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THE TOYOTA RECALL CRISIS

Toyota says no evidence 'runaway' Prius happened

9:00 am U.S. ET, March 15 | UPDATED: 3/15/10 4:40 p.m. ET

Toyota Motor Corp. said today it had found no evidence to support the driver's version of a widely publicized "runaway" Prius episode a week ago, suggesting that authorities examine whether the incident happened as reported to police. Toyota representatives convened a news conference in San Diego, near the site of the March 8 report of the "runaway" vehicle, to announce preliminary findings of its examination of the 2008 Prius driven by James Sikes. Read More »

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THE TOYOTA RECALL CRISIS
Recalls erode Toyota’s perception of quality

3:03 pm U.S. ET, March 15

The negative publicity surrounding the recall of 8.5 million Toyota cars and trucks around the world has knocked the brand from the top spot in a study that measures cons ...

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Japan hopes to make EV recharging technology the global standard

3:22 pm U.S. ET, March 15

Japan's automakers aim to cement their lead in electric vehicles by making Japanese recharging technology the global standard and bringing it to the United States. A coal ...

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Canadian union sees solution to GM's Equinox shortage

2:55 pm U.S. ET, March 15

The Canadian Auto Workers has a plan for General Motors Co. to ease its shortage of Chevrolet Equinoxes and GMC Terrains: Build the models in Oshawa, Ontario. North Ameri ...

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Outback output keeps Subaru plant hopping | March 15

GMAC will be Saab's preferred lender | March 15, 2:28 pm U.S. ET

Old Chrysler sells 211 acres near automaker's HQ | March 15, 5:05 pm U.S. ET

Doomed Saturns, Hummers make assembly line curtain calls | March 15, 4:23 pm U.S. ET

GM scraps its plan to thin Cadillac herd | March 15, 12:01 am U.S. ET

Remember the end of spiffs? Well, war's back on | March 15, 12:01 am U.S. ET

Lenders steer clear of dealership mortgages | March 15, 12:01 am U.S. ET

GM seeks paybacks on incentive program | March 15

Toyota troubles tarnish Lexus, too | March 15

Toyota, UAW reach tentative deal on NUMMI plant closing | March 15

Dealer's wizardry makes Suzuki store a success in Kansas | March 15

L-M dealers fret: Can they have future minus Ford franchise? | March 15

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Spurned dealers get good response from GM

At least several rejected General Motors Co. dealers who have not been told that they are candidates for reinstatement... Read More »

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Probe of runaway Prius casts doubt on driver’s story, WSJ says

A federal investigation of the Toyota Prius involved in a dramatic incident on a California highway last week found a... Read More »

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Toyota tells House panel that records weren't withheld -- nor requested

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General Motors needs more changes

KEITH CRAIN: A couple of weeks ago, General Motors made a number of changes in sales and marketing so that no one outside the... Read More »

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Surprise: Toyota troubles not hammering certified sales

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Tonkin: Industry now faces moment of truth

ED TONKIN: Recently, while sitting behind Yoshi Inaba in Sen. Jay Rockefeller's Senate hearing on the Toyota recall, I watched and listened intently as Sen. Mark Begich from Alaska asked... Read More »

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Union idea for saving Opel's Belgian plant is ambitious, unrealistic

From 224882: Mr. Ciferri is absolutely right in his analyses. There just isn't such thing as the need for low volume plants, the others would not have closed lately. Car manufacturers were previously not organised to combine more than a couple of different models ... Read More »

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North America car and truck production – 03/15/2010

Sample data:

	3/8-	3/1-	1/1-	1/1-
	3/13/10	3/13/10	3/13/10	3/7/09
Ford Mustang	1,853	3,703	12,813	1,464
Mazda Mazda6 sedan	1,585	3,161	11,298	3,791
AUTOALLIANCE	3,438	6,864	24,111	5,255
X5 (trk.)	2,087	4,165	18,728	14,553
X6 (trk.)	970	1,931	9,607	9,395
BMW MFG. CORP. (trk.)‡	3,057	6,096	28,335	23,948

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Customer and Dealer Incentives

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U.S. car and light-truck inventories, on March 1

Sample data:

	Days	Days
		Days	Days
		supply	supply
	Inventory	1-Mar	1-Feb
BMW div. car (D/I)	Units	2010	2010
BMW div. car (I)	27,800	59	76
BMW div. trk. (D/I)	3,200	20	25
Total BMW division (D/I)	30,900	49	64
Mini Cooper car (I)	8,400	70	90

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Mexico car and truck sales, January

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Canada light-vehicle sales by make, Feb. & YTD

Sample data:

							Total
	Car	Car	Truck	Truck	Total	Total	Percent
Make	2010	2009	2010	2009	2010	2009	change
Acura	394	377	464	613	858	990	-13%
Audi	662	461	204	166	866	627	38%
Bentley	2	2	-	-	2	2	0%
BMW division	946	859	474	331	1,420	1,190	19%
Buick	248	160	253	166	501	326	54%

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Canada light-vehicle sales by nameplate, Feb. & YTD

Sample data:

	Feb.	Feb.	2 mos.	2 mos.
	2010	2009	2010	2009
1 series (I)	104	122	104	122
3 series (I)	691	582	691	582
5 series (I)	99	117	99	117
6 series (I)	2	14	2	14
7 series (I)	23	10	23	10
Z4 (I)	27	14	27	14
BMW division car (D)	-	-	-	-
BMW division car (I)	946	859	946	859

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North America car and truck production – 03/08/2010

Sample data:

	3/1-	Feb.	1/1-	1/1-
	3/6/10	total	3/6/10	3/7/09
Ford Mustang	1,850	3,657	10,960	688
Mazda Mazda6 sedan	1,236	3,410	9,373	3,658
AUTOALLIANCE	3,086	7,067	20,333	4,346
X5 (trk.)	2,044	6,960	16,788	13,141
X6 (trk.)	939	4,093	8,676	8,413
BMW MFG. CORP. (trk.)‡	2,983	11,053	25,464	21,554