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Toyota hybrid is Japan's top selling car in June

TOKYO: Toyota's Prius hybrid - already Japan's highest-selling car - more than doubled its sales in June to claim the top spot for a second month, reflecting government tax breaks and growing popularity of products viewed as environmentally friendly.

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Related Topix: Toyota Prius, Hybrid Vehicles, Toyota, Toyota Motor, Auto Dealers

Sun Jul 05, 2009

Fort Wayne News Sentinel

Bankruptcy judge OKs GM sale plan

A bankruptcy judge says General Motors can sell the bulk of its assets to a new company, clearing the way for the automaker to quickly emerge from bankruptcy.

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Related Topix: Economics News, Bankruptcy, General Motors

WGNO

Analysis: No sure things in economic development

The past few weeks in Louisiana have demonstrated there are certain things economic developers armed with the taxpayers' checkbook can accomplish, and others they can do little about, especially during the current recession.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Bobby Jindal, Republican, US House of Representatives, Louisiana, GMC GM, GMC, General Motors, Pontiac, Cadillac

Detroit Free Press

Chrysler names remaining directors to new board

This morning, Chrysler Group LLC announced the remaining members of its new board of directors, a group that includes a former CEO of Northwest Airlines, investment bankers and top officials of the Italian automaker Fiat Group SpA.

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Related Topix: Fiat Spa, Transportation, Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Economics News, Bankruptcy, Manufacturing, Michigan

The Seattle Times

Toyota's Toyoda scolds execs for emulating U.S. car companies' mistakes

Toyota Motor's honorary chairman, Shoichiro Toyoda, scolded the company's president for being so anxious to boost sales and profits that he'd let Toyota emulate now bankrupt General Motors and Chrysler.

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Related Topix: Toyota Motor, Japan, World News,

The Detroit News

Fiat brings innovation to Chrysler partnership

Rinaldo Rinolfi may have the key to making Fiat SpA's partnership with Chrysler Group LLC work.

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Related Topix: Fiat Spa, Inventions, Science / Technology, Honda Motor Co

AutoSpies

Twist Of Fate Or Justice Served? Ford Outsells Toyota For Third Month In A Row

For the third month in a row, Ford Motor Co. outsold the Japanese juggernaut in the United States, still a crucial and rich market amid this nagging recession.

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Related Topix: Ford Motor, GMC GM, GMC, Autos

Sat Jul 04, 2009

News24.com

VW readies to go electric

Volkswagen AG hopes to introduce its first electric cars on the market in 2013, the German automaker's chief executive said on Friday.

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Motor Age

Grote opens new European headquarters

Grote Industries, a high-performance LED lighting technology manufacturer, is relocating its European headquarters to Niederwinkling, near Straubing, Germany.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, World News, Germany, Madison, IN, Marketing

WBIR-TV

New jobs may not mean more workers at Nissan

Nissan's plans to create up to 1,300 jobs to build electric cars and batteries don't necessarily mean more overall employees at the Smyrna factory.

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Related Topix: Nissan, Smyrna, TN, Infiniti, Rutherford County, TN, Decherd, TN

WisInfo

Oshkosh Corp. closes overseas group sale

OSHKOSH - Oshkosh Corp. Wednesday announced it completed the sale of the Geesink Norba Group based in Emmeloord, the Netherlands, to U.S.-based investment firm Platinum Equity.

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Related Topix: Appleton Metro, Netherlands, World News, Menasha, WI

WNWO-TV Toledo

Push to save Ohio GM Plant

A push to save a General Motors Corp. plant is expanding in recession-battered Ohio.

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Related Topix: General Motors, Canada, Mansfield Metro, Mansfield, OH, Ontario, OH, Economics News, Bankruptcy

Times of Oman

Magna may get UK aid to purchase Opel

TO STAY AFLOAT: Opel cars prior to shipping from the company's factory in Russelsheim, Germany.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Magna International, World News, Germany, General Motors, United Kingdom, Hertfordshire County, England, Bedfordshire County, England

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Salon.com

GM and Chrysler's bankruptcy cases at a glance

A summary of developments in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases of General Motors Corp.

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Related Topix: GMC GM, GMC, Economics News, Bankruptcy, General Motors, Saturn, Cadillac, Buick

Diss Today

Government will underwrite deal for GM

Lord Mandelson pledged the Government's support in underwriting a deal to buy out struggling car company Vauxhall during a visit to the firm's Luton plant.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Magna International

Kentucky.com

Hitachi to supply lithium-ion batteries to GM

Japanese electronics maker Hitachi Ltd. said Thursday it will supply lithium-ion batteries for hybrid vehicles to General Motors Corp.

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Related Topix: GMC GM, GMC, Hybrid Vehicles, General Motors, Saturn, Cadillac, Buick

WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Cummins recalling 400 workers at Indiana plant

Columbus - Cummins Inc. is recalling 400 laid-off workers as it resumes production of the Dodge Ram engine at a central Indiana factory.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Cummins, Dodge Ram, Dodge

The Courier Mail

Services sector takes unexpected rise

RISING confidence among consumers about the outlook for the economy has helped the services sector expand for the first time in 15 months in June, a survey shows.

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Related Topix: Brilliance China Automotive Holdings, Banking, Financial Services

MSN Money

Beijing Automotive plans Opel bid: report

Chinese carmaker Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co plans to present a detailed bid for General Motors Corp's Opel unit in the next few days, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.

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Related Topix: GMC GM, GMC, General Motors, Saturn, Pontiac, Cadillac, Buick

Thu Jul 02, 2009

The Globe and Mail

Ford bests rivals after 60 years, as new order emerges

Close You asked. We're building it. Ford bests rivals after 60 years, as new order emerges The 1950 Ford, like this 1949 convertible, won Ford's second consecutive Fashion Academy Gold Medal Award for outstanding automotive design and styling.

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Related Topix: GMC GM, GMC, Economics News, Bankruptcy, General Motors, Prison

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