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Money Doesn't Buy Reliability

Scott Burgess | Posted 10.28.2009 | Business

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Scott Burgess

An interesting tidbit came out of a recent Consumer Reports study: The more money a consumer spends on a car does not translate into a more reliable vehicle.

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Congress Scraps a Good Car with Bad Steering

Dan Treul | Posted 12.20.2008 | Business

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Dan Treul

No one - this Michigan resident included - is out to defend recent management of Ford, GM and Chrysler as "efficient." It doesn't take an industry analyst to determine the status quo broken.

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Five Mistakes by DC and Detroit Hurt Detroit Three's Survival Shances

Steve Parker | Posted 12.18.2008 | Business

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Steve Parker

Sen. Reid's new bailout bill for the Detroit Three does not set additional fuel-economy requirements, nor does it establish a government oversight board. That's two strikes against getting our money's worth.

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Detroit's Rebirth as the "Arsenal for America's Future"

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 12.17.2008 | Business

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Raymond J. Learsy

What a boon it would be to have a renaissance of our historic "Detroit Arsenal," with our government and the automobile industry working together once again on a program critical to the nation's well-being.

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