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Big automakers report US sales jump on pre-tariff consumer surge
AFP, Published on 02/07/2025
» NEW YORK - Several leading automakers including Detroit giants General Motors and Ford reported increased US car sales in the second quarter on Tuesday as consumers fast-forwarded purchases ahead of US tariffs.
Pretty in pink: 'Barbie' marketing blitz hits fever pitch
AFP, Published on 18/07/2023
» NEW YORK - Hollywood A-listers have been walking red carpets in hot pink, glitter is back, and companies from The Gap to Burger King are doing rose-colored collaborations: "Barbie" mania is everywhere as the hotly anticipated film hits theaters worldwide.
Canada manhunt ends with second suspect dead
AFP, Published on 08/09/2022
» A days-long search for the second man suspected of carrying out a deadly stabbing spree in a remote western Canadian Indigenous community has ended, with the 32-year-old dying after being taken into custody, police said.
Even in rarefied world of French cuisine, you gotta Insta
AFP, Published on 15/08/2021
» PARIS - It was a shockwave in the world of French cuisine.
Cuba's Chevy doctor keeping classic cars on the road
AFP, Published on 07/05/2021
» PLACETAS (CUBA) - In Cuba, where American cars older than the average inhabitant are a common sight on city streets, Pablo Manso makes his living in a very particular niche: repairing Chevrolets from 1955, 1956 and 1957.
General Motors shuttering plants, cutting 15% of workforce
AFP, Published on 27/11/2018
» WASHINGTON - In a massive restructuring, US auto giant General Motors announced Monday it will cut 15 percent of its workforce to save $6 billion and adapt to "changing market conditions."
Trump says 'not happy' about GM job cuts
AFP, Published on 27/11/2018
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Monday he is "not happy" with General Motors' decision to cut thousands of jobs and is putting pressure on the auto giant.
GM to cut more than 1,000 US jobs tied to small cars
AFP, Published on 14/04/2018
» NEW YORK - General Motors will cut more than 1,000 jobs in the US tied to production of sedans that are in low demand, the automaker said Friday.