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American Suzuki Declares Chapter 11, To Withdraw From U.S. Market
Well, the writing has been on the wall for years, but now it's official: Suzuki will stop selling new passenger vehicles in the U.S. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy...
Renault To Revive Alpine Brand Via JV With Caterham
Brands come and go all the time across the automotive landscape. Heck, ABARTH part of the Fiat 500 ABARTH that we reviewed last week was itself a resurrected brand just a few...
Kia and Hyundai To Reimburse Owners For Erroneous Mileage Claims
It's back to the drawing board for Hyundai's marketing team. They can no longer boast of a lineup proliferated by 40 MPG cars, because after today's news, there are none of them...
Ford Promotes Mark Fields to COO; Alan Mulally Stays Until At Least End Of 2014
As was widely anticipated, Ford Motor Company announced that its current president of the Americas, Mark Fields, has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer, effective December...
ICON Previews SEMA-Bound D200 Pickup
As I was perusing the autoblogosphere this afternoon, a photo caught my eye - yes, it's the photo at the top of this article. To me, there are few things that are more awesome...
GM Reveals 5th Generation Small Block LT1 V8 For 2014 Corvette
My dad has always been kind of a small block guy, despite his recent tendency to choose the biggest engine available in whatever vehicle he buys. I think this goes back to his...
EV Battery Maker A123 Systems Files for Bankruptcy Protection
Former green-energy darling A123 Systems filed for bankruptcy today. Though A123 has been struggling in several areas for the past few months, the speed of the filing has caught...
Sirius XM Increases 2012 Subscriber Forecast On New-Car Sales Strength
Sirius XM satellite radio - the only satellite radio operator in the U.S., thanks to the merger between the former rivals in 2008 - today increased its forecast for 2012 net...
GM, US Treasury Butt Heads On U.S. Ownership of Shares
Who wants to buy a car from Government Motors? Apparently, not as many people as would prefer to buy one from General Motors. That's the argument that GM has attempted to...
Ford’s European Turnaround Based on Product Launches
It's no secret that Ford is struggling in Europe. It's certainly not alone; GM, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Renault, and others are giving it plenty of company. Most of the struggles...