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'Car guy' Bob Lutz ready to conclude 47-year automotive career

12:01 am U.S. ET, March 14
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General Motors Co. Vice Chairman Bob Lutz, who will retire in May, says the automaker will pay back its bailout at a profit for U.S. taxpayers without cutting corners on vehicle development. Lutz, 78, had been serving as a senior adviser to GM CEO Ed Whitacre after shelving retirement plans to take charge of the automaker's marketing when it emerged from bankruptcy in July 2009. In an interview, Lutz said the automaker was on track for a turnaround that will allow it to pay off $8 billion of... Read More »
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    GM reinstatement offers deemed 'more than fair'
    6:11 pm U.S. ET, March 12
    General Motors Co. is imposing no onerous conditions on dealers who it is offering to reinstate, five lawyers said. Most of the 661 eligible dealerships will agree to th ...
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    THE TOYOTA RECALL CRISIS
    Toyota tells House panel that records weren't withheld -- nor requested
    11:43 pm U.S. ET, March 12
    Toyota Motor Corp. acknowledged it has never provided sensitive records called the “books of knowledge” to plaintiffs who have sued the company after crashes ...
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    To acquire foreign automakers, Chinese companies first need an OK at home

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

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

    Sample data:

     3/8-3/1-1/1-1/1-
     3/13/103/13/103/13/103/7/09
    Ford Mustang1,8533,70312,8131,464
    Mazda Mazda6 sedan1,5853,16111,2983,791
    AUTOALLIANCE3,4386,86424,1115,255
    X5 (trk.)2,0874,16518,72814,553
    X6 (trk.)9701,9319,6079,395
    BMW MFG. CORP. (trk.)‡3,0576,09628,33523,948

    Customer and Dealer Incentives

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

    Sample data:

     DaysDays 
      DaysDays
      supplysupply
     Inventory1-Mar1-Feb
    BMW div. car (D/I)Units20102010
    BMW div. car (I)27,8005976
    BMW div. trk. (D/I)3,2002025
    Total BMW division (D/I)30,9004964
    Mini Cooper car (I)8,4007090

    Mexico car and truck sales, January

    This Mexico car and truck sales, January data is available within our Data Center as a PDF download.

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

    Sample data:

           Total
     CarCarTruckTruckTotalTotalPercent
    Make201020092010200920102009change
    Acura394377464613858990-13%
    Audi66246120416686662738%
    Bentley22--220%
    BMW division9468594743311,4201,19019%
    Buick24816025316650132654%

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

    Sample data:

     Feb.Feb.2 mos.2 mos.
     2010200920102009
    1 series (I)104122104122
    3 series (I)691582691582
    5 series (I)9911799117
    6 series (I)214214
    7 series (I)23102310
    Z4 (I)27142714
    BMW division car (D)----
    BMW division car (I)946859946859

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

    Sample data:

     3/1-Feb.1/1-1/1-
     3/6/10total3/6/103/7/09
    Ford Mustang1,8503,65710,960688
    Mazda Mazda6 sedan1,2363,4109,3733,658
    AUTOALLIANCE3,0867,06720,3334,346
    X5 (trk.)2,0446,96016,78813,141
    X6 (trk.)9394,0938,6768,413
    BMW MFG. CORP. (trk.)‡2,98311,05325,46421,554

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    Toyota, rivals in 'dogfight' for wary shoppers

    12:01 am U.S. ET | March 8
    A battle is raging for the tens of thousands of customers Toyota has lost since its recall crisis erupted six weeks ago -- "a dogfight," says one analyst who sees Toyota losing market share over the long term. Toyota has piled on record incentives... ... Read More »
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