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Five Things Mr. Obama Must Say About Detroit -- and Fast

Steve Parker | Posted 02.18.2009 | Business

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Fuel Costs, Toyota, Chrysler, Detroit Three, Corporate Average Fuel Economy, Volvo, Cars, Ford, Barack Obama, Nissan, Saab, Chevrolet Cruze, Hydrogen Economy, Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicles, Manhattan Project, General Motors, Daewoo Lacetti, Natural Gas, Chrysler Financial, Europe, Johnson Controls, Business News
Steve Parker

While GM and Chrysler both remain on life support (and Ford has also been talking with the government about a credit line or loan), the car and truck business around the world is not doing much better than Detroit.

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Some Good -- and Fun -- Automotive News for the Holidaze

Steve Parker | Posted 01.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Cell Phones, Tarp, Automotive News, Good Sam Club, Chevy Volt, Troubled Assets Relief Program, Tata Motors, Honda Accord, Rose Parade Committee, Chrysler, Rick Wagoner, Honda, Federal Reserve, Cars, F1, The Oscars, Ford, FCX Clarity, General Motors Acceptance Corporation, Gmac, Representative Sandy Levin, Senator Carl Levin, Jean Shepherd, General Motors, Japanese Cars, Suburban, Hyundai, Christmas, Pasadena Rose Parade, Nobuhiko Kawamoto, GMAC Bailout, Jaguar, Hyundai Excel, Toyota, Chevrolet, Washington DC, American Honda, Land Rover, Red Ryder Bb Gun, Floorplanning, Formula One, Chevrolet Cruze, Asimo, Daisy Red Ryder Bb Gun, Landline Phones, Rolls-Royce Phantom, Honda Super Cub, Pasadena, Santa Claus, Subaru, Hawaii, Business News
Steve Parker

Really wish there were better news to post about, but the auto industry is reeling worldwide, and there's no better example than Toyota.

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White House Still "Gathering Information" While Detroit Suppliers go Bankrupt

Steve Parker | Posted 01.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Toyota Camry, Chapter 11, White House, Thailand, Troubled Assets Relief Program, Flint, Chrysler, Rick Wagoner, United Auto Workers, Cars, Detroit News, Arizona, Facebook, Ford, Detroit Newspapers, Key Plastics, Los Angeles Auto Show, Mark Fields, Southern California, Larry King, Daewoo Lacetti, General Motors, Japanese Cars, Ford Flex, President Bush, Carl Levin, President-Elect Barack Obama, China Brilliance, Uaw, Bankruptcy, Gm, Minivan, Alan Mulally, Special Devices, Detroit Three, Gran Torino, Detroit Free Press, Washington DC, Sandy Levin, Clint Eastwood, Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet Cruze, Bill Ford, TARP and Auto Bailout, Henry Ford, Detroit Three Loans, South Korea, European Cars, Henry Paulson, Sabic, Detroit Bailout, Automaker Bailout, Detroit, Big Three Automakers, Detroit Automakers, Unions, Auto Industry, Automakers, Jobs, Bailout, Unemployment, The Big 3, Labor Unions, Detroit Bailout Reaction, Detroit Auto Show, Business News
Steve Parker

Even Bush doesn't want to go down in history as the man who oversaw the destruction of GM, Ford and Chrysler (I hope), and I'd guess Obama wishes he could install his own new team now and fire Paulson.

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Los Angeles Auto Show -- Clean Diesels Clean Up

Steve Parker | Posted 12.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Saturn, Chrysler, Scion xB, Stick Shift, Cars, Ford, Clean Diesel, Nissan, Brad Pitt, Blue Drive Hybrid System, Los Angeles Auto Show, General Motors, Touareg TDI, Hyundai, Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Los Angeles Auto Show Green, Climate Change, Computers, Hydrogen-Powered Cars, Volkswagen CC, Nissan 370z, Energy, Corvette ZR1, Infiniti G37, Toyota Camry Hybrid, Gm, Afghanistan, Nissan Cube, Carlos Ghosn, Chevrolet, 2010 Camaro, Porsche, Jetta TDI Cup, Daewoo, Green Car of the Year, Smart ForTwo, Manual Transmission, Continuously Variable Transmission, Ferrari, Chevrolet Cruze, Chevrolet Volt, Q7, Smart Car, Dodge, Datsun, Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid, Fuel Cells, Audi, Chevrolet Corvette, Bmw, Christianity, Jeep, Hyundai Genesis, Volkswagen Jetta Diesel, Brabus, q5, a3, Cvt, a4, Future Fuel, Business News
Steve Parker

At this year's Los Angeles Auto Show, the 205-mile per hour, $100,000, 2009 Corvette ZR1 is relegated to the very rear of the Chevrolet exhibit, like the "adults only" section in video stores.

