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Nissan Leaf EV: One Man's Vision, Now Reality

Steve Parker | Posted 09.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Lithium-Ion Battery, Carson Daly, Nissan Design International, Tesla Motors, Chrysler, Cars, Gas/Electric Hybrid, Ev1, General Motors, Electric Cars, Detroit, Nissan Altima Hybrid, BMW Mini E, Howard Stringer, Yutaka Katayama, Nbc, Nashville, Carlos Ghosn, Nissan Leaf, Tokyo-Japan, Renault Nissan Electric Cars, Soichiro Honda, Los Angeles, Sunderland Uk, Chevrolet Volt, Tokyo Motor Show, Yokohama, Datsun, Smyrna, La Jolla, David Letterman, Akio Morita, Sony, Business News

When Nissan introduced their close-to-production Leaf electric vehicle yesterday, we caught a glimpse of transportation's future. You can bet that today oil companies are somewhat nervous.

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Bulletin - Clunker Program May Already Be Over!

Steve Parker | Posted 08.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Sen. Dianne Feinstein, National Automobile Dealers Association, White House, Automotive News, Fred Upton, Congress, Chrysler, Cars, Obama Administration, Car Allowance Rebate System, Ray Lahood, Susan Collins, Cash for Guzzlers, General Motors, Cash for Clunkers, Detroit, Michigan, Department of Transportation, Business News

I've said when program was first announced that the slated $1 billion would run out well before the time limit. But I don't think anyone expected this!

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How to Fix the U.S. Auto Industry

Andy Ostroy | Posted 08.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Mustang, Lincoln, Jay-Z, Chevrolet, Toyota, Gm, Beyonce, Ford, Angelina Jolie, u.s. Auto Industry, Cadillac, Carrie Underwood, Big Three, Chrysler, Prius, General Motors, Hybrid Vehicles, Britany Spears, Leonardo Dicaprio, Detroit, Business News

Disappearing ingenuity, poor design and dreadful marketing is to blame for Detroit's troubles, not the poor schlep who toils on the assembly-line for eight hours a day.

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Auto Giants Reposition Globally

Diane Francis | Posted 08.24.2009 | Business

Cars are not longer just big business; companies have to build vehicles, but also be able to create multilateral partnerships which include workers, politicians, civil servants and investors.

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Winning the War at Home

Tom Matlack | Posted 08.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Detroit, Marines, Harvard Business School, Auto Industry, Local-Motors, Business News

Even though he's no longer in combat, he's still a commander, now in a war to save the auto industry from itself.

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Obama Auto Task Force Comes Out Against Dealer Plan

AP | Ken Thomas, Associated Press Writer | Posted 08.21.2009 | Business

Read More: GM Bankrutpcy, Chrysler Bankruptcy, Rick Wagoner, Chrysler, Gm, Chrysler Dealerships, GM Dealers, Detroit, Business News

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration urged Congress Tuesday not to intervene in the closings of hundreds of General Motors and Chrysler dealers...

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Our Weekend Automotive Radio Shows ...

Steve Parker | Posted 08.17.2009 | Business

Top GM exec Bob Lutz has been un-retired and is back at General Motors as vice-chairman in charge of marketing, advertising, promotion and will have a heavy hand in styling and design. Does this make any sense at all?

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Tell Bob Lutz What GM Must Do Now

Steve Parker | Posted 08.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Lee Iacocca, Automotive News, Chrysler, Buick, Dodge Viper, Merkur, Fiat, Cars, Lh Cars, Ford, Bob Lutz, General Motors, Pontiac GTO, Washington, Detroit, BMW 3-Series, Buick Lacrosse, JD Power, Plymouth Prowler, Chevrolet, Chevy Malibu, Saturn Sky, Pontiac Solstice, Bruce Mccall, Gmc, Ford Explorer, Bmw, Core Four, Buick Y-Job, Pontiac G8, Cadillac, Fitz and Van, Harley Earl, Business News

GM doesn't have the kind of partnership and help which Chrysler will be getting from Fiat and Washington is on-hand only to protect the public's huge investment in the company.

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Conyers Ethics Probe Sought By Conservative Group

The Detroit News | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Environmental Protection Agency, Conyers, Conyers Ethics, Representative Conyers, Monica Conyers, Monica-Conyers-Bribery, Epa, Detroit, Conyers Ethics Probe, The Landmark Legal Foundation, Michigan, John Conyers, Politics News

A conservative group asked the House ethics committee today to investigate whether U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Detroit, possibly violated ethics rules a...

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Stimulus Money Goes To Nissan, Ford, Tesla

ecogeek.org | Posted 08.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Nissan, Department of Energy, Electric Cards, President Obama, Environment, Green, Detroit, Ford, Hybrid Cars, Stimulus, Stimulus Money, Tesla, Alternative Energy Supplies, Green Energy, Alternative and Renewable, Renewable Resources, Clean Renewable Energy, Evolving Energy Tech, Alternative Renewable Energy, Alternative Energy Sources, Alternative Energy Demand, Renewable and Alternative, Renewable Energy Supplies, Green News

Both the big auto giants and the lightweight electric startups applied for as much of said money as possible, and the Department of Energy is moments ...

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AP: Economic Stress Up In Much Of Nation

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA and MIKE SCHNEIDER | Posted 08.06.2009 | Business

Read More: California, Economy, South Carolina, Detroit, Ap-Economic-Stress-Index, Michigan, Recession, Business News

California, Michigan and South Carolina suffered the most financial pain in May as unemployment, home foreclosures and bankruptcies rose, according to...

