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Updates from August, 2011

  • A vote by Ford Motor Co. union workers to authorize a strike if negotiations between the UAW and the automaker turn sour is well on its way to passage, union officials said on Wednesday.
    10:47 pm on August 31, 2011
     
  • Dealership acquisitions are rising sharply after a lull during the recession and credit crisis, a study says.
    3:39 pm on August 31, 2011
     
  • Volvo Car Corp. and Siemens AG said they plan a partnership to develop electric vehicles and aim to start testing the autos by the end of this year.
    1:58 pm on August 31, 2011
     
  • Ford and Zipcar said Wednesday the automaker has agreed to provide hundreds of its vehicles for the car sharing service's college campus fleets across the country.
    12:54 pm on August 31, 2011
     
  • Mazda will enter the growing compact crossover segment early next year when its CX-5 debuts in the United States. At 178.7 inches long, the CX-5 is more than five inches shorter than Mazda's CX-7 crossover. The 106.
    11:04 am on August 31, 2011
     
  • Fiat may shift planned production of Jeep and Alfa Romeo brand SUVs from its oldest plant in Turin to North America and build a small city car at the factory instead, a person familiar with the matter said.
    9:04 am on August 31, 2011
     
  • U.S. auto sales for August were projected to fall short of July's rebounding pace as consumer confidence sank, prospects dimmed for faster economic growth and Hurricane Irene ravaged the East Coast.
    8:09 am on August 31, 2011
     
  • Toyota launched the new 2012 Camry with much ballyhoo earlier this month. But reviews of the new sedan haven’t been quite so enthusiastic.Toyota and Honda are facing tough new challenges in the U.S., but they’re vowing to fight on to win over U.S. consumers.


    7:36 am on August 31, 2011
     
  • The Defender is instantly recognizable the world over as an icon of military-inspired styling and off-road capability. Today, Land Rover is previewing what form the classic vehicle will take as it evolves.
    8:00 pm on August 30, 2011
     
  • The Defender is instantly recognizable the world over as an icon of military-inspired styling and off-road capability. Today, Land Rover is previewing what form the classic vehicle will take as it evolves.
    8:00 pm on August 30, 2011