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June 09, 2008
 

Autos Insider Newsletter

Your weekly insight into the world of autos

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NEWS & FEATURES
In May, Auto Buyers Continued to Idle
The shift away from trucks and SUVs sped up and more buyers stayed home, leading to a 10.7% drop in light-vehicle sales for May

AUTOS
U.S. Automakers See Surge in Efficiency
The 2008 Harbour Report indicates that there is near parity among the top three U.S. and top three Japanese automakers


New Porsche U.S. CEO Must Hit the Ground Running
Detlev von Platen, the new president and CEO of Porsche Cars North America Inc., has his work cut out for him


Ford To Resort To White Collar Layoffs
Thousands of white collar, as well as blue collar, employees at Ford have taken buyout packages in the last year or so

NEWS & FEATURES
The Geo Metro Rides Again, Sort Of
Drivers desperate for high gas mileage are snapping up the poky, discontinued Geo Metro because it offers around 44 mpg

NEWS
Stalled in the USA: Europe's Small Cars
The strong euro and pricey labor are making it tough for VW, Volvo, and others to show a profit in America

REVIEWS
Toyota Corolla: King of the Compacts
The 2009 Toyota Corolla has been redesigned to offer more power but the same high gas mileage and quality. Too bad it's still so bland

NEWS & FEATURES • From Sports Car Market
Post-War Benz Beauty
Lacking 1950s luxuries, the elegant but old-fashioned 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300S Coupe was a sales flop

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  Inside: This Week in Autos
There was much bad news—and some good—this week in autoland. The first bit of bad news was that May sales were reported, posting a 10.7% drop year over year. Detroit, as has become usual, took the brunt of the hit but even mighty Toyota staggered a bit, slipping 4.3%. In fact, the Ford F-150, the biggest selling vehicle in the U.S. for the three decades, is on track to be supplanted by the Camry. The other bit of bad news—although some might say it has a silver lining—is that GM announced it was shuttering four North American factories in order to build less trucks and were going to ramp up production of cars. That's obviously tough for the workers and their families at the unlucky plants but hopefully this significant change in direction may lift GM shareholders down the road. But as far as the good news, two interesting studies came out this week, both of which pointed to Detroit's significant improvements in both quality and productivity. First, Ford and GM scored very well in JD Power's Initial Quality Survey; and second, according to the Harbour Report, the Detroit 3 achieved near-parity with Toyota, Honda and Nissan. Elsewhere this week we looked at the struggles small European cars are having in the U.S., were amused by the fact that the pokey, discontinued Geo Metro is staging a posthumous comeback thanks to its impressive gas mileage and test drove the bland but popular Toyota Corolla. Enjoy.
Charles DuBow
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