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The Motley Fool August 31, 2007 Rich Smith	Buick: The New Lexus? For the first time ever, GM's Buick ties for first place on J.D. Powers and Associates Vehicle Dependability Study. Building better cars doesn't just help an automaker's margins by inflating its top line. It can boost margins by cutting costs, as well.
BusinessWeek December 15, 2003 Adam Aston	Running Out Of Road Micheline Maynard doesn't drop any bombshells in The End of Detroit: How the Big Three Lost Their Grip on the American Car Market. Instead, she builds a persuasive case with layers of detail, a methodical recounting of the imports' successes and Detroit's repeated fumbles over the past 30 years.
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The Motley Fool May 13, 2004 Rich Smith	Detroit's Quality Pickle Hyundai wallops most everyone in the latest initial quality ratings by J.D. Power & Associates.
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BusinessWeek January 16, 2006 Lee Walczak et al.	Dream Machines There's a new 'golden age' of automotive design and technology dawning as sales-hungry automakers are innovating at full speed -- and giving buyers the power to shape their vehicles.
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BusinessWeek January 16, 2006	Fixing Up an Old Mercedes After turning around Chrysler, new DaimlerChrysler head Dieter Zetsche talks about returning the German brand to its past glory.
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IndustryWeek February 1, 2005 John S. McClenahen	King Of The Road Where Detroit's Big Three once dominated, Toyota now reigns, but conservative styling and an increasingly fragmented market could tarnish its crown.
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