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12:32 PM Fri, Aug 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Gustav is coming and oil and gas prices are going up, according to The Associated Press. No surprise there. A major hurricane in the Gulf......
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12:15 PM Fri, Aug 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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You've got to hand it to Honda: It sure outplayed its big rival Toyota on the truck front. Unlike Honda, whose only venture into the......
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10:01 AM Fri, Aug 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Oil prices rose sharply this morning as Tropical Storm Gustav neared the Gulf of Mexico area, home to a quarter of U.S. crude supplies and......
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3:14 PM Thu, Aug 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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One of the more amusing frauds perpetrated on the inhabitants of Rhode Island is the idea that a pedestrian crosswalk gives them the right to......
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11:09 AM Thu, Aug 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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DETROIT -- Chrysler is looking at selling its Dodge Viper business after some third parties approached the company looking to take on the low-volume,......
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10:50 AM Thu, Aug 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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TOKYO -- Toyota lowered its global sales target for 2009 to 9.7 million vehicles on Thursday, down from an earlier 10.4 million vehicles, blaming "tough......
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10:32 AM Wed, Aug 27, 2008 | Permalink |
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Here's a sign of the times. DETROIT -- Ford said Tuesday that it's spending $75 million to turn a Michigan truck plant into a small-vehicle......
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10:04 AM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Oil prices swung rapidly higher Tuesday as Hurricane Gustav threatened major oil operations in the Gulf of Mexico, according to The Associated Press. After falling......
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10:01 AM Mon, Aug 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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TOKYO -- Toyota is raising its prices for the Prius and Harrier hybrids in Japan in response to the soaring cost of steel and other......
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9:58 AM Mon, Aug 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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CAMARILLO, Calif. -- A national survey shows gas prices have dropped 15 cents a gallon in the last two weeks, according to The Associated Press.......
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4:03 PM Fri, Aug 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK -- Oil prices tumbled more than $6 a barrel Friday - the biggest one-day percentage plunge in nearly four years - after a......
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12:44 PM Fri, Aug 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
The Associated Press published neat series of graphics recently, one of which showed the price of gasoline in a number of nations and the extent......
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12:41 PM Fri, Aug 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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Volkswagen said Friday that its global sales last month were on a par with last year's, and sales worldwide from January to July reached a......
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9:33 AM Thu, Aug 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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Tired of spending too much money on gasoline to haul around a loyal 1999 Volvo V70 wagon, I took the plunge yesterday and traded it......
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8:50 AM Thu, Aug 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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Hyundai Motor says it will bring a gasoline-electric hybrid version of its Sonata sedan to the U.S., according to USA Today. Vice President of Product......
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11:42 AM Wed, Aug 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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James E. Press, right, Chrysler's sales chief, talked with the chairman, Robert L. Nardelli, center, and a vice chairman, Thomas W. LaSorda, after a......
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11:36 AM Wed, Aug 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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This 1931 Daimler Double Six Corsica Coupe was stripped to its foundation and rebuilt before it won the Best of Show at the Pebble......
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11:33 AM Wed, Aug 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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General Motors is celebrating its 100th anniversary on September 16th--and there are some hints that it could use that day to show the final production......
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11:20 AM Wed, Aug 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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WASHINGTON -- Four small sport utility vehicles received top scores in crash tests to be released Wednesday by the insurance industry, a sign of improvement......
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10:40 AM Tue, Aug 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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Oil prices dropped near $112 a barrel Tuesday, extending an overnight decline as Tropical Storm Fay avoided wells and other oil installations in the Gulf......
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2:06 PM Fri, Aug 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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I remember a cartoon from my youth showing the driver of a sports car racing through the countryside and assuring his nervous companion, "Darn it,......
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11:00 AM Fri, Aug 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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Derek James is taking just one of his two 1988 Chevy Caprice cars to the 14th annual Woodward Dream Cruise classic-car show outside Detroit this......
