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GM leads way into downward spiral as auto anxiety soars

9:53 AM Fri, Jun 27, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

The Detroit auto industry appeared to be imploding Thursday, according to USA Today. Shares of General Motors (GM) stock hadn't traded so cheaply since the......

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Ford cuts N. American production, cuts profit goal

10:15 AM Thu, May 22, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. no longer expects to return to profitability by 2009 and is cutting North American production of pickups and SUVs for......

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Ford designs new child crash test dummy

12:11 PM Thu, May 08, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

DETROIT — Ford has redesigned the midsection of child-size crash-test dummies to help carmakers invent seat belts that could protect children against abdominal injuries,......

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York: Ford should unload Volvo and Mercury brands

10:28 AM Fri, May 02, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Less than a week after stressing that billionaire Kirk Kerkorian's Tracinda Corp. would remain a passive investor in Ford Motor Co., a top adviser for......

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Ford's US sales down, Toyota up in April as gas prices rise

1:43 PM Thu, May 01, 2008 | | Comments (2)
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

DETROIT -- Ford's U.S. sales dropped 12 percent but Toyota's sales edged up 3 percent in April as high gas prices accelerated consumers' rush away......

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Backseat Driver: Ford on a roll

11:40 AM Thu, Apr 24, 2008 | | Write a comment
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Ford is stepping out of the gloom that has recently overshadowed Detroit's Big Three. While Chrysler fumbles into a new era of high gas prices......

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Ford Focus is a driving force

10:15 AM Tue, Apr 15, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

A year ago, Ford Motor Co.'s sprawling assembly plant in Wayne, which builds the Focus compact car, was on the chopping block as part of......

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