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• Ford sees market share jump

  Financial Times - 2009-07-01

  Ford Motor gained significant market share in the US last month, benefiting from new models and the financial woes of its two Detroit-based rivals, General Motors and Chrysler.Ford's sales fell by 11 per cent from a year earlier, the smallest drop in 16 months. By contrast, GM was down...

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• GM Seeks Court Approval For New Company

  AAP - 2009-07-01

  General Motors Corp, hoping for a quick exit from bankruptcy protection, on Tuesday will ask a bankruptcy judge to approve its plan to refashion itself as a leaner automaker owned mostly by the government.The nation's largest automaker still faces hundreds of objections from bondholders, state officials, unions and individual...

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• Hyundai Gas Offer Echoes Earlier Flop for Chrysler

  BNET - 2009-07-01

  Chrysler's earlier offer to lock in gas prices at $2.99 per gallon fell flat. Hyundai might or might not do any better, at $1.49 per gallon. However, Hyundai has other things going for it. by Jim Henry

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• Fiat CEO Says Chrysler Cash Burn Slows: Report

  Reuters - 2009-07-01

  MILAN (Reuters) - U.S. automaker Chrysler Group LLC has stemmed the pace at which it uses cash after emerging from bankruptcy last month as a slimmer company, Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne said in an interview with Bloomberg published on Wednesday.Chrysler went through $9.6 billion in cash in 2008. The Detroit...

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• GM urges end to bankruptcy objections

  Financial Times - 2009-06-28

  General Motors has asked a New York bankruptcy judge to dismiss about 750 objections when he considers tomorrow whether to allow the sale of most of its assets to a new entity in the most crucial phase of the carmaker's court-supervised restructuring.GM said in court documents on Friday that,...

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• Ford, Nissan, Tesla to Get U.S. Technology Loans

  Reuters - 2009-06-23

  By Kevin KrolickiDEARBORN, Michigan (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co will receive nearly $5.9 billion in U.S. government loans to build fuel-efficient vehicles as the Obama administration deepened its commitment to reshaping the cash-strapped auto industry.Japan's Nissan Motor Co Ltd will receive $1.6 billion and start-up Tesla Motors Inc will receive...

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• Detroit Closes in on Toyota in Key Quality Measure

  ReutersUK - 2009-06-22

  By Poornima Gupta and Soyoung KimDETROIT (Reuters UK) - Detroit's top-selling auto brands, Ford and Chevrolet, have almost eliminated a long-criticized gap with Toyota in new car quality, according to a closely watched survey released on Monday.Luxury brands captured the top three spots, while Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota were in...

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• Government Leaves GM's Ad Budget Alone After Halving Chrysler's

  BNET - 2009-06-19

  Folks at Chrysler and its agency, BBDO, will likely be fizzing with anger at the news, reported in Ad Age, that General Motors' ad budget was passed by the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry without any changes. When Chrysler's bankruptcy went through that panel it was chopped in...

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• Detroit Three Embrace a Future With (Some) Promise

  BNET - 2009-06-18

  Even in a post-bankruptcy haze, there are bright spots in Detroit if one looks hard enough. But first the inevitable bad news. Chrysler seems intent on the same old thing, with its backing of the new Jeep Cherokee, which last year endured a 39 percent dip in...

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• Nearly All Dealers Agree to Work With New GM: CEO

  Reuters - 2009-06-12

  By Mari Saito and John CrawleyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Virtually all dealers asked to do business with the new General Motors Corp after bankruptcy have agreed to do so, while the automaker will work through the weekend to weigh appeals from those that are being cut loose, the company's chief executive...

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