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Ford looks to the future – Examiner.com

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Examiner.com
Ford looks to the future
Examiner.com
As a result, the small car market has increaed by more then 50% over the last 10 years and CUV's, or car frame based utility vehicles have taken it's place.

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Депутат Госдумы может возглавить «дочки» АвтоВАЗа – Коммерсантъ

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Депутат Госдумы может возглавить «дочки» АвтоВАЗа
Коммерсантъ
Курировать работу «дочек» АвтоВАЗа, созданных для трудоустройства сокращенных работников, и следить за расходованием бюджетных средств будет депутат Госдумы Юрий Исаев, которого в ближайшие дни назначат на должность исполнительного вице-президента автозавода, рассказали несколько источников,

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Ford analyst sees small car segment growing – The Associated Press

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CBS News
Ford analyst sees small car segment growing
The Associated Press
see sales higher or equal to the midsize segment by 2013. That group includes vehicles like the Toyota Camry, Ford Fusion and Honda Accord, by 2013.
Ford Says Small Cars Are The FutureAutochannel (press release)

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And the winner is … Toyota, probably – Automotive News

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And the winner is … Toyota, probably
Automotive News
3 globally behind Toyota and GM in both sales and production, according to the Automotive News Data Center. Stuermer said he estimated GM's production at
GERMANY: VW 'overtakes Toyota' on global production volumejust-auto.com (subscription)

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ExxonMobil and TRD, USA Form Technology Partnership – WELT ONLINE

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ExxonMobil and TRD, USA Form Technology Partnership
WELT ONLINE
of Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc., TRD serves as the North American racing arm for design, development and assembly of Toyota's factory racing engines.

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Braley defends “cash for clunkers” – Radio Iowa

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Braley defends “cash for clunkers
Radio Iowa
Congressman Bruce Braley is defending the “cash for clunkers” program against critics who say many transactions
Congressman defends 'clunkers' programMason City Globe Gazette

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Natural Gas Outlook: Prices Decrease Sharply, Storage Reaches Record High – CattleNetwork.com

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Plain Dealer
Natural Gas Outlook: Prices Decrease Sharply, Storage Reaches Record High
CattleNetwork.com
This new pipeline allowed producers to ship significantly higher volumes of natural gas to the midcontinent and to the east. Natural gas prices were low
Energy Stocks Lead S&P 500 Lower As Oil Futures SlideWall Street Journal
Natural gas price declines2TheAdvocate
MARKET WATCH: Increased inventories reduce energy pricesOil & Gas Journal
TransWorldNews (press release) -GuruFocus.com -Plain Dealer
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2010 Motor Trend Car of the Year Contenders: Part 3 of 3 – MotorTrend Magazine

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2010 Motor Trend Car of the Year Contenders: Part 3 of 3
MotorTrend Magazine
But who knows, if Subaru had offered its fifth-generation sedan with a hybrid powertrain, or even the brand's new 145-horse, 258-pound-foot turbodiesel

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A123 sets up new business unit to focus on autos – Reuters

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A123 sets up new business unit to focus on autos
Reuters
The auto group will work with automakers and major suppliers to provide battery systems for hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicle technology,

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Are Automakers Getting In Gear? – Investopedia

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Kansas.com
Are Automakers Getting In Gear?
Investopedia
Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE: TM) reported encouraging earnings of 7 cents a share (net income of $232 million) last week for its second quarter,
Cash for Clunkers reality check: Why 2 MPG is a good thingAbout – News & Issues (blog)
STUDY: Cash for Clunkers helped Japanese way more than Detroit 3Autoblog (blog)
Breakfast links: Inadequate public policiesGreater Greater Washington
Windsor Star
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California's Green Car Roadmap to 2050 – Hybrid Cars News

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California's Green Car Roadmap to 2050
Hybrid Cars News
Conventional hybrids (HEV) completely phase out in 2040. Electric cars and fuel cell vehicles (FCV) take over in 2050. What's the basis of the CARB plan?

