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Holden Commodore Coming to U.S. as Pontiac G8
GM product chief Bob Lutz says the Commodore SS, the V-8 version of the sedan, will be rebadged as the Pontiac G8 to fill a void in Pontiac's U.S. lineup.
By Alan Harman • Jan. 9, 2007 -
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Land Rover Growing in Russia
One of the advantages Land Rover has in Russia is a consumer base that does not have a long history of vehicle ownership.
By Byron Pope • Jan. 7, 2007 -
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Changfeng Sees Small Initial Volumes in U.S.
Changfeng came to the Detroit show, the largest in North America, to better understand the tastes of U.S. car buyers.
By Christie Schweinsberg • Jan. 7, 2007 -
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Pontiac G6, Torrent Get GXP Boost at NAIAS
The Torrent GXP powers up with a 252-hp version of GM’s 3.6L DOHC V-6.
By Scott Anderson • Jan. 7, 2007 -
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Camaro Convertible to Join Coupe in ’09
The Camaro Convertible is nearly identical to the Camaro coupe concept that premiered last year in Detroit.
By Scott Anderson • Jan. 5, 2007 -
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It’s Really Eleven Shows in One
To say the Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Assn. show is just another car show is like saying the Lamborghini Murcielago is just another car.
By DAVE SKROBOT • Jan. 1, 2007 -
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AutoNation Goes with Go, Says Bye to Elway
AutoNation Inc. is ending its eight-year relationship with football legend John Elway in the Denver, CO, market.
By Cliff Banks • Jan. 1, 2007 -
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Hot Car Kid, But
It may strike some people as funny that a precocious three-year-old boy bought a $22,750 car from eBay, using his mother's account.
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Minnesota Eyes a Car Buyers’ Bill of Rights
Minnesota may be getting a Car Buyers' Bill of Rights similar to one enacted in California. Such a legislative proposal from Sen.-elect Ron Latz, and other potential consumer-protection bills under discussion, are evidence of a new Democratic majority in the Minnesota House and Senate.
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ACH Expects More Plant Sales in Early ‘07
After spending more than a year fixing up 12 North American parts plants and meeting with potential buyers, Ford Motor Co.'s Automotive Components Holdings LLC announces agreements to sell three of the facilities in a flurry of year-end salesmanship.
By Tom Murphy • Jan. 1, 2007 -
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Domestic Sourcing
As some U.S. auto makers undertake harsh production cuts over the next few years due to falling demand, several car companies will add vehicles currently assembled overseas to the North American manufacturing mix.
By Ward's Staff • Jan. 1, 2007 -
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Study Says IT’s Role Is Growing
Information technology may be a missing main ingredient for boosting auto industry performance and growth, according to an Accenture consulting firm survey.
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Freightliner Adds Capacity in Mexico
Groundbreaking is set for 2007 while production is slated to begin in 2009.
By Ward's Staff • Dec. 20, 2006 -
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Autobytel to Get $20 Million from Dealix
Settlement with Dealix is an early Christmas gift for Autobytel.
By Cliff Banks • Dec. 20, 2006 -
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At 90, UAW’s Doug Fraser Sizes Up Industry Crisis
The former UAW president continues to teach and admits the union and Big Three auto makers “got careless” in allowing vehicle quality to slip in the 1970s.
By David C. Smith • Dec. 19, 2006 -
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Delphi’s Miller Steps Aside as Investment Firm Puts Up $3.4 Billion
The deal is contingent on Delphi reaching a labor agreement with its unions and GM and includes the replacement of CEO Robert S. “Steve” Miller.
By Ward's Staff • Dec. 18, 2006 -
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India’s Mahindra to Enter U.S. Market
Georgia-based Global Vehicles U.S.A. Inc. has been given exclusive rights to market Mahindra vehicles.
By Alan Harman • Dec. 18, 2006 -
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Dealers Remember Hard-Driving Sales Exec
Robert B. McCurry Jr., a hard-driving auto executive who introduced rebates as a sales incentive, died at his Delaware home last month at age 83 of prostate cancer. McCurry spent the first 28 years of his automotive career with Chrysler Corp., advancing from an apprentice district sales manager in Wisconsin, to group vice president of automotive sales and marketing. A year after retiring from Chrysler
Dec. 1, 2006 -
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Colorado Copycat
Representatives from the big global car companies were delighted when tens of thousands of visitors crushed into their display areas at the recent Beijing auto show to ooh and ah over their vehicles on opening day Nov. 18.
By Vince Courtenay • Dec. 1, 2006 -
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Land Rover LR2 Rolls Out in L.A.
Land Rover is launching the all-new Freelander in the U.K., with the cross/utility vehicle's rollout to continue throughout Europe in first-quarter 2007 and the rest of the world, including the U.S., in the second quarter.
By Alisa Priddle • Dec. 1, 2006 -
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Mitsubishi Keeps Raider
The midsize Raider pickup convinced just 410 buyers in October, but Mitsubishi Motors North America Inc. says it has no plans to discontinue the truck. With long lags between production runs, Mitsubishi dealers now are beginning to receive '07 Raiders, says Daniel Kuhnert, MMSA senior vice president-sales. And despite an annual selling rate of less than 5,000 units, Kuhnert says Mitsubishi will not
By Bill Visnic • Dec. 1, 2006 -
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Hire and Keep the Best
An old boss, responding to a comment I made, said, That is a blinding flash of the obvious. Here's another: Turnover in sales and service is just too high in America's dealerships. OK, what are we doing about it? Fortunately for dealers. new employee-retention programs now are available to help slow down the revolving door at dealerships. These tools are designed to help attract and retain higher-caliber
By Jim Leman • Dec. 1, 2006 -
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Getting Inside Customers’ Minds at the SEMA Show
I didn't see any psychologists and their couches anywhere on the exhibition floors for the Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Assn. show of auto accessories and aftermarket products here. But so much of the auto extravaganza is tied to psychographics, which for marketers represents a deeper level than demographics that sorts consumers by factors such as age, sex, income and marital status.
By DAVID SKROBOT • Dec. 1, 2006 -
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911 Targa Series Features AWD, Glass Roof
Top speeds for the Targa 4 and Targa 4S are 174 mph and 179 mph, respectively.
By Ward's Staff • Nov. 30, 2006 -
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Protesters Highlight Lax LA Show Security
If Los Angeles truly wants to become one of the world’s premier auto shows, it is going to have to improve security.
By Drew Winter • Nov. 30, 2006
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