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GM To Begin Repaying Aid By Year-End

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Saturn, Gm, Ford, Cars, General Motors, Ed Whitacre, Bailout, General Motors Co., Washington, Fiat, Detroit, Car Makers, Jeep, Auto Bailout, Business News

WASHINGTON — General Motors Co. will begin paying back $6.7 billion in U.S. government loans by the end of 2009 and could pay off that full amou...

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Digital: Beyond Our Control, But Within Our Reach

Chris Curtin and Bob Greenberg | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Digital Experience, Digital Media, Twitter, Nike, Publishing Industry, Advertising, Digital Advertising, Hewlett Packard, Consumer Spending, Youtube, Fiat, Publishers, Okrut, Telemarketing-Campaigns-Iowa, Media News
Chris Curtin and Bob Greenberg

Marketers should create campaigns and branded platforms that explain how to get more value out of products, and "why" someone should have them in the first place.

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Slicing and Dicing at GM and Chrysler

James P. Hoffa | Posted 10.31.2009 | Business

Read More: Automakers, Tarp, Elizabeth Warren, Congress, Bailout, Chrysler, Gm, Fritz Henderson, Wages, Sergio Marchionne Fiat, Fiat, Carhaul, Teamsters, Thanksgiving, Business News
James P. Hoffa

When it comes to carhaul drivers, automakers are failing to meet their end of the bailout bargain and taxpayers should hold them accountable.

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Auto Giants Reposition Globally

Diane Francis | Posted 08.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Renault, Chrysler Bankruptcy, Germany, Government Bailout, Chrysler, Sergio Marchionne Fiat, Daimler Benz, Porsche, Auto Sector, Toyota, Honda, Ford Motor Co, Nissan Renault, Frank Stronach, Opel, General Motors, Kia, Fiat, Auto, Detroit Bailout, Magna International, Detroit, Hyundai, Volkswager, Business News
Diane Francis

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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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
Steve Parker

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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My Automotive Talk Shows This Weekend

Steve Parker | Posted 07.20.2009 | Business

Read More: The Car Nut Show, John McCain, Www.TalkRadioOne.Com, Chrysler, Ford Fusion Hybrid, Dodge Viper, Nascar, Cars, Fiat, Woodward Dream Cruise, Ferrari, Hybrid Honda Insight, Woodward Avenue, General Motors, Dodge, World Racing Roundup, Formula 1, Detroit, Chrysler 300, Indycar, steve.parker.com, Business News
Steve Parker

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

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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
Steve Parker

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

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Fiat Chrysler Deal Finalizes

Yahoo! Finance | Posted 07.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Chrysler, Chyrsler Bakruptcy, Chrysler Chap. 11, Fiat Chrysler, Detroit Three, Fiat, Detroit Bailout, Business News

DETROIT (AP) -- Italian automaker Fiat says it has closed a deal to take over Chrysler's good assets, forming a new company and clearing the way for ...

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Supreme Court Clears Way For Sale Of Chrysler To Fiat

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 07.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Supreme Court, Chrysler-Fiat, Chrysler, Chrysler Sale, Fiat, Business News

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Chrysler LLC's sale to Fiat, turning down a last-ditch appeal by opponents that in...

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Supreme Court Pulls Old Negotiating Tricks on Fiat

John Marshall | Posted 07.09.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Supreme Court, Chrysler, Gm, Fiat, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Chrysler News, Fiat News, Comedy News
John Marshall

The Supreme Court delayed the sale of most of Chrysler's assets to Fiat by telling the carmaker, "Wait a minute. I have to go in the back and talk to my boss," an old negotiating ploy that heretofore has not been used on the sale of a whole car company.

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Supreme Court Delays Chrysler Sale Temporarily

AP | BREE FOWLER | Posted 07.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Auto Industry, Chrysler Fiat Sale, Supreme Court Delays Chrysler Sale, Chrysler, Supreme Court, Fiat, Supreme Court Chrysler Fiat, Business News

NEW YORK — Chrysler's five weeks of breakneck-speed bankruptcy proceedings came to a screeching _ but possibly temporary _ halt Monday, when a S...

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Supreme Court Asked To Block Chrysler Sale To Fiat

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 07.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Supreme Court, Chrysler Fiat Merger, Chrysler Fiat Sale, Auto Bailouts, Chrysler, Fiat, Car Industry, Supreme Court Chrysler Fiat, Auto Industry, Auburn Hills-Michigan, Business News

WASHINGTON — Three Indiana state pension and construction funds want the Supreme Court to block Chrysler's sale to Fiat so they can pursue an ap...

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Obama Admin Pushed Fiat Deal On Chrysler

Wall Street Journal | Posted 07.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Obama Administration, Chrysler-Fiat Deal, Chrysler, Fiat, Business News

The Obama administration rushed an alliance between Chrysler LLC and Fiat SpA despite Chrysler's worries about Fiat's financial health and its willing...

