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| Price | Daily change | 52-week high / low | | General Motors | 23.42 | -1.60% | 33.47 / 19.00 | | Ford | 11.88 | -0.34% | 16.18 / 9.05 | | Top Performers | Price | Daily change | 52-week high / low | | Tower International | 11.26 | +4.65% | 18.33 / 9.45 | | Hyundai Motor* | 31.55 | +3.44% | 38.25 / 24.00 | | Sonic | 17.84 | +2.82% | 19.05 / 10.11 | | BMW* | 30.10 | +2.28% | 35.30 / 19.13 | | Group 1 | 57.01 | +1.79% | 59.97 / 33.31 | | Bottom Performers | Price | Daily change | 52-week high / low | | Tesla | 32.25 | -3.99% | 39.95 / 21.50 | | General Motors | 23.42 | -1.60% | 33.47 / 19.00 | | Nissan* | 20.00 | -0.89% | 22.23 / 16.18 | | Magna | 45.06 | -0.75% | 54.44 / 30.03 | | Johnson Controls | 32.40 | -0.52% | 42.92 / 24.29 | |  |
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| KEITH CRAIN
Reality doesn't matter; perception does
 Last week at a General Motors laboratory in Warren, Mich., a battery exploded, injuring a few people, including one seriously.
It made news, and many people had to be evacuated. Reports indicated that the battery was a prototype from a supplier GM might use for future electric vehicles.
Once again, reality doesn't matter.
The frustrating part is that the incident will have an adverse impact on all EVs from all manufacturers.
The episode seems to have nothing to do with the real world. But there will be plenty of naysayers repeating, "I told you so" to anyone who will listen.
Automakers are having ... >> Read the column Published: Apr 16 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time
| DAVID SEDGWICK
Big boys rule new frontier in vehicle safety
 If you want to know how collision-avoidance technology will develop, study the new Mercedes GL.
The crossover, unveiled this month at the New York auto show, is a rolling advertisement for collision avoidance. Among its many features:
-- Radar-based Collision Prevention Assist, which works at speeds of 20 to 155 mph. The feature, often called active cruise control, monitors distances to vehicles ahead and applies the brakes to avoid collisions.
-- A surround-view camera, which uses data from four cameras in the front and rear to create a bird's-eye view of the vehicle's surroundings on the center-stack screen. ... >> Read the column Published: Apr 16 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time
| JAMIE LaREAU
Selling a car to a vet? Start with 'Thanks'
 Don't ask me if I've ever killed anybody.
Don't ask me my politics.
We don't all have post- traumatic stress disorder.
We're not all homeless or broke.
Those are a few of the "don'ts" that military veterans would like dealership salespeople to consider, says Chris Walsh, president of the Vets-Cars Group in East Haddam, Conn.
As thousands of troops return home from Afghanistan and Iraq, they create a potential customer base for dealers. But many dealers might not know how to best serve these buyers.
"I've actually had dealers say to me, 'I ... >> Read the column Published: Apr 16 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time
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OBITUARIES| | Obituary
Information about George Richard Grubbs, a retired auto dealer. >> story Published: Apr 16 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time
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