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Japanese, Koreans gain most from cash for clunkers

WASHINGTON - Japanese and South Korean automakers registered the biggest market share gains in the U.S. government's cash for clunkers program that ended this week with bankruptcy related inventory shortages hurting General Motors Co [GM.UL] and Chrysler.

Fiat searching for right road to Asia

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Italy's Fiat SpA (FIA.MI) needs to find a better route into the booming Asian car markets if it wants to catch its competitors and seal a place near the front of the grid of global automakers.
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Chrysler creditors win approval for Daimler suit

Creditors of Chrysler have won approval from a federal bankruptcy court to sue Daimler AG (DAIGn.DE) and pursue a claim that its 2007 sale of Chrysler stripped the U.S. automaker of its most valuable assets.
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GM plans significant increase in ad spending

General Motors Co GM.UL plans to increase its advertising budget for the rest of 2009 and 2010 to challenge consumer perceptions on quality and fuel economy that the automaker believes are out of line with improvements in its vehicle line-up.
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Auto inventories tight, U.S. clunker interest slips

Red hot auto sales under the U.S. government's cash for clunkers incentive began to cool as dealer inventories tightened and showroom traffic showed signs of leveling off from its frantic pace of a week ago.
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Auto inventories tight, clunker interest slips

Red hot auto sales under the U.S. government's cash for clunkers incentive began to cool as dealer inventories tightened and showroom traffic showed signs of leveling off from its frantic pace of a week ago.
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GM, Ford, Chrysler get funds to build up electric car industry in U.S.

The big three of Detroit, General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co., and Chrysler LLC were awarded today with millions in funding from the government's stimulus package to manufacture and deploy electric vehicles, batteries and components in the United States, the Department of Energy said.
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American Axle cites bankruptcy risk after deep loss

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss on Wednesday due to steep production cuts by automakers and said it remained uncertain whether it could complete a debt restructuring outside of bankruptcy.
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Senate will OK

The U.S. Senate will approve a $2 billion extension of the
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Canada auto sales weaken in July, but Ford shines

Ford Motor Co (F.N) of Canada was the country's top-selling automaker for a second month in a row in July, when sales jumped more than 47 percent from a year earlier even as its main rivals recorded another month of declines.
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Senate will OK clunker extension this week: Reid

The U.S. Senate will approve a $2 billion extension of the cash for clunkers auto sales incentive by week's end, Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Tuesday, giving new life to a successful program that has boosted industry sales to a 2009 high.
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GM U.S. July sales fall 19.4 percent

General Motors Co said on Monday its U.S. auto sales fell 19.4 percent in July from a year earlier, but retail sales rose from the month before for a fifth consecutive month, supported by the U.S. government's Cash for Clunkers incentives.
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Clunker trade-ins boost July U.S. auto sales

The punishing four-year decline in U.S. auto sales may have reached a turning point this week -- just as Michael Papa handed over the keys to his 1996 Ford Explorer for a government-sponsored trade-in.
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Clunker trade-ins to boost July U.S. auto sales

The punishing four-year decline in U.S. auto sales may have reached a turning point this week -- just as Michael Papa handed over the keys to his 1996 Ford Explorer for a government-sponsored trade-in.
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Clunker trade-ins to boost July auto sales

The punishing four-year decline in U.S. auto sales may have reached a turning point this week -- just as Michael Papa handed over the keys to his 1996 Ford Explorer for a government-sponsored trade-in.

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