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August 27, 2012

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Chrysler, GM ban presidential campaign events at factories

Wary of getting caught in the political crossfire as the presidential campaign heats up, Chrysler and GM have banned campaign appearances at their plants. ... >> story Published: Aug 27 2:35 pm U.S. Eastern time / UPDATED: 8/27/12 3:36 pm ET - adds GM not providing cars

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Nissan dealer uses 'Chevy defense' to keep franchise

An Ohio court has upheld a Nissan dealer’s legal position that a nearby Chevrolet vehicle assembly plant is hurting his performance. The ruling by Ohio’s Franklin County Court of Common Pleas may have implications for other auto dealerships located in uniquely challenging markets. ... >> story Published: Aug 27 2:25 pm U.S. Eastern time

Hertz to buy Dollar Thrifty for $2.6 billion

Hertz Global Holdings, led by former Tenneco Automotive chief Mark Frissora, struck a deal to buy Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group for about $2.6 billion in cash and secure its place as the second-largest player in the United States market. ... >> story Published: Aug 27 7:27 am U.S. Eastern time / UPDATED: 8/27/12 11:18 am ET -- adds links, photo, slides

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KEITH CRAIN
The fat lady has not sung

Anyone who thinks the automobile industry finally has settled down to some sort of calmness is sadly mistaken. In the next decade or so, we'll see plenty of commotion in the United States and even more in the rest of the world Keith Crain is editor-in-chief of Automotive News. ... >> Read the column Published: Aug 27 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time

HANS GREIMEL
Snub of Japan is about the fight for fresh markets

The United States is leading the push for a bold free-trade pact that promises to boost the economies of Asia, Australia and the Americas. But Japan has not been invited to the party. The main reason is cars Hans Greimel is Asia editor for Automotive News. ... >> Read the column Published: Aug 27 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time

Jamie LaReau covers auto dealers for Automotive News.
LaNeve at Ford: A culture clash? Only when you talk pigskin
Mark LaNeve and his new boss, Satish Korde, already have a big-league conflict. “I follow football,” says Korde, CEO of Team Detroit, Ford's advertising agency. But former GM ad boss Mark LaNeve played the game. He was a linebacker at the University of Virginia in the late 1970s. ...

Read the blog Published: Aug 27 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time

How the C-Max Hybrid has drivers reading the tea leaves
BRADFORD WERNLE: Driving the 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid for the first time here on the media drive last week, I decided to pay attention to my right brain, which is supposed to be the intuitive, artistic side of the human gray matter. Let me explain. The new C-Max features a LED screen with a graphic called Efficiency Leaves. It's positioned to the right of the analog speedometer. I don't think it's a coincidence Ford placed it there. ...

Read the blog Published: Aug 25 7:40 am U.S. Eastern time / UPDATED: 8/27/12 12:55 pm ET - more background added

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