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Industry Report
Danger Under the Hood
A little girl dies; attention turns to a faulty Ford part
KENNESAW, Ga. -- The noise woke Tanika Washington just before dawn, a sound like heavy raindrops beating on the roof. 07/17/05
Safety agency widens investigation
With reports of vehicle fires mounting, Ford Motor Co. is racing to meet a mid-August deadline to provide federal investigators with details of its analysis of faulty cruise-control deactivation switches. 07/17/05
Graphic: Where the problem is
07/17/05
Thai pickups threaten Big Three
WASHINGTON -- A free trade agreement being negotiated between the United States and Thailand could place the Asian nation alongside Japan, Korea and China as a major threat to U.S. automakers and American manufacturing jobs, officials say. 07/17/05
Lessons learned
Managers guard values for auto repair company
CENTER LINE -- Larry Smith of Autometric Collision Inc. didn't have a business degree or a business plan in 1975 when he opened his first repair shop in a converted two-bay gas station, but he knew he wanted to provide excellent quality and service. 07/17/05
Chasing Canada
Ontario eclipses Michigan in auto production
LANSING -- Ever since the first Model Ts rolled off Henry Ford's assembly line, Detroit and its surroundings have been the capital of the U.S. auto industry. But now, thanks to cheap health care and changing tastes in cars, its Canadian neighbor is challenging it for the title of North America's top producer. 07/16/05
Michigan faces challenges with its auto industry
First, the good news. About half of the world's 150 largest auto suppliers have their North American headquarters in the Detroit area, and the state _ especially southeast Michigan _ has more assembly plants and research and development centers than any other state or province.
07/16/05
Trade trip offers Michigan chance to pick up Japanese business
LANSING - When David Hollister travels to Japan this month on a trade trip with Gov. Jennifer Granholm, he'll no doubt rely on lessons learned a decade ago as mayor of Lansing. 07/16/05
New VW chief says employees must be ready to adjust
BERLIN -- The new head of Volkswagen AG's core brand says the struggling automaker's employees must be "ready to tread new paths" and warned that "if we carry on as we have so far, we won't make it." 07/15/05
Founder of collapsed South Korean conglomerate Daewoo hospitalized
SEOUL, South Korea -- The former chairman of collapsed South Korean conglomerate Daewoo Group was hospitalized with a life-threatening heart ailment Friday, casting a shadow over a multi-billion dollar fraud investigation. 07/16/05
Outlook dims for suppliers
The outlook for U.S. auto suppliers will remain gloomy this year even as Detroit automakers introduce important new models, steel prices fall from record highs and consumer spending on new cars and trucks stays strong, according to a new report from Wall Street credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's Corp. 07/15/05
Departing auto safety chief pushed for major reforms
WASHINGTON -- Dr. Jeffrey Runge, the nation's top auto safety regulator, is leaving the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to become chief medical officer at the Department of Homeland Security. 07/15/05
GST AutoLeather ending U.S. production with Maryland layoffs
HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- GST AutoLeather Inc., a maker of automotive seating leather, will end more than a century of U.S. production when it lays off the last 400 manufacturing workers at its plant near Williamsport, according to filings with state labor officials. 07/15/05
Jaguar adds reliability to its luxury image
The British carmaker Jaguar has long built models that rank among the most beautiful and powerful on the road. But reliability left the marque way behind its rivals from Germany, Japan and the United States. 07/15/05
Ford logo emblazoned onto namesake stadium
DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co.'s blue oval is reaching new heights. 07/14/05
Gov. Granholm courts Japanese truckmaker
FARMINGTON HILLS -- Gov. Jennifer Granholm, celebrating the opening of a sales and service office for Toyota Motor Corp.'s truck subsidiary, Hino Motors Ltd., hopes to convince the truckmaker to establish manufacturing operations in the state during a trip to Japan later this month. 07/14/05
VW plans billions in cuts to halt slide
BERLIN -- Volkswagen AG's woes deepened Wednesday as company officials said the automaker needed billions of dollars in cost cuts to halt a slide toward the red and recommended the departure of its personnel chief amid a corruption scandal. 07/14/05
Ford, Hertz agree to extend deal
DETROIT -- Hertz Corp. has agreed to continue buying and promoting Ford Motor Co. vehicles through 2010, even if Ford sells off the Hertz rental car unit as planned, according to a new agreement between the companies. 07/14/05
GM deal fails to lure buyers from rivals
General Motors Corp. chalked up blockbuster sales in June through its employee-discount-for-all promotion, but the deal didn't help the automaker steal a greater percentage of customers from rivals and may cost future sales. 07/13/05
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More than 500 fires reported in pickups, SUVs; probe centers on cruise-control switch.
Video of the fire that claimed the life of a 4-year-old girl
