 24%

Ford Motor Company reported November sales were up 24% compared to a year ago with 147,338 units sold. Year-to-date, Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales totaled 1.74 million, up 21%. This tally – based on preliminary numbers – looks to be … Continue reading

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General Motors Sales Increase 21% in November

General Motors reported 168,704 total sales in November, a 21% increase from the prior year. GM says it is now on track to gain market share for the year. If the forecast holds true, it would be the first time … Continue reading

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Chrysler Group Hiring 1000 Engineers

Chrysler Group plans to hire 1000 new engineers by the end of first quarter 2011. The reorganized company now controlled by Fiat is looking for college grads and those with more experience. Continue reading

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Wisconsin Outlaws Texting while Driving

Wisconsin is now the 30th state in the country – in addition to Washington DC and Guam – to ban texting while driving. Wisconsin’s new primary law, which went into effect today, carries fines between $20 and $400 for drivers found text messaging behind the wheel. Continue reading

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GM Will Repay $1.0 Billion of Korean Debt

General Motors Company today announced that its GM Daewoo Auto & Technology, Inc. subsidiary will fully repay its Korean revolving credit line by December 8. GM owns 70% of the automaker, which it – ironically –  acquired when the parent … Continue reading

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November U.S. Auto Sales Trending Upward

November new-vehicle retail sales continue to track at a relatively good selling pace as the month closes. The retail annual selling rate is predicted to come in at 10 million units for the second straight month, according to J.D. Power and … Continue reading

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Toyota Recalls 650,000 2004-2007 Prius Hybrids

Toyota’s Japanese executives have decided to recall 378,000 Prius vehicles in the United States from model years 2004-2007 to fix a defective water pump. The U.S. service action is part of a much larger global recall, which all told encompasses … Continue reading

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Honda Cuts Price of 2011 Insight Hybrid

The 2011 Honda Insight is officially on sale today with a less expensive base model that starts at $18,950. It’s the latest attempt by Honda to counter Toyota’s ongoing success with the Prius hybrid, which at more than 115,000 sales … Continue reading

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Boeing Phantom Eye Uses Ford Ranger Hydrogen Engines

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) has shown a new hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye unmanned airborne plane that can aloft at 65,000 feet for as many as four days. The first flight is expected at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards Air … Continue reading

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Chevy Camaro Convertible, Buick Regal Added at GM Oshawa

The Oshawa Assembly Plant in Canada today added 700 employees for a new second shift on a flexible assembly line as General Motors takes the final steps for upcoming 2011 launches of Chevrolet Camaro Convertible and Buick Regal models. Camaro … Continue reading

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2011 Honda Accord Freshening

The 2011 Honda Accord Sedan and Coupe models have changes that include improved fuel economy, modified exterior and interior styling and the addition of a new leather-Special Edition (SE) trim level at a relatively inexpensive $24,000 price. It’s a mild, … Continue reading

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Land Rover LR2 Models Recall on for Defective Airbag

Jaguar Land Rover North America is recalling model year 2010-2011 LR2 sport utility models for a defective driver’s side airbag that may not deploy because of, yes, an electrical problem. Continue reading

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Driving the Hyundai Sonata

Funny thing about incremental gains in automobiles, they eventually add to something big. Last year was something big for Hyundai Motor America as it picked up more than one percentage point of U.S. market share during the worst business climate … Continue reading

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