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New York Auto Show opens on industry high note
Mar 29, 2013
Automobile Magazine's New York editor Jamie Kitman joins Marketplace from the floor of the New York Auto Show to discuss the car market and how relaxed credit terms have customers buying again.
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Podcast Extra: Ohio goes blue for auto bailout
Nov 7, 2012
What does Obama's victory mean for the economy, monetary policy, and the fiscal cliff? Exit polls showed a majority of Ohioans favored the auto industry bailout which may have put Obama over the edge in the swing state.
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UPDATE: Ford to transfer UK plant to Turkey
Oct 25, 2012
Ford has announced the closure of its last vehicle manufacturing plant in the UK. The company is reportedly shutting down a van factory and shifting production to Turkey.
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Japan carmakers to cut China production
Oct 8, 2012
Japan's carmakers are reporting a huge drop in sales in China, and it's not about China's slowing growth. Anti-Japan protests in China are such an issue, Toyota and Nissan have both cut back on Chinese production.
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Why is Russia the place to be right now for carmakers?
Aug 30, 2012
Of all the European markets, Russia is the fastest growing. But why?
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Weekly unemployment dip due to auto industry
Jul 12, 2012
This morning the Labor Department reported the number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell by 26,000 last week to 350,000, the best number since March of 2008. Analysts point to the auto industry's seasonal production schedule as the source of the weekly dip.
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Saab in talks with Chinese-Japanese auto buyer
Jun 13, 2012
Bankrupt Swedish carmaker Saab may have found a buyer. There are reports National Electric Vehicles Sweden, a company backed by investors in Japan and Hong Kong, may close a deal.
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Diesel car market poised to grow in 2012
Jan 6, 2012
Chrysler announced plans to add 1,100 of them at its assembly plant in Detroit. The new workers will build a diesel version of the Jeep Cherokee. It's the latest of many U.S. automaker announcements for diesel cars and trucks.
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For car buyers, size matters
Nov 23, 2011
Sales of compact cars are about to eclipse those of mid-size cars, and that's a good thing.
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The "G" in GM is for green?
Jul 13, 2009
The AP reports that General Motors has emerged from bankrupcy ready to "go green."...
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