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AUGUST, 2010
Tuesday - August 31, 2010
FOCUS: US Car Sales Head Toward 1982 Lows - 24/7WallSt.
FOCUS II: US Chrysler dealers get details on adding Fiat sales - DetroitNews
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS: World markets fall on economic fears - Guardian
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS II: Kan's Stimulus Plan May Fail to Offset Impact of Yen - BusinessWeek
ECONOMIC
FUNDAMENTALS III: 10 reasons Jeremy Grantham's betting $100 billion on historic
game-changer - Seven lean years:
No US recovery till 2016 - MarketWatch
CANADA
Magna, Stronach deal gets 2nd court OK - CBC
Canada auto sales near 3-yr high in summer - Reuters
Economists see Canada's growth slowing - FinancialPost
Canadian Dollar Declines as Data Underpin Weak-Recovery Case - Bloomberg
INTERNATIONAL
US proposes grading cars on emissions, efficiency - Reuters
Honda's India Unit to Boost Dealers 28% to Spur Flagging Sales - Bloomberg
Mazda Betting Big on New Engines - WardsAuto
Feds investigate 2007-08 Jeep Wranglers, '09 Jetta diesels - DetroitNews
Future Leaf owners revolt over AeroVironment's outrageous charger installation quotes - Autobloggreen
Toyota Prius Augurs Collapse in Japan's Auto Sales - Bloomberg
Monday - August 30, 2010
FOCUS: US used vehicle demand up, supply down; prices soar - DetroitNews
FOCUS II: Friends of the Earth urges end to 'land grab' for biofuels - Guardian
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS: Euro-zone economic sentiment rises in August - MarketWatch
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS II: "Rebuilding a US rare earth supply chain may take up to 15 years": Backlash over China curb on metal exports - Telegraph
CANADA
Quebec utility bets on the electric car - Reportonbusiness
Week Ahead: Wake-up call on economy - FinancialPost
INTERNATIONAL
Oil dips below $75 as Bernanke factor fades - Reuters
US Gasoline Prices Plunge - 24/7WallSt.
US late payments on auto loans fall in 2nd quarter - DetroitNews
Guangzhou Auto Rises in Hong Kong on Trading Debut - Bloomberg
China's Dongfeng Motor lifts 2010 sales target - Reuters
Weekend - August 28, 2010
FOCUS: August US auto sales sluggish; economy a concern - Reuters
FOCUS II: Ford Recalls 575,000 Windstars on Axle-Fracture Risk - Bloomberg
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS: Death of equities, part 2? - MarketWatch
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS II: Oil Analysts' Horrible Track Record Shows Why Prices Could Super-Spike Thanks To China - BusinessInsider
CANADA
It's not a cannabis car but... - TheStar
Que. lithium mine aims to cash in on boom - CBC
Federal deficit shrinks to $7.2-billion - Reportonbusiness
Canadian dollar ‘big winner' with more quantitative easing - FinancialPost
INTERNATIONAL
AvtoVAZ to Debut $7,200 Granta by End of 2011, Le Figaro Says - Bloomberg
BMW mourns loss of Jack Pitney - DetroitNews
Mercedes-Benz will build 500 A-Class E-Cells using Tesla batteries - Autobloggreen
Santander Acquires $4 Billion U.S. Car-Loan Portfolio - BusinessWeek
Friday - August 27, 2010
FOCUS: Dan Akerson Takes the Wheel at GM - BusinessWeek
FOCUS II: Russian car market steps up a gear (VIDEO) - Reuters
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS: Fiscal ammunition runs low - MarketWatch
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS II: Stock markets face a 'bloodbath', warns SocGen strategist Albert Edwards - Telegraph
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS III: Yen rise to push more Japan output overseas - Reuters
CANADA
7 questions for Dennis DesRosiers - Reportonbusiness
Toyota Canada recalls 200,000 vehicles on stalling risk - TheStar
Judge erred in approving Magna share structure plan, panel told - FinancialPost
INTERNATIONAL
Toyota Recalls 1.1 Million Corolla, Matrix Cars - Bloomberg
Ford to expand presence in Asia - CNNMoney
Spyker posts fresh loss, trims Saab target - Reuters
Autoworkers Adjust to Job Banks' End as GM, Ford Try to Rebound - BusinessWeek
Peel looking to reintroduce world's smallest car - Autobloggreen
Thursday - August 26, 2010
