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New GM, Chrysler Leaders -- Wrong for the Jobs

Steve Parker | Posted 07.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Alixpartners, Chrysler, Obama Auto Team, Sergio Marchionne Fiat, Washington DC, Cars, Fiat, Daimler, Cerberus Capital Management, Robert Nardelli, General Motors Bankruptcy, Robert Kidder, Al Koch, Detroit, Cinquecento, China, Duracell, Business News

The Harvard MBAs in the auto executive suites wouldn't know a good car if they got run over by one. And ultimately it's the cars which are going to save GM and Chrysler.

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Solar Plane, Electric Cars And Oil: Green Winners And Losers (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 06.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Sunseeker II, Daimler, Tesla Motors, Electric Cars, Cars, Dave Burdick, Solar Power, Shell Oil, Green News

More dispatches from Huffington Post Green editor Dave Burdick. In this week's video: The Sunseeker II solar plane video Conversation at HuffPost G...

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DoE's Chu Wants to Gut Long-Term/Long-Range Fuel Cell Vehicles Program in Favor of Short-Term/Short-Range Plug-In Hybrids

Peter Hoffmann | Posted 06.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Plug-in Hybrid, Fuel Cell, James Woolsey, Daimler, Environmental, Joe Romm, Gm, Hydrogen, Toyota, Global Warming, Cars, Green News

American car makers and the government didn't take the Japanese seriously with their funny little, cheap-to-run, quality cars. Ditto with the Koreans, Toyota and Honda.

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Will Tesla Be A Giant In 10 Years? Join The Conversation!

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 06.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Daimler, Tesla Motors, Poll, Electric Cars, Cars, Green Cars, Green Technology, Green News

Daimler AG just bought about a tenth of Tesla Motors -- the guys making the coolest-looking electric cars right now. But one HuffPost Green commenter ...

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Obama: "Ich bin ein Chrysler!"

Steve Parker | Posted 05.31.2009 | Business

Obama talked his usual great game of absolute confidence at the end of his announcement this morning, telling the country, "If you're going to buy a new car, buy an American car."

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January Car Sales -- a Final Reckoning Begins in Earnest ?

Steve Parker | Posted 03.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Big Pharma, Porsche, Scion, Automotive News, Chrysler, President Obama, Isuzu, Mercedes-Benz, Cars, Fiat, Ford, Gmac, Buy American, Chevy Silverado, Cerberus Capital Management, General Motors, Maybach, Stimulus Package, Hyundai, Hertz, Barbara Mikulski, Toyota, Detroit Three, Chevy Malibu, Lexus, Mexico, Xerox, Smart Car, Automotive Fleet, Subaru, Daimler, Japan, Europe, China, Business News

Until the travel business picks up and businesses in general start replacing their vehicle fleets, Detroit will be outside looking in.

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Five Scariest Detroit Auto Show Moments -- 2009

Steve Parker | Posted 02.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Lithium-Ion Battery, Chevy Volt, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Tesla Motors, Chengfeng, Chrysler, Mercedes-Benz ML320 Bluetec, Cars, Detroit Auto Show, Consumer Reports, Geely, Dodge Ram, Motor Trend, BYD Auto, Prius Plug-in Hybrid, Mini, Ford Flex, North American Car and Truck of the Year, Smart Electric, Chery, Bob Nardelli, Swatch Watch, Gm, Ford F-150, Penske Automotive Group, Cnbc, Chinese Cars, Ford, Detroit Three, Detroit Automakers, BMW Group, North American International Auto Show, Tokyo Motor Show, Roger Penske, Mini E, Warren Buffett, Daimler, Brilliance, Nactoy, Volkswagen Jetta Diesel, Hyundai Genesis, Business News

America is the world's biggest automotive market, yet offers very little in the way of independent analysis and car, truck or motorcycle testing.

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Car sales, 2008; even worse than we thought

Steve Parker | Posted 02.06.2009 | Business

Read More: World Rally, Pony Cars, Porsche, Automotive News, Chrysler, Ford Mustang, Hemi Engines, The Wizard of Oz, Isuzu, Obama Administration, Mercedes-Benz, Cars, New York Federal Reserve, Fuji Heavy Industries, Ford, Volkswagen, Maybach, Motor Trend, Nissan, Dodge Challenger, Cadillac Srx, Chevrolet Equinox, Scotland, Mercury Milan Hybrid, Timothy Geithner, Huffington Post, Buick Lacrosse, GMAC Bailout, Pickups, TV Pitchman Vince, FICO Score, 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, Toyota, Gm, Minivan, Ford F-150, Detroit Three, Associated Press, Chicago Cubs, American Honda, Gmc, Smart Car, Wall Street, Colin Mcrae, Detroit Three Loans, Cadillac Cts Wagon, Subaru, Bmw, Car Czar, Daimler, Mitsubishi, Treasury Secretary, SUV Sales, Credit Unions, Ford Fusion Hybrid, Business News

Monday brought three conference calls, each about an hour, with executives from each of the Detroit Three announcing, dissecting and, most of all, spi...

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Toyota Projects First-Ever Annual Loss; Congress Disses Detroit

Steve Parker | Posted 01.23.2009 | Business

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Congress took a perverse pleasure in giving Detroit's CEOs and the UAW president the third degree -- unnecessary theater while our country suffers this economic decline.

