What a difference a decade makes. Remember 2000, when General Motors, Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group controlled nearly two-thirds of a whopping 17.
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It was supposed to be the decade of prosperity.
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It was supposed to be the decade of prosperity. At the turn of 2000, the Dow had just soared past 11,000 — fresh off a 21 percent rise in less than one year.
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George Perry, a veteran of more than 30 years in automotive electronics, is retiring after a decade with Yazaki North America Inc. He will step down as CEO at year’s end.
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George Perry, a veteran of more than 30 years in automotive electronics, is retiring after a decade with Yazaki North America Inc. He will step down as CEO at year’s end.
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The auto industry’s scramble into new kinds of vehicle power has unleashed a tidal wave of technology patents that will make their way into vehicles in the coming decade.
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Roger Penske’s 11th-hour decision to pass on acquiring General Motors Co.’s Saturn brand marks a sad continuation of the same problem that has dogged Saturn for a decade: a lack of products.
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Roger Penskeand#8217;s 11th-hour decision to pass on acquiring General Motors Co.and#8217;s Saturn brand marks a sad continuation of the same problem that has dogged Saturn for a decade: a lack of products.
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Roger Penske’s 11th-hour decision to pass on acquiring General Motors Co.’s Saturn brand marks a sad continuation of the same problem that has dogged Saturn for a decade: a lack of products.
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The U.S. automobile industry had quite a party during this decade’s credit-infused economic boom, but the hangover could last for years to come.
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The U.S. automobile industry had quite a party during this decade’s credit-infused economic boom, but the hangover could last for years to come.
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Bill Taylor was a Ford career man in Canada in the 1980s before joining Toyota to help launch a Corolla plant in Cambridge, Ontario.
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Wheel maker Hayes Lemmerz International Inc. said on Monday it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the company’s second bankruptcy filing over the past decade.
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Toyota Motor Corp., battling a deep sales slump in the United States, is bringing back a former senior executive credited with helping drive fast growth in the U.S. market earlier this decade.
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Ford Motor Co. expects electric vehicles will represent a “major portion” of its lineup a decade from now as the automaker breaks away from a recent reliance on pickup trucks and SUVs, CEO Alan Mulally said.
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U.S. auto dealer profits slid to a nearly two-decade low in 2008 and could fall even more this year. According to the National Automobile Dealers Association, the average dealership made a net pretax profit last year of just 1.
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Nissan Motor Co.’s forecast for its first net loss in almost a decade and its shrinking cash supply prompted Standard and Poor’s to warn that the automaker’s credit rating may be lowered.
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It’s official: North American employment at the Detroit 3 has been cut in half in this dismal decade. That’s more than 250,000 jobs in eight years and#x2014; vanished. And it doesn’t count jobs that have disappeared at suppliers or dealers.
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Dick Colliver, who joined American Honda Motor Co. just as a huge sales kickback scandal was threatening the company and who led Honda to consistent sales success for a decade and a half, has stepped aside as executive vice president of sales.
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Dick Colliver, who joined American Honda Motor Co. just as a huge sales kickback scandal was threatening the company and who led Honda to consistent sales success for a decade and a half, has stepped aside as executive vice president of sales.
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TOKYO — General Motors’ business soured in the United States in 2008, but in Japan, it’s been downhill for more than a decade. This year, GM is even pulling out of the Tokyo auto show.
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Toyota Motor Corp. had its top-notch credit ratings cut for the first time in a decade, hitting its shares and raising borrowing costs as an unprecedented slowdown reshapes the global auto industry.
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