FOCUS: Study: China to gain top spot in electric vehicle sales by 2015; U.S. will remain hybrid haven - Autobloggreen
FOCUS II: Strong Used-Car Values Should Help New-Car Sales - WardsAuto
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS: Skittish consumers, executives boost odds of new U.S. downturn - Reportonbusiness
CANADA
Mitsubishi's new e-car ‘plugging away' across Canada - MarketWatch
INTERNATIONAL
Continental AG looks to enter India car tyre segment - Reuters
Roewe cashes in on MG Rover's British heritage - Telegraph
Jaguar's XJ Sentinel uncaged at Moscow motor show - Guardian
US auto sales likely to keep slipping - DetroitNews
Renault India to launch 5 new cars in the next 3 yrs - Reuters
Wednesday - August 25, 2010
FOCUS: 3 million Jeep Grand Cherokees in safety probe - CNNMoney
FOCUS II: Audi to Sell A1 Compact Car Outside Europe, Boost Production - Bloomberg
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS: "We are right at the tipping point. The end game approaches, probably in next few weeks": Hard-nosed Fed sends global markets reeling - Telegraph
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS II: Fed's Evans says US double-dip risk has risen - Reuters
CANADA
Recovery hopes take another knock - FinancialPost
June insolvencies increase 7% - CBC
INTERNATIONAL
Feds intensify probe of stalling Corollas - DetroitNews
Sounds like a Prius down the street - CNNMoney
Infiniti getting ready for more hybrid models - Autobloggreen
Russia Recovery Makes Car Market Europe Bright Spot - Bloomberg
Tuesday - August 24, 2010
FOCUS: The Big SUV's death rattle - Fortune
FOCUS II: U.S. agency steps up probe into Corolla stalling - Reuters
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS: Latest US data suggest we are already in double-dip recession: Blowing in the wind - MarketWatch
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS II: Deflation: the Neutron Bomb of Balance Sheets - Barron's
CANADA
GM Canada, 21 dealers settle suit - Reportonbusiness
Petro-Canada's Certigard tops auto service rankings - TheStar
Loonie Touches Weakest in Month After Revised Rate Expectations - Bloomberg
Ontario debt tops $200B - CBC
INTERNATIONAL
U.S. government seeks oil company tax to fund transportation - Reuters
Scania ups Europe hires to cope with truck demand - MarketWatch
Focus ST fails to meet Euro 5 standard, Ford gives it the axe - Autobloggreen
Toyota shifts more authority to U.S. units - DetroitNews
BRIEF-Fiat July car sales down 32.6 pct - Reuters
Monday - August 23, 2010
FOCUS: VW Interested in Buying Fiat's Alfa Romeo, Automobilwoche Says - Bloomberg
ECONOMIC FUNDMENTALS: If the economic road is so bumpy, why are all those trucks on the move? - Reportonbusiness
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS II: America no longer needs Chinese money, for now - Telegraph
CANADA
Canada Credit: Carney Rate-Increase Odds Drop Below 50 Percent - Bloomberg
INTERNATIONAL
Facebook's ‘Car Town' Gains Honda Ads in Games Shift - BusinessWeek
Toyota 2011 hybrid output to rise 7 pct y/y - Reuters
Mahindra, Ssangyong to Work Together on New Vehicles - Bloomberg
UK: Motorists face £250-a-year tax to park at work - Telegraph
Hyundai's diesel-powered i40 to offer "class-leading CO2 emissions" - Autobloggreen
Weekend - August 21, 2010
FOCUS: The New GM to hit market with new hopes, old ghosts - MarketWatch
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS: US: THE NEVER ENDING RECESSION - PragCap
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS II: Preparing for the Next 'Black Swan' - WSJ
CANADA
Honda Canada discontinuing Insight and Civic hybrid - Autobloggreen
Odds of rate hike shrinking - FinancialPost
HST drives up Canada's inflation rate - CBC
INTERNATIONAL
Bill Ford sees sunnier days after weathering '07 storms - DetroitNews
Bond prices suggest GM stock may be overvalued in IPO - MarketWatch
GM considered, rejected HK listing - Reuters
BorgWarner May Make Acquisitions, Resume Dividends - Bloomberg
GM IPO may cost Ford some investors, chairman says - TheStar
Friday - August 20, 2010
FOCUS: Rising from the ashes in Detroit - TheEconomist
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS: US unemployment Ready To Push Above 10% - 24/7WallSt.
