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GM's April sales rise 6.4 percent

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Published May 3, 2010 at 2:39 p.m.

General Motors Co.'s sales rose 6.4 percent in April as the auto industry continued to see signs of recovery, although the pace slowed from incentive-fueled March. GM said Monday that sales from its four remaining brands - Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac - rose 20 percent. GM is phasing out or selling Saab, Saturn, Pontiac and Hummer. Sales fell 2.4 percent from March ...

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Ford's April sales up 25 percent

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Published May 3, 2010 at 3:20 p.m.

Ford Motor Co. says April sales rose 25 percent from the same month last year as the auto industry continued to see signs of recovery. Ford says sales of its cars, trucks and SUVs all were higher compared with last April, when the industry was in a severe downturn. But sales fell 9 percent from March, when the industry saw a boost from big incentive spending led by Toyota Motor Corp ...

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Can Chevy Volt Recharge GM, Auto Industry?

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Published May 24, 2010 at 9:52 a.m.

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The Chevy Volt could help usher in a new generation of electric cars, but there's more at stake here than a technological breakthrough: The fate of GM and its workers ...

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Xconomy.com technology news site begins covering Detroit

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Published April 20, 2010 at 12:19 p.m.

Cambridge, Mass.-based online business and technology news site Xconomy.com has begun to cover metro Detroit. The bureau will cover high-tech entrepreneurship, energy, the auto industry, defense and other news ...

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Detroit on the rebound? Auto industry gains lift spirits in struggling city

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Published May 1, 2010 at 1:06 p.m.

It's too soon for parades, but oft-maligned Detroit — hammered with high unemployment, steeped in public corruption and forever connected at the axle to an ever-evolving auto industry — shows small signs of rumbling back to life ...

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Local green technology on display: E-stations, battery makers at auto show

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Published Jan. 17, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.

The “greening” of the auto industry is on full display at the 2010 North American International Auto Show, and during press and industry days last week Southeast Michigan's burgeoning e-vehicle infrastructure showed signs of ...

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MichBio panelists: Breaking into medical device field has advantages and pitfalls for manufactures

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Published Nov. 4, 2009 at 3:49 p.m.

KALAMAZOO - Diversifying into medical devices is a way for manufacturers dependent on the auto industry to grow revenue and avoid the ups and downs of the auto supply chain, but it takes hard work and a long-term commitment, attendees at the fifth ...

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Six new directors to join Lear board

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Published Nov. 8, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.

A crew of auto industry veterans and financial executives is expected to replace six of Southfield-based Lear Corp.'s nine current board members if it emerges from bankruptcy as expected today: ...

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