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Beijing Auto makes GM offer on Opel

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:00:00 EST

General Motors Corp. has increased its negotiating options for its German subsidiary Adam Opel GmbH by obtaining a second offer from Beijing Automotive Industry Corp.

Scott Burgess: Testing the toughest Lincoln

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:00:00 EST

I was surprised when one of my friends told me she bought the 2009 Lincoln MKX. It's a crossover I never considered someone under 30 might decide to make a long-term commitment.

Chrysler's product lineup struggles in showrooms

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:32:00 EST

DETROIT -- The latest numbers on auto sales show that Chrysler needs to quickly figure out how to navigate the car market as deftly as it did bankruptcy court. Ford's Fusion midsize car outsold all eight Chrysler brand models combined in June. Only one Chrysler Group LLC model showed a sales increase over June of last year, the Dodge Challenger muscle car.

VW readies to go electric

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:00:00 EST

Volkswagen AG hopes to introduce its first electric cars on the market in 2013, the German automaker's chief executive said Friday.

Bankruptcy judge could rule on GM asset sale this weekend

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:22:00 EST

New York-- A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge ended General Motors Corp.'s asset sale hearing Thursday without signaling when or how he might rule on GM's request to sell its best assets to form a new company that would emerge from bankruptcy largely debt-free.

Daniel Howes: Brutal, unforgiving change was inevitable

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:22:00 EST

Years ago, in a fit of organizational zeal, I customized an online stock chart to get a quick scan of important Michigan companies -- 10 of them in all, including the three automakers, five auto suppliers, a retailer and one bank.

Cummins reopening Ind. plant where Dodge Ram engine made; another closes

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:00:00 EST

Cummins is recalling 400 laid-off workers as it resumes production at a Columbus factory, while nearly 300 people lost their jobs as an auto parts company idled a plant in nearby Shelbyville.

Allen Park-based parts maker shutting down Indiana plant

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:32:00 EST

SHELBYVILLE -- Meridian Automotive Systems is idling a central Indiana factory, putting 295 people out of work.

Lawyers wrap up; GM awaits judge's decision on sale of best assets

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:27:00 EST

New York-- A judge ended the General Motors Corp. asset sale hearing at about 4 p.m. without signaling when he might decide whether to let the bankrupt automaker emerge as a new, largely debt-free company.

U.S. highway deaths fall to lowest level since 1961

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:32:00 EST

Washington -- Traffic deaths fell to their lowest level since 1961 in the United States last year, the Transportation Department reported today.