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October 29, 2012

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Ford, GM expected to lose more than $1 billion combined in Europe
GM and Ford, struggling to reverse growing losses in Europe, will each post plunging third-quarter profits this week as they take different paths to fixing their operations in that economically... ... >> story Published: Oct 29 3:58 pm U.S. Eastern time

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GM production in Canada could be interrupted by CAW strike

Production at GM's Oshawa, Ontario, plant could shut down later today as a strike at Lear cut off supplies of seats used in vehicles assembled there, the Canadian Auto Workers said. ... >> story Published: Oct 29 2:41 pm U.S. Eastern time

East Coast dealers shut stores, relocate cars as Hurricane Sandy approaches

As the Atlantic's largest-ever tropical storm heads toward the U.S. East Coast, auto dealers closed showrooms, moved cars to higher ground and calculated the effect on October sales. ... >> story Published: Oct 29 3:26 pm U.S. Eastern time

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KEITH CRAIN
Convergence: Mission accomplished

More than 30 years ago, Trevor Jones almost single-handedly put together a conference and trade show that is still held every other year by SAE. It is remarkable how this integration of electronics and mechanicals, named convergence, has accelerated Keith Crain is editor-in-chief of Automotive News. ... >> Read the column Published: Oct 29 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time

YANG JIAN
China's painful JV addiction

A former government minister got it right when he likened Chinese state-owned automakers' joint ventures with foreign companies to "opium." Joint ventures enable state-owned automakers to generate profits but have also made them lazy Yang Jian is managing editor of Automotive News China. ... >> Read the column Published: Oct 29 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time

LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE
So where's the 47 mpg on my C-Max?

Every day since I bought my 2013 Ford C-Max hybrid this month, I keep waiting for something close to the C-Max's promised fuel economy number to appear magically in the blue digits. But so far my faith in miracles is being put to the test Larry P. Vellequette covers Chrysler Group for Automotive News. ... >> Read the column Published: Oct 29 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time

EDWARD LAPHAM
On a clear day you can see Penske's vision

The sculptured urban skyline viewed from the roof of Penske Automotive Group's seven-story Nissan-Infiniti dealership in downtown San Francisco last week was chillingly similar to what I had seen from the roof of a Penske dealership at 11th Avenue and 56th Street in New York, nearly a quarter of a century earlier Edward Lapham is executive editor of Automotive News. ... >> Read the column Published: Oct 29 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time

OBITUARIES

Obituaries
Information about Archie Huebner, founder and longtime owner of Huebner Chevrolet in Carrollton, Ohio, and Robb Mahr, a longtime radio and TV automotive reporter in southeast Michigan. >> story Published: Oct 29 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time

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