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Ford to Sell Commercial Van in US
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The last car you make is more profitable than the first car you make." Ford intends to market the vans as a solution for small businesspeople, …
Chrysler Takes Contrarian Road With Muscle Car: Doron Levin
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Auto Portal India Infibeam Sets Up Online Car & Bike Marketplace - PR.com (press release)
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Auto Portal India Infibeam Sets Up Online Car& Bike Marketplace
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A seller can list, advertise and sell vehicles for free on the Infibeam.com platform. By enabling third parties to list products for sale on its web site, …
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Court rules Samsung pay car arm creditors $2.4 bln - Reuters
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Court rules Samsung pay car arm creditors $2.4 bln
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The court called for Samsung companies to sell 2.3 million shares in its life insurance unit, part of the collateral Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee had given …
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UPDATE 1-China allows car finance firms to sell bonds - Reuters
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UPDATE 1-China allows car finance firms to sell bonds
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SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Jan 30 (Reuters) - China will allow auto financing firms to sell bonds and borrow from the domestic interbank market under revised rules …
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'You buy our cheap goods. Don't blame us' - Guardian Unlimited
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'You buy our cheap goods. Don't blame us'
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I recently bought my first car. It's a Mitsubishi Lancer, which has good fuel efficiency. I use it to take my daughter to school and so that we can all get …
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CNG-fueled car has many advantages, plenty of negatives - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
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CNG-fueled car has many advantages, plenty of negatives
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He said Honda had received inquiries from people in Arizona who want to buy the car, but they would not be able to get it serviced. …
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Anger over district council's bid to sell-off Highbridge car park - Burnham-On-Sea
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Anger over district council's bid to sell-off Highbridge car park
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A Highbridge councillor has hit out at Sedgemoor District Council's plans to sell off Bank Street Car Park in the centre of the town. …
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Russia to Become Europe's Top Car Market, Ghosn Says (Update2) - Bloomberg
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Russia to Become Europe's Top Car Market, Ghosn Says (Update2)
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The best-selling foreign car in Russia last year was the Ford Focus, followed by the Renault Logan, Chevrolet Lanos, Hyundai Accent and Daweoo Nexia. …
Ghosn: "Promoting Lada is a priority"
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Trio lied to buy on car finance offers - Portsmouth News
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Trio lied to buy on car finance offers
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By Simon Jones A SECOND-HAND car dealer has been caught out getting his sister to lie to the Office of Fair Trading so he could offer customers finance …
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Bajaj Auto Net Falls as India Motorcycle Demand Slows (Update2) - Bloomberg
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Bajaj Auto Net Falls as India Motorcycle Demand Slows (Update2)
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Bajaj plans to make cars with Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. and start selling light trucks to diversify. The company aims to sell its first car in four …
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Dealers expect more car sales as public avoid high prices from May … - Channel News Asia
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Dealers expect more car sales as public avoid high prices from May …
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Car dealers added that they don't expect frantic buying but a gradual increase in sales. Another reason to buy now is due to the 10 per cent reduction in …
Greener consumers good for car dealers
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Quebec's electric car we can't buy - The Suburban
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Quebec's electric car we can't buy
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Instead of a gas cap on the car’s side, there is a standard three-pronged plug, just like the one on a toaster oven, that can hook up to any household …
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NeoSynergy Signs 100th Auto Dealer in First Month of Launch - Earthtimes
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NeoSynergy Signs 100th Auto Dealer in First Month of Launch
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Available this spring, NeoSynergy's Buy Direct application will enable consumers to place a down payment and/or manage the vehicle transaction online with …
Used Vehicles Key to Dealer Success in 2008
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The global auto industry: New cars, old problems - Sify
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The global auto industry: New cars, old problems
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The fact that the Fed has lowered interest rates may perhaps help some potential consumers buy automobiles. This is because the rates will go down on …
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Chrysler Takes Contrarian Road With Muscle Car: Doron Levin - Bloomberg
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Chrysler Takes Contrarian Road With Muscle Car: Doron Levin
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Mandel says he intends to buy GM's new Camaro for his wife when she turns 50. True, the carbon emissions of muscle cars such as the Challenger and the …
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More auto giants join the ad blitz - Detroit Free Press
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More auto giants join the ad blitz
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… Audi, Toyota or Hyundai — to the top of a consumer's list when it comes time to buy a vehicle. "Car ads are like throwing seeds in the field and hoping …
Big 3 tread lightly on Super ad field: Automakers cut back on big …
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Canada's car dealers taking advantage of loonie's strength - Financial Post
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Canada's car dealers taking advantage of loonie's strength
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For Edmonton-based AutoCanada, buying cars in the United States and bringing them up to sell at its 19 franchised dealerships nationwide is a play for …
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Hike Of The Week: Don't be a sucker — buy a map before you go - Seattle Post Intelligencer
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Hike Of The Week: Don't be a sucker — buy a map before you go
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From there it was only a short walk back to the car. After getting the ACFL maps, we noted that Trail 216 is rated "most difficult" — steep, …
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