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General Motors has repeatedly claimed a sales target for 2011 of 10,000 units for the plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt sedan. But, nine months into the year, they've only shipped 3,895 off the lot. In fact, in September sales numbers, released an hour ago, GM sold only 723 Volts. Will GM fail to meet its own sales predictions? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5846097&view=rss&microfeed=true I thought there were a couple of interesting items worth pointing out in the nitty-gritty of today's stellar 16% sales increase from Ford. Here they are in no particular order: More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5798150&view=rss&microfeed=true Ford's taking a $250 million loan guarantee from the U.S. government. Is that just as bad as a bailout? P.S.: We're asking, not telling. [Freep] More »
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]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5546068&view=rss&microfeed=true Hyundai America's Korean overlords reportedly considering a U.S. full-size pickup, dodge looping-in U.S. staff. [PickupTrucks] More »
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Eat your heart out George Orwell, England has begun testing satellite-based speed cameras capable of recording average speeds and reading license plates from space. Don't get any big ideas about English weather either, it works in cloudy conditions. More »
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]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5510716&view=rss&microfeed=true How Smart do the Daimler, Renault-Nissan alliance product plans look? Let's find out. [Automobile] More »
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The once-bustling GM-Toyota New United Motors plant, located at the northeastern edge of the area known as Silicon Valley and about 25 miles down the freeway from Chez Murilee, shut down on Friday. More »
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We're pretty sure things got quite exciting at the offices of Impact Racing on Friday, when the foundation used by most racing organizations to certify safety gear announced they were decertifying Impact Racing's products. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5503954&view=rss&microfeed=true How Chrysler and Lancia will make sweet Opel/Vauxhall-like love in a Fiat-owned world. [Automobile] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5499876&view=rss&microfeed=true Yup. "Maximum" Bob Lutz is retiring... again. Surprising? Not in the least. [CNBC] More »
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According to a report by the Earth Policy Institute, roughly 14 million cars in the US were scrapped during 2009, while only 10 million were sold. Why? It wasn't Cash for Clunkers. More »
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We write about a great Saab achievement, and what happens? Minutes later, The General makes a tentative deal with a Chinese car manufacturer to build two Saab models in the Middle Kingdom! More »
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Now that Koenigsegg has dropped out, Saab's going from one boutique supercar maker to another, with the AP reporting Spyker's interested. "But Spyker has no money" you say. No, they don't, but Saab comes with $600 million in loans. More »
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Yesterday was going as planned with pre-LA Auto Show news trickling out until BAM! GM announces President and CEO Fritz Henderson was resigning (fired!) and other-old-white-guy Ed Whitacre would take his place in the interim. Today's Dilbert skewers everyone involved. More »
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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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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 »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5408687&view=rss&microfeed=true Wired got it wrong, the Aptera founders weren't ousted, they're just on vacation. [PopularMechanics] More »
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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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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 »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5400469&view=rss&microfeed=true Bob Lutz is rewarded for besting us with chairmanship of Opel's board. [AutoNews] More »
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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] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5398637&view=rss&microfeed=true So Cash For Clunkers maybe wasn't amazing for the environment, either. [Detroit News] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5397936&view=rss&microfeed=true Today's big Chrysler event has started and curious folks can follow along here and here. More »
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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'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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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. More »
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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, 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. More »
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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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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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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 »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5384155&view=rss&microfeed=true Cadillac's dumping Modernista! as ad agency of record. Did someone confuse Cadillac and Buick? [GM] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5378097&view=rss&microfeed=true Mark LaNeve, the GM exec nicknamed "Sad Larry" by Jon Stewart, is out. [Twitter] More »
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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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