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...for kids in need at the 2011 NCAA® Men's Lacrosse Championships in Baltimore this weekend. For each participant in the Buick LaCrosse Challenge at the tournament's NCAA Fan Zone on Saturday through Monday, Buick will donate one meal to a child in need through...
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PR Newswire
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/buick-and-lacrosse-the-nations-to-feed-kids-in-need-122676463.html
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...scores, as the 2011 Enclave crossover was given a five-star overall rating by the agency late last year. DETROIT – The 2011 Buick LaCrosse received a five-star overall safety rating in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s New Car Assessment...
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Automotive Blogs
http://blogs.automotive.com/6732736/miscellaneous/2011-buick-lacrosse-a-five-star-nhtsa-winner/index.html
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As part of its restructuring, General Motors executives decided to save Buick, kill Pontiac and Saturn. I remain unconvinced that this was the right decision, but I have to admit that the 2010 LaCrosse makes a very strong case that there is life left in
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Orlando Sentinel
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The 2010 LaCrosse is Super-Buick, but will buyers see past Clark Kent's glasses?
Buick created the sleek, contemporary sedan to restore its status as a premium marque, attract younger buyers and compete with entry-luxury sedans like the Acura TL and Lex
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Pittsburgh Entertainment
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/business/s_650789.html?source=rss&feed=7
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...(In fact, there's already an Insignia-based Buick Regal on sale in China. It's pictured above.) Like its big brother, the Buick LaCrosse, the Regal is expected to sit on GM's front-wheel-drive Epsilon II platform, but without so many of the LaCrosse's luxury...
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The Car Connection
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...in its outdoor ads that are beginning to spring up as part of a three-month, 28-market campaign to include 2,700 billboards. - Michelle Krebs, Senior Analyst and Editor at Large Buick's "Crosswalk" ad shows pedestrians surrounding the 2010 Buick LaCrosse....
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Edmunds
http://www.autoobserver.com/2009/09/buick-launches-ads-starring-lacrosse-and-class-tagline.html
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Cadillac went through its renaissance a few years ago with a major
redefinition, bold advance in styling language, renewed products and a
fresh commitment from GM to make the brand something special. Now Buick is
engaged in the same process.
The
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TheAutoChannel.com
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This
week, editors Mike Hanley, Kelsey Mays, David Thomas and Joe
Wiesenfelder discuss three models that are very important to their
respective automakers. One new car is on sale now, the Volkswagen CC;
one is going on sale soon, the Buick LaCrosse;
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Cars.com Blogs
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GRAND BLANC, Mich. -- Punching in for her midnight shift as a temporary part-time worker at GM’s Windsor Transmission plant back in the mid-1980s, Susan Docherty never imagined 23 years later she’d have a hand in trying to salvage the future of what
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Canada.com
http://feeds.canada.com/~r/canwest/F237/~3/DCs67vdMq6U/story.html
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Detroit, Michigan — Unless you're receiving mail from the AARP, chances are you've never looked at a Buick and said the words, "Oh, I gotta get me one of those!" There was a time when that wasn't the case, when Buick represented something other than
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Road & Track Magazine
http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=10&article_id=8244
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…also featuring Todd Lassa of Motor Trend; gotta pay those bills by moonlighting.
