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Early in the year, the market appeared fraught with danger as the recession threatened to hang around. But for the intrepid, it was a welcome stage for value-hunting at depressed stock prices. Here's a look at my column's picks that panned out well -- and not so well.

Ford (F) may sell some or all of if stake in Japanese car company Mazda, the Nikkei newspaper reported.

In a bid to better compete against European and Japanese luxury makes, Ford reportedly may seek to reduce the number of Lincoln dealerships in the U.S. Nearly 1,200 dealers sell Lincolns, five times more than sell Toyota's Lexus nameplate, the nation's leading luxury brand.

Toyota is allegedly in talks to supply technology and key components for hybrid vehicles to Germany's Daimler, according to a report Thursday in the Nikkei Business Daily newspaper. If a deal is made, Daimler would become fourth automaker to use Toyota's gas-electric hybrid technology.

Volkswagen has tapped a veteran with deep knowledge of the U.S. domestic auto industry to head its U.S. operations. The German carmaker named Jonathan Browning, who has worked for both General Motors and Ford Motor, as CEO of Volkswagen of America.

Since the recession began, more than 8 million Americans have lost their jobs. But perhaps even more surprising is the small number of companies that are responsible for laying off such a large percentage of today's unemployed workers.

Ford Motor Co. (F) is on a roll. The lone U.S. car company not to have taken a government bailout, Ford said Wednesday it foresees a return to profitability within two years, as it unveiled an inexpensive compact car to be made in India. (Autoblog has a gallery of the new car here.) The Figo,...

Shares of Ford Motor Co. (F) hit a fresh 52-week high today, increasing over four percent to $7.48 before retreating a little. The only Detroit car company not visiting the bankruptcy court this year and not taking government restructuring funds. Ford saw a sharp increase in sales over the past...

Spring may be bringing warmer weather to much of the country, but it's apparently doing very little to thaw a frozen market for new cars. The three biggest U.S. automakers all posted huge declines in March sales compared with last year. General Motors (GM) said sales fell 45 percent last month...

The end of the year is coming fast for buyers of hybrid cars, as tax incentives run out when the new year arrives, according to the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) The tax credit for the Honda Civic hybrid ends at the end of the year, just like it did about a year ago for Toyota Motor...