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Ford Motor Company Provides $50,000 for Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts
DEARBORN, Mich. – Ford employees and Ford Motor Company Fund are donating $50,000 to the American Red Cross and its chapters to assist with disaster relief in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Ford employees and Ford Motor Company Fund are contributing
Oct 31, 2012
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Ford, Toyota, BMW, Lexus, Mercedes Rank among Top-performing Automotive Brands
Phoenix Marketing International’s Automotive Brand Health Tracker: Winners in the Non-Luxury and Luxury Categories Benefit from Distinctive Brand Identity in Communication Strategies Detroit, MI — Phoenix Marketing International (Phoenix), a
Oct 31, 2012
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GM Reports Third Quarter Net Income of $1.5 billion
DETROIT – General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) today announced third quarter net income attributable to common stockholders of $1.5 billion, or $0.89 per fully diluted share including the impact of special items, which reduced net income by $0.1 billion a
Oct 31, 2012
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NADA: Rise in New-Vehicle Demand Helps Stabilize Used Prices
McLEAN, Va. — After three years of dramatic growth, the average price of used cars and light trucks will rise a modest 1 percent to almost $14,500, the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Used Car Guide predicts in its latest special
Oct 31, 2012
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Consumer Reports Auto Reliability Survey: Ford Continues Fall While Seven Japanese Brands Top List
Audi and Cadillac make major jumps in rankings YONKERS, NY—A perfect storm of reliability problems has dropped Ford to next to last among the 28 car brands ranked in Consumer Reports 2012 Annual Auto Reliability Survey, while its luxury brand, Linc
Oct 31, 2012
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GM Third-Quarter Earnings Good News for U.S. Auto Industry
Arthur Wheaton, an expert on the automotive industry and senior extension associate at Cornell University’s ILR School, comments on today’s announcement of General Motors $1.5 billion third-quarter earnings exceeding expectations — following Tu
Oct 31, 2012
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White Paper Shows Direct Connection Between Online Advertising And Distance Buyers Travel To Make A Vehicle Purchase
Geo-distance analysis provides key insights into what dealers can do to reach outside of their immediate market to attract more buyers. ATLANTA – AutoTrader.com has released a new white paper which quantifies for the first time ever how much infl
Oct 30, 2012
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59% of Under-35 Auto Service Customers Want Communications Via Mobile Apps
DMEautomotive survey reveals auto service customers open to variety of communications platforms; BUT majority of younger demo want contact through ALL platforms Key Findings: Over a third of consumers are open to receiving communications from their a
Oct 30, 2012
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Update: GM Reports Storm-Related Impacts
DETROIT – We continue to monitor the impact of Hurricane Sandy on our manufacturing operations. At this point, we’re not seeing significant delays in our supply base deliveries. GM Baltimore Operations cancelled production for Tuesday and
Oct 30, 2012