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“In response to the regulations, we've taken a somewhat proactive approach and come up with a comprehensive plan to address the issues”

Minnesota Power has begun a second season of construction at its Clay Boswell electric generating plant in northern Minnesota. via Business North

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“People who don't think about coming in to give blood might say, 'Well, for a tank of gas, I'd try it.'”

Stores offering deals on gas through gift cards said Thursday that more people are taking advantage of their offers. via WBNS

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“Even gasoline stations rang up lower sales in a month that saw gasoline prices spike. Did everyone start taking the bus?”

U.S. retail sales declined 0.2 percent in April, as consumers put a brake on purchases of fuel-guzzling sport utility vehicles, a government report showed Tuesday. via Turkish Daily News

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“It's become an unfortunate cliche that many car dealers' advertising has become wrought with wordy exceptions, minute qualifiers and misleading information”

The state Attorney General has fined Saturn of West Nyack and three other Hudson Valley area automobile dealerships for making misleading claims in their advertising. via The Patent Trader

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As gas prices continue to hover around record highs, consumers are putting off car purchases, but one car company is hoping a new promotion will help Them cash in and save you money. via WEHT

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High gas prices isn't the only thing driving people out of their SUV's. New reports show the slowdown in sales started before all the sticker shock at the pump. via Love 94 - WLVE - 93.9 FM

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“The strike is making many other potential Enclave buyers deal with the very same choices I've had to mull over the past few weeks.”

Dealers and car buyers are starting to feel the pain of a strike at General Motors Corp's Lansing Delta Township plant that is nearly a month old. via Lansing State Journal

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RBC, Cowen, and Merrill Lynch issued reports Tuesday on Sirius Satellite Radio . via Seeking Alpha

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Nissan Motor Co. , Japan's third- largest automaker, forecast the biggest drop in net income in nine years because of a stronger yen and weaker demand in the U.S., its most profitable market. via Bloomberg.com - Asia

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“We're not talking about pushing beyond the limits of what the industry can do”

A top California regulator defended her state's work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from new vehicles Monday, contending it would push the auto industry to innovate without limiting what consumers can ... via CBS 5

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