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July 2010

What’s it like doing 268 MPH? - Wired Magazine
Detroit enjoys largest increase in average transaction
price in more than five years - Freep.com
Chrysler makes room for larger body shop in Belvidere, Ill. - The Chicago Tribune
Rare Montana tornado boosts region’s body shop business - Billings Gazette
Insurance rates can be tied to credit scores, Michigan court rules - Freep.com
Hybrids lose carpool privileges in California - Consumer Reports

June 2010

Made in USA? A Toyota is ‘Most American’ Car - The Wall Street Journal
Porsche tops list of highest-quality vehicles of 2010 - Forbes Magazine
Software keeps tabs on safe driving practices - Smartplanet.com
Lawyers in drive for more car suits in New York - The New York Post
Silicon Valley becoming a hub for electric vehicles - The Mercury News
California license plates are the next electronic billboards - Gozmodo.com
Full-speed ahead to the 100 MPG car - Wired Magazine
Detroit tops auto quality survey for first time - The Wall Street Journal
Bullish signals from GM and Toyota - The New York Times
Stimulus to pay for 15,000 home electric-car charging units - USA Today
The race is on: Competition heats up in auto insurance market - Time Magazine
Top 10 most fuel-efficient cars of past 25 years - USA Today
Test drive a Tesla - Business Journal
Will Facebook replace the auto show? - New York Daily News
IIHS names nine more cars as “Top Safety Picks” - US News
America’s best-selling cars - abc News
Senate committee approves auto safety bill - US News
VW to open 10th plant in China, aims to double output to
3 million vehicles per year - Global Post
Auto insurers’ $16 million effort to ease regulations
defeated in California vote - The L.A. Times
Mercury joins the ranks of “dead” U.S. car brands - The Boston Globe
Auto sales continue picking up speed - Journal Sentinel
Auto industry may see labor shortage - USA Today
Sting operation targets auto body shops - The LA Times
Auto insurance debate drives California’s Prop. 17 - The Ventura County Reporter
Ire grows over cost of new suggested black boxes - Motortrend Magazine
Firm to install electric vehicle charging stations in South Carolina - The LA Times

May 2010

Appreciating those who appreciate collectible cars - The New York Times
Cars’ computer systems called at risk to hackers - The New York Times
BMW pushes built-to-order vehicles - Business Week
The least expensive cars to repair after a collision - US News
Body shops send a message: Texting while driving causes accidents - The De Soto Explorer
Warmer weather brings increase in body shop business - WLFI.com
Do teenage girls drive faster than teenage boys? - Press Democrat.com
Saving cents: Buying auto insurance by the mile - KVUE.com
Electric vehicles led clean energy venture capital - Business Week
British eco car can travel 50 miles on a Cola can of fuel - greenopolis.com
Custom car modifications help body shop survive the recession - Cincinnati.com
The world’s most expensive car—sold! - Wall Street Journal
Automotive museum denies buying world’s most expensive car - SpeedTV
California’s Proposition 17 generates auto insurance controversy - The LA Times
Car sharing takes root in the San Francisco Bay Area - sfgate.com
Ford posts US$2.1 billion profit - Business Week
Thanks to Toyota, all future vehicles may come with black boxes - dailytech.com
When the automotive honeymoon is over - Wired Magazine
Body shop pays homage to space travel and extraterrestrial life - The Arizona Daily Star

April 2010

Volcanic ash forces Ford to idle two plants - freep.com
Auto freight boosts Union Pacific profit - The Wall Street Journal
Fiat heir designs furniture with automotive flair - The Straits Times
The connected car of the future - m2mmag.com
Collision repair shop collects 4.3 tons of food for the needy - Indystar.com
Auto plant makes human body parts - fox News
The future is electric - MediaPost News
Regulators move to make near-silent hybrids safer for pedestrians - The Detroit News
Delivering on the promise of instant traffic notification - A Smarter Planet
Shops give green light to water-based paint - The Dallas News
Auto insurers with a twist: Students learn realities of auto insurance - Bradenton.com
Toshiba rolls out 200GB hard drive for cars - The Miami Herald
VW's driverless car starts up via iPhone app - Technologizer.com
Auto sales at highest rate since cash-for-clunkers - freep.com
GM shelves plans to close two thirds of its Cadillac dealers - USA Today
Honda recalls 400,000 vehicles for faulty brakes - NewsInferno.com
The most—and least—expensive cars to insure - autospies.com
D.C. tops new ranking of safest places for teen drivers - US News
Nebraska considers electrified fence to keep deer off I-80 - Journal Star
What car can you get for $2.2 million? - The Chicago Tribune

