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2013年12月24日星期二

For Detroit 3, obstacles were closer than they appearedAuto News

Jim Blanchard was horrified as he watched the Detroit 3 CEOs stumble through the congressional bailout hearings in November and December 2008.

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GM hopes treasured Holden endures when plants down under go darkAuto News

GM's decision this month to stop manufacturing Holdens in Australia looks like the marketing equivalent of a car crash.

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Brazil to slowly roll back tax breaks on cars in 2014Auto News

The Brazilian government will gradually roll back tax breaks on cars next year amid worries from producers that higher duties could hit sales in the South American country.

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NHTSA upgrades probe of Mercedes C class for taillamp failureAuto News

U.S. safety regulators upgraded an investigation into more than 250,000 Mercedes-Benz C-class cars for possible failure of the rear lights.

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