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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER	Jan. 7, 2013
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This week's top stories:

Slower growth, but still on the right track

Analysts see 15 million in 2013
U.S. auto sales may not surpass 16 million units for at least two years, but with most automakers already posting healthy profits and struggling to fi ...

2012 tally: The big stars and stumblers
Lots of vehicles overachieved like crazy in what was a big, booming sales year for the industry, but many failed to live up to expectations in 2012. W ...

DETROIT AUTO SHOW PREVIEW
Destination Detroit
Cars are getting smaller and smarter, but sharp styling still turns heads
Cars and light trucks are shrinking and shedding weight to save fuel, but automakers aren't neglecting good looks and speed. For instance, at the Nort ...

ZEV 'straitjacket'?
Automakers are quietly wary of California's emissions mandate
They rarely say so in public, but automakers are worried about California's law requiring that zero-emission vehicles account for 15 percent of sales ...

BEST PRACTICES
DCH Auto blends tradition with new twists
Innovation, respect are basic principles
Dah Chong Hong Ltd., a Chinese food and textile distributorship, survived World War II by relocating to avoid military occupation. Thus the company th ...

NEWS ANALYSIS
After a weak '12, Ford looks ahead
Mulally's product blitz positions the brand for a big year
Ford Motor Co. finished 2012 with a 5 percent sales increase. But industrywide sales grew 13 percent, so Ford lagged behind many major rivals and lost ...

Columns:

KEITH CRAIN: Let's not kill the golden goose
Last year was a very good year. Nearly everybody ended the year smiling. Dealers saw the best profits in quite a while, and suppliers also did well. M ...

LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE: Hanger-on Avenger mars the Dart's start
It's not yet quite fair to compare monthly Dodge Dart sales with sales of such segment stalwarts as the Ford Focus, Chevy Cruze and Honda Civic. And s ...