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SHAREHOLDERS TAKE AIM AT DAIMLERCHRYSLER
22 December 2000
DaimlerChrysler AG shareholders have filed at least 13 lawsuits against the company, claiming the 1998 merger of Daimler-Benz and Chrysler was really a takeover by the German company that has damaged the interests of those who invested in the company.
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 SLOWDOWN IN CAR BUSINESS
22 December 2000
A slowdown in the car market has begun in the United States, which
for about 30 per cent of all new cars sold in the world.
Now the question is: which of the "Big Six" global automakers (and their satellites) will fare best in a less robust car market. The Big Six are General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Volkswagen, DaimlerChrysler and
Renault-Nissan.
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BIG PLANS FOR PORSCHE
22 December 2000
Germany's Porsche is preparing to launch at least two new models, including the Cayenne sport-utility vehicle and possibly a Carrera GT.
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 NEW JAGUAR RACING BOSS IS AMERICAN
22 December 2000
New Jaguar Racing boss Bobby Rahal says Formula One supremacy won't come easy. In fact his first job as Jaguar Racing Chief Executive Officer is to gain respectability after a dismal first season -- one in which Jaguar scored just four points.
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 GM'S SPORT-UTE STRATEGY
22 December 2000
Coming next spring to a General Motors showroom near you: new mid-size sport-utility vehicles.
The mid-size Chevy TrailBlazer, Olds Bravada and GMC Envoy are all new, but you likely won't see an end to sales of the compact Chevrolet Blazer and GMC Jimmy now in showrooms.
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A HOTBED OF CARMAKING ACTIVITY
15 December 2000
The Canadian car business is booming.
Canada's wimpy dollar, subsidized health care, high productivity and skilled workforce were all behind a huge 18.6 per cent jump in Canadian vehicle production last year.
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 GM BRASS TOUT MONEY-SAVING SYSTEM TO PLEASE CUSTOMERS
15 December 2000
Harold Kutner dreams of the three-day car, and it's his job at General Motors Corp. to make it a reality. GM's purchasing chief is in charge of creating an order-to-delivery system that within four years will allow GM factories to spit out
a customized
vehicle within three days of a car buyer signing an agreement to purchase.
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 AUTO STOCKS MOSTLY A BAD DEAL
15 December 2000
If you owned shares in a car company this summer, you're probably not a very happy investor.
According to the Automotive News/PricewaterhouseCoopers Automotive Shareholder Value Index, of the 10 largest global vehicle manufacturers by market capitalization, only five had positive shareholder returns in the third quarter and overall the sector declined by 3.7 per cent.
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 THE LIFE OF A CAR SALESMAN IS NOT FOR THE
FAINT OF HEART
7 December 2000
If I had to make a living as a car salesman, I'd starve. My home
would be a discarded appliance box under the Granville Street Bridge. I'd
patch the soles of my shoes with cardboard. It would not be a great life.
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JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA ANNOUNCES 2001 CANADIAN CAR OF THE YEAR
AWARD WINNERS
5 December 2000
TORONTO, CNW - Fifteen 2001 Car of the Year Award category
winners were announced today by the Automobile Journalists Association of
Canada (AJAC) at an awards ceremony held at the Holiday Inn Select Airport in
Toronto, Ontario.
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 TOYOTA PRIUS A REFINED HYBRID
1 December 2000
If the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight gasoline/electric hybrid commuter cars fail to throw fear into the hearts of the top brass at Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp. and DaimlerChrysler AG, then the bosses just aren't paying attention.
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 WITH TIRES, THE HANDWRITING IS NOT ON THE
WALL
1 December 2000
When it comes to inflating your car's tires, the handwriting definitely is not on the wall--the sidewall, that
is.
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 TAKEN FOR A RIDE BOOK REVIEW
1 December 2000
Meet Bob Eaton, the (apparently) weepy, introverted ex-engineer who was chairman of the Former Chrysler Corp. And Meet Juergen Schrempp, the dynamic, (apparently) adultering ex-mechanic who was chairman of the former Daimler-Benz AG.
