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One advantage the Honda and Hyundai plants in Alabama have over the General Motors, Chrysler, and Ford plants in Michigan is lower labor costs. But what if the UAW could more easily organize workers at Honda and Hyundai?

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General Motors Corp will return two of its leased corporate jets amid intense criticism in Washington this week on the luxury travel arrangements of its chief executive.

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Chrysler and GM need to follow Lee Iacocca’s play book now as they try to outlast the debate in Washington over whether they will get billions in government loans.

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General Motors Corp. is telling workers that it will make further production cuts at several factories, according to people briefed on the discussions.

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Mini unveiled an all-electric car for lease on a limited basis Tuesday at the Los Angeles Auto Show, as the small-car company tests the waters in the electric vehicle market.

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Shares of General Motors Corp. soared in afternoon trading, reversing the morning’s historic plummet, on news of a deal that could result in a financial bailout of the automaker industry.

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Green Car Journal has named Volkswagen’s 2009 Jetta TDI as the “Green Car of the Year,” making it the first clean-diesel car to win the award.

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Democratic leaders in Congress decided to delay a vote to bail out automakers until December and will first demand the Big Three show how the funds would transform the industry.

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A look at the political reasoning behind the decision by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to give the Big Three auto makers another shot at a $25 billion loan.

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