Clinton backs fed aid to hit 40 mpg by ‘20

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

David Shepardson and Gordon Trowbridge / Detroit News Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton upped the ante Monday in the fuel economy debate, calling for a 60 percent increase in efficiency standards by 2020 and a combined fleetwide average of [...]

GM to reveal real prices of hybrids
 
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
David Shepardson / Detroit News Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — General Motors Corp. will announce pricing for its full-size hybrids SUVs next week, after the company mistakenly posted incorrect prices on its Web site last month.
In its 2008 Model Year Pricing Summary — posted online and dated Oct. [...]

Gas pump pain high for fall
Wholesale prices, maintenance work blamed as costs don’t take usual autumn dip.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Eric Morath / The Detroit News
A $100 fill-up is always unwelcome, but a $100 fill-up in November is unprecedented.
Until now, that is.
The average Metro Detroit price for a gallon of regular Monday was $3.17 — the [...]

UAW leaders recommend Ford contract
Ford commits to keeping six plants open

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David Barkholz
and Ryan Beene
Automotive News | November 6, 2007 - 12:01 am EST

DETROIT — UAW local leaders voted unanimously on Monday to recommend ratification of the tentative contract with Ford Motor [...]