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Updates from August, 2010

  • Subaru plans to introduce a next-generation, horizontally opposed engine by the end of the year in the Forester crossover and then expand its use to other models, a news report said. After debuting in the U.S.
    4:57 pm on August 31, 2010
     

  • Automotive lending continued to rebound in the second quarter, with loan delinquencies falling for the second consecutive period, Experian Automotive said in a new report.
    4:43 pm on August 31, 2010
     

  • The National Automobile Dealers Association said today it would likely oppose a federal proposal to label new vehicles starting with a letter grade from A+ to D based on their fuel economy and emissions.
    4:21 pm on August 31, 2010
     

  • Chevrolet is asking its 3,000 dealers to prepare for the late September launch of the new Chevrolet Cruze compact by purchasing competitors' vehicles for test-drive comparisons.
    4:03 pm on August 31, 2010
     

  • Rainer Schmueckle, who lost his position overseeing Mercedes-Benz Cars unit to Wolfgang Bernhard, has left the automaker.
    3:48 pm on August 31, 2010
     

  • U.S. safety regulators have opened a preliminary investigation into claims Hyundai Motor Co.'s best-selling car in America, the Sonata sedan, may have steering problems.
    3:16 pm on August 31, 2010
     

  • Visteon received court approval on Tuesday for its bankruptcy reorganization, ending a 15-month fight among hedge funds, lenders and an industry giant for a piece of the revived auto parts maker.
    2:45 pm on August 31, 2010
     

  • A Ford Fiesta won't crop up in CW's "Vampire Diaries" until early October, but the automaker is trying to get people to talk about it now, even though the fan-favorite show's second season won't hit the screen until Sept. 9.
    2:10 pm on August 31, 2010
     

  • As a government program to replace older models with more fuel efficient vehicles ends, car sales in Japan are expected to plunge beginning this fall, according to the Japan Automobile Dealers Association.
    1:30 pm on August 31, 2010
     

  • GMC Acadias on a dealership lot in Center Line, Mich. For years, Americans shopping for cars were treated to all sorts of deals and incentives, especially at the end of summer. Those days are over. For years, Americans shopping for cars were treated to all sorts of deals and incentives, especially at the end of summer. Those days are over.


    10:56 am on August 31, 2010
     

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