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The Military Industrial Complex: Truck You, Detroit, or Tanks for Nuttin' Update

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mraps, Contractors, Afghanistan, Detroit Three, Gm, Obama, Chysler, Ford, Oshkosh-Truck-Corp, Marines, Military, Army, Iraqs, Detroit, Navistar, Ieds, General Petraeus, Dod, Detroit Bailout, Atvs, Politics News

Our military procurement system is a mess. Our automobile industry is a mess. We might have helped both if we had gotten them to agree to build the next generation of military vehicles together.

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Police: 7 Teens Shot Near Detroit School

AP | JEFF KAROUB | Posted 07.31.2009 | Home

Read More: Detriot Shooting, Detroit Violence, Detroit Teens, Detroit, Home News

DETROIT — Gunmen in a green minivan opened fire on a group of teenagers waiting at a bus stop near a Detroit school on Tuesday, wounding seven i...

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Unemployment: The Worst-Hit Cities (MAP)

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 07.31.2009 | Business

Read More: Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Department, Detroit, Cities, Poll, Business News

Unemployment rates climbed in all U.S. metropolitan areas from last May to this May, the government announced on Tuesday. Of metro areas with a popu...

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10 Cars That Show Hope For Detroit

Popular Mechanics | Posted 07.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Detroit Automakers, Cars, Fuel Efficient Vehicles, General Motors, Japanese Cars, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Fuel Efficiency, Hybrid, Detroit, Ford, Green News

If the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel is still dim, many of the recent domestic products have given us hope that these companies will shin...

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Touring Empire's Ruins

Greg Grandin | Posted 07.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Henry Ford, General Motors, Detroit Three, Gm, Detroit, Ford, Auto Industry, Business News

In Rome, the ruins came after the empire fell. In the United States, the destruction of Detroit happened even as the country was rising to new heights as a superpower.

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Retired Auto Workers Have Their Say (Video)

The Real News | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pensions, Auto Industry, Detroit, Auto Bailout, Autoworkers, Health Benefits, The Real News, Politics News

This video is the first in a series of discussions with a group of retired autoworkers in Detroit.

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My Automotive Talk Shows This Weekend

Steve Parker | Posted 07.20.2009 | Business

With some good news for a change from the world of domestic cars!

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Cash For Clunkers - Coming to a Dealer Near You

Jack Hidary | Posted 07.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Detroit, Automakers, Cash for Clunkers, Mpg, Congress, CAFE Standards, Mileage, Green News

The Senate passed a bill yesterday containing the Cash for Clunker (CFC) program allocating $1 billion for the program as the House did last week.

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John Conyers' Wife Implicated In Detroit Bribery Case

AP | COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Conyers, Monica Conyers, Rep. John Conyers, Detroit, Conyers Bribery, Conyers Corruption, Detroit Corruption, Michigan, Raymond W. Jackson, Detroit City Council, Politics News

DETROIT — City Council member Monica Conyers, the wife of a prominent congressman, sought political support from Baptist pastors and prayers fro...

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Everything Old Is New Again -- Even Electric Cars

Kate Kelly | Posted 07.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Harold Evans, Detroit Automakers, Detroit, Thomas Edison, Christopher Gray, Henry Ford, Electric Cars, Business News

Electric cars are not new; they were first used 100 years ago, the preferred vehicle for both women and doctors.

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We Almost Lost Detroit: Round Two

Michael Rose | Posted 07.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Lisa Murkowski, Fermi, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Nuclear Power, China Syndrome, Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Detroit, Dte, Business News

Michigan may become one of the early adopters of a new round of nuclear power plants, a move some say is not only dangerous but economically foolhardy.

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This Weekend's TalkRadioOne.com Automotive Shows

Steve Parker | Posted 07.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Nhra, The Car Nut Show, 24 Hours of LeMans, Www.TalkRadioOne.Com, Jim Press, Chrysler, Pebble Beach, Www.SteveParker.Com, Nascar, Sergio Marchionne Fiat, Rodeo Drive, Peugeot, Fiat, Cars, Beverly Hills, Honda Fit, Ford, Grand Prix, Nissan Versa, General Motors, World Racing Roundup, Audi, Toyota Yaris, Turbodiesel, Formula 1, Detroit, Alfa Romeo, Indycar, Business News

The US is "churning" the vast government fleet, and buying more cars and trucks from Ford than GM or Chrysler.

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GM Bankruptcy: HuffPost Readers Report The Hurt

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 07.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Chrysler Bankruptcy, General Motors, Chrysler, GM Bankruptcy, Detroit, General Motors Bankruptcy, General Motors No Dental or Vision, Business News

The Huffington Post asked readers on June 2 to weigh in on how the General Motors bankruptcy would affect their towns and lives. Dozens of residents o...

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GM Must Cut Buick, GMC Now

Steve Parker | Posted 07.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Saab, Scion, Oldsmobile Aurora, Scion Hako, Toyota, GMC Truck, Saturn, South Bend, White House Auto Task Force, Buick, Indiana, Lexus, Chevrolet, Tony Stewart, Robby Gordon, Obama Administration, Cars, Pontiac, Obama White House, Sichuan, General Motors, Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid, Baja 500, Detroit, Buick Y-Job, Mishawaka, Hummer, Harley Earl, Cadillac, Business News

General Motors must drop their Buick and GMC divisions. And do it now. The number of people already put out of work by the Amazingly-Shrinking Genera...

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