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Carmakers to report August sales
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Alisa Roth
Sep 1, 2011
A volatile stock market and a hurricane are likely to have hurt car sales, but pent-up demand and aging cars have buyers in the showrooms.
Automakers cut cylinders from engines to meet fuel standards
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Alisa Roth
Aug 30, 2011
With new M.P.G. minimums, car companies have to find way to be fuel-efficient. Is it possible to have a high-performance car that sips gasoline?
The differing fortunes of Saab and Volvo
Aug 9, 2011
Two years after GM sold Saab and Ford sold off Volvo, there has been a striking difference in how the Swedish brands have fared.
Europeans say new U.S. auto standards are unfair
Jul 29, 2011
The Obama administration will unveil new fuel economy standards to cut auto emissions, but European carmakers say the new rules will favor Detroit.
Ford announces plans to expand India's Detroit
Jul 28, 2011
India is one of the fastest-growing car markets in the world and its drivers want a specific type of car: small, economical, and -- made by Ford?
Ford, Chrysler gain despite weak economy
by
Jeff Horwich
Jul 26, 2011
The turnaround at the Detroit automakers continues. But pressure will mount this year from Japanese rivals eager to recoup market share.
U.S. government and taxpayers out of the auto industry bailout
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jul 21, 2011
This final note on the way out. The biggest trade in the markets today -- definitely the most symbolic -- might have been 98,000 shares of Chrysler...
For public good, not for profit.
Obama's fuel efficiency standards may be too high
Jul 19, 2011
Big carmakers are fighting against the Obama administration's latest proposal for fuel efficiency standards.
Carsharing matches unused cars with people who need them
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Casey Miner
Jul 4, 2011
Need a set of wheels, but don't want to commit to car payments? A couple of new Bay Area companies are connecting non-car owners with vehicles that are sitting unused in someone else's garage.
Saab's days may be numbered
Jun 23, 2011
The Swedish carmaker has said it can no longer pay its employees because it hasn't secured short-term funding for its business. Jay Nagley, managing director of the consultant firm Redspy Automotive, says the company may not be around much longer.