Video: Carmakers put on show for trade fair in Geneva

The auto industry will put ecology and economy on display when the Geneva Motor Show opens to the public on Thursday, amid a grim backdrop of plunging sales, plant closures, lay-offs and threatened bankruptcies.

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Video: Nissan Hopes To Grow With Less Auto Shows

02/27/09 In an attempt to cut costs and weather the current global economic recession, the Nissan Motor Company announced today that they will only agree to paricipate in four auto shows ths year.

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Video: Car Sales Plummet, but Used Car Sales are Up

02/27/09 Overall car sales continue to plunge even though sales of used cars buck the trend.

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Video: Ford Posts Its Largest Ever Annual Loss In 2008

For the first time in the company's 105-year history, Ford Motor Company managed to post it's worst ever annual loss after announcing another overall decline in 4Q figures.

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Video: Chrysler, Toyota, Lead Declines in Auto Sales

U.S. auto sales plummeted in December as the worsening economy further pinched consumers wallets.

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