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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: General Motors Corp., Economy, Business and Finance, Ford, Luxury Vehicles, Chrysler Group LLC
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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: General Motors Corp., Economic Indicator, Ford, Cadillac, Luxury Vehicles
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Elon Musk says fourth Tesla will be small SUV costing about $35,000
Tesla Motors chief Elon Musk said that the fourth vehicle in the automaker's lineup with be a small $35,000-ish SUV. Musk made the announcement during an interview with CNBC on Friday. The SUV would be roughly half the base price of the company's...
Tags: Tesla Motors, Inc., Dwayne Johnson, Elon Musk, CNBC (tv network), SUVs and Crossovers
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HRE Performance Wheels execs call California costly -- but worth it
Executives at HRE Performance Wheels, which manufactures premium rims for racing teams and for luxury and sports-car aficionados in its Vista factory, say that the costs of doing business in California are constantly rising. But the company is convinced...
Tags: Science and Technology, Hybrid Vehicles
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Consumer spending fell in April; first drop in nearly a year
WASHINGTON -- Americans cut back on their purchases in April for the first time in nearly a year as their income remained flat, a potentially bad sign for an economy that depends heavily on consumer spending. Consumer spending dropped 0.2% last month,...
Tags: Federal Reserve, Consumers, Prices, Hybrid Vehicles
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The climate change guilt trip
A friend recently returned from a camping trip in the Sierra Nevada. His eyes shone as he described the opalescent sky, the vitality of wildlife in spring and the fun he'd had playing with his two young daughters during the mellow evenings. It had been...
Tags: Travel, Trips and Vacations, Lobbying, Environmental Pollution, Conservation
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Ford has already beaten its best year for hybrid sales
Ford Motor Co. said that it has sold 37,000 hybrid vehicles nationwide this year, already topping its full year record for hybrid sales of 35,496, set in 2010. Ford said that the 37,000 sales figure also represents a 375% increase over the numbers of...
Tags: Ford, Prius, Kelley Blue Book LLC, Ford Motor Co., Hybrid Vehicles
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Electric car comparison test: EV specifications
How they stack up: Specifications for the electric cars in our comparison test, the Honda Fit EV, Fiat 500e and Nissan Leaf. Honda Fit EV Times' take: The right blend of performance, utility and efficiency Highs: Sport driving mode hauls more...Tags: Car Guides and Reviews, Fiat, Honda, Nissan, Hybrid Vehicles
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Stocks jump after home prices, confidence surge
A rally that brought the stock market to record highs this year came back to life after U.S. home prices rose the most in seven years and consumer confidence reached a five-year high. As stock prices rose investors sold bonds, sending interest rates...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Economic Indicator, Memorial Day, Hybrid Vehicles, Petroleum Industry
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Toyota shows off new generation Corolla with more aggressive styling
In a bid to fight the inroads rivals have made in the compact car business, Toyota Motor Corp. on Thursday revealed a new sleeker and more aggressively styled 2014 Corolla compact sedan at a news conference in Santa Monica. The car, which competes...
Tags: Hyundai, Ford, Chevrolet, Toyota Motor Corp., Hybrid Vehicles
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Toyota adds some pizazz to its typically plain-vanilla Corolla
What do you do with a car that is approaching sales of 40 million globally since its introduction 47 years ago? Don't mess it up, and don't forget the competition. That sums up the challenge for Toyota in launching the 11th generation of its workhorse...
Tags: Hyundai, Ford, Chevrolet, Kelley Blue Book LLC, Vehicles
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Ireland is not a tax haven for Apple, ambassador says
WASHINGTON -- Ireland's ambassador to the U.S. declared Friday that his nation was not a tax haven for Apple Inc., formally disputing a congressional report that said company executives had negotiated a special low rate to shelter much of the firm's...
Tags: Tim Cook, Republic of Ireland, Swiss Confederation, Carl Levin, European Union
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