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Ward’s Wins 5 International Wheel Awards
May 16, 2008 1:12 PM, WardsAuto.com, By Ward’s Staff
The awards honor the best in automotive journalism.

Focus Gets Midcycle Updates
May 16, 2008 11:42 AM, WardsAuto.com, By Ward’s Staff
Ford says the new fascias provide a sportier appearance, with the front incorporating a larger open area similar to that found on the upcoming Fiesta B-car.

CAW Locks Up GM, Chrysler Contracts
May 15, 2008 2:50 PM, WardsAuto.com, By Ward’s Staff From Wires
The GM deal saves jobs for some 900 workers who were to be laid off at the Oshawa truck plant in September. Chrysler pledges replacements for its rear-drive sedans in Bramalea.

Renault to Add Sandero at Russia’s Avtoframos
May 15, 2008 2:14 PM, WardsAuto.com, By Peter Homola
The Sandero, which already is manufactured in Brazil and Romania, will be the plant’s second model.

Canada Invests Millions in Vancouver’s Fuel-Cell Industry
May 15, 2008 10:29 AM, WardsAuto.com, By Alan Harman
The Vancouver region already is home to what the National Research Council calls the world’s most sophisticated grouping of companies and organizations focused on fuel-cell and hydrogen technologies.

Cap-and-Trade Coming, No AAM Intervention, Dingell’s Office Says
May 14, 2008 2:40 PM, WardsAuto.com, By James M. Amend
Any cap-and-trade system to regulate CO2 emissions in climate trade legislation won’t exclude auto makers, official says.

AAM Strike Costs GM 230,000 Vehicles Through April
May 13, 2008 11:30 AM, WardsAuto.com, By Ward’s Staff
GM resumed some of the previously restricted operations at four North American assembly plants yesterday.

Infiniti G37 to Drop Its Top
May 13, 2008 10:57 AM, WardsAuto.com, By Christie Schweinsberg
The G37, with Nissan’s new 3.7L V-6 VQ series engine – winner of a Ward’s 10 Best Engine award in 2008 – has outpaced sales of its predecessor.

Nissan Forecasts Largest Earnings Decline in Nearly a Decade
May 13, 2008 10:46 AM, WardsAuto.com, By Ward’s Staff
The Japanese auto maker also aims for world dominance in zero-emission vehicles and quality as part of a new 5-year business plan.

CAW Threatens Strike Over Buyouts for Windsor Plant Workers
May 12, 2008 2:42 PM, WardsAuto.com, By David E. Zoia
GM today rejected an incentive-package proposal for early retirements and buyouts put together by the CAW over the weekend.

Renault-Nissan Make Bajaj Deal Official
May 12, 2008 11:48 AM, WardsAuto.com, By Ward’s Staff
The JVs affordable small car will enter the Indian market in 2011, with plant capacity set at 400,000 units annually.

Kerkorian to Increase Stake in Ford; Auto Maker Asks Investors to Hold Onto Shares
May 9, 2008 1:32 PM, WardsAuto.com, By Ward’s Staff From Wires
The announcement by Ford reverses a sentiment the auto maker expressed yesterday, when it called Kerkorian’s interest a welcome sign that its turnaround was progressing.

GM Holden Elizabeth Plant Marks 50-Year Anniversary
May 9, 2008 10:14 AM, WardsAuto.com, By Alan Harman
In 1924, the coach maker launched a manufacturing plant and became the sole supplier of bodies for the Buick, Chevrolet, Oakland and Oldsmobile brands.

GM to Fund Up to $200 Million in American Axle Buyouts
May 8, 2008 4:08 PM, WardsAuto.com, By Ward’s Staff
The money will help AAM fund the employee buyouts, early retirements and buydowns.

Toyota Likely to Lower U.S. Forecast; Mississippi Plant Delayed
May 8, 2008 3:22 PM, WardsAuto.com, By Christie Schweinsberg
Late last year, Toyota called for about 3% sales growth in the U.S. in 2008, but later revised the rate downward to just 1%-2%.

GM Reaches Local Contract in Ohio; Walkouts in Michigan, Kansas Continue
May 7, 2008 1:48 PM, WardsAuto.com, By Ward’s Staff
GM continues to negotiate local agreements with three other facilities where the UAW has extended strike notices.

Hyundai Deal With Microsoft ‘Not Another Sync’
May 7, 2008 1:22 PM, WardsAuto.com, By Drew Winter
A voice recognition system for 11 different languages and the ability to record songs directly from the radio are two differentiating features.

Suzuki Announces Free Gas for Summer Event
May 6, 2008 3:56 PM, WardsAuto.com, By Ward’s Staff
The Japanese auto maker’s free-fuel program will run for three months, with buyers receiving a pre-paid gas card if they purchase an ’07 or ’08 Suzuki through June 30.

Former Jag Exec to Head Maserati in U.S.
May 6, 2008 2:04 PM, WardsAuto.com, By Ward’s Staff
Marti Eulberg takes over atop the importer June 1, filling a slot vacated by the sudden departure of James Selwa in late February.

Transportation Secretary Runs Down Talk of Higher Fuel Tax
May 6, 2008 1:39 PM, WardsAuto.com, By James M. Amend
Mary E. Peters calls the current tax “increasingly outdated, inefficient and unpopular.”

Chrysler Spiff Takes Fuel Cost Out of Buying Equation
May 6, 2008 1:06 PM, WardsAuto.com, By Ward’s Staff
Chrysler says the program comes as a result of feedback from its Customer Advisory Board, whose members are “very” or “extremely” concerned about fuel prices.

UAW Strikes GM Fairfax Plant
May 5, 2008 2:33 PM, WardsAuto.com, By Ward’s Staff
The UAW threatened to strike the plant last month but agreed to extend the contract deadline as negotiations to forge a new plant-level labor deal continued.

GM Shanghai Pushing ‘Drive to Green’ Marketing Campaign
May 5, 2008 11:58 AM, WardsAuto.com, By Vince Courtenay
The program, which runs through 2012, involves a 3-point strategy that calls for developing vehicles with better fuel economy and lower greenhouse-gas emissions.

Indian Auto Makers Search for Strategies to Steer Through Slowing Economy
May 2, 2008 11:41 AM, WardsAuto.com, By Sudhakar Shah
Rising steel prices are pushing up vehicle retail prices, while anti-inflationary steps by the government are forcing banks to increase auto loan interest rates and charges.

Taiwan Consortium Aims to Corner Light-Electric Vehicle Market
May 1, 2008 11:01 AM, WardsAuto.com, By Byron Pope
Instead of recharging depleted batteries, they could be swapped out at service stations in the same manner that propane tanks are exchanged for the backyard barbecue.

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