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS II: Flight to "safety" eases China diversification - Reuters
CANADA
BDC small-business loans hit record level - Reportonbusiness
Survey: Salary hikes eyed for 2011 - CBC
INTERNATIONAL
Honda's Dream of U.S. Production Protects Profit - Bloomberg
Look out below: Mitsubishi drops i-MiEV still-high price by £10,000 - Autobloggreen
Chrysler previews new Jeep Wrangler - DetroitNews
Another Hyundai exec jumps to GM - CNNMoney
Crude Oil Falls to Six-Week Low on Signs Recovery Is Slowing - Bloomberg
Thursday - August 19, 2010
FOCUS: GM Offering Tests Investor Confidence in Market Share, Earnings - Bloomberg
FOCUS II: GM's balance sheet draws praise ahead of IPO - MarketWatch
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS: US Double-dip recession talk will be heating up - NYPost
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS II: Western profits wilt on China's surging wages - Telegraph
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS III: Is France On The Verge Of A Sovereign Downgrade? - BusinessInsider
CANADA
GM revs up for stock sale - Reportonbusiness
INTERNATIONAL
GM's IPO: High hopes and deep fears - Fortune
Toyota Evokes James Bond in New Push for Sports Cars - BusinessWeek
FACTBOX-Highlights from GM's IPO - Reuters
VW to Bring Back $85,000 Phaeton to U.S. After Flop - Bloomberg
GM to Invest $20 Million More at Michigan Powertrain Facility - WardsAuto
Wednesday - August 18, 2010
FOCUS: What If There Is No GM IPO? Breaking Up The Car Company - 24/7WallSt.
FOCUS II: Analysis: Carmakers eye vehicle finance to drive China growth - Reuters
FOCUS III: GM Said to Consider Sale of Preferred Stock Along With its IPO - Bloomberg
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS: Germany Ignores Soros as Exports Boom Comes at Cost - BusinessWeek
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS II: Time is running out for the West - Telegraph
CANADA
Mazda recalls 300,000 cars in US, Canada and Mexico - Guardian
Terence Corcoran: The new game of corporate control - FinancialPost
Opponents to Magna deal weigh their options - TheStar
INTERNATIONAL
GM, SAIC deepen ties, to share engine development - Reuters
Study: Hybrid insurance rates will rise - Autobloggreen
Nidec to Buy Emerson's Motor Assets to Expand in U.S. - Bloomberg
GM recalls 240,000 SUVs for seat belt problem - CNNMoney
Powertrain Revolution Under Way, Study Says - WardsAuto
S. Korean ambassador to meet auto executives - DetroitNews
Tuesday - August 17, 2010
FOCUS: Toyota Rethinks Pedal Design - WSJ
FOCUS II: GM completes IPO paperwork, filing expected Tuesday - Reuters
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS: China Cuts US Treasury Holdings By Record Amount - 24/7WallSt.
