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First Shift: Buffett buys into GM

GM gains a major-league investor, 'unfriends' Facebook ads; redesigned Altima starts production; Honda's latest balancing act. ... >> watch the video 
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AutoNews Now: Selling Ford to 'skeptics'

Ford tries plain-label advertising, former chief Harold 'Red' Poling dead at 86, and a losing quarter for battery-maker A123. ... >> watch the video 
12:01 am U.S. ET | May 15

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New Altima guns for bigger slice of mid-sized sedan segment

Nissan began production Tuesday of the redesigned 2013 Altima sedan that it hopes will challenge the family-sedan supremacy of the ... >> story 
6:51 pm U.S. ET | May 15

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GM to start 2nd shift at Cadillac plant in Mich.

General Motors will start a second shift in July with 600 workers at the Michigan plant that will make the new Cadillac ATS sedan, ... >> story 
7:39 pm U.S. ET | May 15

GM's Akerson impatient to improve his ‘B' grade as CEO

7:12 am U.S. ET | May 16
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Dan Akerson, who became CEO at General Motors in 2010, gives himself a “B” for his performance so far. He has too much work to do to think about retiring for at least another year or two, he said. GM's accomplishments on Akerson's watch include surpassing Toyota as the world's top-selling automaker and posting a record $9.19 billion profit last year. Read More »
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    GM cuts Facebook ad spending, but Ford steps on the gas
    10:06 am U.S. ET | May 16
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    On the eve of Facebook's wildly anticipated initial public stock offering, General Motors said Tuesday that it will stop buying advertisements on Facebook -- about $10 mi ... Read More »
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    BMW sees record 2012 sales, profits despite economy worries
    4:34 am U.S. ET | May 16
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    BMW predicted record sales and profit in 2012 boosted by eight new and updated models. The automaker stuck to its target of beating last year's record earnings on higher ... Read More »
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    GM stock rising after Berkshire reports investment
    5:04 pm U.S. ET, May 15 2012 | UPDATED: 5/16/12 12:11 pm ET - updated with stock trading
    GM stock gained as much as 4.3 percent, the most in almost a month, after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway disclosed it bought a stake in the automaker. ...
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    Poling's plaque: What part of 'no' don't you understand?

    4:22 pm U.S. ET | May 15
    DAVID SEDGWICK: Red Poling was not a sentimental guy. I first met him in the Glass House in 1990, shortly after he succeeded Don Petersen as CEO of Ford Motor Co. Read More »
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      Fiat Strada could find a niche in U.S.

      12:38 pm U.S. ET | May 16
      LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE: Maybe I'm crazy for even thinking it, but if I could bring one Fiat-based vehicle to the United States that's not yet here, I wouldn't hesitate in my choice: The Fiat Strada. Read More »
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            This U.S. medium & heavy truck sales, April & YTD data is available within our Data Center as a PDF download.

            Sample data:

            North America car and truck production    
             5/7-April1/1-1/1-
             5/12†/12†total5/12†/12†5/14/11
            Ford Mustang2,4349,73737,34125,697
            Mazda Mazda603,30521,77013,430
            AUTOALLIANCE2,43413,04259,11139,127
            X3 (trk.)3,12711,94956,48741,082
            X5 (trk.)2,2319,22643,98038,440
            X6 (trk.)1,0653,44317,92616,729
            BMW MFG. CORP.‡6,42324,618118,39396,251

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            Sample data:

                   Total
             CarCarTruckTruckTotalTotalPercent
            Make201220112012201120122011change
            Acura5036129947491,4971,36110%
            Audi1,2741,4087526032,0262,0111%
            Bentley139--13944%
            BMW division1,3621,8081,2729942,6342,802-6%
            Buick9508281993361,1491,164-1%

            Sample data:

             AprilApril4 mos.4 mos.
             2012201120122011
            1 series (I)113217113217
            3 series (I)7601,1917601,191
            5 series (I)353289353289
            6 series (I)438438
            7 series (I)58485848
            Z4 (I)35553555
            Total BMW division car (I)1,3621,8081,3621,808
            X1 (I)587105587105
            X3312469312469
            X5325330325330
            X648904890

            This U.S. car and light-truck inventories, on May 1 data is available within our Data Center as a PDF download.

            This North America car and truck production by plant - April & YTD data is available within our Data Center as a PDF download.

         
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