Auto woes take toll on U.S. advertising: TNS Media
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U.S. advertising spending rose a  disappointing 4.1 percent last year, hurt by cutbacks by  carmakers General Motors Corp.  and DaimlerChrysler  (DCXGn.DE) , tracking firm TNS Media Intelligence said  on Tuesday.
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For almost three years, the major automakers have shipped voluminous data to U.S. traffic-safety regulators: Eight million consumer complaints, 138 million warranty claims and 5 million field reports on product malfunctions. It's part of an "early warning reporting'' program Congress set up to...
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US consumers lost a little of their enthusiasm for auto purchases last month but spent like mad in a number of other areas including clothing and gasoline, the US Commerce Department reported Friday.
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Indian automakers are plagued by a shortage of skilled workers, inferior product quality and deficient highway infrastructure, among other challenges, according to a new study.
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U.S. advertising spending is expected  to grow this year at an even slower rate than previously  forecast, as a sluggish economy has corporations scaling back  budgets and looking for less expensive marketing choices,  according to a new report.
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The fight for the next big  entertainment market is shifting from the couch to the car, but  analysts say ambitious media companies aiming to roll out video  for automobiles face licensing and regulatory hurdles.
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NEW YORK The advertising industry is having trouble figuring out whether these are the best of times or the worst of times.
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Despite more aggressive discounts, Ford  Motor Co.  and Chrysler Group on Tuesday reported lower  U.S. sales for June, underscoring the drag on the U.S. auto  industry from high gas prices, fierce competition and a weak  housing market.
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Housing woes and high gas prices likely  combined to send U.S. auto sales to a weak finish in December,  capping the industry's worst sales year in a decade and  increasing pressure on U.S. automakers to cut production  further, analysts said on Wednesday.
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Honda&#39;s experience is being played out all over the Web, prompting experts to predict a rebirth in brand advertising online. These ads -- which are generally rich media, meaning they include
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Japanâs third-largest automaker blamed rising commodity costs and slower sales for the worse-than-expected results.
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U.S. automakers, coming off a year of  record concessions from labor unions, should be facing 2008  with a new lease on life as they fight Asian and European  importers who now control more than half of the U.S. market.
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Ford Motor Co. F.N on Friday said   U.S. vehicle sales fell 11.6 percent in August, hurt by a   decline in truck sales and stronger numbers last year, when   deep discounts lured buyers into showrooms.
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Car buyers will face a new form of sticker shock when they browse dealer lots next year: Mileage estimates will be down, reflecting the way people actually drive.
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U.S. auto sales have been slipping as  domestic automakers have struggled to boost sales amid high gas  prices this year -- a trend that will continue into next year,  industry executives and analysts said.
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After a string of strong years, U.S.  auto sales are slowing and an increasing number of forecasts  say sales could fall next year to their lowest in nearly a  decade, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on  Monday.
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U.S. automakers were expected to report on Thursday that sales finished 2007 weakly, hurt by the housing slump and high gasoline prices, and the resulting worst sales year in a decade for the industry was seen as likely to increase pressure for further production cuts.