And auto insurers place married people in a lower risk class, saving them money on car insurance.
The problem extends beyond Brazil, with economic forecasts showing the majority of global growth in auto sales taking place in emerging-market nations as the world's auto fleet doubles to 1.5 billion by 2020.
His charge to the task force and the decisions that he made were to ensure that the decision he made doesn't add to, but instead -- doesn't add to the pain, but instead puts us on a path towards a different place for the auto industry that has, in many ways, been an icon of our American economy.
Consumers also will place new demands on auto makers as they become more sophisticated shoppers.
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Chongqing is a good place to be for auto companies because it is out west where sales growth looks most promising.
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An early flagship of the Tata Group conglomerate, it now shares a place alongside bigger steel, auto and outsourcing companies.
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There is a substantial museum inside the track devoted to the history of both the place and the sport of auto racing.
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Corporate auto fuel efficiency requirements were put into place.
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The key here has not been the much talked about attempt to turn downtown Detroit into a cool place, but the resurgence of the auto industry.
Which is why the Los Angeles Auto Show, which opened late last week, makes an excellent place for spotting trends.
Better Place initially ordered 100, 000 cars from Renault but the auto maker has so far sold only about 2, 500.
And by setting a single standard in place, rather than a tangle of overlapping and uncertain rules, auto companies will have the clear incentive to develop more efficient vehicles.
This must have been a point Marchionne really wanted to make, because despite the increasingly crucial place in the presidential campaign that has come to be occupied by the auto bailouts, both GM and Chrysler executives have been nearly completely mum about it.
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Waddling into first place, not surprisingly, is Los Angeles County, the car capital of auto-crazed California.
John identified several key developments that have helped to revitalize the U.S. auto industry, the first of which were the financial restructurings of General Motors and Chrysler that have taken place.
But auto technology was clearly superior, offering better speed and longer distances, and the infrastructure was rapidly coming into place.
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