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June 2 2009: News Update revised

Richard Valeriani | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court, The Onion, Chrysler, General Motors, Michael Bloomberg, Political Humor, Fiat, The Daily Show, Barack Obama, Politics News
Richard Valeriani

President Obama apparently liked his presidential Cadillac limousine so much he decided to take over the company. CIC (Commander-in-Chief) now also CSIC (Car-Salesman-in-Chief).

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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
Steve Parker

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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This Weekend's Live Motoring and Motorsport Talk Shows

Steve Parker | Posted 06.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Honda FCX Clarity, Www.TalkRadioOne.Com, Chrysler, General Motors, Tony George, Nascar, Formula 1, Cars, Fiat, Opel, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Business News
Steve Parker

No lack of topics this week on our general interest live call-in automotive talk show - General Motors approaches bankruptcy, or maybe is in it already. Chrysler leaves bankruptcy this weekend ... but will Fiat really buy all their assets?

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Italy's Fiat Becomes Global Titan After Downfall Of GM And Chrysler

Washington Post | Craig Whitlock and Steven Mufson | Posted 06.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Auto Industry, Chrysler, Gm, Fiat, Chrysler Bankruptcy Fiat, Fiat Auto Industry, Business News

Almost overnight, Fiat Group has transformed itself from a bit player into a global titan in the auto industry, effectively taking over Chrysler and p...

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G.M. Is Said To Seek Stake In Fiat

New York Times | NELSON D. SCHWARTZ | Posted 06.06.2009 | Business

Read More: General Motors, General Motors FIat Stake, Fiat, Business News

Four years after paying $2 billion to extricate itself from a partnership with Fiat, General Motors is seeking a stake in the Italian automaker in exc...

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Tuesday's Late Night Round-Up: Cinco De Mayo, Rush Limbaugh, And The Clusterf%$# To The Poor House (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Patrick Waldo | Posted 06.06.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, Rush Limbaugh Cinco De Mayo, Video, Late Night Shows, Jimmy Kimmel, John Stewart Fiat, Cinco De Mayo, Jon Stewart, Fiat, Rush Limbaugh, Jay Leno, Colbert Cinco De Mayo, Leno Limbaugh Cinco De Mayo, Comedy News

The late night hosts celebrated Cinco de Mayo last night in style. Jay Leno hosted a topless Rush Limbaugh on his show, wearing a sombrero and a smile...

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Chrysler the Next Comeback Kid

Joshua Schoen | Posted 06.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Fiat, Bankruptcy, Chrysler, Sergio Marchionne Fiat, Business News
Joshua Schoen

Fiat and Chrysler have formed a partnership that positions Chrysler to stand as the next leader in the American auto market and will make a brand that exudes both American confidence and European design.

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Outsourcing Top Management: The Lesson of Fiat-Chrysler

Dean Baker | Posted 06.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Free Trade, Auto Bailout, Federal Bailouts, Wall Street Protectionism, Fiat, Chrysler Bailout, Protectionism, Chrysler, Business News
Dean Baker

The economists and the media somehow failed to notice that professionals were intentionally sheltered from international competition and instead just trumpeted them as the winners in the global economy.

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Fiat In Talks To Acquire GM Europe For New Company

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD and TOM KRISHER | Posted 06.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Fiat Supercompany, Fiat GM, Fiat GM Europe, Fiat, Fiat Europe, Fiat Chrysler, Business News

ROME — Fiat Group SpA confirmed Sunday that it is in talks to buy most of General Motors Corp.'s European operations, taking another step toward...

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Detroit: From Socialism to Capitalism

Diane Francis | Posted 06.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Chrysler, Gm, Fiat, Cars, Chrysler Bailout, Canada, Uaw, Detroit, Barack Obama, Car Bailout, Business News
Diane Francis

There are many ironies in the Detroit saga, but most striking is the fact that state "socialism" may finally turn North America's car industry players into capitalists.

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Chrysler Expected To Sell Assets To Fiat

AP | BREE FOWLER and VINNEE TONG | Posted 06.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Chrysler Bankruptcy, Chrysler, Chrysler Assets, Fiat, Business News

NEW YORK — Chrysler LLC is expected to file a motion Saturday to sell substantially all of its assets to Italian automaker Fiat Group SpA, but t...

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When Fiat Met Chrysler

Toby Barlow | Posted 06.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Chrysler, Fiat, Auto Industry, Detroit, Cars, Business News
Toby Barlow

The meetings occurred behind closed doors, there are no transcripts, and we'll never know exactly what transpired, but through the art of simple deduction we can logically piece together a likely scenario of Fiat and Chrysler's discussions.

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