1. Way back in the 1970s when we studied advertising in elementary school, we learned about something called “Glittering Generalities.” It may be an obsolete term now,
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The Truth About Cars
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/new-buick-lacrosse-has-key-fob-remote-more/
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2010 Saab 9-5Enlarge Photo
What is it: A long, long overdue replacement for the Saab 9-5 luxury sedan and wagon
Key facts: Built from GM's Buick LaCrosse/Chevrolet Malibu platform; V-6 and turbo V-6 engines; all-wheel drive option
On
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The Car Connection
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Influenced strongly by the popular Buick Invicta concept that debuted at the 2008 Beijing Auto Show, the 2010 LaCrosse draws its styling influence from classic Buicks and modern design – as well as a strong dose of Eastern aesthetics...“The overall
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Trend Hunter
http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/2010-buick-lacrosse
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We were quite excited early last week to take delivery of a 2010 Buick Lacrosse. After all, when was the last time we've seen a truly new mid-size Buick? (Answer: 1988)
Buick hopes the LaCrosse will continue the success it has enjoyed with the Enclave
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Automobile Magazine
http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/driven/0907_2010_buick_lacrosse_cxs_vs_2009_hyundai_genesis_4_6_comparison
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On several occasions during this bleak period for General Motors, we’ve pointed out that GM has the engineering talent to go toe-to-toe with other high-volume car manufacturers (we already know they can do trucks). Exhibit A is the Cadillac CTS. Now we
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Winding Road
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The 2010 Buick LaCrosse, targeted at late boomers aged 46-55, will be a critical launch this summer for the post-bankruptcy General Motors as it attempts to lure younger consumer into its showrooms. The Buick nameplate is currently "associated
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MediaPost.com
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=110186
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Cadillac's on-again, off-again plan to replace the aging DTS and STS with one flagship product – which may or may not be known as the XTS – is reportedly back on track. According to Motor Trend, the original plan to use the Zeta platform of the Holden
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AutoblogGreen
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With GM cutting its number of brands in half, those who remain in the General's employ now have both the opportunity and the obligation to define their roles, build unique products, and sell lots of cars. As one of GM's four surviving brands, Buick
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Automobile Magazine
http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/driven/0907_2010_buick_lacrosse
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TTAC Commentator holydonut emailed this about that:
Just an FYI, but the execs at Chrysler always looked at the dealer stock and total stock separately. Although the cause of this was as you pointed out - due to the sales bank where cars were being
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The Truth About Cars
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/holydonut-explains-90-day-buick-lacrosse-inventory-over-supply-promise/
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NEW YORK General Motors' launch this summer of the 2010
Buick LaCrosse is one of the automaker's most critical
post-bankruptcy initiatives, as the company seeks to attract
younger consumers with a more sophisticated car design and image
overhaul to
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A fuel-efficient, direct injected Ecotec 2.4L four-cylinder engine will be the third engine offered in the 2010 Buick LaCrosse luxury sedan. Backed by a fuel-saving six-speed automatic transmission, the new powertrain combination is expected to
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Taume
http://news.taume.com/World-Business/Auto/Buick-To-Add-Fuel-Efficient-Ecotec-2-4L-Four-Cylinder-Engine-To-All-New-2010-Lacrosse-11399
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What is Susan Docherty smoking? At the unveiling of the new Buick LaCrosse, the VP of Buick, Pontiac and GMC (which one of these things is not like the other) told Bloomberg that GM aims to keep a “75-day to 90-day” supply of the new model on dealer
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The Truth About Cars
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/gm-plans-to-over-supply-new-buick-lacrosse/
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2010 Buick LaCrosseEnlarge Photo
The 2010 Buick LaCrosse is set to start retail sales next month, and our colleagues at Motor Authority were invited up to Detroit this week to test out the sedan that Buick hopes will inspire a new crowd of
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The Car Connection
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ANN ARBOR, Mich.—The new Buick LaCrosse sedan represents a number of milestones for General Motors. It's the first car introduced since the company emerged from bankruptcy last Friday. It's a true "world" car—engineered in Germany, styled in the
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Popular Mechanics
http://feeds.popularmechanics.com/~r/pm/latest/~3/fAfRJ67JwyQ/4325072.html
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The 2010 LaCrosse is the first North American product on GM's new global mid-size platform (Epsilon II) and it follows the Opel/Vauxhall Insignia that debuted last year. This new sedan is truly a citizen of the world, with engineers at Opel tasked
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Buick's new advertising tag line, "Look At Me Now," suggests a profound transformation from what's gone on before. And given sagging sales, a fresh look might be just what's needed on General Motors' tenuous road to recovery.
