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3:06 PM Fri, Oct 14, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Paula Constantine    Email

Get a tour of the transformed Paul Masse Buick GMC South, freshly reopened in South Kingstown after an eight month transformation from the Banner Buick......

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Senna movie coming to Avon

11:01 AM Fri, Oct 14, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Paula Constantine    Email

Have you been trying to track down a showing of the elusive documentary about Brazilian Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna? It keeps popping up......

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A123 named supplier of battery packs for Chevy Spark EV

10:22 AM Thu, Oct 13, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Chevrolet said A123 Systems of Waltham, Mass., will supply the nanophosphate lithium-ion battery packs for its all-electric version of the Chevrolet Spark mini-car - the......

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Saab receives loan money from China's Youngman

10:11 AM Thu, Oct 13, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Saab has received the first part of a bridge loan from China's Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile, according to Saab owner Swedish Automobile NV and reported......

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Dollar Thrifty takes itself off the market

12:24 PM Tue, Oct 11, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group took itself off the market after failing to get any acceptable takeover proposals from Hertz or anybody else, according to The......

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Detroit and its auto industry are starting to roll again

12:18 PM Tue, Oct 11, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

These days, people think about Detroit a little differently, according to USA Today. A new spirit is heard in the euphoria for its professional sports......

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231 Hyundai stores will have new look by end of year

12:09 PM Tue, Oct 11, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Hyundai's U.S. sales boss says 231 of the brand's roughly 570 stand-alone stores will complete voluntary showroom renovations by the end of the year, according......

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