Poison for many manufacturers, the 2009 model year has been an elixir for Subaru. It is one of only two brands (the other is Kia) to show a sales increase this year. In an industry that is off 27.9% for the first eight months, Subaru is up 11.2% and is closing in on Mazda for 11th place in overall U.S. market sales.
Subaru manages all this with just three car lines MORE
Sep 10, 2009 9:58 AM ET
The minute I climbed into the driver's seat, I knew: General Motors is getting its mojo back.
It may sound strange, but for a long time GM has felt lost in the product development wilderness. Some of its cars were simply duds. Others, even the ones deemed more successful, like the Chevy Malibu and Cadillac CTS, felt overly thought out and excessively mannered.
GM has been in the car business for 101 MORE
Sep 4, 2009 10:34 AM ET
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