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An icon of the road, the sports utility vehicle, is on wobbly legs as U.S. consumers shift to smaller cars has forced plants to close.I was a fork lift driver, until about 7 minutes ago, said a teary-eyed Dan Doubleday who worked at a General Motors Corp. SUV plant in Janesville, Wis., The New York Times reported Wednesday.As the plant's employees gathered for a closing ceremony, the industry is adapting to a sea change in consumer thinking. As gas prices soared this summer and the economy...
DETROIT, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The votes are in and the finalists for the 2009 Urban Wheel Awards Urban Car of the Year and Urban Truck of the Year have been announced today by On Wheels Media, Inc. The winners will be announced at the upcoming 13th Annual Urban Wheel Awards (UWA), to be held January 13, 2009 at the Detroit Opera House. A multicultural panel of 23 journalists from a broad array of newspaper, magazine, broadcast and Internet outlets were asked to nominate three...
ALPHARETTA, Ga., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Ann Durham has been promoted to senior vice president and general manager for Global Vehicles (GV) USA, Inc., the distributor of fuel-efficient, diesel-powered vehicles produced by India's Mahindra & Mahindra. Durham, now responsible for company's overall operations and reporting to GV President John Perez, joined the firm headquartered here January 14, 2008 as vice president, finance and administration. "Ann's automotive experience...
ATLANTA, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- While Detroit's Big Three wrestle with challenges brought on by this summer's high gas prices and the current economic turmoil, visitors to AutoTrader.com continue to show interest in domestic brands. In the latest AutoTrader.com monthly Trend Engine report, released today and highlighting research and compare activity on the site for November 2008, 11 of the top 20 new cars viewed on the site and 12 of the top 20 used cars viewed on the site were U.S....
By Hoober, John M III East Cocalico Township police are looking for burglars who stole money and a truck from Steffy Concrete Inc. near Reamstown, and investigators have released video surveillance photographs of two shirtless men they believe were involved. Two or more men entered the firm at 243 East Church St., Stevens, at about 2:30 a.m. Friday, said firm owner Darrel Steffy. They got in through the lunchroom," said Steffy. They took several hundred dollars, a few odds and ends items,...
By Stephen Foley FORD PINNED its future on an ambitious attempt to persuade Americans to drive smaller, European-style cars, after plunging to its biggest loss ever. The car maker had to write off billions of dollars of investment in high-tech factories that build gas-guzzling SUVs and pick-up trucks, vehicles which have fallen suddenly out of favour due to the soaring costs of fuel. The company's shares fell more than 10 per cent on yesterday's miserable financial results, which were...
By Sharon Silke Carty and James R. Healey DETROIT -- General Motors on Tuesday announced sweeping cost cuts and fundraising moves in an effort to quell rumors and speculation that bankruptcy is a serious threat for the automaker. GM's plans will total about $15 billion -- enough, it said, to help it survive the current market downturn through 2010, by which time the market is expected to turn around. "It is important to understand that what we're trying to do here is to have a plan that...
By Tom Krisher and Dee-Ann Durbin DETROIT - General Motors Corp. soundly beat Toyota Motor Corp. in June to retain its traditional U.S. sales lead, but GM sales still dropped 18.2 percent during a dismal month for large automakers. Toyota's U.S. sales fell 21.4 percent, while Ford Motor Co. said it sales tumbled nearly 28 percent. Chrysler LLC took a huge hit for the month with sales down 35.9 percent. GM's shares bounced more than 2 percent higher in late trading Tuesday after sinking to...
By Thomas Content, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Jul. 2--Automakers couldn't make enough cars last month to keep up with consumers' newfound love of anything that gets good gas mileage. Gas prices near or above $4 a gallon for much of the month resulted in double-digit sales declines for most automakers in June. Shoppers avoided large SUVs and pickup trucks and couldn't find enough high-MPG cars, analysts said. Both Toyota and General Motors were unable to keep up with demand, as...
The economic slowdown and the high gasoline prices hit auto- makers hard in June. Sales fell 27.9 percent at Ford Motor Co., 21.4 percent at Toyota Motor Co. and 18.2 percent at General Motors Corp. in June, the worst month yet in a miserable year for the automobile industry. Despite the sales drop, GM beat Toyota in June to retain its traditional U.S. sales lead. The nation's biggest automaker on Tuesday reported selling 262,329 vehicles for the month, compared with Toyota's 193,234. Some...
