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2013年10月27日星期日

A year later, lessons from Sandy's fury Auto News

One year ago, as soon as Hurricane Sandy had finished beating the Atlantic coast and rolled back out to sea, car dealers across the New York-New Jersey region rushed in to take stock of the damage.

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Buyers are back after shutdownAuto News

The federal government shutdown kept some would-be car shoppers away from dealerships in the first half of October, but forecasters still expect U.S. auto sales to rise at least 12 percent this month.

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Ross grapples with nuance -- in autos and artAuto News

Understanding the supplier business is child's play compared with trying to grasp the meaning of one of Belgian surrealist Rene Magritte's bizarre paintings.

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A gearhead takes on Ford global purchasingAuto News

DETROIT -- A consummate gearhead who was once a race engineer for Mario Andretti and Nigel Mansell, Hau Thai-Tang made a name for himself as chief engineer of the 2005 Ford Mustang.

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Volvo stand-alone avoids red ink, builds for futureAuto News

Kevin Flanagan's Volvo new-car sales are half of what they were in 2001, and the brand itself is teetering in the United States.

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GM planning Chevy push in China as VW threatens leadAuto News

General Motors said it plans to step up promotions of the Chevrolet brand in China and bolster the lineup of GM's SUVs to defend its lead in the world's largest auto market.

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CEO: TrueCar growing, dealership profits are upAuto News

TrueCar expects participating dealerships to sell 400,000 vehicles this year from the shopping site, up 60 percent from the 2012 total, CEO Scott Painter said last week.

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TrueCar dumps dealership that failed financing goalsAuto News

TrueCar dropped Honda of Annapolis from its network of participating dealerships after the store failed to finance enough vehicle sales through USAA, a TrueCar partner.

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2013年10月26日星期六

Mubea opens tailored rolled blanks factory in KentuckyAuto News

Auto supplier Mubea today opened a factory that makes tailored rolled blanks in northern Kentucky. The $60 million, 75,000-square-foot factory will supply various automakers and is expected to create around 150 jobs by 2014.

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Lear raises forecast as strong U.S. auto sales boost demand for partsAuto News

Lear raised its full-year forecast as demand rose for its auto seats and electric power systems due to strong vehicle sales in the United States.

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Safety actions may be a sign of progress, but they remain a costly headache Auto News

Doesn't it seem like there's a vehicle safety recall practically every other day? Actually, there is. This year, automakers announced 143 recalls in the 273 days through September, affecting as many as 18.

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Tesla eyes annual sales of 10,000 cars in Germany, Musk saysAuto News

Electric car maker Tesla Motors is aiming to sell around 10,000 cars a year in Germany by 2015 as it builds out its networks of charging stations, CEO Elon Musk told a German paper.

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Mexico drives North American auto investment, challenges ChinaAuto News

The Mexican auto industry is about to go on a $10 billion factory building spree, illustrating the nation's rising economic challenge to rivals from the United States to China.

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2013年10月25日星期五

Chevy to keep fleet Impala until '16Auto News

The Impala Limited won't be so limited after all. General Motors will continue to sell the fleet-only version of the Chevrolet sedan until 2016, about two years longer than the company previously had indicated.

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Will lighter Wrangler lose its tough solid axle?Auto News

These days, Chrysler can't build Jeep Wranglers fast enough to satisfy demand. But the off-roader hasn't been redesigned since 2006, and stricter fuel economy standards threaten what many Wrangler fans love most about their compact SUV: solid axles.

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Gulf States Toyota will cut 83 jobs, report saysAuto News

Gulf States Toyota plans to cut 83 jobs at its vehicle processing center in Houston, according to a newspaper report and a notice the company sent to the Texas Workforce Commission.

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Faurecia plant in Louisville joins UAWAuto News

Workers at the automotive supplier Faurecia Interior Systems Inc. plant in Louisville, Ky., have elected to join the UAW.

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Mubea opens tailored rolled blanks factory in KentuckyAuto News

Auto supplier Mubea today opened a factory that makes tailored rolled blanks in northern Kentucky. The $60 million, 75,000-square-foot factory will supply various automakers and is expected to create around 150 jobs by 2014.

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