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

Steve Parker | Posted 12.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Russia, Congress, US Auto Industry, Chrysler, Car Dealerships, The Huffington Post, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Honda, Dodge Viper, Cars, Detroit Auto Show, Future of General Motors, Mike Pence, Ford, St. Petersburg, Automakers, Auto Bailout, Obama Auto Industry, Los Angeles Auto Show, Green Cars, Southern California, General Motors, Hybrid Cars, US Senate, Los Angeles Auto Show Green, Electric Cars, Congressional Oversight, Detroit, Greensburg Indiana, Nissan Motors, Detroit Auto Industry, Fuel Economy, Bankruptcy, Gm, Environmentalists, Detroit Three, Jeep Commander. Hemi Hybrids, Washington DC, American Honda, Daewoo, Honda Fit, Continuously Variable Transmission, Barack Obama, American Auto Industry, Las Vegas, Auto Industry Rescue Legislation, Chevrolet Cruze, Chevrolet Volt, Dodge, XTRONIC CVT, South Korea, Kirk Kerkorian, Harry Reid, Consumers, Jeep, Auto Industry Bailout, Europe, Auto Industry, Golden Parachutes, Lordstown, Detroit Automakers, Reid Auto Bailout, Automaker Bailout, Automobiles, Business News
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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October car/truck sales reports - Fuel for Obama campaign

Steve Parker | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iowa, Chrysler, George W. Bush, Cars, Detroit News, Detroit Auto Show, Ford, Democratic Party, Robert Lutz, Mississippi, Bailout, New Jersey, General Motors, Paris Car Show, Tennessee, Nissan, Michigan, Renault, John McCain, California, Gm, Cnbc, Indiana, Detroit Three, Ohio, French, Washington DC, Chrysler Nissan Deal, Barack Obama, New York, Texas, Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet Cruze, Alabama, Politics News
Steve Parker

This Monday, the new car and truck sales reports for the month of October will be announced, and are expected to be the worst in 25-or-more years. T...

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GM/Chrysler Merger - 70,000 Idled

Steve Parker | Posted 11.29.2008 | Business

Read More: Slovakia, Hemi Hybrids, Chrysler, Dodge Viper, Norway, Cars, Spain, Ford, Dodge Durango Hybrid, Chevrolet General Manager Ed Pepper, Ford Escape Hybrid, SEMA Show, Los Angeles Auto Show, Cerberus Capital Management, Daewoo Lacetti, General Motors, Greece, Robert Nardelli, Hybrid Cars, Finland, Mercury Milan Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrids, Portugal, Chrysler Aspen Hybrid, Detroit One, Chrysler CEO, Czech Republic, Kurt Busch, Bob Nardelli, National Legal and Policy Center, Ford Fusion Hybrid, GM Chrysler Deal, Detroit Three, GM Chrysler Merger, Daewoo, Chevrolet Cruze, Gmac, Peter Flaherty, South Korea, Roger Penske, Mercury Mariner Hybrid, Nlpc, Business News
Steve Parker

It wasn't hard to predict the demise of the "Hemi hybrid," but the end came a lot faster than expected. They should have given them a full year of production before, literally, pulling the plug.

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Lamborghini hybrids, Citroen diesel/electrics, Honda's Prius-fighter, budget Ferraris and more from the Paris Car Show

Steve Parker | Posted 11.02.2008 | Green

Read More: Lithium-Ion Battery, Russia, Automotive News, Lamborghini Hybrid, Nissan Nuvu EV Concept, Cars, Gas/Electric Hybrid, Ferrari California, Stop-Start System, Paris, Nubira, St. Petersburg, Lamborghini Estoque Hybrid Photos, VW Group, A1 Sportback, Dual-Clutch Transmission, Lamborghini Estoque, Paris Car Show, Automatic Hardtop, Toyota Prius, Chevy Cobalt, Silicon Valley CEOs, Nissan, Porte De Versailles, Tokyo, Honda Insight, Renault, Nashville, Diesel/Electric Hybrid, Citroen Hypnos, Carlos Ghosn, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Prius-Fighter, Daewoo, Renault Nissan Electric Cars, Los Angeles, Hybrid Honda Insight, Toyota Europe, Formula One, Chevrolet Cruze, Smart Car, Renault Megane, Lamborghini Gallardo, South Korea, Turbodiesel, Audi, Europe, Citroen C3 Picasso Minivan, Lordstown, Green News
Steve Parker

Opening in the shadow of the worst auto sales in the US in over 15 years, the biennial Paris Car Show begins welcoming the public this Saturday and ru...

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