The 2010 Buick LaCrosse
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09197/984229-97.stm?cmpid=news.xml
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Whether it deserves the title or not, the 2010 Buick LaCrosse, with its brash new styling, fresh hardware and European bona fides, is the first "new Buick" of the "new GM.
" Shame about that whole old-folks image thing.
There are things we enjoy about
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Auto Spies
http://www.autospies.com/news/2010-Buick-LaCrosse-CXS-Test-Drive-Lexus-Placed-On-Notice-45983/
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Associated Press Writer
ANN ARBOR — General Motors' top executive described July auto sales as weak compared with the same month last year, but said it's still early.
Chief Executive Fritz Henderson, speaking to reporters Tuesday at an event to
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South Bend Tribune
http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090715/Biz/907150419/-1/xml
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Heads Up | GM to heavily promote new Buick More News Boosting Buick General Motors is serious about promoting the new Buick LaCrosse, which is being built at the Fairfax assembly plant in Kansas City, Kan. Susan Docherty, vice president of the GMC,
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KansasCity.com
http://www.kansascity.com/business/story/1325345.html
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General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz with a 2010 Buick LaCrosse in front of GM headquarters in Detroit on July 10. "There's a lot of stuff that irks me" with GM's current advertising, Lutz says.
DETROIT General Motors is trying to change its image,
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USA Today
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/xswIJcEmqPM/2009-07-14-gm-image-lutz_N.htm
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There are things we enjoy about the new LaCrosse, things we hate and things that leave us furl-browed as we try to reconcile the package with its price point and place in the GM universe. The LaCrosse is a beautiful car in person, borrowing
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Jalopnik
http://jalopnik.com/5314666/2010-buick-lacrosse-first-drive
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(AP)
General Motors Corp. CEO Fritz Henderson on Tuesday said July sales for the automaker appear to be weaker than the same month last year.
U.S. sales for the industry this year have been running below a 10 million annual rate each month.
Halfway
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CBS News
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/07/14/ap/business/main5159946.shtml
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GM confirmed last month that it will offer a new direct-injected Ecotec 2.
4L 4-cylinder engine in the 2010 Buick LaCrosse sedan. Alongside the two V6 options, the Ecotec 4-cylinder will allow the driver to average an estimated fuel-economy of 20/30
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Auto Spies
http://www.autospies.com/news/Buick-LaCrosse-to-get-hybrid-option-as-early-as-next-year-45724/
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DETROIT With only four brands selling far fewer models than in the past, every new car or truck that General Motors Corp. rolls out is paramount, and none is more important than the 2010 Buick LaCrosse.
The midsize luxury sedan, designed to compete
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Leaf Chronicle
http://theleafchronicle.com/article/20090628/BUSINESS/906280315/1046/RSS08
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Today I met with 2010 Buick LaCrosse team members. I was given a thorough walk-around and had a brief opportunity to drive the new-generation sedan Buick says is a perfect fit with the "New GM."
Featuring a boldly sculpted (for Buick) body and a
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Houston Chronicle
http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/carsandtrucks/~3/i3k6g-WKIIY/post_17.html
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The 2010 Buick LaCrosse is getting a new engine option--but GNX fans won't be impressed to hear that the new option is a four-cylinder engine.
The new four-cylinder is a 2.4-liter engine, and GM's fitted direct injection to it to boost power and fuel
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The Car Connection
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DETROIT -- With only four brands selling far fewer models than in the past, every new car or truck that General Motors Corp. rolls out is paramount, and none is more important than the 2010 Buick LaCrosse.
