Even if News Corp does start charging and others follow suit, analysts say doing a U-turn on the free news model will be hard to pull off.

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They aim to transform the industry by reviving a business model--a steel mill that distributes its products--that failed in the U.S. two decades ago but still works overseas.

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The oldest U.S.-sold model they found is a 1952 Strawberry Red 356 Cabriolet owned by Robert Wilson of Oklahoma City, Okla.

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Details of its announced production contract with a major U.S. manufacturer for an all-electric vehicle for the 2013 model year.

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Kotick notes that there will be many difference from the U.S. version of the game, including the business model, with a free-to-play model supported by micro-transactions in the game to do things like buy weapons, vehicles and armor.

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Just as an uptick in the housing market has joined the stubborn general automotive recovery in renewing hopes for the U.S. pickup-truck market, Chrysler is introducing a vastly overhauled version of its mainstay Ram 1500 model this month, also just in time for what is annually the strongest season for truck sales.

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