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS II: Another Threat to Economy: Boomers Cutting Back - WSJ
CANADA
Magna court ruling expected Tuesday - CBC
INTERNATIONAL
Renault ‘Chased Out' of Sedans Draws Protests to Korea Imports - Bloomberg
From fear to greed, banks jostle for GM deal - Reuters
Possible steering problems in 2010 Kia Soul - Reportonbusiness
UK petrol retailers urge Coalition government to tackle high fuel prices - Telegraph
Chrysler gives sneak peek at 2011 Durango - DetroitNews
Does the Dodge Challenger ad appeal to anti-British sentiment? - Guardian
Monday - August 16, 2010
FOCUS: Tata - No longer all in the family: Indian businesses step out - Reuters
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS: Yen Up On Risk Aversion After Weak Japan GDP - MarketWatch
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS II: China marches towards world's No. 2 economy - CNNMoney
CANADA
Paul Krugman: Canada's economic recovery ‘by no means a sure thing' - FinancialPost
Economic data: The week ahead - TheStar
INTERNATIONAL
Akerson to Struggle in Proving to IPO Investors Europe Fixable - Bloomberg
Tata Motors says July global sales rise 36 pct - Reuters
Resurgent GM prepares to return to stock market - Guardian
Taurus a blueprint for Ford's success - DetroitNews
Weekend - August 14, 2010
FOCUS: Volkswagen Forecasts Drop in Global Car Sales in Second Half - Bloomberg
FOCUS II: GM's stock offering plans draw scrutiny - DetroitNews
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS: "The unthinkable and the improbable become probable:" Investors should prepare for 'major structural changes' - FinancialPost
CANADA
Loonie Falls for First Week in a Month as Equities, Oil Decline - BusinessWeek
Flaherty undecided about selling GM stake - CBC
Judge to ponder Stronach buyout - Reportonbusiness
StatsCan: Truck sales drive auto market in June - TheStar
INTERNATIONAL
GM IPO filing delayed until early next week - Reuters
US Dealership Count Now at ‘Sweet Spot' - WardsAuto
Hyundai will need new hybrid, plug-in to stand out from the competition to reach 50 mpg average - Autobloggreen
Oil drops a 4th day on economic growth fears - Reuters
Friday - August 13, 2010
FOCUS: Akerson Prepares for GM IPO as U.S. Auto Sales Growth Stalls - Bloomberg
FOCUS II: GM CEO steps down on cusp of IPO filing - Reuters
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS: Euro-zone growth strongest in 4 years, driven by Germany - MarketWatch
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS II: US: What the Double Dip Recession Will Look Like - 24/7WallSt.
CANADA
Chrysler to spend $27-million on Toronto plant - Reportonbusiness
INTERNATIONAL
GM's executive churn - MarketWatch
Geely Drops Plan to Buy Control of Manganese Bronze Holdings - Bloomberg
Ed Whitacre drops a monkey wrench in a GM IPO - Fortune
U.S. car buyers want large vehicles, SUVs again thanks to "stabilizing gas prices" - Autobloggreen
Report: U.S. loses 258 auto dealerships in first half of year - DetroitNews
Thursday - August 12, 2010
FOCUS: GM ties up $5 billion bank deal, IPO filing Friday - Reuters
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS: Uh-oh, China can't save us - FinancialPost
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS II: Analysis: Deflation poses threat to big-ticket retailers - Reuters
CANADA
Slowing growth in the U.S., China, Britain and Canada: ‘Double-dip' fears grow in U.S. - Reportonbusiness
INTERNATIONAL
Driver error caused Toyota's 'runaway' cars, US study suggests -
Guardian
India Mahindra: bid amount to be for Ssangyong debt - Reuters
Ford offers V-6 engines in F-150 pickup - DetroitNews
Toyota Shares Fall to 17-Month Low as Yen Nears 15-Year High - Bloomberg
India's Tata Motors looks to boost trucks business - Reuters
GM Said to Aim for Up to $16 Billion in Stock Sale - Bloomberg
Wednesday - August 11, 2010
FOCUS: Tesla and Electrovaya: Green power plays - FinancialPost
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS: Monetary policy in a time of deleveraging - MarketWatch
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS II: US Economists Wake Up And See A Crisis - 24/7WallSt.
