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October 30, 2012

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East Coast dealerships assess damages after hurricane strikes

Hurricane Sandy, the largest tropical storm the Atlantic has ever seen, hit southern New Jersey Monday evening, affecting sales and damaging inventory at dealerships there, as well as other East... ... >> story Published: Oct 30 1:58 pm U.S. Eastern time / UPDATED: 10/30/12 4:04 pm ET - story updated throughout

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Japan's Tokai Rika pleads guilty in supplier price-fixing investigation
Japan's Tokai Rika becomes the 9th company to plead guilty in a Department of Justice crackdown on auto supplier price fixing -- and the first to be accused of actively destroying evidence once the federal investigation began. ... >> story Published: Oct 30 12:33 pm U.S. Eastern time

Marchionne proposed pan-European combination of Fiat, Opel, Peugeot

Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne approached PSA Peugeot Citroen and GM earlier this month about a pan-European combination that would leapfrog Volkswagen AG as the region's largest automaker, three people familiar with the matter said. ... >> story Published: Oct 30 11:04 am U.S. Eastern time / UPDATED: 10/30/12 3:59 pm ET - adds Marchionne comment

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