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• Study: Detroit lifts quality but Toyota still king

  June 22, 2009 in Business, Nation/World Ford, General Motors and Chrysler have made strides in new vehicle quality over the last year, but they still lag behind their foreign competitors, according to a closely watched study …

• Fiat closes deal to take bulk of Chrysler’s assets

  June 10, 2009 in Nation/World DETROIT— Italy’s Fiat is the new owner of the bulk of Chrysler’s assets, closing a deal Wednesday that saves the troubled U.S. automaker from liquidation and places a new company …

• Murky future for auto rescue amid GOP opposition

  December 11, 2008 in News, Nation/World WASHINGTON — Prospects for passage of a $14 billion auto industry rescue package dimmed today amid strong Republican opposition, despite urgent appeals by both President-elect Barack Obama and the Bush …

• Chrysler To Expand Six Detroit Plants

  April 10, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A12 In a move that will further boost Chrysler Corp.’s truck production, the No. 3 domestic automaker said Wednesday that it will spend nearly $1.3 billion over five years to expand …

• Toyota Picks Indiana For New Truck Factory

  December 1, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A16 Toyota Motor Corp. on Thursday picked the corn fields of southwest Indiana as the home for its first U.S. pickup truck plant. The $700 million plant, to open in 1998, …

• A Pink One, With Green Leather Seats?

  January 10, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 Chrysler says it’s going to try to fill custom orders for many of its models in just 16 days. The company has streamlined its ordering system to a point where …