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Friday Roundup: Highlights from the week in autos
This week brought news of numerous recalls (Honda, Chrysler's Ram truck, Dodge), big rebates on the Chevy Volt, and a partnership between DreamWorks and Ford that will bring a modified Mustang to the big screen in next year’s "Need for Speed" film....
Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, Chevrolet, Volkswagen, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Pontiac
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Chevrolet tries to spark Volt sales with up to $5,000 cash back
Chevrolet has again jumped into the fight to make alternative fueled vehicles more competitive, offering cash-back incentives for buyers of its Volt plug-in of $5,000 for 2012 models and $4,000 for 2013 models. It's the latest chapter in a bid by...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Petroleum Industry, Hybrid Vehicles, Chevrolet, Vehicles
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Taxpayers' loss on GM bailout looks to be about $10 billion
The U.S. Treasury’s deal to sell 30 million shares of General Motors Co. will recoup taxpayers another $1 billion of the bailout money the government put into the automaker back in 2009. All told, taxpayers have recovered $32.5 billion of the $49....
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering, Hybrid Vehicles, Vehicles, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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Facebook aims to drive revenues by making it easier to advertise
MENLO PARK, Calif. -- In a bid to get marketers to spend more money, Facebook is addressing a common complaint from Madison Avenue: The giant social network has too many different types of advertising and it's too complicated and confusing for advertisers...Tags: Marketing, Online Advertising, Advertising, Media Industry, Social Media
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U.S. auto sales post big gains in May
Auto sales rose in May, helped by stronger consumer confidence and a rebound in home sales and construction. A strong Memorial Day weekend and especially brisk truck sales helped the industry beat expectations. "There was some concern last month...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Hybrid Vehicles, Marketing, Chevrolet, Volkswagen
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General Motors, Ford and Chrysler post healthy May auto sales
Auto sales rose in May, helped by stronger consumer confidence and a rebound in home sales and construction. General Motors Co., the nation’s largest automaker, said its U.S. sales rose 3.1% in May to 252,894 vehicles compared with the same...
Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, Volkswagen, Chevrolet, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Consumer Confidence
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Wheel maker Superior Industries hits a bump in the road
Its squat, 1970s-era headquarters in Van Nuys may not look like much from the outside, but Superior Industries International Inc. is a key figure in the automotive industry. The company sells aluminum wheels to the major automakers: Ford, General...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Ford, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Companies and Corporations, Prices
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For longtime game official John Pemberton, the whistle never stops
John Pemberton reaches into his back pocket, pulls out a small broom, bends low and sweeps the dirt left and then right, manicuring the white strip of rubber in the middle of the pitcher's circle. Upright again, he lifts the bill of his dark blue cap...
Tags: California Interscholastic Federation, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Charles Johnson (football, defensive end), Football, High School Sports
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Melee during U.S. Motors strike
FrameworkTear gas canisters explode as police break a barricade of pickets massed in front of the U.S. Motors plant on E. Slauson Ave.... -
Treasury will divest 30 million more General Motors shares
The U.S. Treasury said it plans to sell 30 million additional shares of General Motors Co. stock that it acquired as part of the 2009 bailout of the automaker. The stock will be sold later this month in a public offering in conjunction with GM’s...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering, Hybrid Vehicles, Finance, Media Industry
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GM feeds phone app frenzy -- remote start, door lock now standard
General Motors has decided to make standard for five years the convenience of remote door-locking and remote engine starts through its OnStar RemoteLink Mobile App. The perk for OnStar-equipped model year 2014 Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac vehicles...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Hybrid Vehicles, Weather Reports, Chevrolet, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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TuneIn takes on Pandora, Sirius to bring streaming radio to cars
Want to hear an Antarctica-based folk music station in your car? How about a radio broadcaster that plays only Grateful Dead covers? TuneIn is trying to make that a possibility for more people. The Palo Alto company, founded in 2002, is taking on...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Pandora Media, Inc., Ford, Radio, Music
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