Posts Tagged ‘Decade’

Detroit’s dismal decade

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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Dizzy decade: From riches to rags to . . . ?

It was supposed to be the decade of prosperity.

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Dizzy decade — From riches to rags to . . . ?

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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Yazaki North America chief Perry to retire at year’s end

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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Yazaki North America chief Perry sets retirement

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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Alternative power brings a fresh surge of patents

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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Chrysler and BBDO said to be parting ways in 2010

BBDO, which managed to survive a turnover of owners and CEOs at Chrysler this decade, will part with its longtime automotive client when its contract expires at the end of January, according to an executive close to the matter.

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Penske runs into Saturn’s historic wall: Product

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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NEWS ANALYSIS

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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Penske runs into Saturn’s historic wall: Product

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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For U.S. auto sales, a long hangover awaits

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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For U.S. auto sales, a long hangover awaits

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 led Mercedes through a decade of shifts in Alabama

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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Hayes Lemmerz files for Chapter 11 protection

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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Former exec returns to Toyota U.S. unit amid slump

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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Mulally says electric vehicles to dominate Ford’s future lineup

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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Dealers barely in black

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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SandP may clip Nissan credit rating

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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A decade of anguish for Detroit 3: 250,000 jobs vanish since 2000

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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Colliver is retiring as Honda sales boss

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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Colliver steps aside as Honda sales boss

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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GM’s Japan ambitions: Double sales in 3 years

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 debt rating cut, Suzuki holds out hope for GM

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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