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Updates from August, 2009

  • Nine years after consolidating its global advertising account at Omnicom Group’s BBDO, Chrysler is reaching out beyond its agency of record for creative ideas related to its fourth-quarter ad campaign, according to executives familiar with the…

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    1:01 am on August 31, 2009
     
  • The Prius hybrid automobile is popular for its fuel efficiency, but its electric motor and battery guzzle rare earth metals, a little-known class of elements found in a wide range of gadgets and consumer goods.

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    1:01 am on August 31, 2009
     
  • For more than two decades, Frank Ramirez has made a living working an unusual job in Silicon Valley: assembling cars and trucks for Toyota Motor Corp. and General Motor Co.

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    1:01 am on August 31, 2009
     
  • General Motors said on Sunday it has agreed to set up a light commercial vehicle production venture with major Chinese automaker FAW Group, with total investment of $293 million.

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    1:01 am on August 31, 2009
     
  • A member of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative party has pushed for a delay of the decision about the fate of General Motors Co.’s European unit Opel until after Germany’s federal elections, a newspaper said.

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    1:01 am on August 31, 2009
     
  • Ford was able to sell man Ford Focuses when gas prices were high or the government was paying buyers too. What will happen when that stops.If the wildly successful Cash for Clunkers program proved anything, it’s that with the right kind of financial incentive Americans will buy small, fuel-efficient cars.


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    1:01 am on August 31, 2009
     
  • General Motors said today it has agreed to set up a light commercial vehicle production venture with major Chinese automaker FAW Group, with total investment of 2 billion yuan ($293 million).

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    1:01 am on August 31, 2009
     
  • China’s Geely Automotive has submitted the only concrete bid so far for Ford Motor Co.’s Volvo unit, a Swedish newspaper reported on Saturday, citing an undisclosed source.

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    1:01 am on August 31, 2009
     
  • The United States on Friday welcomed Beijing’s decision to eliminate additional charges on imported auto parts in a landmark case that ended a grace period for China after it joined the World Trade Organization.

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    1:01 am on August 31, 2009
     
  • When it comes to Audi’s versatile A6 mid-sized sedan, I
    normally would be inclined to lead with the abundant and very usable
    power of the new supercharged V6 engine. The 300-horsepower,
    3.0-litre six has plenty of point-and-squirt usability, ideal for
    getting around slower-moving vehicles on roadways clogged with
    dawdling vacationers as well as the normal day-to-day commuters.

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    1:01 am on August 31, 2009