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Ford and its Indian advertising agency have apologized for ads showing women in bondage.
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Ghosn Goes Green -- Developing What He Couldn't Acquire With GM
Posted By: Philip LeBeau
Add Carlos Ghosn to the growing list of auto executives who are not only committed to developing eco-friendly vehicles, but are actually putting major R & D dollars behind the effort. Unfortunately for Nissan, the effort will be costlier, and take more time now that the GM alliance idea is dead.
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Saturn Entering A New Orbit
Posted By: Philip LeBeau
After years of being a forgotten brand, Saturn is slowly entering a new orbit that includes higher sales, more relevant models, and recognition by General Motors that it's youngest brand is loaded with potential. Today the automaker announced it would be adding the Astra compact car to it's line-up in late 2007.
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Toyota Has Most Loyal Customers
Posted By: Philip LeBeau
The latest survey of customer by the J.D. Power shows almost two thirds of Toyota's buyers are return customers. Toyota supplants Lexus as the top brand for customer loyalty. Lexus was second, followed by Honda, BMW and Scion. The top American brand is Cadillac at #6, retaining more than 55% of it's buyers.
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Chrysler's Season of Change
Posted By: Philip LeBeau
It's that time of year again. The lights are up, "It's a Wonderful Life" will make it's regular airing, and one of the big 3 prepares for what could be some painful changes. This year the holiday "cheer" looks to be coming from Chrysler.
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Just How Bad Is It At Ford?
Posted By: Philip LeBeau
Have you driven a Ford lately? Sure, that was a commercial tag line several years ago, but it's a rhetorical question that bears asking right now. And the answer is not a pretty one for the folks in Dearborn.
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Who Do You Think Is Driving the Auto Industry?
Posted By: Philip LeBeau
Wagoner, Watanabe, Ghosn, Zetsche. They are the last names of four powerful men who have had a profound impact this year not only on their companies, but the auto industry as a whole. As I've reported the stories involving their decisions and their companies, I'm often surprised to hear...
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About Behind the Wheel
Welcome to Behind the Wheel with Phil LeBeau. This is the place where you'll hear the latest about what is happening in the auto industry, and the reason why that news is so important. This is not the place to come if you are looking for cheerleader for one automaker over another. Phil won't wave the flag for any company, but he will let you know when he thinks someone is making the right moves, and when they've screwed up.
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LeBeau is a CNBC auto and airline industry reporter based at the Chicago bureau and author of "Behind the Wheel" on CNBC.com.