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more about #industrynews more comments → If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face: Boom! The narcissistic arrogance of Barack Obama strikes again. Maybe that's a little unfair, because I can picture Dubya making the same ridiculous... more » pres: I told you, Idiocracy is coming true. more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Dude, that wasn't Jackie Chan you just decked! more » lilwillie: more » Pew Pew BOOM: So he did my brother? WTF!!!! more » mr_dude: I imagine the negotiation started with a, "We don't blame you, but..." more » snapoversteer 'bout to get told: So, this would make the third trade war he has started in the midst of a recession? Can he possibly get any more brilliant? more » mytdawg: Let's replace his new Corvette with a piece of shit 77 beater Corvette and see if he notices. I'm willing to take one for the team. A new Corvette t... more » FrankGrimes: he looks like a high school wood shop teacher. more » Pessimippopotamus: Oooooooh. Let's attach this to Gawker's patented Gawker Stalker feature, if it still exists! more » -
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Obama Goes "Boom-Boom Pow" On South Korean-U.S. Auto Trade Agreements
President Obama asked South Korea yesterday to renegotiate auto trade clauses in the South Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement due to vast differences in scale of auto exports between the two countries. More » -
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Crudele Corvette Watch: How You Can Dent A New 'Vette And Annoy A NY Post Writer
New Yorkers, be on the lookout for a douchebag NY Post writer in a brand-new Corvette. It's "business writer" John Crudele trying to screw GM using a 60-day money back guarantee Corvette as a rental while his mulletgasmic Camaro's repaired. More » -
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Wired got it wrong, the Aptera founders weren't ousted, they're just on vacation. [PopularMechanics]
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GM Chairman Asks U.S. To Pay Auto Execs More Money
We made fun of GM Chairman Whitacre's speech yesterday in Seguin, imploring him to make some news. He did. He asked for the Feds to help out (other than by providing billions of taxpayer dollars) by modifying executive pay caps. More » -
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Chrysler Kills ENVI Electric Car Program, Shocks No One
Remember the fake electric car program Chrysler showed off earlier this year in a transparent attempt to get bailout money? Fiat just canceled the entire ENVI program. So predictable. Frankly, we're more shocked Chrysler still exists. More » -
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Bob Lutz is rewarded for besting us with chairmanship of Opel's board. [AutoNews]
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VW Golf Mk1 Production Ceases After A Quarter-Century
The original Golf lived on in South Africa for 25 years, but production is ending this year. VeeDub fans covet Mk1s, so it's no surprise they were able to produce more than 500,000 of them for South Africa. [AutoTrader.ca] -
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So Cash For Clunkers maybe wasn't amazing for the environment, either. [Detroit News]
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Today's big Chrysler event has started and curious folks can follow along here and here.
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Toyota Talks Recall, Ten New Models, And Competition
In a press briefing held yesterday at the fancy-pants Detroit Athletic Club, Toyota Group Vice President and General Manager Bob Carter talked plans for ten new products for the 2010 calendar year, the fiery death floor mat recall and competition. More » -
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Ford Posts $997 Million Profit, Still Down $1.3 Billion This Year
Ford's reporting a net income of $997 million, or 29 cents per share this quarter, an improvement of $1.2 billion from third quarter, 2008. So what? They're still in the operating red by $1.3 billion this year. Analysis below. More »
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#adwatch
Less Than 1% Of GM Customers Take Money Back Guarantee Option
GM's latest numbers from their "May the Best Car Win" campaign? Of 142,000 vehicles sold, 449 customers took the money-back guarantee option, four have returned cars, and 49 vehicles are in process. Overall, less than 1% of total sales. -
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Ford Gives China's Geely "Preferred Bidder" Status For Volvo
Chinese automaker Geely is Ford's preferred bidder to purchase Volvo. Ford CFO Lewis Booth, as you'll see below, is particularly excited about the prospects and not at all worried about the possibility for General Tso-flavored Swedish meatballs. More » -
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Consumer Reports: Ford Quality Same As Toyota, Honda
Consumer Reports, in their annual initial reliability survey results released this afternoon, provides good news for Ford, which is perceived as offering quality and reliability on par with Asian automakers. Chrysler, on the other hand, dropped to near-Daewoo levels.
