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Stars are aligning for Detroit 3 surge

No more excuses for the Detroit 3. Just two years removed from their near-death experience, U.S. automakers have a glistening opportunity to take back some of the market share they have hemorrhaged over the past two decades.

Toyota, Nissan may report first half-year losses

Toyota and Nissan may forecast first-half losses as Japan's two biggest carmakers struggle to restore full production disrupted by the nation's record earthquake.

Acura's bargain birth

The idea seemed almost ludicrous to Tom Elliott back in 1982, but there it was in black and white on Honda Motor Co.'s strategic product plan.

Facebook: Fun -- but sells few cars

Despite the hype, social media such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube do little to help dealers sell vehicles.

South regroups after killer storms

Tornadoes last week caused hundreds of deaths, destroyed communities and snarled operations at automotive businesses across several Southern states.

Kia's styling chief is fluent in Koreapean

The way Peter Schreyer sees it, there is one key difference between European and Korean automakers: Europeans design from the heart, Koreans from the head.

As dealerships fatten menus to entice lease customers, orders are up and so are profits

A lease customer used to bring little or no profit to the finance office. Dealerships primarily sold extended service plans. And with the typical lease at 36 months, leased vehicles were under warranty throughout the contract.

Mark Purdy: Sharks have gotten inside the Red Wings' heads

The Wings continued to take penalties that made no sense, were drawn into scrums that served no purpose and had their own coach suggesting maybe they "just weren't good enough."

Bob Wojnowski: Twice-bitten Wings must step up their game against Sharks

If the Wings truly have another gear, they'd better get home, dig around in their big red bag of experience, and find it.

Gary Peterson: Sharks' unselfish, clutch ways give them edge over Red Wings

San Jose's offensive stalwarts frustrated the Wings, whether by holding the offensive zone for minutes on end, or forchecking Detroit breakouts into breakdowns. It can't be as easy as it looked.

Gregg Krupa: Sharks have won twice by working harder

The Sharks won both games in San Jose, Calif., by identical 2-1 scores, dominating the Red Wings at times to run their tally to nine wins in their last 11 games against Detroit.

Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard patiently waits for offense to wake up

Two fabulous games in net for Howard, yet two defeats for the Wings. That's just one part of the frustration the Wings are feeling after losing a second consecutive game Sunday.

MINI Folding Bike

Posted on 05.1.2011 21:00 by Kirby Filed under: Mini | UK | Road Bicycles | Cars | Car News What’s the deal with all these automakers each coming out with their own set of new bicycles? In the last two months, we’ve seen something new from Audi, McLaren, Range Rover, and Maserati, none of which can be described (...)

Three stars of Game 2

Three stars of Game 2 of the Red Wings-Sharks playoff series, as selected by Red Wings beat writer Ted Kulfan:

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