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August 2007

• After decades of ridicule, Edsel takes its victory lap

  By Martin Zimmerman  |  August 25, 2007

  From Los Angeles Times

  Sometimes you have to wait 50 years to get the last laugh. Take the Edsel. Please. Long the butt of jokes, Ford Motor Co.'s paean to 1950s... more

• Hydrogen power gets up to speed

  By Daniel Yi  |  August 18, 2007

  From Los Angeles Times

  Albert Gore III was clocked at more than 100 mph in a Toyota Prius. Perhaps police should be glad he didn't get his hands on a Ford Fusion... more

• Automakers cut '07 outlook

  August 9, 2007

  From Los Angeles Times

  General Motors Corp. on Wednesday cut its 2007 forecast for U.S. industrywide sales of cars and trucks, citing the weaker housing market and... more

• Japanese firms widen lead in per-car profit

  August 8, 2007

  From Los Angeles Times

  Japanese automakers widened their profit-making gap over the Detroit Three last year by 32%, according to a study released Tuesday. The... more

• Ford recalls 3.6 million vehicles

  August 4, 2007

  From Los Angeles Times

  Ford Motor Co. is recalling 3.6 million vehicles, some manufactured as long as 16 years ago, in the sixth round of repairs to fix a cruise... more

• Big Three auto sales take a dive in July

  August 2, 2007

  From Los Angeles Times

  Sales by the Big Three U.S. automakers nosedived in July as import brands grabbed a majority of the American auto market for the first time... more

• GM reports $891 million in earnings

  By Martin Zimmerman  |  August 1, 2007

  From Los Angeles Times

  General Motors Corp. is the second U.S. automaker to report surprisingly strong results for the second quarter. GM, the No. 1 U.S. car company... more

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