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  • In this Dec. 14, 2011, line worker Jeff Danes demonstrates moving a battery charger for a Ford Focus on the assembly line at the Ford Michigan Assembly plant in Wayne, Mich. Ford said Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, that sales rose 7 percent in January on strong demand for small cars and SUVs. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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  • Joe Ashton is vice president of the United Auto Workers, which was trying to nail down the terms of a new contract with the Big Three automakers in Detroit. Talks were going down to the wire. (Associated Press)

    Post-bailout auto labor talks go down to the wire

    Negotiators for the United Auto Workers union and Detroit's Big Three automakers labored into the night Wednesday in a bid to avoid production disruptions and clinch their first labor agreement since the $80 billion government bailouts of General Motors Corp. and Chrysler two years ago.

  • Ford pickup owners to get 2011 Super Duty power gains

    In an industry first, Ford Motor Company will make sure all 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty pickup customers - past and future - receive the added power produced by the all-new 6.7-liter Power Stroke V8 turbocharged diesel.

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