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Chrysler names former VW, Ford marketing exec as N.A. Fiat brand chief

5:58 pm U.S. ET | March 10
Chrysler Group named a former Ford and VW marketing executive to head the Fiat brand in North America. Laura Soave, 37, will be in charge of reintroducing Fiat to North America. Current plans call for the Fiat 500 minicar to be the only Fiat vehicle sold in North America.... Read More »
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Whitacre: GM is on track for pre-June loan repayment

4:00 pm U.S. ET | March 10
General Motors Co. will pay back roughly $8 billion in debt to the United States and Canada before June, CEO Ed Whitacre said today. That repayment schedule would be quicker than the automaker has promised.... Read More »
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Fondue and farewell: How Bob Lutz told me the news

12:01 am U.S. ET | March 8
After media days at the Geneva auto show, half a dozen reporters and a couple of analysts got drive time in the Chevrolet Cruze and Spark, cars destined for U.S. sale.... Read More »
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Electric car startup aims to keep Nummi open with zero-emission vehicles

11:20 pm U.S. ET | March 10
Electric car hopeful Aurica Motors LLC is floating a plan to keep open a California joint venture between Toyota and General Motors by building zero emission vehicles there. Aurica has been negotiating the plan with New United Motor Manufacturing Inc.... Read More »
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Mazda design chief gives new meaning to zoom-zoom

12:01 am U.S. ET | March 8
Ikuo Maeda, the new design chief at Mazda Motor Corp., earned the nickname "Speedy" for his lead-footed driving on the race course and off. He may be the only standing auto executive to have had his license revoked -- twice.... Read More »
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GM's Lutz to retire May 1

1:12 pm U.S. ET | March 3
Bob Lutz, the General Motors Co. product development leader who postponed retirement last year to help steer the automaker out of bankruptcy, plans to call it quits May 1.... Read More »
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Daimler will double spending on green tech

12:01 am U.S. ET | March 8
Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz unit will roll out plug-in hybrids and fuel cell cars in every segment over the next few years, doubling its investment in green technologies in the next two years. Mercedes intends to spend $1.... Read More »
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ContiTech keeps Saab 9-5's engine secure

10:23 am U.S. ET | March 7
Saab launches its second-generation Saab 9-5 this year, 13 years after the first model debuted. The mid-sized premium sedan shares its platform with the Opel/Vauxhall Insignia, which was the 2009 European Car of the Year. Opel/Vauxhall and Saab were sister brands under General Motors Co.... Read More »
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