rorty:::tort: DAILY: GM reclaims global sales crown with volume of 9M in 2011 | Ford to pay bonuses, raises for salaried workers | 2014 Chevrolet Corvette spied with C7 body

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January 19, 2012

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GM reclaims global sales crown with volume of 9M in 2011

DETROIT (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Co. sold 9.03 million vehicles worldwide last year, the company said on its Web site. The results probably ... >> story Published: Jan 19 2:14 pm U.S. Eastern time / Last changed: 1/19/12 4:23 p.m. ET

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Ford to pay bonuses, raises for salaried workers

DETROIT (Reuters) -- Ford Motor Co. will give bonuses and merit-based raises to salaried workers in the United States and Canada this spring, the first time the automaker has ... >> story Published: Jan 19 2:24 pm U.S. Eastern time

2014 Chevrolet Corvette spied with C7 body

DETROIT -- Corvette's future is crystallizing as the temperature drops. The C7 was captured by spy shooters in cold-weather testing in the Great White North, and the profile indicates a wedge-like silhouette, curvy, slightly flared fenders and a potentially longer wheelbase.
>> story Published: Jan 19 11:44 am U.S. Eastern time

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JOHN K. TEAHEN, JR.
2011 sales were better, but nothing to celebrate

Mercifully, it ended. 2011, that is. It was another very subpar year for sales of new cars and light trucks in the United States, the fourth such year in succession.
Sales of 12,778,885 were 20 percent below the 16-million standard established in 1999-2007, the nine good years. Actually, they were 24 percent below the average for those nine years.
Some "experts" now are hedging their bets, saying that 16 million should not be used as the standard because sales are not going to return to that level. They suggest 14 million to 15 million.
>> Read the column Published: Jan 19 3:17 pm U.S. Eastern time

Canine choir raises the woof in VW Super Bowl commercial

CHRISTINA ROGERS: How does Volkswagen follow up last year's smash hit Super Bowl ad? With dogs, it turns out. Or to be more precise, a chorus of dogs woofing out the Star Wars theme song. ...

Read the blog Published: Jan 19 4:14 pm U.S. Eastern time

Harald Hamprecht is Editor-in-Chief at Automotive News Europe.
Daimler vs. Lieb; next round in April

Fired Mercedes-Benz USA boss Ernst Lieb's wrongful-dismissal lawsuit is set to be heard in a Stuttgart court on April 12. Lieb will challenge allegations contained in Daimler's response to that suit that he improperly used more than $100,000 in company funds to upgrade his Mercedes-owned U.S. home. ...

Read the blog Published: Jan 19 2:00 am U.S. Eastern time

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