CANADA
Canada to fund new bridge at U.S. border crossing - Reuters
INTERNATIONAL
Tata's Jaguar Land Rover Asks Ford for More Engines - Bloomberg
IEA raises 2010, 2011 oil demand forecasts - MarketWatch
Probe uncovers no new Toyota defects - Reportonbusiness
BofA-ML raises price objective on India's Tata Motors - Reuters
Honda to Fix Battery Software in 90,000 Civic Hybrids - Bloomberg
US utility sets E-V plug-in price - DetroitNews
Tuesday - August 10, 2010
FOCUS: US: Honda recalls 383,000 cars for rollaway danger - CNNMoney
FOCUS II: Driverless cars hit the road (VIDEO) - Reuters
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS: US Fed ponders more easing as economy stumbles - Reuters
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS II: OIL PRICES SAY: 100% CHANCE OF A NEW RECESSION - PragmaticCapitalist
CANADA
CAW head calls for national jobs summit - CBC
Dismal July job figures under fire - Reportonbusiness
Canada Credit: Canada losing edge in corporate borrowing costs - FinancialPost
Honda Canada recalls 44,000 vehicles for reported ignition defect - TheStar
INTERNATIONAL
Honda to cut Japan output 4 pct after subsidies end - Reuters
Jaguar Owner Tata Jumps to 19-Year High After Profit - Bloomberg
Toyota cuts 600 contract workers in Japan - DetroitNews
Crude futures fall sharply on heels of China import data - MarketWatch
Monday - August 09, 1010
FOCUS: Chrysler Posts $172 Million Loss Amid Sluggish Sales - WSJ
FOCUS II: Toyota Says Small-Car Exports Not Feasible Given Yen - Bloomberg
FOCUS III: Ford aims to win back investment grade rating - Reuters
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS: U.S. Economy to Improve Slowly, Former Treasury Secretaries Say - Bloomberg
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS II: China: Sluggish Manufacturing Activity - Caixin
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS III: Commodity spike queers the pitch for Bernanke's QE2 - Telegraph
CANADA
Canada Credit: ‘Awful' Jobs Fail to Kill Rate-Rise Expectations - Bloomberg
Baird: Public service ‘won't see major cuts' - FinancialPost
INTERNATIONAL
Oil rises above $81 as weak dollar supports - Reuters
BMW's global car sales rise 9.1% in July - MarketWatch
With Little Fanfare Comes the Transit Connect EV from Ford - BusinessWeek
China's July Car Demand Growth Slowest in 16 Months - Bloomberg
Chrysler sales rise but problems lurk behind gains - DetroitNews
Friday - August 06, 2010
FOCUS: GM at work on IPO filing but not ready yet - Reuters
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS: 2 Top Economists Differ Sharply on Risk of Deflation - NYTimes
CANADA
Magna Q2 back in black as sales jump by two-thirds - Reuters
Canadian unemployment rise pressures loonie - MarketWatch
Another stimulus package? Fragile economic recovery tops agenda at premiers' meeting - Reportonbusiness
INTERNATIONAL
Toyota Exec ‘100% Convinced' No Electronic Defects - WardsAuto
Toyota Assessing Quality Issues With North American Suppliers - Bloomberg
GM's $5B credit quest key to stock sale - DetroitNews
General Motors India to launch light truck by FY12-end - Reuters
'Flying car' Terrafugia Transition redesigned and delayed - Telegraph
Volkswagen's Audi Sales Rise 7.7% in July on China, U.S. Surge - Bloomberg
Thursday - August 05, 2010
FOCUS: Obama to Announce $250 Million Loan Guarantee for Ford Exports - Bloomberg
FOCUS II: Hyundai: Boost fuel efficiency to 50 MPG by 2025 - CNNMoney
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS: PIMCO's El-Erian: The US Is On The Road To Deflation - BusinessInsider
CANADA
