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Car firms gear up for new launches to drive sales

Car companies are hoping to buck the slowdown by launching new models to push sales from January. Industry majors like Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra & Mahindra, Hyundai India have all lined up launches in the next few weeks and...

Japan stocks likely to slip on global economy worry

TOKYO, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average is likely to slip on Tuesday, pressured by fears of a global recession, while the yen's strength may prompt investors to sell shares of exporters. One stock to watch will be...

TiVo, Domino's will offer pizza orders via TV

Digital video recording company TiVo Inc. said that beginning this week it is teaming up with Domino's Pizza Inc. to let subscribers order pizza from their TV sets. Rob Weisberg, vice president of precision and print marketing...

GM sells Suzuki stake

General Motors is to sell the three per cent stake it owns in Suzuki Motor Corporation. The move comes after recent dialogue between Rick Wagoner, Chairman and CEO, General Motors Corporation, and Osamu Suzuki, Chairman and...

Prepare for Hyundai van man

Hyundai has decided to enter the competitive medium panel van market, with a new model called the iLoad. The van goes on sale in January 2009 and will offer a high specification, as well as one of the best payloads in its...

Wall Street falls ahead of auto bailout talks

Senate Dems plan to introduce legislation to help prop up Big Three NEW YORK - An anxious Wall Street proceeded cautiously Monday after last week's selloff, sending stocks lower ahead of economic data and talks in Congress...

Merkel: Opel guarantee not yet certain

Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday after meeting with leaders of Adam Opel GmbH that it was "not yet determined" whether the automaker would be given €1 billion ($1.25 billion) in loan guarantees from the German government.

Showdown Over "Dinosaur" Auto Industry

Hardline opponents of an auto industry bailout have branded the industry a "dinosaur" whose "day of reckoning" is near, while Democrats do their best to get Detroit a slice of the $700 billion Wall Street rescue.

MORNING AUTO REPORT: UAW president warns of Big 3 liquidation; Ford best positioned for recession

UAW president warns of Big 3 liquidation; Ford best positioned for recession BY JULIE ARMSTRONG • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • November 17, 2008 The best of today's automotive news, reviews and commentary -- as well as the cool...

Economic worries hurt stocks

BLOOMBERG NEWS SERVICE • November 17, 2008 U.S. stocks fell, extending a two-week drop, as a record contraction in New York manufacturing and Citigroup Inc.'s plan to cut 50,000 jobs spurred concern the recession will deepen....