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Bengt Halvorson, Editor
In these days when any talk about global warming can be taken as politically loaded, it's very unusual to hear anyone in the automotive industry talking about it as openly as Koichi Fukaya, the president and ...
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Paul Eisenstein, Executive Editor
First introduced eight years ago as the perfect European city car, Opel is back with its next-generation Agila, this time targeting one of the world’s fastest-growing segments. And how things have changed. ...
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Marty Padgett, Executive Editor
No matter how the question was posed, General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner had the same answer: “No comment,” on widely-reported talks with DaimlerChrysler AG ostensibly to discuss the possibility of buying the ...
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Paul Eisenstein, Executive Editor
It’s going to be a very tough year for the auto industry, especially in developed markets like the U.S. and Europe , warned Carlos Ghosn, CEO of the Euro-Japanese alliance partners, Renault and Nissan . ...
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Joseph Szczesny, Editor
Contrary to some analyses, Americans aren't flocking to small cars, the chief economist for the National Automobile Dealers Association said as the North American International Auto Show got underway in ...
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Marty Padgett, Executive Editor
Infiniti’s next crossover vehicle – a compact ute coming by year’s end -- won’t be a version of the Nissan Rogue shown off at the Detroit auto show, says one company official. Instead, the new crossover is ...
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Paul Eisenstein, Executive Editor
MORE PHOTOS : Can an automaker once renowned for its styling prowess regain its design leadership? That’s what General Motors had in mind Saturday night as it paraded out a ...
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Douglas Flint, Editor
The automobile, thanks to the internal combustion engine, has contributed more to individual freedom and equality between the classes and, yes, diversity (ugh) than any other device in human history. ...