March 2010

GM gives dealerships a new lease - wbay.com
Signs of Toyota bouncing back - US News
Is operator error the cause of unintended acceleration? - Wired Magazine
Cyber crooks steal more than $200k from Ohio body shop - Krebson Security
Volvo’s crash dummies aren’t so dumb - The Oakland Press
Recession fuels a boom in insurance fraud - McClatchy Newspapers
2011 Mustang becomes first “300 hp-30 mpg” car - The Examiner
Ford on top in Motown, beating GM in sales for first time in 12 years - Forbes Magazine
Girl tops five boys in collision repair competition - The Republican Herald
The “ultimate car guy” parks it: GM’s Lutz to retire - Forbes Magazine
Can the Smart car get its buzz back? - Forbes Magazine
Toyota back on Insurance Institute’s “Top Safety” list - The New York Times
GMAC auto insurance now owned by American Capital - BusinessWeek
Four more auto insurers settle over-charging claims - The Boston Globe
Non-profit body shop helps those down on their luck - The Columbus Local News
Iacocca goes to bat for Automotive Hall of Fame - freep.com
Sears to franchise auto centers, provide lifeline to GM and Chrysler dealers - The Suntimes
Ford and BMW make “Most Innovative Companies” list - Cars.com
2010’s safest small cars - Forbes Magazine
Mass. high court upholds insurance decision on high-risk drivers - The Boston Globe
Will Toyota recall impact auto insurance rates? - Mainstreet.com
Friends come together to restore racecar with storied past - The Kenosha News
Telsa CEO wins "Automotive Executive of the Year Innovator" award - wired.com

February 2010

Toyota estimates recall and repairs to cost $1.1 billion - Freep.com
Prius problems put spotlight on vehicle electronics - The Washington Post
Toyota’s shares slide as reputation loses steam - The Washington Post
Ford, GM and Chrysler try to capitalize on Toyota’s losses - upi.com
World car of the year finalists announced: Are these your choices? - autospies.com
Hybrids dominate 2010 world green car shortlist - autobloggreen.com
Robotnaut: The new face of the automotive assembly line - silicon.com
Questionable insurance claims up 14% in ‘09 - The Wall Street Journal
Automotive parts supplier Lear reports 4th quarter profit - Canadian Business
Automotive parts supplier Tenneco also reports profit - Business Week
How to green your car - The abc News
Electric battery swapping gains credence - evworld.com
U.S. bans texting by truckers, bus drivers - The Baltimore Sun
Transportation boss fears more in-car gadgetry - Wired Magazine
U.S. Toyota dealers may lose $2.47 billion a month - Bloomberg
Honda announces worldwide recall of Fit cars - The Wall Street Journal
Rental car companies face challenges of Toyota recalls - The Wall Street Journal
Ford posts first yearly profit since 2005 - The Washington Post
U.S. Dept. of Energy loans Nissan $1.4 Billion to re-tool
electric car plant - The New York Times
Apple’s new “iPad” offers new possibilities for automotive enthusiasts - Topspeed.com
Dupont profits rise on sale of automotive materials - Business Week
Time crunch for “cash for clunkers” recyclers - The Seattle Times
Auto body shop t-shirts read: Plz-Dnt-Txt-and-Drive - Toledo on the Move
Auto insurance fight heats up in Michigan - The Livingston Daily
L.A. automotive museum faces parking fines - The L.A. Times
Nippon Steel joins Indian auto steel push - Business Week
For auto industry, all roads lead to Orlando - The Merced Sunstar
Economic woes a drag for Speedway Corp. - The Online Journal
Stryker buys Saab from GM - Tonic.com

January 2010

Forbes Magazine: Most dangerous vehicles of 2010 - Forbes
GM pumps $930 million more into Opel - The Financial Times
Toyota recall update: A single supplier at fault - USA Today
Electric vehicles a hard sell at Detroit auto show - Edmonton Journal
Automakers placing their bets on smaller vehicles - MSNBC
Controversial auto Insurance measure qualifies for California’s June ballot - sfgate.com
Tips for insuring an exotic car - nitrobahn.com
Audit finds reports of “clunked” exotics false - jalopnik.com
Deaf student finds mentor in body shop manager - postar.com
Collision repair students give town’s police boat a new look - The Gloucester Daily Times
Sully’s “miracle on the Hudson” Airbus for sale - Wired
Electricity in the air at North American International Auto Show - The New York times
Chrysler returns to Super Bowl for first time since ‘04 - The Weekly Driver
$5 million buys the ride of your life - Wired
Suzuki aims to take stake in Volkswagen soon - The Economic Times
Mobile app prevents texting while driving - BenZINGa
Help, I crashed my car (iPhone app) - The auto body blog
Body shop owner wins $500,000 - ajc.com
L.A. County District Attorney receives $12 million to fight auto insurance fraud - sgvtribune
Chinese company to sell cars in U.S. this year - AOL autos
Detroit Auto Show 2010: Pre-show mood is upbeat - AOL autos
Internet radio drives into automotive market: News from
Consumer Electronics Show - billboard.biz
Automotive industry amps up innovation investments - USAtoday
GM pursues sale of Nexteer Automotive, Delphi’s former steering division - freep.com
Iowans pay lowest auto insurance premiums in U.S., report says - Insurance Journal
Made-in-China Volvo - Reuters
India’s 2010 auto sales expected to grow in double digits - NASDAQ
Top-selling vehicles in 2009: Ford F-Series pickup tops the list - Auto Spies
China surpasses the U.S. as the world’s top car market - New York Times
2010: A pivotal year for electric vehicles - The Auto Channel
AXA launches auto insurance iPhone app - Prudent Minds
Mass AG claims managed competition auto insurance system is faulty - Boston Globe
Reviews save more than $300 million in auto insurance costs - State of Washington
Car visibility sinks into the sunset - Consumer Reports
Scientists, carmakers working to better protect pregnant passengers - Daily Tech

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