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52 min ago | The Post Chronicle

GM Asks For $18 Billion In Government Aid To Survive

General Motors Corp on Tuesday asked the U.S. government to save it from failure by extending $12 billion in loans and another $6 billion in credit as part of an unprecedented federal intervention into the ...

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5 hrs ago | MassLive.com

Wall Street rebounds despite getting mixed signals from 2 U.S. automakers

Trader David O'Day works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Ford Motor, Financial Markets

9 hrs ago | WKYC-TV - Financial News

GM says it needs $12 billion loans by late March

General Motors says it needs $4 billion in government loans this month and a total of $12 billion by late March to keep operating.

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Related Topix: GMC GM, GMC, Cable & Satellite, Telecom, General Motors, Television, Cadillac, Buick, Chevrolet

13 hrs ago | Maktoob Business

Toyota to cut bonuses, production

Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it would cut management bonuses by 10 percent, excluding top executives, and further reduce domestic production to cope with an industry slump.

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Related Topix: Toyota Motor, Lexus

18 hrs ago | The Indian Express

Tata Motors said its move to raise capital by borrowing from the...

New Delhi : Auto major Tata Motors on Tuesday said its move to raise capital by borrowing from the public, through which it can raise up to Rs 2,700 crore, will be for its 'ongoing requirement'. "... this is ...

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22 hrs ago | Motorcycle USA

Harley-Davidson XR1200 Coming to America

DAVIDSON XR1200 SPARKS AMERICAN DEBUT Riders Order Hundreds of New Hot Rod Sportsters Before Official Release The 2009 Harley-Davidson XR1200 is inspired by theA long-time terror of theA dirt track, the XR-750. ...

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Mon Dec 01, 2008

Charlotte.com

SKorea's 3rd-quarter economic growth revised down

Security guards stand in front of the gate at the GM Daewoo plant in Bupyeong, South Korea, Monday, Dec.

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Related Topix: South Korea, World News, Asia, GMC GM, GMC,

The Florida Times-Union

Ford weighs selling Volvo amid industry downturn

Ford Motor Co. is considering selling Volvo Car Corp. as the beleaguered U.S. automaker seeks to raise cash and survive tight credit markets and a global automotive sales crisis.

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Related Topix: Ford Taurus, Ford, Ford Motor, Sweden, World News

13abc.com

Autoworker chief pleads for government aid

The head of the United Auto Workers has made a public plea for government help for U.S. carmakers as the Detroit Three put the final touches on stabilization plans to submit to Congress.

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Related Topix: General Motors

Sun Nov 30, 2008

Santa Cruz Sentinel

U.S. auto industry's health could affect Silicon Valley chip makers

The financial crisis hammering Detroit's auto industry is sending shock waves to Silicon Valley, where a number of companies make the computer chips that have become increasingly vital components in cars and ...

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Related Topix: General Motors, CPU, Science / Technology, Semiconductors, Cypress Semiconductor, Startups, Electronics

Detroit News

Work halts at Ford plant to retool for cars

Ford Motor Co.'s Michigan Truck Plant isn't making trucks anymore. The last sport utility vehicle rolled off the assembly line at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Ford said.

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Related Topix: Ford Focus, Ford, Ford Super Duty, Ford Motor, Detroit, MI, Detroit Metro

Sat Nov 29, 2008

Auto Manufacturing News

BYD and Brilliance at Detroit show

Automotive Co. will occupy about 11,000 square feet on the main floor. The space was reserved for Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

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Providence Journal

Highlights of Detroit auto show

In the auto industry's hour of darkness, General Motors and Ford will unveil promising new models vital to their survival at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January.

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Related Topix: Ford, Ford Taurus, Ford Mustang GT, General Motors, Hybrid Vehicles, Chevrolet Malibu, Chevrolet

Reuters

GM eyes debt swap; some directors sour on CEO: WSJ

General Motors Corp is pushing some bondholders to swap their debt for equity, as Chief Executive Rick Wagoner tries to keep the automaker out of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy that would likely cost him his job, The ...

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Related Topix: GMC, GMC GM, Cadillac, Pontiac, Buick, General Motors

Power 105.1 FM

R&B, Hip Hop & Back in the Day Joints

Shoppers turned up early for holiday sales at stores on Friday, but the annual pilgrimage appeared thinner this year and many consumers vowed to keep spending down due to a shrinking economy.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, R and B, Retail, Wal Mart Stores, Best Buy, Life, Holidays, Day after Thanksgiving, Paterson, NJ, West Paterson, NJ

Lansing State Journal

Dow, S&P on rise for 5th session in a row

NEW YORK - Wall Street wrapped up its biggest five-day rally in more than 75 years Friday, even as investors digested signs of a bleak holiday season for retailers and fears that a flurry of reports next week ...

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Related Topix: Banking, Financial Services, Citigroup, GMC GM, GMC, Cable & Satellite, Telecom, General Motors, Television, Buick

WJHG-TV Panama City

GM Looks To Sell Real Estate In England

General Motors Corp. is looking at selling and leasing back some of its non-manufacturing operations in Europe in an effort to raise cash.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, Telecom, General Motors, Television, Real Estate, Jones Lang Lasalle, Startups, Jones Lang LaSalle

Fri Nov 28, 2008

Detroit Free Press

Chrysler case for U.S. aid cloudy

As Chrysler LLC makes a case along with other Detroit automakers for emergency federal loans, its status as a private company has raised questions about whether it should be eligible for aid.

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Related Topix: Detroit, MI, Detroit Metro, General Motors

Ann Arbor News

Canadian government sets auto assistance deadline

Canada's federal government and Ontario's provincial government have set a deadline of Dec.

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Related Topix: General Motors, Detroit Metro

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

GM Car of the Year ... in Europe?

The news for General Motors was fabulous. And for Ford it was just an eyelash short of that.

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Related Topix: General Motors, US News, Opinion

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