Today's News - November 16, 2009

 

**KBB in the News**

 

Open the door to restoring the great American community

http://www.modbee.com/life/story/935482.html

 

 

**Top News**

 

GM generates $3.3 billion, will start repaying loans

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601209&sid=a27t2XrN_eJ0

 

GM posts $1.2 billion loss, says it will begin to repay U.S. loans

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091116/ANA02/911169998/1258

 

GM posts $1.2-billion loss, says ‘solid foundation’ formed

http://www.freep.com/article/20091116/BUSINESS01/91116013/1331/GM-posts-1.2B-loss-says-solid-foundation-formed

 

GM to repay U.S. early

http://www.freep.com/article/20091116/BUSINESS01/911160307/1331/GM-to-repay-U.S.-early

 

GM speeds repayment of loans to taxpayers

http://www.detnews.com/article/20091116/AUTO01/911160371/1148/

 

GM to start repaying debt to U.S.

http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/16/news/companies/gm_results/index.htm

 

GM cuts losses – plans early loan repayment

http://www.cnbc.com/id/33963328

 

GM repays $297.6 million to Germany for Opel loan

http://www.detnews.com/article/20091113/AUTO01/911130433/1148/auto01/GM-repays-$297.6-million-to-Germany-for-Opel-loan

 

Toyota to fix accelerators in U.S. recall, report says

http://www.autonews.com/article/20091116/ANA02/311149991/1186

 

November sales rate will at least match October, Ford analyst says

http://www.autonews.com/article/20091113/ANA05/311139913/1254

 

Ford vehicle sales outlook: ‘Worst is over’

http://www.detnews.com/article/20091114/AUTO01/911140319/1148/auto01/Ford-vehicle-sales-outlook---Worst-is-over-

 

Electric-car target of 200 million urged by Nissan, FedEx

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601209&sid=afkkBKb.YW1o

 

Former CEO Dieter Zetsche has advice for Chrysler

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2009-11-13-zetsche13_ST_N.htm

 

McCain says Chrysler unlikely to survive

http://www.detnews.com/article/20091115/AUTO01/911150329/1148/auto01/McCain-says-Chrysler-unlikely-to-survive

 

Car orders not lifting auto jobs

http://www.freep.com/article/20091115/NEWS15/911150612/1332/BUSINESS01/Car-orders-not-lifting-auto-jobs

 

Cars push retail sales up 1.4 percent in October

http://www.detnews.com/article/20091116/BIZ/911160381/1148/auto01/Cars-push-retail-sales-up-1.4-percent-in-October

 

 

**OEM/Vehicle News**

 

Chrysler to revamp fading midsize cars

http://www.detnews.com/article/20091114/AUTO01/911140344/1148/auto01/Chrysler-to-revamp-fading-midsize-cars

 

Hyundai’s charge ahead pressures Japanese automakers

http://www.autonews.com/article/20091116/ANA02/911139984/1131

 

Ford to build police car to replace the Crown Vic

http://www.autonews.com/article/20091113/ANA05/911139987/1254/FRONTPAGE

 

Ford fast-tracks new cop car to replace Crown Vic

http://www.detnews.com/article/20091113/AUTO01/911130435/1148/auto01/Ford-fast-tracks-new-cop-car-to-replace-Crown-Vic

 

Cop car war heats up

http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/13/autos/ford_police_interceptor/index.htm

 

High speed pursuits go green with Ford’s new police car

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2009-11-13-ford-new-police-car_N.htm

 

BMW delays X3’s U.S. launch to push custom orders

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20091116/CARNEWS/911169997

 

Nissan to offer different battery options for Leaf

http://www.freep.com/article/20091116/BLOG38/91116014/1332/BUSINESS01/Nissan-to-offer-different-battery-options-for-Leaf

 

Nissan is turning over a new zero-emission Leaf

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-nissan-leaf14-2009nov14,0,6555931.story

 

2010 Suzuki Kizashi – The cloak of invisibility comes off

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/automobiles/autoreviews/15kizashi.html?ref=automobiles

 

Range Rover Sport retains a certain mystique

http://www.detnews.com/article/20091114/AUTO03/911140343/1148/auto01/Range-Rover-Sport-retains-a-certain-mystique

 

Review: Lexus convertible, IS 250C, has luxury worth a look

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/reviews/healey/2009-11-13-drive13_ST_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

 

Mercedes-Benz Debuts ML450 HYBRID 4MATIC

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mercedes-benz-debuts-ml450-hybrid-4matic-69975702.html

 

 

**Dealer/Industry News**

 

Dealers face up to Facebook and friends

http://wardsdealer.com/latest/dealers_face_up_091113/

 

Saab dealers running out of cars as plant cuts output

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601209&sid=abDjbnjnwB1w

 

 

**Ad/Media/Marketing News**

 

Hyundai to air five spots on Super Bowl

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=117367

 

Nissan starts year-long blitz for Leaf EV

http://www.autonews.com/article/20091113/ANA02/311139910/1193

 

Audi Turns to Social Media for Inspiration During 2009 Los Angles Design Challenge

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/audi-turns-to-social-media-for-inspiration-during-2009-los-angeles-design-challenge-69972497.html

 

Last decade a tumultuous one for Chrysler and BBDO

http://adage.com/agencynews/article?article_id=140530

 

Detroit industry faces future without BBDO

http://adage.com/article?article_id=140543

 

Integrating social media, search marketing and PR

http://www.clickz.com/3635632

 

2009 really isn’t the year of mobile

http://www.brandweek.com/bw/content_display/news-and-features/direct/e3i8f2c0287dc37ec6b2972d5e6e5c14253

 

Lessons learned from the Ad Age/Creativity Idea conference

http://adage.com/article?article_id=140536

 

Media all-stars 2009

http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/agency/e3i8f2c0287dc37ec6b8b5015ab0792cd28

 

Publicis merges PR operations into one unit under MS&L banner

http://adage.com/agencynews/article?article_id=140542

 

About half in U.S. would pay for online news, study finds

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/16/business/media/16paywall.html?_r=1&ref=media

 

Recruiters say hiring is coming back to life, slowly

http://adage.com/talentworks/article.php?article_id=140523