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June 2008
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Hybrids great on fuel, not expense
| June 26, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesHybrids may be tops when it comes to saving gasoline, but they're far from the best choice for budget-conscious car buyers, a new study says... more
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GM to raise prices on 2009 models, cut production
June 24, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesDETROIT -- General Motors Corp. told dealers today it plans to raise prices on 2009 models by an average of 3.5 percent despite a tough market... more
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Partying hard on soft money
| June 18, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesWhen delegates travel to the Democratic and Republican nominating conventions late this summer, they'll enter a cocoon of corporate largesse... more
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Ford plans more payroll reductions
June 14, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesWith the auto market worsening almost daily for Ford Motor Co., management told union officials Friday that the company would have to further... more
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GM heir invested in social causes
| June 14, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesStewart R. Mott, a flamboyant General Motors heir and self-described "avant-garde philanthropist" who used his family's fortune to underwrite... more
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Everybody Hertz in the Corvette ZHZ
Go to the Hertz car hire desk at LAX and you could ease out onto Highway One in a special-edition Corvette. That’s because the company has... more
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The ‘Chevy Volt’ hits the road
This rather abused-looking 2007 Chevrolet Malibu is the next best hope for General Motors and for the automotive world in general. Because... more
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Requiem for a heavyweight
| June 7, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesA couple of years ago, I parked a Hummer H2, in all its blunt-trauma enormity, in front of a coffee shop in Santa Monica. When I returned... more
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Vehicle quality improves industrywide, survey finds
June 5, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesDETROIT -- The quality of new cars improved across the industry this year, with Porsche, Honda, Toyota, General Motors and Ford among the... more
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Shareholders blast pay of GM chief executive
June 4, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesWILMINGTON, Del. -- General Motors shareholders blasted the company's chief executive for raking in huge salaries and bonuses while the automaker... more
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The sedan is again king of the car lot
| June 4, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesA month of gasoline prices near $4 a gallon was enough to sour Americans' long love affair with trucks and sport utility vehicles, pushing... more
