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October 9, 2009. The deal calls for assembly plants in the U.S. to continue producing Hummers for Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. until at least June 2011.

October 5, 2009. A U.S.-led group that includes former Ford Motor Co director Michael Dingman is in talks to acquire the automaker's money-losing Volvo brand.

October 2, 2009. General Motors Co said Thursday that its U.S. September auto sales fell 45%, pressured by weak consumer confidence, low inventory levels and the end of the U.S. government "cash for clunkers" incentives.

October 2, 2009. After a General Motors Co. agreement to sell Saturn to Penske Automotive Group Inc. fell apart, GM said Wednesday it would shut down the brand.

October 2, 2009. Ford has taken a sales hit, but it's still doing better than Toyota, Honda, or Nissan.

October 1, 2009. September sales plunged 42% to 62,197 vehicles from 107,349 a year ago.

October 1, 2009. Roger Penske decided to pull the plug on acquiring the Saturn brand.

September 27, 2009. New United Motor Manufacturing Inc (NUMMI), a joint venture between Toyota Motor Corp and the former General Motors Corp in California, will shed its entire workforce of about 4,700 by next spring.

September 27, 2009. This 1969 315 hp AMC AMX-400 Coupe by George Barris goes on the block at Mecum's St. Charles Auction on Saturday October 3rd at 2:25pm.

September 24, 2009. Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. surged to the highest in more than nine years after saying it will raise HK$2.59 billion (US$334 million) selling convertible bonds and warrants to a fund managed by Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

September 23, 2009. The union representing Ford workers says contract talks have been broken off due to Ford's unwillingness to keep a southern Ontario plant open.

September 23, 2009. Tired of the ribbon, then here's a new way to support your country of origin.

September 22, 2009. The advertising world has been abuzz about the ads. Its verdict? Well, he's no Iacocca.

September 22, 2009. General Motors Co. will go to 24-hour operations at factories in Kansas, Michigan and Indiana to handle an expected increase in demand.

September 18, 2009. Really. Real Ones. Straight from the UK.

September 16, 2009. Your iPhone 3G/3GS can now show you the way.

September 15, 2009. Ridiculous!

September 15, 2009. Saturday, September 19, 2009 on Ogden Avenue between Ridgeland and Oak Park Avenues in Berwyn, Illinois from 10:00am - 4:00pm.

September 11, 2009. This Saturday, September 12th, from 10am to 5pm.

September 11, 2009. Volvo is recalling MY 2008-2010 S80, MY 2009-2010 XC70 and MY 2010 XC60 vehicles because of a central electronic module software problem that could lead to vehicle stalling.

September 10, 2009. Under the deal, Magna along with Russia's Sberbank would purchase a 55 per cent stake in Opel.

September 9, 2009. Tredegar Comprehensive School and Gwent Police (Gwent is located in south-east Wales,UK) present a half hour drama entitled 'COW' --The film that will stop you from texting and driving," with special effects by Zipline Creative. (this is a trailer video)

September 8, 2009. Batman first appeared in May of 1939 in Detective Comics #27, and although the first true Batmobile did not appear for another two years, it has become one of the Dark Knight's best known weapons.

September 2, 2009. Toyota could face a raft of reopened vehicle-rollover lawsuits after allegations by a former in-house lawyer that the automaker concealed and destroyed evidence and conspired to obstruct justice in civil cases.

September 2, 2009. U.S. auto giant General Motors says its sales in China are surging, putting that country on pace to have up to 12 million new GM vehicles on the road by the end of the year.

August 31, 2009. This car is going to kiss some butt.

August 29, 2009. A truly One of a Kind work of automotive art! Built by a west coast boat builder in 1959.

August 29, 2009. A free set of 13 icons.

August 27, 2009. Carmakers Nissan and Chrysler have abandoned a plan to supply vehicles to each other because of the turmoil in the industry caused by the downturn.

August 27, 2009. Chrysler Group LLC has sued Daimler AG, accusing the German automaker of failing to abide by contracts requiring it to supply crucial parts and putting the production of key 2010 Chrysler vehicles in jeopardy.