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Highlights this month
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End its rich sponsorship deal with champion golfer Tiger Woods
$11m bogey for Tiger
CASH-strapped General Motors will end its rich sponsorship deal with champion golfer Tiger Woods.
Herald Sun : Golf - 6 days, 19 hours ago
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Decided to return two of the jets it leases
Corporate jets to be handed back
AFTER being criticised for flying to Washington in private jets to seek a federal bail-out, General Motors has decided to return two of the jets it leases.
Sydney Morning Herald Business - 1 week, 1 day ago
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Neither sack workers nor close or sell factories at its ...
GM rules out sale of Opel or job cuts
General Motors will neither sack workers nor close or sell factories at its German Opel unit, the president of GM Europe has said in an interview.
Business Day - 1 week, 2 days ago
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Considering "all options" including bankruptcy, according to a report on ...
General Motors 'considers bankruptcy'
THE board of directors of embattled US carmaker General Motors is considering "all options" including bankruptcy, according to a report on the Wall Street Journal website.
Daily Telegraph Business Breaking News - 1 week, 3 days ago
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Unveiled an "unprecedented " number of new models in China, ...
GM launches 'product offensive' in China: state media
SHANGHAI (AFP) - US automaker General Motors has unveiled an "unprecedented " number of new models in China, where it has gone on the offensive as it faces bankruptcy at ...
Yahoo!7 Finance News - 1 week, 4 days ago
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Only 100 days left before it completely runs out of ...
2008-11-12 US auto crisis
US auto giant General Motors has only 100 days left before it completely runs out of cash, according to the company's North American vice-president.
Radio National Breakfast - business & finance - 2 weeks, 6 days ago
5 hours, 37 minutes ago
Sweden to bail out Saab and Volvo
SWEDEN will come to the rescue of its US-owned carmakers crippled by the financial crisis, Saab and Volvo, to secure the future of an automobile industry which accounts for 15 ...
Daily Telegraph - 12:30 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Daily Telegraph - 12:30 p.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
1 week ago
Brisbane Motor Show cancelled for 2009
THE Brisbane International Motor Show, scheduled for February 6 to 15 next year, has been held over until 2010 because of a shortfall in exhibitor numbers resulting from the global ...
Car Advice - 9:52 a.m. Tuesday 25th November 2008
Car Advice - 9:52 a.m. Tuesday 25th November 2008
1 week, 4 days ago
Breaking News: Peugeot Citroen to slash 2,700 jobs
French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen has announced plans to slash 2,700 jobs as the automobile sector struggled with the global economic crisis.
drive.com.au - 2:57 a.m. Friday 21st November 2008
drive.com.au - 2:57 a.m. Friday 21st November 2008
1 week, 4 days ago
Peugeot Citroen to slash 2,700 jobs
French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen has announced plans to slash 2,700 jobs as the automobile sector struggled with the global economic crisis.
Sydney Morning Herald Business - 10:39 p.m. Thursday 20th November 2008
Sydney Morning Herald Business - 10:39 p.m. Thursday 20th November 2008
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Pelosi says auto industry aid needs to be accompanied by higher fuel-efficiency standards
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Saturday the House would provide aid to the ailing U.S. auto industry, requiring that the industry meet new fuel-efficiency standards, produce advanced vehicles ...
World News Network - 10 a.m. Saturday 15th November 2008
World News Network - 10 a.m. Saturday 15th November 2008
2 weeks, 5 days ago
AAA wants fuel tax scrapped
The Australian Automobile Association (AAA) wants the Federal Government to abolish fuel tax and charge drivers on the basis of how often they use the roads.
ABC News federal politics - 1 p.m. Thursday 13th November 2008
ABC News federal politics - 1 p.m. Thursday 13th November 2008
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Honda to Build New Automobile Transmission Plant at Hamamatsu Factory
Tokyo, Nov 4, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced plans to build a new automobile transmission plant within its Hamamatsu Factory in order to strengthen ...
Yahoo!7 Finance News - 7:28 p.m. Tuesday 4th November 2008
Yahoo!7 Finance News - 7:28 p.m. Tuesday 4th November 2008
1 month ago
Vlastik's homecoming
Forestry Tasmania staff members Mick Miller and Leigh Edwards were on hand to cheer on Vlastik at the finish of his amazing challenge. Travelling in the Forestry Tasmania Community Access ...
Forestry Tasmania - 11 p.m. Thursday 30th October 2008
Forestry Tasmania - 11 p.m. Thursday 30th October 2008
1 month ago
ANCAP awards VW Caddy four stars
Australia’s leading vehicle safety organisation, the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), has awarded the Volkswagen Caddy a four star rating (from a possible five). The second such score for ...
Car Advice - 8:02 a.m. Tuesday 28th October 2008
Car Advice - 8:02 a.m. Tuesday 28th October 2008
1 month, 1 week ago
French car groups in 'massive' production cuts
PARIS (AFP) - French car groups PSA Peugeot-Citroen and Renault on Friday ordered major production cuts and European truck makers reported a collapse in orders caused by the spread of ...
Yahoo!7 Finance News - 9:30 p.m. Friday 24th October 2008
Yahoo!7 Finance News - 9:30 p.m. Friday 24th October 2008
1 month, 1 week ago
First dates and concrete bras
I don't know about you, but first dates have a habit on infringing on memories as nothing else will. The catastrophes of life certainly include my attempts at romance many ...
ABC Unleashed - 11 p.m. Tuesday 21st October 2008
ABC Unleashed - 11 p.m. Tuesday 21st October 2008
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Crisis-hit truck maker Daimler to cut 3,500 jobs in the US, Canada
FRANKFURT, Oct 14, 2008 (AFP) - German heavy truck maker Daimler said Tuesday it will eliminate 3,500 North American jobs owing to the worsening economic slowdown, a day after Japan's ...
Yahoo!7 Finance News - 10:31 p.m. Tuesday 14th October 2008
Yahoo!7 Finance News - 10:31 p.m. Tuesday 14th October 2008
1 month, 2 weeks ago
People Prefer Angry-Faced Cars
fatalfury writes "Researchers from the University of Vienna asked 20 males and 20 females to rank vehicles based on their appearance. The list of traits included arrogant, afraid, agreeable, disgusted, ...
Slashdot - 6:58 p.m. Monday 13th October 2008
Slashdot - 6:58 p.m. Monday 13th October 2008
2008 Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Van review
2008 Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Van Road Test Model Tested: 2008 Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Van LCV - $28,740 (RRP) Options: None fitted. Practicality, Fuel Economy, Car Like Handling, Price Parking Sensors ...
Car Advice - 2:34 p.m. Monday 13th October 2008
Car Advice - 2:34 p.m. Monday 13th October 2008
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Asian stocks bleed in early trading
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian markets tumbled early Wednesday, with financials such as Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and National Australia Bank sliding after steep losses on Wall Street overnight. Toyota ...
Market Watch Market Pulse - 10:46 a.m. Wednesday 8th October 2008
Market Watch Market Pulse - 10:46 a.m. Wednesday 8th October 2008
