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UAW strike would kill auto loans
09.01.2009 00:28
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An extraordinary new wrinkle in the federal loans to Detroit's automakers became clear Thursday: A UAW strike could derail the rescue effort.
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ArvinMeritor scales back auto plans
09.01.2009 00:27
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The credit crunch and falling vehicle sales have prompted Troy supplier ArvinMeritor Inc. to scale back its plans to sell its automotive business.
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Autonews
Detroit 3 will 'be around,' Cockrel says
09.01.2009 00:27
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While touring the floor of the 2009 North American International Auto Show, which is still under construction at Cobo Center, Detroit Mayor Ken Cockrel Jr. said Thursday he had complete confidence that Detroit's auto industry would survive.
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Toyota, Ford spar over hybrid m.p.g. claims
09.01.2009 00:27
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A feud is simmering between Ford and Toyota over Ford's claim that its Fusion gasoline-electric hybrid out this spring will be the most fuel-efficient midsize car at 41 m.p.g. in town, 36 on the highway.
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GM's Asia-Pacific sales set mark
09.01.2009 00:27
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General Motors Corp.'s sales in the Asia-Pacific region rose 2.7% last year, setting a new company record, the automaker announced Thursday. The company reported that it sold 1,475,093 cars and trucks last year in that region.
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Auto headlines: Metaldyne consolidates
09.01.2009 00:27
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Metaldyne Corp., an Asahi Tec company, said Thursday it would further restructure its headquarters operations in Plymouth. The company said it would eliminate a separate leased facility, which housed its North American chassis products business unit, and consolidate that operation into another Metaldyne building in Plymouth. The move is expected to be completed by mid-2009.
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