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Movement 2010 is playing a role in Ford's nationwide campaign to introduce the new Ford Fiesta to music fans. The techno festival has much in common with the Fiesta.

A year after their historic bankruptcies, General Motors and Chrysler have already cut the cost of making each vehicle by $3,000,and labor costs could be lower than at any Japanese automaker in the U.S. in less than five years, according to the Center for Automotive Research.

Several readers asked variations of the same question this week: Why do I review so many foreign cars? Am I ignoring Chrysler, Ford and General Motors? Shouldn't I pay more attention to vehicles engineered and built by the local automakers? I review every new vehicle from the Detroit Three, but I understand the question.

A year ago, things looked tough for Hummer dealers. The day after filing for bankruptcy, General Motors announced it had a tentative buyer lined up for its Hummer brand -- a Chinese company that most people in Detroit had never heard of.

Ford, which is trying to pitch its Fiesta subcompact car to youthful buyers, is the title sponsor of the 10th annual Movement: Detroit's Electronic Music Festival, going on this weekend at Hart Plaza in Detroit, and the exclusive automotive partner of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, to be held June 10-13 in Manchester, Tenn.

REVVED: The Ford Fiesta isn't even out yet, but Kelley Blue Book already has named it one of the 10 Coolest Cars under $18,000.

A hot dog cookout with up to 50 friends. A one-year supply of Oscar Mayer hot dogs. And best of all, a trip with your friends in the Wienermobile. That's what you get for being the high bidder on eBay for the unique auction.

Nissan and Ford will offer $500 rebates on several car and truck models to boost sales over the U.S. holiday weekend. Nissan will offer a $500 discount on most of its namesake brand vehicles through Monday. The brand's U.S. sales this year through April rose 33% from a year earlier as the auto market recovered.

Tata Motors, India's largest truckmaker and the owner of Jaguar Land Rover, turned to full-year net income after the luxury unit had a pretax profit and sales gained amid economic growth.

Consumer spending was stagnant in April while incomes posted a tiny advance, signs that the economic recovery could slow. The flat spending level was the weakest showing in seven months, according to the Commerce Department report.