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Honda reports record 1Q profit
AP Business WriterHonda Motor Co. reported record profit for a fiscal first quarter Friday as sales growth in new markets offset the damage from a stronger yen and soaring material costs. Honda, Japan's No. 2 automaker, earned a better-than-expected 179.6 billion yen ($...Tags: Nissan, Ford, Vehicles, Sales, Honda
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Ford reports $8.7-billion shortfall, its largest quarterly loss ever
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThree months ago, Ford Motor Co. reported an unexpected $100-million first-quarter profit, and quiet jubilation ensued on Wall Street. But on Thursday, Ford brought down the hammer of reality, reporting its largest quarterly loss ever. It blamed the $8.7-...Tags: Ford, Vehicles, Sales, Fuel-efficient Cars, Chrysler
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Hollywood goes on location to work with Iraq's Kurds
Oliver Stone couldn't have staged a more surreal scene: Balancing wine glasses in their hands, a group of Hollywood executives boogied to the Beach Boys in the foothills of northern Iraq as bursts of fireworks lit up the night sky.
The Fourth of July...Tags: Jalal Talabani, Cannes Film Festival, Culture, Oliver Stone, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California)
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Stocks Tumble After Sales of Existing Homes Fall
Associated PressNEW YORK -- Wall Street abruptly ended an earnings-driven rally and closed sharply lower Thursday after a steeper-than-expected decline in existing home sales and worries about the financial sector chilled the market's recent optimism. The major...Tags: Stocks, Mortgages, Securities, Ben Bernanke, Merrill Lynch & Company Inc.
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Bleeding cash, Ford looks to Europe for help
AP Auto WritersBleeding cash and with its very survival uncertain, Ford Motor Co., an icon of American automaking, will try to import some of its success from across the Atlantic. Ford reported its worst-ever quarterly loss Thursday and announced plans to bring over...Tags: Chrysler LLC, Weather Reports, Green and Hybrid Vehicles, Vehicles, Sales
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McCain narrows gap with Obama in new Michigan poll
AP Political WriterRepublican John McCain has narrowed the gap between himself and Democrat Barack Obama in Michigan, gaining among independents, according to a poll released Thursday. Forty-six percent of those polled say they'd back Obama if the presidential election...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Bob Barr, Quinnipiac University, Peter Brown, Newspapers
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Testing raises concerns about safety of pickups
Associated PressThe latest crash tests by the insurance industry raise safety questions about small pickups, which are drawing more interest because they get better mileage than larger trucks. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reported today that several...Tags: Chrysler LLC, Vehicles, Pickup Trucks, Sales, Transportation Accidents
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GM loses global lead to Toyota
From wire reportsGeneral Motors Corp., pummeled by falling U.S. sales and high gas prices, lost the global sales lead to Toyota Motor Corp. in the first half of this year, but the churning market makes it difficult to predict which automaker will end the year on top....Tags: Emerging Market, American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Incorporated, Vehicles, Sales, Fuel-efficient Cars
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Retired general named new president of AM General
A retired Army general will take over as president and chief operating officer of AM General, the South Bend-based company that produces the Humvee for the military and its civilian version, the Hummer H2. The company announced Wednesday that retired...Tags: Armed Forces, National Government, Defense, Weaponry, Corporate Officers
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Where would we plug in electric cars?
Chicago Tribune reporterAs Ted Lowe envisions his driving future, he'll pull into a parking space and, instead of using a coin-operated meter, he will plug into an electrical outlet to charge his battery-powered vehicle. "I can see it coming. The writing is on the wall," said...Tags: Nissan, Ford, Consumers, Green and Hybrid Vehicles, Car Engine Repair
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