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 LOW SULPHUR GAS OFFERS HUGE HEALTH AND SAVINGS BENEFITS
24 November 2000
New Brunswick billionaire Arthur Irving Jr. has a billion-dollar solution for green-minded people who are pressing for lower emissions from cars and
trucks...
And the good news is that he's already spent the billion.
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 FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE 'Baby Jag' TO BE CALLED X-TYPE
24 November 2000
Ford Motor Co.'s Jaguar division will launch arguably the most important car in its history next year when the
all-new X-TYPE sedan arrives in showrooms to do battle with BMW AG's 3-series and DaimlerChrysler AG's
Mercedes-Benz C-class cars.
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 LEXUS SCORES BEST IN VEHICLE DEPENDABILITY
24 November 2000
Lexus, the luxury arm of Toyota Motor Corp., has for the sixth straight year come out on top of a respected study of long-term vehicle dependability.
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 SAFETY SAFETY SAFETY
17 November 2000
When it comes to safety in automobiles, there's a new sheriff in town. Funny thing, though, new lawmaking has absolutely nothing to do with the stampede of safety devices coming - or already in - a car near you.
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 PEOPLE
WANT SAFETY, BUT NOT EVERYONE DRIVES SAFELY
17 November 2000
According to a driver habits survey by Progressive Auto Insurance, many
people busy themselves with multiple tasks when behind the wheel - and not
all those tasks are
related to driving.
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 OWNER LOYALTY
17 November
2000
Customer loyalty is not affected by one or two recalls, but it does begin to erode quickly after a third, reports a new study.
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 BUYERS WANT ON-LINE PRICING
17 November 2000
Shoppers using the Internet to assist in new-vehicle hunting rank pricing information as the single most important item they want to see on car dealers' Web sites, according to market research from
Friedman-Swift Associates.
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DAIMLERCHRYSLER LEARNING PT
 CRUISER LESSONS
17 November 2000
LAS VEGAS - By 2005, the Chrysler group of DaimlerChrysler AG plans to introduce at least two more vehicles that will open new market segments similar to the way the PT Cruiser has done.
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 SMART CAR COMING TO NORTH AMERICA
17 November 2000
DaimlerChrysler AG has confirmed that the tiny Smart city car will be sold in the North America.
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 SEMA SHOW BRINGS HOT WHEELS TO LIFE
10 November 2000
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Look, over there is a PT Cruiser Paddy Wagon. And there's a PT Cruiser rescue vehicle. And a 1950s-style hot rod Cruiser, a futuristic woody, a low-slung Cruiser with the looks of a gangster getaway car and...
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 CATO HONOURED WITH AUTOMOTIVE JOURNALISM AWARDS
10 November 2000
Jeremy Cato received top honours as the winner of the Castrol Chinthe Award for Automotive Journalism created to honour "everyday" auto journalism
and to reward clarity, style and the clear delivery of the topic discussed. This is the second time Cato has won this award in three years. Cato was also runner-up on another occasion.
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DAIMLERCHRYSLER SHIFTS PRODUCT PLANS
10 November 2000
DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler group has reportedly adjusted its future product plans as a cost saving measure.
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 HYBRID CARS COMING
10 November 2000
The major automobile companies all agree that hybrid gas-electric cars will be become mainstream products, but how soon and how widespread will strictly be driven by consumer demand.
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 GETTING YOUR CAR READY FOR WINTER
3 November 2000
The first snow has already flown in many parts of Canada and Thanksgiving is barely behind us. Is your car ready for winter?
If so, congratulations. If not, be aware that winter delivers a double-whammy to motorists.
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 THE LOWDOWN ON WINTER TIRES
3 November 2000
Snow or winter tires are specially engineered to provide total winter traction in ice, slush, wet and snow. Modern winter tires have largely overcome the noise and handling problems common in the past. Give thanks to advancements in tire material, design and manufacturing capabilities.
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