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  Ford Dumping the Mercury Brand
  Ford looking to dump the Mercury brand, but research shows consumers will remain loyal
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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “auto industry”

 

• Nine Speeds, Ten Speeds: All To Keep Up With CAFE

  
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  By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist In a few years, six-speed transmissions will probably seem as dated as Powerglides or threes-on-the-tree do today. Several current model-year cars already have seven and even eight-speed transmissions (Porsche 911, Chrysler 300, BMW 5 Series, etc.). This is about twice the ...
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• These Signs Point to a Legitimate General Motors Revival

  
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  Like a child who grows too big to tolerate an embarrassing nickname,  GM  ( NYSE:GM ) appears ready to stare down name-callers who speak the “Government Motors” moniker. Between its strong sales data, investment in new cars, improved public image and return of stock prices to IPO levels, the signs point to a ...
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• Luxury Race: Is the Cadillac’s Foot Off the Pedal?

  
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  Even at a time when Germany luxury brands BMW, Mercedes, and Audi seem to be pulling ahead of their competition, General Motors Corp . ( NYSE:GM ) is remaining level-headed, CFO Dan Ammann assured Automotive News Monday. Rather than attempting to match GM’s German competitors, the company will instead be ...
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• Report: Aston Martin talks with potential alliance with Daimler, though no agreement has been made

  
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  Bloomberg.com reports that German auto giant Daimler—the parent company of Mercedes-Benz—is in talks with Aston Martin on potential terms of supply and technical cooperation agreements with the sports car maker as Aston seeks to stay alive and reduce spending on developing models. “While both sides know and ...
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• All-Electric Carmaker Tesla Delivers First Profit On Record Sales

  
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  All-electric carmaker Tesla Motors, headed by Elon Musk , has announced that the 10 year old U.S. company has delivered its first profit on record sales of its Model S. The company has also indicated that it now expects to sell 1,000 more cars annually than previously thought. During the past quarter Tesla made ...
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• New York State Passes Legislation to Crack Down on Auto Insurance Fraud

  
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  (NEW YORK) The New York State Senate today passed legislation to crack down on auto insurance fraud which has led to injuries – even death – for innocent victims and costs hundreds of millions of dollars a year in higher premiums when New Yorkers already pay some of the highest auto insurance rates in the ...
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• All-Electric Nissan Leaf Gets A Big Price Cut In Australia

  
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  After recently dropping the price of the Nisan Leaf in both the United State and UK, Nissan is now reportedly cutting the price of the all-electric Leaf in Australia. Japan’s Nissan is lowering the price to $39,990 (Australian dollars). That’s a substantial $15,000 less than when the Leaf was first released in ...
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• Tesla talks to Google, Audi puts a Vulcan grip on Mercedes with a fascinating self-parking car

  
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  John Batchelor, host of the John Batchelor radio show, talked to Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, www.drivingthenation.com about tesla talking to Google about autonomous vehicles, and Audi’s car commercial that star Zachary Quinto and Leonard Nimoy. Google was the first autonomous vehicle to get a license to drive their ...
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• Warren Brown and Lou Ann Hammond chat about cars on www.washingtonpost.com May 3, 2013

  
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  Lou Ann Hammond : I was talking to June, the owner of Second Act in Auburn, CA. She was pleased that she had just filled her tank and it didn’t go above the price that in her head was too much to bear. She stopped, looked at me and said, “I can’t believe it. I’ve fallen for it. They’ve kept the prices so ...
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• Which cars can drive Indian auto industry to safety

  
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  Which cars can drive Indian auto industry to safety? Companies are also concentrating on launch of new models, upgrading existing cars, or introducing diesel engine vehicles to boost sales volume.
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• Fizzle

  
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  By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist If electric cars are The Future, why are so many automakers — quietly — backing away from them? GM has decided against mass production of its Adam electric city-car. Audi has kiboshed the Tesla-esque electric R8 that had been scheduled for a launch sometime this year or ...
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• So it begins

  
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  New Jersey considering electric vehicle tax
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• An interview with Peter Schreyer

  
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  I recently had the opportunity to interview designer Peter Schreyer, who transformed Kia and is now heading up Hyundais design centres as well. Read all about it in my Toronto Star story.
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• Nissan Leaf Has Its Second-Best Sales Month, The Volt Declines Again

  
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  The Nissan Leaf enjoyed its second-best sales month in April 2013, moving nearly 2,000 units in the past 30 days. This is a big jump from just a few months ago, when Leaf sales weren’t even cracking 1,000 units a month. Meanwhile Chevy Volt sales are losing a little bit of steam. Are consumers warming up to EVs, or ...
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• April auto sales on the John Batchelor radio show

  
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  Host John Batchelor talked to Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, www.drivingthenation.com, about April automotive sales. It’s a mixed bag, according to Automotive News, sales didn’t quite making the 15 million SAAR that they have every other month this year, but there were some highlights. Pickups were the winner and they ...
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• R. L. Polk on the auto industry & hybrid sales

  
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  Tom Libby, Senior forecasting analyst for R. L. Polk talked to Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, www.drivingthenation.com, about the auto industry. California usually garners 12% of auto sales. How is California doing? How are hybrid sales? Are people switching back to internal combustion engines from hybrids or electric ...
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• US Hybrid Vehicle Market Share Grew 41% In 2012

  
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  The overall market share of hybrid vehicles is still pretty low, but a new study has shown that the US hybrid industry experienced a 40.9% growth between in 2012 , up from 2.3% to 3.1%. This is a pretty solid indication that hybrids are on their way from a novelty type of vehicle for the eco-inclined to a pretty ...
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• Warren Brown and Lou Ann Hammond chat about cars on www.washingtonpost.com April 26, 2013

  
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  Good Morning Warren and friends, I’m back from Shanghai, China and I am glad to be back! This week I drove the Honda CRV and the Chevy Camaro. Right now I have a Kia Sorrento in my driveway. I was helping 90-year old Jeanie clean out a storage unit and I was quite impressed with the amount of cargo room in the ...
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• Driving News Roundup: April 26, 2013

  
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  This is a weekly feature on the NMA Blog, running each Friday, where we highlight seven of the most interesting driving news stories of the week. Texas: Woodlands red-light cameras terminated After almost six years of operations, the Montgomery County Precinct 3 Commissioner has terminated the use of red-light ...
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• AJS - Senate Bill 126 will destroy auto dealers

  
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  By Stephen DeMaura Thursday, April 25, 2013 New Hampshire has always been governed by the “Live Free or Die” mentality: protect the states competitive business climate while keeping the needs and interests of consumers of paramount importance. A Nanny State legislative initiative now moving through ...
  4 weeks ago

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