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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 » Jeb_Hoge: Just a little nick on an easily replacable piece of trim (mirror housing, maybe?) oughta do it. more » AmishJohn: Wouldn't GM (or their Federal Overlords) have a fairly good fraud case on this yutz? I'd love to see the IRS send him a bill for using the car, the st... more » bzr: Wait, people still care about the New York Post? more » Alfisted: Yeah, let's get our $12,200 worth out of this one. more » mr_dude: Hurt a Vette? The means never justifies the ends. 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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#carpocalypse
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 » -
#carpocalypse
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.
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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 »
