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  • July 2008

    • Prius Shortage Hurts Toyota

      Reuters  |  Jul 2, 08 4:53 PM CDT

      Prius Shortage Hurts Toyota

      (Newser) - Popularity is proving quite the pickle for Toyota: Dwindling supplies of hot sellers like its hybrid Prius fueled the 11.5% drop in US sales last month, Reuters reports. With a waiting list 6 months long, Prius sales fell 26%—even as rival Honda bumped its sales 13.8% thanks to record demand for its fuel-efficient Fit and Civic vehicles. More »

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      auto industry  • Toyota  • hybrid car  • auto sales  • Honda  • Toyota Prius

    • Volt Could Spark GM Bailout

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 2, 08 8:32 AM CDT

      Volt Could Spark GM Bailout

      (Newser) - GM is about as likely to turn a profit with the Chevy Volt as the Edsel is to make a comeback, Holman W. Jenkins Jr. writes in the Wall Street Journal. But the ailing automaker may be aiming to improve its image rather than sell cars. With the automaker's image suitably greened, a federal bailout may become more politically acceptable, Jenkins suggests. More »

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      auto industry  • General Motors  • electric cars  • automaker  • Chevrolet Volt  • Rick Wagoner

  • June 2008

    • What's Hot? Some Guzzlers Among the Sippers

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 25, 08 10:03 AM CDT

      What's Hot? Some Guzzlers Among the Sippers

      (Newser) - Soaring gas prices have predictably driven sales of gas-sipping vehicles such as Honda’s Fit and Toyota’s Scion xB, which have seen increases of 64% and 59% respectively, reports the Wall Street Journal. But guzzlers such as Toyota's Sequoia and Tundra are also selling surprisingly well (29% and 8.5%, respectively). More »

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      gas prices  • auto industry  • auto sales  • fuel economy  • Japanese auto industry

    • White House Ignored EPA Pollutants Email

      New York Times  |  Jun 25, 08 9:34 AM CDT

      White House Ignored EPA Pollutants Email

      (Newser) - The White House didn’t like the findings in a Supreme Court-mandated report on pollutants from the EPA—so it simply refused to open the email, the New York Times reports. Instead, the administration has successfully pressured the agency into releasing a watered-down, recommendation-free report. Among the omitted sections: analysis showing that tougher automobile regulation could produce $500 billion to $2 trillion in economic benefits. More »

    • Chrysler Plans Wi-Fi on 2009 Models

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 25, 08 8:30 AM CDT

      Chrysler Plans Wi-Fi on 2009 Models

      (Newser) - Struggling automaker Chrysler—the weakest of Detroit’s Big Three—is looking to the information highway to gain an advantage. To the dismay of some highway safety experts, the automaker will offer wireless Internet access as an option in all of its 2009 models, the Los Angeles Times reports. More »

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      auto industry  • Chrysler  • Wi-Fi  • highway safety  • wireless internet

    • GM, After 16% Sales Dive, Eases Finance Options

      Bloomberg  |  Jun 23, 08 3:58 PM CDT

      GM, After 16% Sales Dive, Eases Finance Options

      (Newser) - General Motors is offering no-interest financing for up to 6 years on a selection of its 2008 automobiles in an effort to boost US sales, which plummeted 16% in May, Bloomberg reports. Soaring gas prices have hurt sales across the board, and falling trade-in values and general tightening of purse-strings have left fewer Americans looking for new cars. More »

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      gas prices  • auto industry  • General Motors  • cars  • trucks  • Chevrolet

    • Plunging Truck Sales Drive Ford Deeper Into the Red

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 21, 08 9:12 AM CDT

      Plunging Truck Sales Drive Ford Deeper Into the Red

      (Newser) - Ford's recovery plans have been sent careening off the road by the continuing drop in truck and SUV sales, the Wall Street Journal reports. The company, which now expects this year's losses to top 2007's $2.7 billion, has given up hope of being back in the black by 2009. The ailing Detroit giant has cut production again and delayed the launch of its new F-150 pickup. More »

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      auto industry  • General Motors  • Ford  • Chrysler  • automaker  • SUV  • trucks  • pickup trucks

    • High Gas Prices Are Good for Detroit

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 9, 08 12:25 PM CDT

      High Gas Prices Are Good for Detroit

      (Newser) - Sky-high gas prices are finally pushing top US auto-makers to turn out fuel-efficient vehicles, and both Detroit and Washington should keep the pedal down to make a permanent change in how, and what, Americans drive, the US top car salesman tells the Wall Street Journal . "You have to tell the American people the truth," the CEO of AutoNation says. "Energy costs will be higher."  More »

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      auto industry  • General Motors  • energy  • gas  • hybrid car  • fuel costs  • cars  • Honda  • Nissan  • SUVs  • electric

    • RIP Hummer: Symbol of Eco-Defiance Is a Goner

      Washington Post  |  Jun 4, 08 9:02 AM CDT

      RIP Hummer: Symbol of Eco-Defiance Is a Goner

      (Newser) - General Motors announced yesterday that it was considering selling the Hummer brand, which begs the question: To whom? Who exactly wants the most reviled division in automotive history, asks Frank Aherns of the Washington Post. With gas at $4 a gallon and counting, no one’s really interested in SUVs that “get 15 miles per gallon downhill with a tail wind.” More »

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      auto industry  • General Motors  • SUV  • Hummer

    • Obama Makes Nice With 'Sweetie' Reporter

      WXYZ.com  |  Jun 3, 08 4:36 PM CDT

      Obama Makes Nice With 'Sweetie' Reporter

      (Newser) - Barack Obama again did penance for calling a Michigan TV reporter “sweetie,” giving an eight-minute interview yesterday to Peggy Agar, three weeks after causing an uproar by using that term of endearment in brushing off a question she asked. At the time, the candidate apologized for his “bad habit” in a voicemail message, WXYZ-TV reports. More »

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      Barack Obama  • auto industry  • Michigan  • apology

    • GM to Close 4 Truck/SUV Plants, Reassess Hummer

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 3, 08 8:44 AM CDT

      GM to Close 4 Truck/SUV Plants, Reassess Hummer

      (Newser) - GM will close four of its North American truck and SUV factories, the company announced today, as the public interest in gas-guzzlers wanes. The Hummer brand is also under “strategic review,” with all options on the table, "from a complete revamp of the product lineup to a partial or complete sale of the brand." The fully electric Chevy Volt, on the other hand, “is a go.” More »

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      auto industry  • General Motors  • electric cars  • SUV  • trucks  • Hummer  • Rick Wagoner  • factories

  • May 2008

    • Sales of Hybrid SUVs Stuck in Neutral

      New York Times  |  May 31, 08 11:15 AM CDT

      Sales of Hybrid SUVs Stuck in Neutral

      (Newser) - As sales drop for traditional SUVs, GM and Chrysler have high hopes for hybrid versions of their popular truck-based vehicles—but sales thus far haven’t been impressive, the New York Times reports. GM has sold 1,100 of its Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon hybrids—pacing far behind the company’s goal of 12,000 a year. More »

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      auto industry  • General Motors  • Chrysler  • hybrid car  • SUV