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2011 Buick Regal to Be a Hybrid? Even a Plug-In? – Future Cars News

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Washington Post
2011 Buick Regal to Be a Hybrid? Even a Plug-In?
Future Cars News
GM's website and press releases announcing the car mention nothing about the hybrid system and make it clear they're marketing a gasoline engine vehicle in
Buick Regal Among First to Get GM's Updated Mild-Hybrid SystemWard's Auto (subscription)
Buick bringing back the RegalVancouver Sun
2011 Buick Regal – Official Photos and InfoCar and Driver
Motor Authority -Automobile Magazine -GlobalPost
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EcoBoost Engine Attracts Younger Buyers to Ford; Drives Higher Conquest Sales – PR Newswire (press release)

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EcoBoost Engine Attracts Younger Buyers to Ford; Drives Higher Conquest Sales
PR Newswire (press release)
And as for conquests, nearly 55 percent of buyers are trading in Toyota Avalons, Nissan Altimas and Chevy Monte Carlos, among other competitive products,

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EcoBoost Engine Attracts Younger Buyers to Ford; Drives Higher Conquest Sales – PR Newswire (press release)

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EcoBoost Engine Attracts Younger Buyers to Ford; Drives Higher Conquest Sales
PR Newswire (press release)
And as for conquests, nearly 55 percent of buyers are trading in Toyota Avalons, Nissan Altimas and Chevy Monte Carlos, among other competitive products,

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David Thomson: Is the Toyota Prius hybrid about to render itself redundant? – Drivesouth

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BBC News
David Thomson: Is the Toyota Prius hybrid about to render itself redundant?
Drivesouth
Internationally, Toyota has passed the landmark of two million hybrid sales (including 1.4 million Prius sales). It took almost 10 years for the company's
Toyota's Lentz: Prius May Usurp Camry in Next DecadeWard's Auto (subscription)
New Details On Hybrid Prius Wagon/SUV, Prius FamilyMotor Authority
Prius records strong Japan salesAutocar
True/Slant -Columbus Dispatch -Ethio Planet News
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Toyota: Prius maintains its focus on the future – Drivesouth

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BBC News
Toyota: Prius maintains its focus on the future
Drivesouth
The packaging and dynamics have moved more mainstream, but the third-generation Prius remains a flagship for Toyota's
Toyota 'may super-size the Prius'BBC News
Report: Toyota plans bigger Prius with new batteryThe Associated Press
Toyota's Lentz: Prius May Usurp Camry in Next DecadeWard's Auto (subscription)
UberGizmo (blog) -AutoBlogger (Blog) -Motor Authority
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General Motors angers Europe's powerful, but Opel decision gains plaudits – The Detroit News

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General Motors angers Europe's powerful, but Opel decision gains plaudits
The Detroit News
VW, Ford, Renault, Fiat, Peugeot, Toyota and the Koreans will put pressure on so that GM hasn't a chance. GM simply underestimated the problems,"

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'Car guy,' 76, keeps tabs on nursing home – Kalamazoo Gazette – MLive.com

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'Car guy,' 76, keeps tabs on nursing home
Kalamazoo Gazette – MLive.com
That's fine with the staffers, who enjoy Dackovich's vintage cars as well as his personality. Holdeman said Dackovich has become like a member of her family

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Officials meet over NUMMI closure – abc7news.com

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Officials meet over NUMMI closure
abc7news.com
"We have a goal to get those signatures by the end of the month and we want to let Toyota know we're not done," he said. But when California lawmakers wrote

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St. Pete man charged with DUI-manslaughter in September wreck – Tampa Tribune

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St. Pete man charged with DUI-manslaughter in September wreck
Tampa Tribune
A St. Petersburg man was arrested today, charged with driving under the influence-manslaughter six weeks ago when the 2005 Toyota pickup he was operating
St. Petersburg man faces DUI manslaughter chargeTampabay.com

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