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Ghosn Says GM Should Have Listened To Him In 2006 And Avoided Bankruptcy

Agent009 submitted on 11/20/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:36:37 PM

Carlos Ghosn, CEO of the Renault-Nissan alliance, said General Motors would have been far better off if it had formed a transcontinental alliance with the French-Japanese auto partnership in 2006. "Without any doubt," he told a forum sponso...

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John McCain Say He Wants To Meet ANYONE That Thinks Chrysler Will Survive - What About You?

Agent009 submitted on 11/16/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:29:57 PM

Arizona Sen. John McCain said Sunday that Chrysler Group LLC is unlikely to survive, despite receiving nearly $15 billion in government loans.McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential candidate, reiterated his opposition to the $80 billion auto indust...

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Opel will not be a global brand, says General Motors

tryme submitted on 11/13/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:16:46 AM

General Motors Co. has its work cut out for it if it wants to get the support of the Germany government for Opel’s restructuring. CEO Fritz Henderson went to Opel’s headquarters last Monday to attempt to mend relations. Apparently, he wasn’t able to ...

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STUD Or DUD? 2011 Buick Regal Breaks Cover

Agent009 submitted on 11/12/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:18:25 AM

On Thursday Buick will reveal the 2011 Regal sport sedan to customers in the L.A. area. Armed with turbocharged horsepower, a driver-selectable suspension system and a firm, European-tuned chassis, it delivers a driving experience that rivals the bes...

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VW Hits The Mark, Becomes Largest Auto Maker

Agent00R submitted on 11/9/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:15:00 AM

Congratulations, Volkswagen!  In lieu of this monumental occasion I will be taking delivery of a Touareg V6 TDI today.  Probably just a coincidence though.Autocar reports:"Volkswagen has overtaken Toyota to become the world’s lar...

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VW Moves Past Toyota And GM To Claim Largest Global Automaker Spot - Is It 2018 Already?

Agent009 submitted on 11/5/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:16:15 PM

Well, it was quicker and much earlier than expected, and many laughed at the thought when Volkswagen announced that wanted to be the number 1 car maker globally.  Big talk from the typically arrogant Germans, right?VW intially predicted they wou...

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GM Pisses Off German Government And Decides To Keep Opel

Agent009 submitted on 11/4/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:32:54 AM

Workers at automaker Opel planned walkouts to protest General Motor Co.'s decision not to sell the European subsidiary, while Germany's government vowed Wednesday to recover euro1.5 billion ($2.2 billion) it loaned GM to finance the sale. Klaus Franz...

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Chrysler Sales Freefall 30% In October

Agent009 submitted on 11/3/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:32:06 PM

Chrysler Group LLC today reported a 6 percent increase in total U.S. sales compared with September 2009. Chrysler and Dodge brands reported month-over-month increases. Chrysler Group reported total U.S. sales for O...

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Fiat to drop Dodge brand from the European market

tryme submitted on 10/15/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:27:20 PM

Fiat recently revealed that it has a new business plan and one of the changes believed to be implemented is the dropping of the Dodge brand from the Chrysler Group’s European line-up. We’ll know more when Fiat announces its plan sometime in mid-Novem...

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Ford Hybrid Vehicles Becoming More Popular

inspirion7 submitted on 10/14/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 7:55:31 PM

Ford hybrids recorded a 73% sales increase in the US in 2009 compared to the previous year. We’re guessing that a primary factor to this result is that in 2008, the Ford hybrid offering was much poorer. A very important thing to be taken from these ...

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GM Officially Announces Buick Regal For US Next Year

inspirion7 submitted on 10/14/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:41:39 PM

We all knew it was coming, now its official! From GM: As part of Buick GMC’s strategy to engage and listen to its dealers, more than 1,000 dealers this week will be the first to learn the name of Buick’s next mid-size sport sedan will be the Buick...

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2011 Chevrolet Caprice Police Car breaks cover

turbox submitted on 10/5/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:57:56 PM

The Police forces across North America is about to be equipped with an all-new Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicles for 2011. The new and modern rear-drive Caprice PPV will offer both V-8 and V-6 engines, as well as a hi-tech specialized equipmen...

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If You HAD To Buy An American Car Today, Which One Would You Be Driving Home In?

Agent001 submitted on 10/3/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:06:19 AM

A few years ago, if I asked that question, everyone would be squirming in their seats thinking to themselves, just the thought of having to drive one, would be about as desireable as dating a 75 year old virgin.But the Americans have been slowly gett...

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North American Car Of the Year Awards Finalists Leak Out - Are These Really The Best?

Agent009 submitted on 10/1/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:57:32 PM

It's that time of year again: time to decide the North American Car and Truck of the Year (NACOTY). This time around, our own Executive Editor Marty Padgett is one of the jurors, and we're bringing you the insider's perspective on the process, as wel...

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Geely is the leading contender to takeover Volvo

tryme submitted on 9/25/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:24:34 PM

Chinese manufacturer Geely is inching its way to take over Volvo from Ford and a report in the Wall Street Journal is saying that in fact, it has emerged as the leading contender. Geely’s bid is estimated to be worth $2.5 billion, a bid that Ford and...

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