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  • Sen. Lamar Alexander, Tennessee Republican, on Monday hails GM's announcement that it will begin building the Chevrolet Equinox at its idled Saturn plant in Spring Hill, Tenn., next year. (Associated Press)

    Economy Briefs

    General Motors announced Monday it will start building the Chevrolet Equinox at its idled Tennessee plant and will also make midsized vehicles there in the future.


  • Economy Briefs

    Chrysler Group LLC and union negotiators agreed Wednesday on a new four-year contract that creates 2,100 new jobs. The company will also invest $4.5 billion in its plants under the deal, which covers 26,000 U.S. workers.


  • JLo and her Cabrio: Lopez pitches Fiat in new ads

    Jennifer Lopez is promoting Fiat cars in a new commercial and music video.


  • Economy Briefs

    German Labor Minister Ursula von der Leyen said that the introduction of an across-the-board minimum wage was only a matter of time in Europe's top economy, in an interview to be published Monday.


  • Economy Briefs

    Service businesses such as restaurants, hotels and financial companies in July experienced their weakest growth in 17 months.


  • Fiat's chic but affordable 500 model (above, at a dealership in Michigan) will get its U.S. launch soon. The company, now the majority shareholder in Chrysler, plans to open 130 dealerships across the country in the next year in an appeal to both Euro flair and home-spun frugality. (Associated Press)

    Fiat emerging as hip new kid on U.S. block

    For some, the name "Fiat" evokes memories of touring on thin European roadways and swirling through verdant Tuscan hillsides in search of the perfect Brunello.


  • **FILE** In this photo from June 18, 2011, Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans. (Associated Press)

    Inside Politics

    Italy's Fiat SpA bought the U.S. and Canadian governments' stakes in Chrysler Group LLC, becoming the majority shareholder in the U.S. automaker with the ability to appoint more board members.


  • Economy Briefs

    Stocks fell Friday, giving the market another losing week, after poor earnings reports from two major technology companies suggested that companies invested less in new technology as the economic recovery slowed.


  • Chrysler will wait for IPO, CEO says

    Fiat's purchase of the U.S. government's ownership stake in Chrysler Group LLC resolves one thorny political issue. Another lies ahead: Where to base the combined company.


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