The midsize luxury sedan, designed to
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China Post
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/americas/2009/06/24/213548/GM%2Dhopes.htm
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The automaker is launching a major ad campaign pushing its restructuring as a “Re:invention.” For example, it is using the tagline “Take a look at me now” in its ads for Buick, following up with a 30 second ad meant to “tease” the coming introduction
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Automotive Blogs
http://blogs.automotive.com/6556634/opinion/teasers-for-2010-buick-lacrosse-promote-general-motors-re-invention/index.html
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Consider the 182 HP, 172 lb-ft four cylinder LaCrosse the el-cheapo model which make the 3.0 liter and 3.5 liter versions possible. GM's expecting about a 25% take rate on the slowmobile version, and considering the volatility in the fuel markets it'
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Jalopnik
http://jalopnik.com/5301248/2010-buick-lacrosse-to-get-fuel+sipping-ecotec-four+banger
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DETROIT -- With only four brands selling far fewer models than in the past, every new car or truck that General Motors Corp. rolls out is paramount, and none is more important than the 2010 Buick LaCrosse.
The midsize luxury sedan, designed to compete
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WDIV
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http://www.clickondetroit.com/money/19829813/detail.html
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It took General Motors eight years to sell one million Buicks in China, but the second million came in only three. Brisk auto sales in the land of the Great Wall are part of the reason for the increase, but the General has also stepped up its product
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Autoblog
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General Motors has announced that its new 2010 Buick LaCrosse will be available with its fuel-sipping 2.4-liter Ecotec four-cylinder. Equipped with the direct injected engine and paired with the sedan's standard six-speed automatic, GM says the
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GM announced today that its new direct-injected Ecotec 2.
4L 4-cylinder engine will join the 2010 Buick LaCrosse sedan lineup alongside the two V6 options. The new engine option is expected to deliver a fuel-economy of 20/30 mpg (city/highway).
Buick
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Auto Spies
http://www.autospies.com/news/2010-Buick-LaCrosse-to-get-4-cylinder-engine-30-mpg-on-the-highway-45292/
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Buick will add a 30 m.p.g. model of its new 2010 Buick LaCrosse luxury sedan late this year to give the sleek midsize car the highest fuel economy in its class.
LaCrosse prices will start at $27,085, excluding destination charges. The midsize sedan
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Detroit Free Press
http://www.freep.com/article/20090622/BUSINESS01/90622046/-1/rss07
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Backed by a fuel-saving six-speed automatic transmission, the new powertrain combination is expected to deliver fuel economy of 30 mpg highway and 20 mpg city*– making LaCrosse one of the most fuel-efficient cars in its segment.
“Buick LaCrosse
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Automotive Blogs
http://blogs.automotive.com/6556643/miscellaneous/2010-buick-lacross-gets-30mpg-20mpg-ecotec-engine-as-option/index.html
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Click PLAY to watch the complete GM Press Conference at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show with the Buick LaCrosse
DETROIT - June 21, 2009: The new 2010 Buick LaCrosse will debut tomorrow
at 12 Noon EDT via a special online media presentation.
Among the
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TheAutoChannel.com
http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=c0d94802f84262a006d39730ef2d2f70
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During a special interview with GM’s Ed Welburn on CBS News, a clay model of an SUV was spotted sitting next to the new 2010 Buick LaCrosse.
While the camera was panning around the LaCrosse and the clay model Welburn said “That’s what a Buick should
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Auto Spies
http://www.autospies.com/news/Next-Generation-Buick-Enclave-Clay-Model-Spotted-On-CBS-News-44928/
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The all-new, 2010 Buick LaCrosse continues a Buick brand renaissance
begun by the Enclave luxury crossover. The LaCrosse is a completely
redesigned luxury sedan that offers a stunning exterior and cabin;
advanced, intelligent personal technologies
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wht azn
(Today 05:26 AM)
I get keeping Buick around to appease the Chinese, but really...keeping a three car brand around instead of Pontiac, Saturn or Saab (which at least has five variations of its' two cars)? Lunacy.
Detfan
(Today 05:35 AM)
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Motor Trend
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DETROIT - Even after bankruptcy and government ownership, General Motors won't abandon the rear-wheel-drive, V-8-powered Corvette. "My wonderful baby is my 2005 Corvette coupe," CEO Fritz Henderson wrote in his first online chat after filing Chapter 11.
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Motor Trend
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