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'Swedish car makers should come home'

thelocal.se
Nov 25, 2008 4 related
        

With Ford and GM, the respective owners of Volvo and Saab's car divisions, struggling for their survival, Sweden needs to regain the initiative and nationalize its auto industry, argues Rolf Wolff, dean of the School of...

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Father’s fury over crash risk to family

shropshirestar.co.uk
Nov 25, 2008
        

A father-of-two is appealing for help after he said a driver put his family at risk in a hit-and-run incident in Telford at the weekend. Han Sabir, from Donnington, was driving into the Wrekin Retail Park on Sunday at about...

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Hotels feel the pinch, forced to review plans for expansion

livemint.com
Nov 25, 2008
        

Pune: Slowing growth and declining business travel are forcing several large hotel chains such as Hotel Leela Venture Ltd to review their plans for Pune, which in recent years has emerged as a magnet for expansion in the...

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Higgins finds groove on punt returns for Raiders

iht.com
Nov 25, 2008 11 related
        

Johnnie Lee Higgins' early-season struggles as a returner reached a peak last month when he fielded a kickoff and ran straight out of bounds at his own 2-yard line. He has returned punts 93 and 89 yards for touchdowns — the two...

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canada.com: Ford and its subsidiary Volvo have 16 winners, including the Ford F-150 large pickup. canada.com

More Vehicles Make Top Marks on Safety (at The Wall Street Journal Online)

yahoo.com
Nov 25, 2008 25 related
        

There are numbers in safety. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reported Tuesday that 72 vehicles for the 2009 model year received its top rating for protecting occupants in a crash. With so many cars performing well in...

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16. Past auto bailouts have critical lessons for US now

thestar.com.my
Nov 25, 2008 2 related
        

DETROIT: As they ponder a US$25bil aid package for America’s beleaguered automakers, US lawmakers could do well to study two past auto bailouts: one a failure, the other a success. The failure is strike-prone British Leyland’s...

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2009 Porsche Panamera

conceptcarz.com
Nov 24, 2008 9 related
        

The Panamera, which represents Porsche's fourth model line, will make its world debut in 2009 and promises to redefine the Gran Turismo category by featuring a unique design package that will afford equally generous front and...

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Slowing car demand drags orders down in euro zone

gulfnews.com
Nov 24, 2008 3 related
        

Falling demand for cars cut euro zone industrial new orders by more than expected in September from August, pointing to a deep industrial recession and further interest rate cuts by the European Central Bank.

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German Court Orders Release of Killer Who Belonged to Red Army Faction

washingtonpost.com
Nov 25, 2008 75 related
        

BERLIN, Nov. 24 -- A German court on Monday ordered the release of a former leader of the Red Army Faction, the Marxist group that terrorized West German industrialists, bankers and politicians, as well as U.S. military...

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Automakers Cranking Up Green Effort (Investor's Business Daily)

yahoo.com
Nov 24, 2008 1 related
        

Miho Nagano Miho Nagano – Mon Nov 24, 6:32 pm ET Carmakers might not be making a lot of money in the downturn, but they are making a lot of green. Retail price is the most important factor when consumers choose green cars, says...

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