| How Bentley Blew Past Rolls Royce |
May 2nd, 2013 |
Bentley came to making that list. Fortunately, the proud British nameplate is still with us-a feat for which the two ads here serve as unique snapshots. "The ads underscore the difference between the old Bentley and what it’s become today," said veteran auto correspondent Paul Eisenstein, publisher of The Detroit Bureau. "In the 1960s ad, Bentley was a stepchild ...
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| Jaguar F-Type readies for Porsche battle |
May 2nd, 2013 |
will aim to topple Porsche’s drop-top duo when it launches in Australia in August. The iconic British car maker has long maintained its tactic was to price the F-Type somewhere between ...
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| Overproduction may undercut car sales in western China |
May 2nd, 2013 |
As hundreds of car makers vied for attention at the recent Shanghai auto show, it was clear that China's hunger for cars shows no sign of fading. Even as sales slow in the country's wealthy coastal cities, auto manufacturers have focused on boosting production in western China, a less affluent area where they anticipate fast sales. Executives at the auto show told reporters that ...
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| Rukmini Shrinivasans blog The Auto Index |
May 2nd, 2013 |
hike in Delhi's auto and taxi fares this morning and began to do a mental comparison with Pune and Mumbai fares. But what would be far more interesting is an all-India comparison, and for that I turn to you, readers. If you're as curious as me and have a spare minute, leave a comment on this blog with auto and taxi fares for your city or town, and I will compile them on Saturday (May ...
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| Auto taxi fares raised by 25 |
May 2nd, 2013 |
NEW DELHI: Giving in to pressure from the autorickshaw lobby, the Delhi government on Wednesday decided to raise auto and taxi fares by a significant 25%. The government defended the hike ...
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| Ex-GM engineer husband sentenced in GM trade secrets case |
May 2nd, 2013 |
Detroit - An ex-General Motors Co. engineer was sentenced to a year and a day in prison and her husband was given a three-year term after being convicted of stealing hybrid vehicle technology from the automaker for potential use in China.Shanshan Du, 54, and husband Yu Qin, 52, were sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Marianne Battani."This crime, though not a crime of physical harm ...
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| Business insider Chrysler CEO Marchionne No time for profit envy |
May 2nd, 2013 |
When Chrysler Group LLC reported its first-quarter earnings on Monday, CEO Sergio Marchionne acknowledged that they weren't as stellar as the record-breaking numbers Ford Motor Co. had reported the week before."To be perfectly honest, I'm envious," Marchionne said. "But envy won't get us very far."Country Fresh booked for a salt: Fancy salt, like bacon, is all ...
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| Truck sales housing recovery boost Detroit carmakers in April |
May 2nd, 2013 |
Detroit's automakers were the big winners in April sales as a recovering housing market and easy credit sparked a surge in demand for new pickups and allowed all three domestic manufacturers to gain share.Their success in April makes the first four months of 2013 the best year-opener since the start of the sport utility vehicle craze two decades ago. Year-to-date, Detroit's automakers ...
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| Ford to invest $1.1B hire 2000 to meet demand for trucks vans |
May 2nd, 2013 |
The pickup segment this year is growing three times faster than the auto industry as a whole, and one domestic automaker is making a production adjustment to meet swelling demand.Ford Motor Co. will announce today plans to invest $1.1 billion to retool and expand its Kansas City Assembly Plant in Missouri, and add more than 2,000 jobs to produce a new Transit commercial van and the F-150, the ...
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| Ally profits up Delphis down in 1Q |
May 2nd, 2013 |
Washington - Detroit-based Ally Financial Inc. said net income rose by nearly $800 million in the first quarter to $1.1 billion on one-time gains as it sheds its international operations and looks for ways to repay taxpayers. But as Ally reported gains, Troy-based Delphi Automotive PLC said its revenue fell by 1.7 percent in the first quarter to $4 billion because of weak business conditions in ...
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