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Posted January 24 2008 12:57 PM by Todd Lassa
DEARBORN - How do you put positive spin on a $2.75-billion loss? Point out that it's half of what you lost the year before. Ford Motor Company "narrowed" its loss for 2007 to $2.75 billion, or $1.30 per share. In 2006, it...
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Posted January 17 2008 02:15 PM by Todd Lassa
Toyota still enjoys a much greener image than General Motors, but The General has earned praise from the vegan baby sealhuggers over at PETA. GM has won the Glitterbox Award from People for the Ethical Treatment of...
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Posted January 17 2008 02:01 PM by Allyson Harwood
Sometimes in the face of the newest, hottest technology, it's the vintage models that stand out. At this year's Detroit auto show, the coolest classic was in Land Rover's display.
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Posted January 15 2008 02:32 PM by Melissa
Toyota and Mazda display the Motor Trend Calipers with pride and creativity.
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Posted January 15 2008 02:07 PM by Melissa
I finally made my way down to the lower level third hall today only to find Dub magazine cars, insurance company displays, and a few odd pieces of Chinese vehicles that have nothing to do with trucks. But they're still...
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Posted January 15 2008 11:13 AM by Angus MacKenzie
As Motor Trend predicted months ago , GM insiders have confirmed Pontiac will get a version of the Holden Commodore Ute. The Pontiac G8 ST will join the new G8 sedan late 2008 or early 2009. But our sources say...
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Posted January 15 2008 10:13 AM by Melissa
I'm here at the Detroit auto show for one more day. Mark Williams and Allyson Harwood have already departed to head back to warm L.A., leaving me to here to enjoy the first day of snow I've seen since arriving here three...
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Posted January 15 2008 09:55 AM by TT Editors
From the department of the obvious comes word that Mercedes-Benz is conceding that the R-Class has not been successful. Automotive News is reporting that Mercedes CEO Dieter Zetsche admitted that sales never reached...
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Posted January 15 2008 09:50 AM by TT Editors
You have to give it up to Chengfeng Chairman Li Jianxin. Despite a command of English that could be charitably described as elementary, he powered through a presentation extolling the virtues of his Chinese company, which...
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Grand Caravan R/T and Chrysler 300 Hollywood
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Posted January 15 2008 09:28 AM by TT Editors
Between planning the longhorn stampede for the Ram launch and the devotion of the hype machine to its own E-flex platform, Chrysler seemingly forgot about a pair of its own concept vehicles. Quietly sitting amidst the...
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Mark's second day at the NAIAS auto show: Part Two
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Posted January 15 2008 08:16 AM by Mark Williams
Subaru, 12:01 PM --Finally got the chance to get over to the Subaru area of Cobo Hall to see what the new Forester looked like. I have to say I wasn't too optimistic given what happened with the redesign of the Tribeca,...
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Mark's second day at the NAIAS auto show: Part One
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Posted January 15 2008 08:13 AM by Mark Williams
9:00 AM --I forgot a couple of very interesting things we got to see yesterday. Two of which were at the Toyota media dinner (why didn't anyone warn me about the little sausages—way too spicy. Toyota burps all night)....
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Posted January 14 2008 03:43 PM by Todd Lassa
DETROIT - Toyota isn't about to let General Motors steal its green thunder. So a year after GM showed its Chevrolet Volt plug-in concept, Toyota President Katsuaki Watanabe announced his company will produce a plug-in...
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Posted January 14 2008 03:39 PM by Frank Markus
Putting the "brief" back in press briefing, Lincoln held what must be the shortest press conference in recent Detroit-Three history, with a tiny carbon footprint -- no fireworks or pyrotechnics were employed. Just the...
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Mark's first day at the Auto Show: Part Three
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Posted January 14 2008 01:28 PM by Mark Williams
Volkswagen: 12:35 Made it to this one, where I stood and listened to many Germans practicing their English. Apparently, all those required to wear glasses have only two styles to choose from, both the same. Nothing really...
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