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Colorado Tesla Buyers Get $42,000 Tax Credit
To encourage residents to buy cars with less emissions, Colorado is offering huge tax credits on such vehicles. The biggest winner is the Tesla Roadster, which comes with a $42,000 credit. How cheap is it after the rebate? More » -
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Nissan Planning Next Micra For US Sales
After testing the waters of the cheap-car class with the sub-$10,000 Versa, Nissan is planning to enter the even-cheaper next-generation Nissan Micra into the US market as part of an effort to hit one million annual vehicle sales. More » -
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Adios, Amigos: Pick Your Part's Octopus Shuts NorCal Wrecking Yards
The rumors were swirling last week, as the two Bay Area locations of self-service wrecking-yard chain Pick Your Part stopped charging the customary $2 admission. More » -
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Cadillac's dumping Modernista! as ad agency of record. Did someone confuse Cadillac and Buick? [GM]
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Mark LaNeve, the GM exec nicknamed "Sad Larry" by Jon Stewart, is out. [Twitter]
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Chrysler: Ram Gets Own Brand, Gilles to Run Dodge Cars
The rumor Chrysler would spin off the Ram from the rest of their Dodge-y offerings as a new brand is now official. Also, star car designer Ralph Gilles, the pen-man behind the 300C, will run the ram-headed brand's car side. More » -
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Toyota Chief Blames U.S. For Inability To Make A Profit
Akio Toyoda, the head of Toyota Motor Corp, called the current dollar-yen rate "very tough" on Friday, saying weak U.S. currency made it difficult to return to profit on an unconsolidated level. Always blaming America first, eh? [Reuters] -
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Fiat to create Ram brand, rush new Chrysler...err... Fiat models to market. [Reuters]
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GM's much ballyhooed EBay car sales trial ends tomorrow. Yeah, that ended well. [Fox23News]
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#cashforclunkers
August average new vehicle fuel economy hit record 23MPG thanks to Cash For Clunkers. [TheCarConnection]
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Investment Dar's financial turmoil could hurt Aston Martin's ability to build Bond's, anyone's cars. [Autoblog]
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Tata will close either a Jaguar or Land Rover plant in England in 2014. [AutoNews]
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Fisker Granted $528 Million Loan By Feds To Develop “Low-Cost” Plug-In Hybrid
The DoE just gave Fisker a $528 million loan, part of which will bring the Fisker Karma to market in 2010, while most will go to Project NINA, a $39,900 (after tax credits) plug-in hybrid. [Fisker] -
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ZAZ Factory Catches Fire!
ZAZ, producer of legendarily bad-yet-lovable Soviet-era automobiles, saw its factory in Ukraine catch fire the other day. The paint plant went up in flames and produced much smoke for the glorification of mother Russia. More » -
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Chrysler's Jim Press Owes IRS $1 Million In Bailout Back Taxes
Despite reportedly receiving an auto bailout-sized bag of cash to leave Toyota for Chrysler, the Freep's reporting out-going Chrysler Deputy CEO Jim "Droopy Dog" Press now owes the U.S. government nearly $1 million in back taxes.
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Tesla Raises $82.5 Million, Will Build More Dealerships
Right after shipping their 700th car, Tesla has announced an infusion of $82.5 million from Daimler, Fjord Capital, Aabar, and undisclosed others, which will be used in constructing new dealerships in Monaco, South Florida, Toronto, and Washington, DC. [TechCrunch] -
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Fiat's Sergio Marchionne says European-sold Chryslers will be made in Italy. Sorry, Magna! [AutoNews]
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President Obama unveiled new, unified fuel standards today: 35.5 MPG fleet-wide by 2016. [Forbes]
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#howto
How To Screw GM Out Of Their 60-Day Money Back Guarantee
GM's just-released 60-day money back guarantee works like a charm if you're looking to screw GM out of a new car for two months. All you have to do is meet the following 13 qualifications and GM buys it back: More » -
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GM To Offer 60-Day Money Back Guarantee On All Vehicles
Channeling Lee Iacoca's "If You Can Find a Better Car, Buy It" ads, new GM chairman Ed Whitacre will be promoting a new 60-day money back guarantee on all GM vehicles starting on Monday. More » -
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BREAKING: GM board recommends sale of majority stake in Opel, Vauxhall to Magna. [GM]
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Taxpayers Likely To Get Hosed In Auto Bailout
Remember the $23 billion in "loans" the federal government handed over to GM and Chrysler? The government wants you to know you're probably not going to get all of it back. Act surprised. [AP via Twitter, Photo: Al Bello/Getty] -
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Breaking Down The U.S. Auto Industry, Flow-Chart Style
The folks at Mint.com have put together this handy post-Carpocalyptic flow chart breaking down the U.S. auto industry. Look at it as a handy 1600-pixel-wide cheat-sheet on the 'merican carmakers. Hit the jump to see it all big-like. More » -
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REPORT: GM no longer allows fleet buyers to skip out on side curtain airbags. [Autoblog]
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Honda President claims the automaker will introduce a battery electric vehicle by 2015. [GreenCarCongress]
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Audi Electric Concept Teased Despite "Idiot" Comments
Audi's been teasing an all-electric concept car for a few days, but here's the first "image" of the car, ironically coming the same day we learn Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen thinks anyone considering a Volt's an "idiot." More »
