Autos stance defended by Romney
Mitt Romney said on Tuesday he never turned his back on his auto-building Detroit hometown even though he advocated to "let Detroit go bankrupt." "It would never have crossed my mind to close down the industry," the presumed Republican presidential …
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Retail Sales Probably Rose on Autos: US Economy Preview
Receipts at merchants other than auto dealers were probably little changed as a weakening job market sapped households of the confidence and the incomes needed to boost expenditures. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke will address the …
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Plug-in hybrid sales soar; all-electric cars stay in low gear
Sales of what are considered "pure" electric cars — they run off just a battery — have risen to slightly over 4100 during the first six months of this year, up just 6% from the same period a year earlier, according to auto information company Edmunds …
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