rorty:::tort: DAILY: Toyota moves up a notch in global brand rankings | GM teams with Costco to offer added spiffs | Mercedes pads lead over BMW in luxury race

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October 3, 2012

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Toyota moves up a notch in global brand rankings
Nissan, Kia make big gains in annual survey

Toyota, Mercedes-Benz and BMW retained their ranking among the world's top 15 global brands, while Nissan made the biggest gain from last year among automotive brands in an annual survey. ... >> story Published: Oct 3 10:47 am U.S. Eastern time

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GM teams with Costco to offer added spiffs

GM and Costco Auto Program are offering Costco members preferred pricing and a $500 Costco Cash Card when they buy selected models — some of which have suffered recent sales declines. ... >> story Published: Oct 3 3:46 pm U.S. Eastern time / UPDATED: 10/3/12 4:16 pm ET

AutoNation retail sales surge 23% in Sept.

AutoNation said retail sales of new vehicles surged 23 percent in September to 22,982 units. Import brands made the largest jump -- 38 percent above September 2011 -- to 11,854, the company announced today. Domestic brands rose 10 percent and luxury brands were up 11 percent. ... >> story Published: Oct 3 11:13 am U.S. Eastern time

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Contenders for North American Car and Truck/Utility of Year
Japanese automakers placed 9 vehicles and the Detroit 3 placed 8 on the short list of entries in the running for the 2013 North American Car and Truck/Utility of the Year awards. Altogether, 11 cars and 10 trucks/utilities were chosen. Finalists will be named in December and the winners will be unveiled in January. >> Photo Gallery

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Jim Henry is a special correspondent for Automotive News
A reason to cheer the CFPB
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has given auto lenders a lot to worry about in the past year, though so far, its bark has been a lot worse than its bite. ...

Read the blog Published: Oct 3 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time

Jesse Snyder is senior writer for Automotive News
September: Cleared to ascend
It seems silly to get picky about a U.S. auto sales year that is running 15 percent ahead of 2011. But here I am. Maybe the red-hot first quarter spoiled me, but 2012 has felt like it has been stuck in a rut since then. The seasonally adjusted annual selling rate, or SAAR, has been twitching between 13.9 million and 14.5 million from January through August. ...

Read the blog Published: Oct 2 4:47 pm U.S. Eastern time

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