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10:57 AM Fri, Aug 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK -- When Honora Wolfe and her husband moved to the outskirts of Boulder, Colo., she wanted an environmentally friendly way to commute to......
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10:39 AM Fri, Aug 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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BEIJING -- The rapid growth in Chinese sales of sedans, SUVs and light trucks slowed sharply in July as sales rose just 6.8 percent over......
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10:51 AM Thu, Aug 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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WASHINGTON -- BMW said Wednesday it was recalling 200,000 vehicles over concerns that the front passenger air bag may not deploy in a crash, according......
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10:48 AM Thu, Aug 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Phil Awker's ad for a used 2004 Chevrolet Suburban has been languishing in an online classified for more than two months,......
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10:22 AM Thu, Aug 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Early versions of the Chevrolet Volt's battery packs are powerful enough to run the high-stakes rechargeable car, but dozens of issues......
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9:45 AM Wed, Aug 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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Despite increasing rumours, Volvo is not for sale, according to senior Ford sources cited in Britain's autocar.co.uk Instead the company has decided to turn around......
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9:21 AM Wed, Aug 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Chrysler LLC Vice Chairman Tom LaSorda said Wednesday his company will invest $1.8 billion in a Detroit assembly plant, retooling it......
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3:26 PM Tue, Aug 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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Was this year's run up in oil prices just a flash in the pan? Now they are declining - to less than $115 a barrel......
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3:10 PM Tue, Aug 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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Small cars are on track to hit a sales level this year not seen since the 1980s -- if automakers can build enough, according to......
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3:07 PM Tue, Aug 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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DETROIT -- Hybrid car owners are some of the most loyal in the U.S. market, with nearly half purchasing a vehicle of the same make......
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1:19 PM Fri, Aug 08, 2008 | Permalink |
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Supply is rising. Speculators are leaving. U.S. consumers are driving less. Blogger and strategist Paul Kedrosky sees oil falling more and settling as low as......
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2:39 PM Thu, Aug 07, 2008 | Permalink |
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General Motors swung by Brown University late last week with two of its Chevrolet Equinox Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicles. I took a ride and it......
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10:21 AM Thu, Aug 07, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEW YORK -- Lexus once again stands alone atop a closely watched list of vehicle dependability after Buick slipped from the No. 1 spot it......
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10:10 AM Thu, Aug 07, 2008 | Permalink |
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TOKYO - Toyota's fiscal first-quarter profit plunged 28 percent from the previous year as slipping North American sales, a strong yen and rising material costs......
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1:17 PM Wed, Aug 06, 2008 | Permalink |
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AT today's prices, it's understandable that drivers accustomed to filling their gas tanks with premium would be looking for ways to ease the financial pain.......
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11:27 AM Wed, Aug 06, 2008 | Permalink |
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Here's a new way to save a little money at the gas pump. At least, if you are filling up at the Cumberland Farms at......
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11:27 AM Wed, Aug 06, 2008 | Permalink |
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DETROIT -- The chairman of General Motors, Rick Wagoner, has the "unified support" of the board and will continue to lead the troubled automaker, G.M.'s......
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11:21 AM Wed, Aug 06, 2008 | Permalink |
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John Fischer, owner of a consulting firm in Houston, booked a midsize rental car with Avis for his trip to Orlando last month. So he......
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4:34 PM Tue, Aug 05, 2008 | Permalink |
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If you're wondering why Ford, which recently sold its Jaguar and Land Rover units to India's Tata Motors - may be thinking about selling its......
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12:09 PM Tue, Aug 05, 2008 | Permalink |
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Car buyers sued Ford on Monday complaining that a limited edition of a modified Ford Mustang was not so limited after all, according to The......
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11:55 AM Mon, Aug 04, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Bertone-built BAT 11 concept car. Rallying from the brink of bankruptcy, Italy's oldest car-design company is racking up new contracts and looking to......
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12:47 PM Fri, Aug 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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