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    Video: Vintage Pontiac film teaches Americans to fear foreign cars     1274399880

    Pontiac's throwback appeal to its workers – Click above to watch videos after the jump
    "What Americans want to know is you are doing your job." That's what Pontiac had to say to its plant workers with two videos made in the Seventies, when the brand that once built excitement was building ...

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    First Drive: 2011 Buick LaCrosse CX gets four cylinders for fuel economy     1270223880

    2011 Buick LaCrosse four-cylinder – Click above for high-res image gallery
    For the foreseeable future, the LaCrosse will remain the flagship of the Buick lineup, so at first glance, it might seem peculiar that General Motors is adding a seemingly modest inline-four cylinder engine to the ...

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    Chrysler shows off eight Mopar concepts at Easter Jeep Safari 2010     1270063320

    2010 Easter Jeep Safari Mopar Concepts – Click any image to enlarge
    Chrysler's engineers have been busy lately. Mark Allen, head of the Jeep design studio, has introduced a total of eight new concept vehicles at this year's Easter Jeep Safari. Each one has been worked up by the company's ...

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    Officially Official: GM kills Pontiac *UPDATED with LIVE webcast embed*     1240836600

    Rumors from late last week have come home to roost, and as part of its restructuring efforts, General Motors has just announced that Pontiac will be "phased out by the end of 2010." GM will continue to build its accelerated viability plan around four brands: Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, and GMC.As ...

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    REPORT: GM to shed 1,600 white-collar jobs by May 1     1240241940

    According to General Motors spokesman Tom Wilkinson, the struggling automaker will shed 1,600 white-collar jobs by May 1 as part of its continuing restructuring efforts. The cuts, which are scheduled to begin this week, are part of a larger action to shed 3,400 white-collar jobs this year.Details ...

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    Henderson says GM bankruptcy decision still in doubt; Hummer decision expected before month's end     1239987480

    We were on General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson's teleconference with reporters this morning, and while the proceedings were light on revelatory news (okay, there really wasn't any), some important things were clarified:Namely, Henderson denied that the company has reached a decision on whether to ...

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    Snip-Snip: GM slashing $800M from marketing budget (yes, even Transformers)     1235764740

    Click above for high-res gallery of the Transformers cars from GM
    When you're forced into a life-and-death situation like General Motors, a lot of tough calls have to be made – yet some are more obvious than others. In this case, The General has made it clear that it plans to slash its North ...

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    eBay Find of the Day: John Schneider's General Lee going for $2.3 million     1178130300

    Click image for full gallery of John Schneider's original General Lee var digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/offbeat_news/John_Schneider_s_original_General_Lee_going_for_2_3_million_on_eBay'; While we might stop just short of calling it "The most famous model of the most famous car in the world!" as ...

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