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Toyota Republicans Should Cut Their Own Pay

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 01.22.2009 | Business

Read More: National Review, Sen. Lamar Alexander, Sen. John Cornyn, $700 Billion Bailout, Honda, Diet, Big Three, Toyota Republicans, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Aig, Auto Bailout, Daimler, Mercedes-Benz, Sen. Thad Cochran, Nissan, President Bush, Great Depression, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Germany, Washington Mutual, Gm, Sen. Richard Shelby, United Autoworkers, Ford, Fannie Mae, Toyota, Sen. Jim DeMint, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Sen. Bob Corker, House of Councillors, Japan, Economic Policy Institute, Chrysler, Bmw, Freddie Mac, Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, South Korea, Sen. Saxby Chambliss, Sen. Johnny Isakson, New York Times, Bear Stearns, Sen. Mitch McConnell, Uaw, Business News

Clearly the allegiance of the Republicans who opposed the loan to save GM and Chrysler is not with the US, which would lose 900,000 jobs if just GM closed, and more than 2.1 million if the Big Three did.

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Who is a Top Exec at Cerberus/Chrysler?!?!

Steve Parker | Posted 11.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Sarah Palin Dan Quayle, GM Chrysler Deal, Detroit Three, John Snow, GM Chrysler Merger, Cars, Detroit News, Ford, Chrysler Nissan Deal, Nissan Renault, Daimler, Cerberus Capital Management, Phoenix, Dan Quayle, Phoenix Business Journal, Alaska, Treasury Secretary, Business News

Whew! I thought Cerberus might really be in over their heads with their purchase of Chrysler from Daimler. Now that we know Dan Quayle is on the front lines, though, we can sleep a little sounder this evening.

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NHTSA: Ford's Chinese Tire Troubles; Kerkorian Selling Ford; Unsafe Knock-Offs; Americans Driving Less

Steve Parker | Posted 11.21.2008 | Business

Read More: Lee Iacocca, Lincoln MKX, Taiwan, Chrysler, Ford Mustang, Cars, China, 2008 Beijing Olympics, China Products, Mercury Grand Marquis, Daimler, Los Angeles Auto Show, Specialty Equipment Market Association, Chinese Exports, Munich, Nhtsa, Ford Focus, Nbc, Chrysler PT Cruiser, Toyota, Gm, Ford F-150, Shanghai Baolong Automotive, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Cerberus, Las Vegas, Ford Motor Co, Ford Explorer, Ford Expedition, Ford Escape, Kirk Kerkorian, Big Willie Robinson, Ford Fusion, Harry Reid, Ford Edge, Taiwanese, Sema, Automechanika, Frankfurt, Business News

There's good news, bad news and -- finally -- some smart, encouraging news by and for American drivers.

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Notes on Europe - Chrysler's troubles, Nardelli speaks, VW buys-out dealers, death of a neo-fascist

Steve Parker | Posted 11.12.2008 | Business

Chrysler's CEO, Robert Nardelli, who has been running the company for just 14 months, fears the collapse of an "extremely fragile" auto industry amid ...

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One American Carmaker -- Our Best Solution?

Steve Parker | Posted 11.12.2008 | Business

Read More: Wall Street Bailout, Chrysler, Secret Service, Cars, Gas/Electric Hybrid, Ford, Home Depot, Aig, Daimler, Cerberus Capital Management, General Motors, Hybrid Cars, Countrywide Financial, Detroit, Nissan, Los Angeles Times, North America, Toyota, Gm, Mazda, Detroit Three, Washington DC, European Union, Times of London, Escape Hybrid, Altima Hybrid, Gmac, Wall Street, Mercury Mariner Hybrid, Hillary Clinton, Asian, Auto Industry, President Clinton, Business News

If the Detroit Three were to merge into one company, ownership shared with the American people, it could benefit everyone; the carmakers, their dealers and their customers

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Major car-maker haps: Detroit gets their bailout, Daimler selling their last 20% of Chrysler, world's largest Chevrolet dealer group closes

Steve Parker | Posted 10.26.2008 | Business

Three major events involving the world of cars, politics and finance, both in the US and abroad. First, Automotive News reports, "Automakers and supp...

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Smart Cars Have A Year-Long US Waiting List?

BusinessWeek | Jack Ewing | Posted 09.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Gas Prices, Smartcar, Daimler, Smart Car, Reducing Emissions, Smart Car Sales, Cars, Reducing Gas Use, Business News

Stuttgart - For most of its 10-year history, Daimler's (DAI) Smart car division has had a reputation for making small cars that lose big money. In 200...

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DaimlerChrysler Fined $30 For Failing Fuel-Efficiency Standards

Bloomberg Via NYT | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Bmw, Daimler, Daimlerchrysler, Eric Bolton, Fuel-Efficiency Standard, Mileage Standards, Fuel-Efficiency, Business News

DaimlerChrysler paid a $30 million fine in 2007, the most ever by an automaker, for failing to meet federal fuel-efficiency standards, according to th...

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Chrysler Recalls 600,000 Vehicles

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Car Recall, Truck Recall, Dodge, Daimler, Chrysler, Dodge Trucks, Business News

Chrysler LLC said Friday it is recalling nearly 600,000 Dodge trucks and vans to address concerns that the vehicles could shift out of park without th...

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Smart Car Is Coming To America

NPR | Frank Langfitt | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Dieter Zetsche, Gas Prices, Daimler, Smart Car Coming to America, Smart Car, Hummer, Smart Car America, Business News

The Smart car is coming to America. Next month, dealers in the U.S. will begin selling the tiny vehicle best known for slipping into tight parking sp...

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