Automakers eager to open up the 'other' China
msnbc - 05/16/2012 21:21
Despite an unexpected slowdown in sales earlier this year, the Chinese auto market is expected to hit an industry-record 20 million vehicles this year â€" prompting manuf...
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Buffett snags 10 million shares of GM stock
msnbc - 05/16/2012 13:42
Analysts and investors alike will be watching the ticker closely this week to see how the market responds to word that the "Oracle of Omaha" has grabbed 10 million shares...
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Buffet snags 10 million shares of GM stock
msnbc - 05/16/2012 13:35
Analysts and investors alike will be watching the ticker closely this week to see how the market responds to word that the "Oracle of Omaha" has grabbed 10 million shares...
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Report: GM to drop all Facebook advertising
msnbc - 05/15/2012 12:35
In what could speak to Facebook's viability as advertising medium just days before what is shaping up as a possible record initial public offering, General Motors says it...
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Feds look into report Hyundai air bag sliced ear
msnbc - 05/14/2012 10:21
Federal safety regulators are investigating a complaint that a car owner's ear was cut in half when a side air bag inflated in a Hyundai Elantra.
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Carroll Shelby dies at 89; cult classic car designer
LaTimes - 05/12/2012 01:14
He retired from racing and built the Cobra, which married Ford V-8 engines with a lightweight British chassis. He later worked with Ford on the Mustang.Carroll Shelby, th...
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Shelby leaves behind smokin' legend of sports cars
msnbc - 05/11/2012 16:56
So death finally overtook cantankerous ol' Shel. It was a hell of a contest, begun in the 1950s, when Carroll Shelby, who went on to fame and fortune as a sports-car buil...
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A bull market for collector cars
LaTimes - 05/10/2012 18:07
One gauge shows the value of collectible cars has risen 33% since the depth of the recession in 2009. The growth has been fueled by the finding that they have performed w...
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US traffic deaths at lowest level since 1949
msnbc - 05/08/2012 09:56
U.S. traffic fatalities continue to plunge, reaching their lowest level since 1949, well before the creation of the American interstate highway system.
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Chrysler recalls 127,350 Chargers, Chrysler 300s
msnbc - 05/07/2012 07:07
Chrysler is recalling some 127,350 current model Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 vehicles in the U.S. and Canada due to potential problems in electrical stability control ...
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Automakers rein in incentives as sales increase
msnbc - 05/13/2012 08:56
One unfortunate byproduct of strong sales is automakers' are able to rein in their incentive spending. According to Edmunds.com, incentives are at their lowest levels in ...
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Saturday Drive: The story behind 'The Avengers' Acura NSX
LaTimes - 05/12/2012 05:00
Start off your weekend of motoring with a quick take on something fast, fun or rare that's recently grabbed our attention in the automotive world.If you were one of the 1...
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Investment community gives Tesla Motors vote of confidence
LaTimes - 05/12/2012 01:14
Despite Tesla's wider first-quarter loss, analysts express optimism about prospects for the Palo Alto electric-car start-up.DeLorean Motor Co. never had a future to get b...
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Recalled cars often go unrepaired
LaTimes - 05/12/2012 01:14
The editors of Edmunds.com's online auto forum recently noticed a wave of complaints about engine fires in older-model General Motors vehicles, primarily in vehicles equi...
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Carroll Shelby, muscle-car legend, dies at 89
msnbc - 05/11/2012 14:28
Carroll Shelby, the legendary car designer and champion auto racer who built the fabled Shelby Cobra sports car and injected testosterone into Ford's Mustang and Chrysler...
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Honda wins appeal in Civic hybrid mileage lawsuit
LaTimes - 05/09/2012 18:14
A Los Angeles County judge rules in favor of the automaker, which previously lost a lawsuit in Small Claims Court over the Civic hybrid's advertised fuel economy.In a leg...
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Honda wins appeal of small-claims hybrid ruling
msnbc - 05/09/2012 10:21
A Los Angeles County judge overturned a nearly $10,000 small-claims judgment against American Honda Motor Co. that was won by a car owner who said the automaker misrepres...
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Toyota to treble profit this year, trim costs
msnbc - 05/09/2012 05:21
Toyota Motor Corp expects to treble its operating profit this year to more than $12.5 billion - still less than half what it earned before the global financial crisis - a...
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