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GM pulling Facebook ads

Bill Cawthon — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:39:46 +0000

General Motors announced it is ending its paid advertising program on Facebook. While it’s not unusual for GM to move its ad bucks around, a...

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Harold “Red” Poling, former Ford CEO, 1925-2012

Bill Cawthon — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:05:35 +0000

Harold A. Poling, better-known as “Red,” died Saturday at the age of 86. He was the former head of Ford Motor Co. who oversaw its...

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Green cars blossom in April

Bill Cawthon — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:39:00 +0000

Sales of alternative fuel vehicles, including hybrids, electric and clean diesels, took off in April. Total green car sales rose 58.6 percent and...

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A day with the Dart

Bill Cawthon — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:44:58 +0000

Last week, I traveled to Austin, Texas for the press introduction of the new Dodge Dart scheduled to arrive at dealers beginning in June. It was an...

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Australian economy champs set new mileage record

Bill Cawthon — Wed, 09 May 2012 11:06:45 +0000

John and Helen Taylor, the world’s most fuel-efficient couple, have set a new world’s record for the farthest distance traveled on a single...

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Automakers to adopt new recharging system for EVs

Bill Cawthon — Sun, 06 May 2012 05:27:39 +0000

The stage is being set for a technology duel not unlike the Mac versus Windows or VHS versus Betamax battles. U.S. and German automakers have agreed...

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Gas price climb ended – for now

Bill Cawthon — Tue, 01 May 2012 10:04:57 +0000

As predicted by Tom Kloza of the Oil Price Information Service, the average national retail price of gasoline has begun dropping; it’s now more...

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Analysts say April sales up but growth may be slowing

Bill Cawthon — Tue, 01 May 2012 08:14:21 +0000

April sales reports should be coming out in a few hours, but the wizards of Wall Street and elsewhere have already placed their bets and made their...

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Time for Ford to change horses

Bill Cawthon — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:16:37 +0000

The Wall Street Journal’s Mike Ramsey has reported the Ford will be ditching the retro look for the Mustang. The replacement is said to be...

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GM revisits EN-V 2.0 mobility concept at 2012 Auto China

Bill Cawthon — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:48:17 +0000

At the 2010 Shanghai Auto Show, General Motors presented a very interesting vision of the future of personal urban transportation called the EN-V...

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