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    A Gloomy Auto Show in Detroit

    This week, the Detroit Auto Show celebrates the new models car makers hope will save their industry. But it's not much of a party. One observer said he's "seen more smiles at a funeral." Auto executives at the show are getting more questions about their financial woes than about their new models. James R.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Lawrence O'Donnell • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    This week, the Detroit Auto Show celebrates the new models car makers hope will save their industry. But it's not much of a party. One observer said he's "seen more smiles at a funeral." Auto executives at the show are getting more questions about their financial woes than about their new models. James R. Healey is senior auto writer at USA Today.

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