OCTOBER 2008 ISSUE

 

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OCTOBER 2008



The Sun Always Shines At Big Sun
Auto Auction

By John Lozano
Florida is home to some of the best auto auctions in the country, as well as the most pleasant weather. At Big Sun Auto Auction in Ocala Florida, the sun always shines on an outstanding variety of quality trades,
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Sanford And Cocoa Auto Dealers Exchange Offer Customers A Different Buying Experince

Although Florida is renowned as one of the states with the widest variety of auto auctions in the country, no other two auctions represent it as well as Sanford and Cocoa Auto Dealers Exchange. These two diverse auctions offer customers different buying environments;
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Adesa Colorado Springs Strives For Excellence

With six lanes on fifty-six acres Adesa Colorado Springs strives for excellence in the auto auction industry. Being only eight years old they seem to be on a straight path for success.
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Despite Economy CarMax Incorporated Is Still Profitable

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) CarMax Inc. reported earnings for its fiscal second quarter. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.
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Nissan Sales Are Up While Ford, GM, Toyota Sales Fall

DETROIT (AP) Ford Motor Co. said its U.S. sales fell 26.5 percent, as the struggling automaker’s results showed that the U.S. auto sales slump may not have bottomed out.
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Tesla Motors To Build Electric Sedan In San Jose, California

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) When Tesla Motors Inc. began taking orders for its all-electric sports car, celebrities lined up to purchase the sleek zero-emission vehicle with the six-digit sticker price.
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GM To Draw Down $3.5 Billion Credit During Restructuring

DETROIT (AP) General Motors Corp. said it intends to draw down $3.5 billion of a $4.5 billion secured revolving credit facility for its restructuring in what it called “uncertain times in the capital markets.”
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GM Recalls 42k Saturns Due To Potential Steering Fluid Leak

WASHINGTON (AP) General Motors Corp. is recalling more than 42,000 Saturn Vue crossovers in North America because of a possible fluid leak that could lead to an engine fire.
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GM Rolls On Rough Road While Celebrating Their 100th Birthday

DETROIT (AP) In his 43 years as a General Motors Corp. factory worker, Roger Ezell has seen recessions, gasoline price spikes, sales slumps and multibillion dollar losses.
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General Motors Say Volt Photos Inadvertently Posted On Web

DETROIT (AP) They were posted on the Internet for only 12 minutes, but General Motors Corp. says that was long enough for secret photos of the Chevrolet Volt rechargeable car to be distributed worldwide.
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Tata Motors Stop Work Indefinitely At Nano Plant In West Bengal

MUMBAI, India (AP) Tata Motors has suspended work indefinitely at a factory building the world’s cheapest car following increasingly violent protests by farmers demanding the return of their land.
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GM Recalling 314,000 HHR SUVs To Fix Storage Bin

WASHINGTON (AP) General Motors Corp. has recalled 314,048 Chevrolet HHR sport utility vehicles to fix a storage bin door that failed to remain closed during government testing, the automaker said.
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