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11 hrs ago | Bloomberg

Ford to Close Australian Car Manufacturing Plants After 88 Years

Ford Motor Co. will stop making cars in Australia, nine decades after founder Henry Ford first began building Model Ts in the country, as a surge in the currency undermines the local industry's ability to compete with imports.

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Related Topix: Australia, Oceania, World News, Julia Gillard, BHP Billiton, Mining

Yesterday | Detroit Free Press

GM to invest $45M in Lansing logistics center, create 200 jobs

General Motors Co. plans to spend $44.5 million to open a new logistics center at its Lansing Grand River assembly plant, an expansion that will create 200 jobs, the Detroit automaker said today.

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Related Topix: Automakers, General Motors, Lansing, MI, Detroit, MI

Fri May 17, 2013

Detroit News

GM returns to $33 IPO price on truck optimism after 2-year slump

General Motors Co., poised to rejoin the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, topped its $33 initial public offering price for the first time in more than two years as the automaker prepares to introduce redesigned full-size pickups.

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Related Topix: Automakers, General Motors, Chevrolet Silverado, Chevrolet, GMC Sierra, GMC

Tue May 14, 2013

Reuters

Tesla short-covering rally subsides, some investors may re-load

The wave of short-covering that drove shares of electric car maker Tesla Motors to huge gains last week appears to have subsided, but there are still plenty of investors willing to bet against the stock.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Media, Medicine, Reuters, Triad Hospitals, Computers, IT Services, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Thomson, Stanley

Green Car Congress

Chevrolet to enter small cargo van segment with City Express based on Nissan NV200

General Motors Co. and Nissan have signed an agreement for Nissan to produce a small cargo vehicle that GM will sell in the United States and Canada.

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Related Topix: Chevrolet Express, Chevrolet, Nissan NV200, Nissan

Mon May 13, 2013

Automotive News

GM Cfo: Cadillac won't chase 'volume at all costs'

General Motors' CFO says Cadillac will steer clear of what he sees as a "volume-at-all-costs mentality" among competitors battling for the luxury sales crown.

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Related Topix: Coupe, Wagon, Cadillac ATS, Hybrid, Cadillac XTS, Cadillac Escalade, Cadillac CTS, Cadillac, SUV, Sedan, BMW X1, BMW

Hemmings Auto Blogs

Hemmings Find of the Day - 1941 Buick 50 Super 8 Touring Sedan

Finding a 72-year-old car with just 5,800 miles on the odometer is a rare occurrence.

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Automotive News

Magna hikes full-year forecast on strong Q1 profit

Magna International Inc. has hiked its full-year sales forecasts after posting a better-than-expected profit and a 9 percent rise in revenue in the first quarter.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Automakers, Magna International, General Motors

Fri May 10, 2013

MLive.com

Sloan Museum opens registration for annual Auto Fair

This year's fair is 9 a.m. till 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 22, and 9 a.m. till 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 23 at Sloan Museum, 1221 E. Kearsley, Flint.

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Related Topix: Flint, MI, Grand Blanc, MI, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, Coupe, Pontiac, Pontiac GTO, Hatchback, Entertainment

Wed May 08, 2013

The Washington Post

GM Says Most Silverado Sales This Year Will Be Old Version

General Motors Co., which will start delivering redesigned Chevrolet Silverado pickups to dealers this month, said most of its full-size truck deliveries this year will be of current-generation vehicles.

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Related Topix: Chevrolet Silverado, Chevrolet, Automakers, General Motors, Marketing, Business News

Ask Patty

AskPatty's Mother's Day Gift Guide: Auto-Themed Gift ideas for the Car-Loving Lady

Mother's Day is that day each year for us to honor that special Mom in your life: Whether you're choosing something special for the mother of your children or for your own mother, AskPatty has plenty of advice to share on gift ideas she is sure to love.

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Tue May 07, 2013

Seattle Weekly

The Power of the Grindz

The 1930s developer who chopped residential lots out of a southeastern Michigan cow pasture, hilly by Midwestern standards, probably figured future home-buyers would appreciate the neighborhood's ruffled topography.

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Related Topix: Hawaii, Hawaii Government

Sun May 05, 2013

Bloomberg

GM Plans to Invest About $16 Billon in U.S. by 2016

General Motors Co. , profitable for 13 consecutive quarters, is planning to invest about $16 billion on U.S. factories and facilities through 2016, more than it will spend in China , the company said.

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Related Topix: General Motors, Automakers, Detroit, MI

Fox News

Cars That Had No Chance

Most of the time, the automotive world doesn't serve up a "Godfather II," the rare sequel that is the equal or better of the original.

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Related Topix: Oldsmobile Toronado, Jaguar, Jaguar XJS

Paddock Talk

Amateur Andrea Solime Claims First Career Win With Andrea Palma

Yesterday's qualifying session for round three of the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo at Misano was a prelude to a captivating first for the series as it raced into the night at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli.

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Related Topix: Lamborghini Gallardo, Coupe, Convertible, Lamborghini, Italy, World News

Fri May 03, 2013

Automotive News

GM's Q1 net falls 14% on N.A. decline

General Motors' first quarter net profit dropped 14 percent, to $865 million, as earnings in North America slipped and losses in Europe narrowed.

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Related Topix: Economics News, Bankruptcy, Autos

MSN Money

Jobs report could make or break the stock market

Stocks enjoyed nearly as big a rally on the day as the losses they suffered through on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Chevron Corporation, Energy, Oil & Gas

Automotive News

Audi's $1.3 billion Mexico SUV plant aimed at unseating BMW

Among the dry, scrub-covered hills outside the Mexican town of San Jose Chiapa, a plot of land the size of 45 football fields will soon give Volkswagen Group a boost in its effort to become the world's biggest automaker.

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Related Topix: SUV, Coupe, Hybrid, Convertible, Audi Q5, Audi, Audi R8, World News, Mexico, West Midlands County, England, Warwickshire County, England, United Kingdom

Detroit News

Briefs: Cobo complex reports revenue up by 3 percent

Officials of the Detroit Regional Convention Facility - the Cobo complex - said Thursday revenue increased 3 percent through the first six months of the 2013 fiscal year compared with the first half of 2012.

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Related Topix: Chevrolet Corvette, Coupe, Hatchback, Convertible, Chevrolet

Denver Post

Corporate earnings: General Motors, LinkedIn, Kellogg, Kraft, Royal Dutch Shell

General Motors. New cars were key for GM in the first quarter. New trucks will be the key to the rest of this year.

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Related Topix: Social Software

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