tag:www.autoobserver.com,2011-01-30://1 2011-12-14T18:46:40Z AutoObserver.com delivers daily Automotive Industry News Coverage and insightful commentary, offering a unique insider perspective on Automotive News from Senior Editor Michelle Krebs and Edmunds' analysts. Movable Type 4.35-en tag:www.autoobserver.com,2011://1.52028 2011-12-14T17:16:14Z 2011-12-14T18:22:34Z

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Jeff Hester tag:www.autoobserver.com,2011://1.51955 2011-12-13T16:00:00Z 2011-12-13T19:34:23Z

When Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne announced recently that Fiat would be plunging $1.7 billion into a new version of the Jeep Liberty, including $500 million to upgrade and expand the Jeep operations in Toledo, Ohio, the ramifications...

Dale Buss tag:www.autoobserver.com,2011://1.51956 2011-12-13T16:00:00Z 2011-12-13T16:45:13Z

Volvo Car Corp. said today it will begin selling early next year the 2013 V60 diesel plug-in hybrid vehicle, a car it said will be the most advanced ever sold by the company. Volvo claims it is the world’s...

AutoObserver Staff tag:www.autoobserver.com,2011://1.51954 2011-12-13T15:00:00Z 2011-12-13T15:44:22Z

Citing a report from a publication in Portugal, Bloomberg news reports today that Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. is suspending production of a plant to produce batteries for electric vehicles. The Portugese newspaper reported that Nissan has concluded that its...

AutoObserver Staff tag:www.autoobserver.com,2011://1.51904 2011-12-12T18:00:00Z 2011-12-13T16:29:07Z

Sue Cischke, one of the top-ranking women in the U.S. auto industry and longtime head of Ford Motor Co.’s safety and environmental units, is retiring  Feb.1, the automaker announced this morning. Robert Brown, 56, who currently serves as head...

AutoObserver Staff tag:www.autoobserver.com,2011://1.51899 2011-12-12T17:00:00Z 2011-12-13T15:27:06Z

Honda Motor Co. Ltd. will unveil a concept car at next month’s North American International Auto Show that the company said will preview the all-new, ninth-generation Accord that goes on sale next year. "The Accord Coupe Concept will convey...

AutoObserver Staff tag:www.autoobserver.com,2011://1.51863 2011-12-10T18:00:00Z 2011-12-12T15:47:36Z

The 2011 Tokyo Auto Show punched up its glitz factor this year, but the real pageant for major Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. Ltd. took place the day before the show. Gathering the international press at its Twin Ring...

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Aptera Motors, the electric-vehicle maker that said earlier this month it would shut down due to lack of funding, will auction off its assets later this month at its Carlsbad, Calif., headquarters, including computers, furnishings and auto-repair equipment, in...

Danny King tag:www.autoobserver.com,2011://1.51859 2011-12-10T16:00:00Z 2011-12-11T19:41:57Z

Last week’s auto sales reporting generated a buzz in the media with the news that November sales “exceeded expectations” and hit 13.6 million on a Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate basis....

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