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• Buick's future is in focus at San Francisco International Auto Show.

  - 2004-11-26

  By Matt Nauman, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 26--With the revival of Cadillac, new cars from Chevrolet and the strong start for Hummer, General Motors is beginning to prove it can successfully revive lagging brands. ...

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• Specialty equipment show in Las Vegas features muscle-car makeovers.

  - 2004-11-12

  By Matt Nauman, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 12--LAS VEGAS -- That the brand-new Ford Mustang got muscle-car makeovers for this year's SEMA show was no surprise, but the strength of the Pontiac GTO among after-market accessory...

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• American icon Mustang as popular as ever.

  - 2004-11-05

  By Matt Nauman, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 5--LAS VEGAS -- The 2005 Ford Mustang is a very, very new car. Dealers had sold only about 1,700 nationwide as of earlier this week. On a recent weekend,...

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• Domestic luxury cars climb in service study.

  - 2004-07-21

  By Matt Nauman, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 21--When customers come in for repairs and maintenance, dealers of domestic luxury car brands such as Lincoln, Buick and Cadillac now do as well as their Japanese rivals, J.D....

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• J.D. Power Survey on Car Quality Released.

  - 2004-04-29

  By Matt Nauman, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 29--J.D. Power might have made itself irrelevant Wednesday. Its annual survey on the quality of new cars and trucks was released, and the difference between the best cars Japanese...

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• Auto Alternative Energy Sources Abound.

  - 2003-09-22

  By Matt Nauman, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 22--Here's a look at the automotive energy sources that will be demonstrated at the Challenge Bibendum in Sacramento, Sonoma and San Francisco next week. Lynn Mann, spokeswoman for Michelin,...

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• Suit Challenges Different Auto Pricing in U.S., Canada.

  - 2003-05-08

  By Matt Nauman, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 8--It often costs more to buy the same car in California than in Canada, and that's not fair, assert several lawsuits filed in recent days. The price...

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• 2002 Was Year of Survival for Workers at Fremont, Calif., Auto Plant.

  - 2003-03-13

  By Matt Nauman, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 13--Officially, NUMMI had a record year in 2002, producing 369,856 cars and trucks. But inside the plant, it wasn't a pretty picture. "It was a...

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• Mercedes-Benz Writes New Definition of Luxury.

  - 2003-02-21

  By Matt Nauman, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 21--Mercedes-Benz continues to shake up its image as a maker of cars designed for rich German bankers. Its lineup has expanded in recent years to include everything from...

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• Detroit Auto Show to Start Soon.

  - 2003-01-03

  By Matt Nauman, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--The Detroit auto show is all about spectacle. From multimillion-dollar displays to made-for-TV stunts like cars flying through the air, the North American International Auto Show brings...

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