Friday, August 8, 2008
Ford revs in quality survey
Lexus leads, but Blue Oval brands all top industry average
Bryce G. Hoffman / The Detroit News
Ford Motor Co.’s three domestic brands all received above-average marks in J.D. Power and Associates’ influential annual survey of vehicle dependability, but several General Motors Corp. brands slipped in the rankings and all [...]

 
Toyota sees leasing losses; operating profits fall
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Hans Greimel
Automotive News | August 7, 2008 – 2:45 am EST

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U.S. sales of the Toyota Prius fell 3.9 percent through July vs. the same period of 2007,
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GM to lend Delphi another $300 million
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Andrew Grossman
Automotive News | August 7, 2008 – 4:41 pm EST
 
 
DETROIT — General Motors wants to lend Delphi another $300 million to help the troubled supplier emerge from bankruptcy. That’s on top of the $650 million it has already made available to Delphi.
Delphi asked a bankruptcy court judge [...]