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GM: Camaro ZL1 speeds to ’11-second’ club

The Detroit-based automaker said engineers recently achieved an 11.93-second/116-mile per hour quarter-mile elapsed time run in a showroom-stock Camaro ZL1 automatic. A Camaro ZL1 manual ran an 11.96-second ET at 117 mph.

European operations plague GM’s profitability

In Europe, GM lost $256 million before taxes, versus a $5 million gain a year ago, and it took a $590 million charge due to ”goodwill impairment” related to a change in pension values.

GM: Profit Over Share (5/3/12)

Q1 shows GM forgoing sales to keep lid on incentives; strains from MPG gains; Marchionne on Dan Knott: ‘He made a difference.’

GM Rises in N. America (5/3/12)

While GM’s Q1 profit falls, North America improves; U.S., China, spur BMW ‘records’; Mom drives Nissan ad

Ford deal to bring 500 jobs to Detroit

According to Ford, nearly all of the 2,100 employees in Saline will be offered employment and 500 people are expected to be employed at the DMS facility in Detroit.

GM, Ford Losing Share (5/2/12)

GM, Ford slide in their home market as one rival comes back and Chrysler carries on; Toyota’s strategy for May; Honda stuck in neutral

AUTOnomous: What’s stopping autonomous vehicles?

One in five American drivers are interested in autonomous vehicles, according to a recent report.

April Winners & Losers (5/2/12)

Smart soars, Mitsubishi sinks in a month of many story lines; more Ecoboosts for Ford, diesels for VW; BMW tests Olympic torch

Stronger Toyota helps boost US auto sales in April

Toyota is back. It’s putting a year of earthquake-related shortages behind it and grabbing sales from stumbling General Motors and Ford.

Prius N.A. Output Plan (5/1/12)

Toyota prepares to build the next-gen Prius in N.A. by 2015, VW sets U.S. April sales pace; 67 Ford stores are certified to sell EVs.