GMAC Makes It Easier to Get a Car Loan   31 Dec 2008 18:26 GMT
The day after an injection from the government, the financing affiliate of G.M. said it would immediately ease the conditions for borrowers to have access to its loans.


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Ford Hybrid Emphasizes High Mileage   31 Dec 2008 06:25 GMT
The midsize Fusion Hybrid is Ford’s strongest effort yet to break the dominance of Japanese automakers in hybrid passenger cars.


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A South Korean Carmaker Seeks State Aid   30 Dec 2008 16:11 GMT
Ssangyong Motor Company and its Chinese majority shareholder, SAIC Motor Corporation, are seeking help from the South Korean government to stave off a collapse of the ailing automaker.


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Black Workers Hurt by Detroit’s Ills   30 Dec 2008 13:27 GMT
Automakers and their higher wage scales provided a route to the middle class for many African-Americans.


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Detroit, We Have a Problem   26 Dec 2008 23:01 GMT
Next year may be worse, but when the perfect storm finally ends there will be better, more relevant cars to buy.


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Cars Didn’t Cause the Crisis   26 Dec 2008 23:00 GMT
The disconnect between the auto companies’ balance sheets and the products they sell is the No. 1 thing that many citizens don’t grasp about the industry.


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Last Call for Horsepower   26 Dec 2008 23:00 GMT
Business may be bleak now, but there is reason for optimism. There’s even hope for the internal-combustion engine.


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Winners and Losers ’08: One Writer’s View   26 Dec 2008 21:44 GMT
Picks and pans for 2008 — the year that could go down in history as the year the American auto industry went, uh, down in history.


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On the Winter Solstice, Chevy Offers a Peek at the Next Equinox   24 Dec 2008 02:39 GMT
Chevrolet released pictures of its 2010 Equinox, to be publicly unveiled next month at the Detroit auto show.


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Foreign Automakers in the U.S. Cut Back   23 Dec 2008 19:41 GMT
Although they have ample credit, foreign-owned carmakers with U.S. operations are facing slowing sales.


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