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...Mr Brauer said the apparent slowing was prompting carmakers to try all the harder to secure their position....
...“In hindsight it seems suspicious the company was achieving these low emission results without requiring urea treatment,” Mr Brauer said....
...Mr Brauer said Mr Marchionne had previously expressed support for reverting to a single-tier wage system....
...Additional reporting by Michael Stothard in Paris and Robert Wright in New York...
...“If either of those has problems, it can be very dangerous,” Mr Brauer said....
...Karl Brauer, an analyst for Kelley Blue Book, a car information site, said the announcement reflected the greater scrutiny facing automakers over their safety records....
...Karl Brauer, analyst at Kelley Blue Book, the car information website, says VW engineers must have been striving for a “happy medium” between meeting US emissions standards and achieving reasonable fuel...
...Karl Brauer, an analyst at KBB.com, a car information site, said the Continental would be the first “serious” luxury sedan that Lincoln had offered in more than a decade....
...“A number of factors, including low gas prices, stable home values and lots of available credit, are contributing to the sales pace,” Mr Brauer said....
...“There’s no doubt that fuel prices are a major contributing factor,” said Karl Brauer, an analyst at Kelley Blue Book, the car information service....
...Other carmakers are watching carefully and monitoring the impact of the switch on the company’s production capacity, fuel efficiency and costs, according to Mr Brauer....
...Karl Brauer, an analyst for Kelley Blue Book, the car information site, said it was reasonable for people to ask when and where the recalls would end....
...“He knows how effective it is and how it really has brought the company together,” Mr Brauer says....
...Karl Brauer, an analyst for Kelley Blue Book, the car information site, said the extent and cost of the ignition switch recall had grown “dramatically” in the past few weeks....
...“Jeep and Ram are actually compelling cars when it’s cold,” Mr Brauer said. “Cold weather drives those sales.”...
...“We’re going to see a lot of really bold, brash vehicles at the show,” says Mr Brauer....
...“A big question mark was still floating over Ford,” Mr Brauer said....
...“The American car market is recovering and consumers are taking note of the compelling product offerings from GM, Ford and Chrysler,” said Karl Brauer, an analyst at Kelley Blue Book, the car information...
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