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Car Dealers Struggle To Stay Above Water
Even as the spotlight has been trained on struggling Detroit automakers, many of the nation's 20,000 auto dealers are fighting their own battle for survival.
Faced with high fixed costs and few car buyers, dealers are cutting salaries, laying off wo ...
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Car Sales Not As Horrid In March
Automakers sold new vehicles at an annual rate of 9.86 million in March, Autodata reported Wednesday, much worse than a year ago, but up from February's 9.12 million annual pace. While more cars and trucks usually are sold in March than in February, ...
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Gates Cuts Army Combat Vehicles
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has submitted a budget that scraps Army plans for new combat vehicles after spending almost $14 billion in research and development costs because they won't adequately protect troops from roadside bombs.
Gates also rai ...
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GM Still Has Designs On Transformers
When Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen opens June 24, some of the new robot heroes will take the shape of Chevrolet vehicles, part of a deal the struggling General Motors signed for the first film, released in 2007.
The arrangement required GM to ...
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Incentives To Buy New Vehicles Please Auto Industry
President Obama dangled new car incentives in front of consumers Monday, and they were immediately embraced by the auto industry, consumer experts and some potential car buyers.
The federal government will back the warranties for any General Motors ...
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Lithium Battery Development Efforts Ramp Up
The race to develop and mass produce a powerful, cost efficient lithium ion (Li-ion) battery for hybrid and electric vehicles is heating up. Two separate consortia of industry, research, and academic organizations have been established in the past th ...
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New Muscle Car City Gets In Gear In Florida
Engines will be revved Tuesday in Punta Gorda, Fla., as Rick Treworgy's Muscle Car City opens its doors. The museum will feature nearly 200 muscle cars think Chevelles, Camaros, Corvettes.
Museum owner and auto aficionado Treworgy owns 64 Chevy Corv ...
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