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THE TOYOTA RECALL CRISIS

Toyota readies Prius ‘solution,' speeds delivery of pedal parts

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 8

Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. told dealers that it is preparing to resolve brake concerns on the Prius hybrid while speeding up the delivery of parts to prevent gas pedals from sticking on eight recalled vehicles.... Read More »

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Behind the scenes of Bridgestone's Super Bowl spots

9:18 am U.S. ET | Feb. 8

While huge marketers such as PepsiCo dropped out and legacy ones such as General Motors didn't come back, Bridgestone returned to the big game in 2010 -- the final year in a three-year, estimated $10 million deal its ad agency, Dallas-based Richards Group, persuaded it to ink as a means to goose...... Read More »

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Trauma at Toyota: Sales, image skid

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 8

Toyota's meltdown has led thousands of car buyers to cross the brand off their shopping lists and has sent the company's vaunted image into free fall. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. says it expects to lose 80,000 sales this year because of its escalating safety crisis.... Read More »

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Reinstatement may pit dealer against dealer | Feb. 8, 12:01 am U.S. ET
Dealers regroup without Pontiac | Feb. 8, 12:01 am U.S. ET
2009's dealership drop nearly doubled 2008's | Feb. 8, 12:01 am U.S. ET
Dealers kick off repair marathon | Feb. 8, 12:01 am U.S. ET
Rivals prowl, discreetly, for Toyota trade-ins | Feb. 8, 12:01 am U.S. ET
Toyota dealers work to repair trust | Feb. 8, 12:01 am U.S. ET
Toyota ends ad campaign that sold safety | Feb. 8
What makes Acura better? Ads aim to tell | Feb. 8
To build image, Audi will boost sales of large sedans | Feb. 8
GMAC: Success depends on automakers | Feb. 8
VW sets targets to top Toyota | Feb. 8
Ford works with dealers to push service, parts | Feb. 8
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Sales

With Toyota on the rocks, Detroit 3 surge

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 8

The Detroit 3 gained a chunk of U.S. market share on their competitors from Japan in January, taking 45.1 percent of January sales compared with 38.1 percent for the Japanese. Indeed, it was the eighth month in the past 12 months in which the domestics gained ground on the Japanese.... Read More »

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Dealers

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 8

Dealerships in this report: George Waikem Ford in Massillon, Ohio; Skinner & Damulis (Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep) in Richfield Springs, N.Y.; and the Houston Automobile Dealers Association.... Read More »

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Finance & Insurance

With deal done, Saab focuses on financing

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 1

Victor Muller, CEO of Spyker Cars NV and Saab's new owner, has no plans to reduce Saab's dealer network immediately and hopes to forge a long-term deal with GMAC Financial Services to be the Swedish brand's primary lender.... Read More »

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Marketing

No more push: How Detroit stopped overproducing

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 8

Mike Jackson saw it coming, the tsunami that would wash over the Detroit 3 thanks to their push production system -- a system that would spawn multibillion-dollar losses even in big sales years.... Read More »

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Remarketing

REMARKETING

ADESA ties growth goals to dealer services

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 8

Jim Hallett is betting that an understanding of what dealers want when buying and selling used vehicles at auction can power his company’s growth as a public company. Hallett is CEO of KAR Auction Services, which owns auction company ADESA Inc.... Read More »

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Service & Parts

THE TOYOTA RECALL CRISIS

Toyota to recall Prius in Japan to fix brakes

10:59 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 8

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to recall its popular Prius hybrid in Japan on Tuesday, on its way to similar safety campaigns in the United States and other countries. Details of the planned recall were not immediately available.... Read More »

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NADA

NADA PREVIEW

Tonkin: 2010 is a time to heal wounds

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 8

Ed Tonkin takes over as chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association after a year fraught with problems for dealers and the industry. More than 1,700 dealerships closed last year, most because of financial problems or rejections by Chrysler Group and General Motors Co.... Read More »

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