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At Autoshow, Apparently Size Matters

AP | COLLEEN BARRY and FRANK JORDANS | Posted 05.05.2012

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GENEVA — Automakers are thinking small – in size, not ambition. After years marked by environmental concerns, then the economic downturn ...

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BMW Tops Mercedes As Most Popular Luxury Auto Brand

Posted 01.05.2012

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BMW grabbed the top spot in the U.S. luxury auto market in 2011, edging out Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz brand, as both German automakers took advan...

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Volvo Sales Back To Pre-Financial Crisis Levels

AP | By KARL RITTER | Posted 09.21.2011

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STOCKHOLM -- Truck maker Volvo AB's second-quarter profit surged 63 percent as sales returned to levels last seen before the financial crisis, the Swe...

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Brothers, 3 And 4, Found Dead In Car In Wisconsin

AP | By TODD RICHMOND | Posted 09.05.2011

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MADISON, Wis. -- The dead bodies of 3- and 4-year-old Wisconsin brothers were found in a parked car early Wednesday morning and the boyfriend of the c...

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Volvo's Social Media #Fail

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 06.03.2011

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It used to be that in marketing, the brand with the most cash won. Hands down. You could 'carpet bomb' a market, you could 'own' the conversation, you...

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'Road Train' Cars Drive Themselves While You Sleep

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Imagine you're driving down the highway, when you pass a column of cars cruising in tandem. You notice with awe that the steering wheel in each car mo...

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Ford Reports Record First-Half China Sales

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. sold a record 301,524 vehicles in China during the first six months of the year, up 53 percent from the same period in ...

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Geely Buys Volvo: Goldman Gets The Upside, You Get The Downside

Simon Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Goldman Sachs' private equity owns a significant stake in Geely, with the explicit goal of helping that company expand internationally.

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Volvo To China: Ford Sells Swedish Automaker To Zhejiang Geely Holding Group

AP | LOUISE NORDSTROM | Posted 05.25.2011

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STOCKHOLM — Zhejiang Geely Holding Group signed a binding deal Sunday to buy Ford Motor Co.'s Volvo Cars unit for $1.8 billion, representing a c...

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Toyota finds it's the cover-up, not the crime - McLaren Ferrari-fighter a bargain $229,000

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Toyota is finding out it's not the crime, but the cover-up, which screws you. They should have studied Richard Nixon's presidency.

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Wikipedia Bans Volvo's IT Over Racist Rants

channelregister.co.uk | Cade Metz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wikipedia has banned editing from machines inside Volvo Information Technology - the outfit that operates the Swedish auto maker's IT infrastructure -...

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Ford, GM, IBM and China: A Match Made in the Han Dynasty

John Wagner Givens | Posted 05.25.2011

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For cultural and historical reasons, China has relatively less experience in brand building, so the US currently seems to have a comparative advantage in internationally known brands.

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Volvo: Geely Group Near Deal To Buy Volvo Brand From Ford

Posted 05.25.2011

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STOCKHOLM (AP -- LOUISE NORDSTROM) -- Ford Motor Co. moved closer Wednesday to selling its loss-making Volvo unit to China's Geely Group, saying a fin...

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An Interview With Liam Gillick

Zefrey Throwell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Find out what Liam Gillick's hobby is, hear him say the words, "unicorns, planets, and falling down" and much more in this audio interview.

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

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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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Sweden's Auto Bailout: $3.4 Billion

AP | LOUISE NORDSTROM and MALIN RISING | Posted 05.25.2011

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STOCKHOLM, Sweden — The Swedish government on Thursday unveiled a 28 billion kronor ($3.4 billion) support package for the nation's ailing auto ...

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US Automakers Consider Selling Saab, Volvo

AP | MALIN RISING | Posted 05.25.2011

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STOCKHOLM, Sweden — The Swedish government confirmed Monday it is in talks with General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. after a report that the ...

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Eleven Other Countries with Big Auto Industry Problems

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Here's some of what's happening, mostly with GM, in Europe and Asia, two markets outside the U.S. hit hardest by the slowing automobile business.

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Precipitous fifteen-year drop in US car sales; Need one? You probably can't get one

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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They say "start out bad news with a joke," so: In Peter Gent's "North Dallas Forty," a football coach is talking with the team owner's son about his f...

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THE LATEST: $25 BILLION FOR DETROIT; PRODUCTION CHEVY VOLT PLUG-IN HYBRID UNVEILED

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Today's Detroit News newspaper reports that, because big investment banks such as Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase own huge amounts of GM and Ford cor...

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$50 Billion for the Detroit Three: Yea or Nay?

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Should Chrysler, or two of the car-makers or even all three go bust, then, this time, the American people will pay the price, both literally and figuratively.

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Is Your Car's Interior Killing You?

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ever wondered about that dreary film which builds-up inside the windshield of your car or truck? Not outside, which can be taken care of easily enough; inside.

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Volvo's Vision For 2020: The Injury-Proof Car

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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The destruction of the orange sedan with its slapdash paintwork may have been intentional but it was far from wanton. It was all part of Volvo's bid t...

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