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Canada's dented auto union seeks new road map
 OSHAWA, Ontario (Reuters) -- Bev McCloskey had only been working at General Motors for a couple of weeks in 1949 when word went out that there was trouble on the line.
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| KEITH CRAIN
It must be springtime
 By now we all have recovered from the automotive onslaught otherwise known as the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. It was a barrage of new products, concept cars and automotive executives from around the world.
Some of us were lucky enough to squeeze in the Geneva motor show, so we have a lot of new products under our belt.
But now it's time to kick off spring, when everyone traditionally heads for New York. Media days were last week at the New York auto show, which has a springtime position right along with Major League Baseball.
After strong March sales, everyone is optimistic that the ... >> Read the column Published: Apr 9 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time
| GREEN SHOOTS
Pioneer's work fuels today's innovations
 It's tempting to assume that development of high-performance cars -- not to mention race cars -- is contrary to automotive sustainability.
Mark James, director of Lotus Engineering, begs to differ.
The Norfolk, England, engineering firm couldn't be more steeped in racing lore. It was founded in 1952 by legendary British auto-racing pioneer Colin Chapman, and its sibling, Lotus Cars, won its first Formula One championship nearly half a century ago, in 1963, and the Indy 500 two years later.
Chapman pioneered a raft of innovations such as monocoque bodies, ground effects and spoiler wings.
Although Chapman's ... >> Read the column Published: Apr 9 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time
| JASON STEIN
Enjoy the boom . . . while it lasts?
 NEW YORK -- What was that number that snuck up on us last week amid the buzz of product launches here?
Sixteen?
"Sixteen million," Mercedes-Benz USA boss Steve Cannon said in hushed tones last week at the New York auto show, speaking of 2013 prospects. "Sixteen million was like the mirage in the desert. It's no longer a mirage."
Here's the reality in what has been a desert of bleak news these last few years: The industry is healthy again -- perhaps a bit faster than some might have expected.
Credit is normalized. Leasing is on the way back. Capacity meets demand. And, funny enough, as gasoline ... >> Read the column Published: Apr 9 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time
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OBITUARIES| | Obituary
Information about Jack Montgomery Sr., who worked for Oldsmobile for 30 years. >> story Published: Apr 9 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time
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