Ford is cleaving an additional $11.5 billion from spending plans and dropping several sedans, including the Fusion and Taurus, from its lineup to more quickly reach an elusive profit target.

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U.S. buyers snapped up new cars and trucks in June at a pace not seen since before the recession.

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DETROIT — Price cuts at Nissan and strong demand for pickup trucks helped U.S. auto sales rebound in May after a slight dip in April. General Motors reported its strongest monthly sales since September of 2008. Chrysler, Ford, and Toyota ...

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HAGERSTOWN — A Freightliner truck dealership near Hagerstown says an expansion will create about 30 jobs. A dealership official told The Herald-Mail Monday that the business is adding a second location near its current site with a bigger parts, service ...

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HAGERSTOWN — Swedish truck maker AB Volvo is adding 50 jobs in Hagerstown with the opening of a new, $8 million assembly line. Company officials held a ceremony Thursday afternoon to begin North American production of automated manual transmissions for ...

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WASHINGTON — U.S. wholesale prices rose only slightly last month, as higher costs for food and pickup trucks offset another drop in energy prices. But overall inflation stayed mild, leaving the Federal Reserve room to take steps to boost the ...

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DETROIT — U.S. auto sales remained a bright spot in May even as the economy darkened. Many of the biggest carmakers reported double-digit sales gains last month compared with a year earlier. Americans continued to replace their aging vehicles even ...

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DETROIT — That clunker in America’s driveway has reached a record old age, but there are signs that people may be growing confident enough in the economy to get a whiff of that fresh new car scent very soon. The ...

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The Baltimore City Sheriff has begun the process of seizing trucks, computers and other equipment owned by the city’s housing authority to pay an outstanding lead paint poisoning judgment. Two members of the sheriff’s office went through the fleet Wednesday, ...

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DETROIT — Americans bought more cars and trucks last year, inspired by easier credit, an improved economy and the desire to replace aging vehicles that got them through the Great Recession. Sales rose sharply for Detroit’s three carmakers and for ...

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