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If there was ever an automaker to which the expression "back in the day" belongs, it would be Volvo.  

SEBRING, Fla.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Continuing a motorsports alliance showcasing the performance benefits of world-class synthetic motor oil technology, ExxonMobil and Corvette Racing have extended their partnership in which ExxonMobil provides its Mobil 1 lubricant technology and engineering support to the Corvette Racing team. Formally announced before the debut of the 2010 American LeMans Series (ALMS) season at the 58th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, the renewed collaboration will mark the 14

As America's premier production sports car racing team, Corvette Racing is excited to continue to partner with such a well known and esteemed racing technology like Mobil 1 motor oil, particularly with 2010 being such a huge year for Corvette Racing as we fully transition to a single GT class in ALMS   -Doug Fehan

 

Jerome York, an Apple Inc. board member and a financial wizard credited with turning around Chrysler and IBM, died Thursday of a brain aneurysm. He was 71. He died at a Pontiac, Mich., hospital after being taken there on Tuesday night.

He wouldn't cut costs that were going to help you build your business. He would cut superfluous costs   -Bud Liebler

 

General Motors has given the green light to produce a new small sedan at its Uzbekistan YoAJ joint-venture facility. The sedan, expected to be slightly longer than the Spark pictured above, will be engineered in Brazil and sold in smaller, emerging markets. The upcoming sedan is part of a family of GM products in a class that the company refers to as global small vehicles for emerging markets.  

Associated Press GM had said it was sending out 661 letters confirming which of the stores would get new franchise agreements, but local dealers say they have not heard what their fate will be. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- More than a week after General Motors said it would restore the franchises of 661 stores it cut last year, dealers in Northeast Ohio say it's still not clear which ones will be staying with GM. "I'm feeling pretty confident that we'll be with GM," said Mark Sims, president of Sims Chevrolet i

I'm feeling pretty confident that we'll be with GM   -Mark Sims

 

The return of warmer weather and big incentives were luring car buyers back into auto dealerships during the first half of March and has put the automotive industry's recovery back on track, according to two automotive forecasting firms. For the first half of March, the seasonally adjusted annual sales rate, or SAAR, reached 12.1 million in the U.S., according to J.D. Power and Associates. That's the highest selling rate since last August when sales were artificially boosted by a federal incentive pro

New vehicle retail sales …are expected to remain strong throughout the remainder of the month — setting the industry recovery back on track   -Jeff Schuster

 

Toyota's woes and competitors' efforts to capitalize on them are creating sweet deals for new car buyers. As Toyota tries to reverse a 12.4 percent sales decline through February, it is offering 0 percent financing, cash rebates and low-priced lease deals on several of its models, as well as free maintenance for existing customers. "Most people are caught off-guard with how good of a deal you can get right now," said Craig Muran, general manager at McInerney Toyota in Clinton Township, Mich.

They could drive this out a long time   -Jessica Caldwell

 

Ford Motor Co. is showing off its new line of hybrid vehicles, including a new Fusion model. Some notable car brands will be absent from the 2010 Tulsa International Auto Show this weekend, including Chevrolet, BMW and Volkswagen. After recently relinquishing the title of the world's top car seller, General Motors and subsidiary Chevrolet are only traveling to the country's largest exhibitions this year, said Charles Tabor, organizer of the Tulsa International Auto Show. "They made an announcement b  

DETROIT , March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- General Motors announced today that it will be taking out advertisements in several Kentucky newspapers on Sunday, March 21 to alert taxpayers and lawmakers about the negative impact that H.B. 217 will have on Kentucky 's economy. The $50,000 ad campaign will appear in the Louisville Courier-Journal, Lexington Herald-Leader, Ashland Daily Independent, Paducah Sun, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer and Bowling Green Daily News . This bill, which is curre

GM provides a lot of horsepower to Kentucky 's economy   -Greg Martin