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My Automotive Talk Shows This Weekend

Steve Parker | Posted 07.20.2009 | Business

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Steve Parker

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

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Pohanka Chrysler Dodge One Of Many Dealerships Forced To Sell Entire Inventory

cnn.com | Dugald McConnell CNN's | Posted 07.04.2009 | Home

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The affected dealerships are not only furiously trying to sell off their inventory; at the same time, they are trying to figure out what they will do ...

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Which GM Brands Will Last? (VOTE)

The Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 07.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Saab, GM Bankruptcy, Chevrolet, Slidepoll, Gm, Gmc, GM Daewoo, Pontiac, GM Brands, Hhmmer, General Motors, Dodge, Gm Chapter 11, Business News

When General Motors filed for bankruptcy earlier this week, the century-old automaker announced that it would quickly cut a number of brands. The new ...

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GM, Chrysler Want Billions More

Steve Parker | Posted 03.21.2009 | Business

Read More: White House, Congress, GMC Truck, Saturn, Chrysler, Buick, Rick Wagoner, United Auto Workers, George W. Bush, Fiat, Cars, Chinese, Detroit News, Ford, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Lawrence Summers, New York Federal Reserve Bank, General Motors, Brembo, Mini, Delphi, Charlie Rose, GMAC Bailout, 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, Uaw, Penske Automotive Group, Detroit Three, Chevrolet, Moody Blues, Mitt Romney, Pontiac Solstice, Mitsuoka Motor, Roger Smith, Frankfurt International Auto Show, Pontiac, Ferrari, Saab, Tokyo Motor Show, Bmw, Smart Car, Wall Street, Dodge, Tim Geithner, President Obama Administration, Henry Paulson, Hummer Sale, Hollywood, Cadillac, Firebird, Miata, Auto Bailout, Business News
Steve Parker

Incidentally, GM got another $4 billion Tuesday after turning in their plan. Were you ever rewarded that much just for doing your homework?

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Elastic Escaper : The Game

www.mochiads.com | MochiAds | Posted 03.15.2009 | Home

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Imagine the ball hooked on elastic. You control a ball on an elastic string. You must avoid tons of different enemies by moving your mouse around the screen. Try to avoid as more collisions as possible having in mind that you manage another end of string.

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Motor Racing Reacts to Worldwide Recession

Steve Parker | Posted 01.14.2009 | Business

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Steve Parker

With car sales suffering worldwide, the marketing and advertising budgets, where many companies keep their racing dollars, are often the first budgets to be trimmed.

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Los Angeles Auto Show - It's a wrap!

Steve Parker | Posted 12.30.2008 | Business

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Steve Parker

How anxious are the Detroit Three carmakers to make sales? My wife and I were at the Los Angeles Auto Show last night, "Black Friday," at the Los Ang...

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Los Angeles Auto Show -- Clean Diesels Clean Up

Steve Parker | Posted 12.28.2008 | Business

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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

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

Steve Parker | Posted 11.12.2008 | Business

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Steve Parker

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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Clean-diesels hit the market; VW's 2009 Jetta TDI already hard to find

Steve Parker | Posted 11.06.2008 | Green

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Steve Parker

This post was written originally for the Santa Monica Daily Press newspaper (www.smdp.com) so please excuse the few Southern California references ......

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America's Latest Fuel Sipper: Dodge Challenger?

Autobloggreen | Jeremy Korzeniewski | Posted 11.01.2008 | Green

Read More: EPA Rating, Environment, Cars, Dodge, Dodge Challenger, Popular Mechanics, Fuel Emissions, Green News

Our good friends over at Popular Mechanics have been on a fuel-saving tear as of late, putting the brand-new Jetta TDI up against the reigning mileage...

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Chrysler Unveils Electric Cars That Americans Will Recognize

AP | TOM KRISHER | Posted 10.24.2008 | Green

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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Chrysler LLC charged up the electric car race Tuesday, muscling in on General Motors Corp.'s Chevrolet Volt by unveiling t...

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Detroit Three's Plan Greener Future -- Too Little, Too Late?

Steve Parker | Posted 09.15.2008 | Green

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Steve Parker

GM is promoting the non-existent Chevrolet Volt, telling Olympics viewers it will be manufactured in 2010, but that's not definite. They say its gasoline powers a "generator" which keeps on-board batteries juiced-up.

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The Detroit Three --- Making Any Relevant Cars or Trucks?

Steve Parker | Posted 07.23.2008 | Business

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Steve Parker

That the Detroit Three have to build cars and trucks which make sense now and in the future, and which Americans want to buy.

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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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