The announcement comes a week before General Motors must submit a restructuring plan to the government.
trackback:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/11/business/11auto.html?partner=rss&emc=rssRobert Lutz, General Motorsâ vice chairman, said that for all of G.M.âs efforts to streamline operations, the company was unlikely to ever win over critics in Congress.
trackback:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/10/business/10lutz.html?partner=rss&emc=rssFrance announced a sweeping, $8.5 billion plan to support its automobile industry.
trackback:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/10/business/10auto.html?partner=rss&emc=rssShai Agassi, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, is mapping a global plan for car charging stations where batteries can be swapped.
trackback:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/09/business/09electric.html?partner=rss&emc=rssLike television spy Maxwell Smart, Joann Cohen drives a Karmann Ghia. Unlike him, she drives with care.
trackback:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/08/automobiles/collectibles/08EGO.html?partner=rss&emc=rssSince it was introduced in the mid-1990s, the Audi A4 has become larger, plusher and pricier.
trackback:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/08/automobiles/autoreviews/08audi-a4.html?partner=rss&emc=rssSports-car enthusiasts have put the company on a pedestal almost since it sold its first production car 60 years ago.
trackback:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/08/automobiles/collectibles/08PORSCHE.html?partner=rss&emc=rssA company in Connecticut has been selling motor oil made from beef tallow since last May.
trackback:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/08/automobiles/08BIO.html?partner=rss&emc=rssToyota made the announcement less than two months after forecasting its first ever full-year operating loss.
trackback:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/07/business/worldbusiness/07toyota.html?partner=rss&emc=rssThe companyâs new marketing strategy promises to let buyers return their vehicles if they lose their jobs.
trackback:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/business/media/05auto.html?partner=rss&emc=rssU.S. sales in January fell 49 percent for General Motors, about 40 percent for Ford and 32 percent at Toyota.
trackback:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/04/business/04auto.html?partner=rss&emc=rssSergio Marchionne, the chief executive of the Fiat Group, is blunt in assessing a prospective alliance with Chrysler.
trackback:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/03/business/03fiat.html?partner=rss&emc=rssGeneral Motors and Chrysler, which have until mid-February to show that they can be viable, are offering more buyouts and early retirement packages.
trackback:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/03/business/03autos.html?partner=rss&emc=rssResurfice, a Canadian company, is set to provide an electric-powered ice-resurfacing machine for use at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
trackback:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/automobiles/01ICE.html?partner=rss&emc=rssThough the second-generation Toyota Sequoia addresses the shortcomings of its predecessor, the timing of the new modelâs arrival is unfortunate.
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