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26 February 2007 posted in Earnings/Financials 3 views
Yen vs. Dollar/Euro:  Both US and European automakers feeling the pinch Most people looking to purchase a Toyota or Nissan just don't care about the value of the Yen vs. the Dollar. It just isn't relevant. For automakers here and in Europe, however, it's a very big deal. ...
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26 October 2006 posted in Green 2 views
AutoblogGreen for 10.26.06 Are the extra pounds on our bodies making us burn extra gas? One university study says yes, to the tune of a billion gallons a year. I bet that make nine-year-old Paige Lewis even more excited about t ...
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8 September 2006 posted in Euro 6 views
Cadillac set to fortify European lineup The all-new Cadillac Escalade will be the first vehicle to hit the ground in Europe as the American luxo-marque initiates stage two of its European invasion. It'll appear in showrooms at the end of th ...
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4 March 2006 posted in Trends 10 views
Europe new battleground for U.S. and Asian automakers From the West U.S. automakers are continuing their all-out assault for market share and a bigger piece of the European pie. Their weapons, according to Reuters (via Automotive News) are a slew of new ...
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18 February 2006 posted in Trends 6 views
Pigs and oranges: European and American automakers According to the Washington Post, European automakers are moving forward, both sales and finances. DaimlerChrysler, for example, saw profit rise fifteen percent in 2005. And though PSA Peugeot Citroen ...
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8 February 2006 posted in Trends 9 views
Tough times for European automakers With Renault set to announce a wide-ranging restructuring plan tomorrow, home-market competitor PSA Peugeot Citroen today issued its own bleak forecast for the western European market.Despite an agres ...
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25 November 2005 posted in Trends 6 views
Suppliers no longer an effective scapegoat for automakers' problems The Slate article that's linked below hits on a good point, and it's that GM and Ford are in trouble partially because they've finally reached the point where squeezing their supply base is no longer ...
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10 October 2005 posted in Gadgets 12 views
Is the future turbocharged? Turbocharged gasoline engines could be the unsung heroes of automakers' battle to reduce emissions and increase fuel economy. Turbocharged engines can accomplish both by getting power equivalent to a ...
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18 September 2005 posted in Trends 4 views
Diesels discussed by Auto Prophet Our good buddy the Auto Propet has a nice run down on why, in his opinion, diesel-powered light duty vehicles, i.e. passenger cars and the like, aren't being introduced in the U.S. in high numbers. Th ...
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