Octavio Blanco

Autos Editor, CNN Money, CNN

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CNNMoney's autos editor and a dyed-in-the-wool newsman covering energy and white collar crime. I also like coffee. Views are mine. Retweets aren't endorsements.

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Octavio Blanco Autos Editor, CNN Money, CNN @OctavioCNN
RT @NotifyNYC: Due to a misplaced tractor-trailer, expect extensive traffic delays on the northbound FDR Drive near East 61st St in Manhatt…
Octavio Blanco Autos Editor, CNN Money, CNN @OctavioCNN
Historic: $GM's elite treasury division (the money) is moving from NYC to Detroit. What does this mean? bit.ly/10t9H8a @DoronPLevin
Octavio Blanco Autos Editor, CNN Money, CNN @OctavioCNN
There's lots of chatter about how donations are used by charities like the @RedCross. @blakeellis3 explains cnnmon.ie/18bY4u0 @CNNMoney

Where your donations actually go

money.cnn.com — As you watch the horrific aftermath of the tornado in Oklahoma play out on television and reach into your wallet to make a donation, do you know where that money is actually going? The Red Cross often leads the charge after natural disasters, like the deadly tornado in Moore, Okla., that killed 24, injured more than 200 and wiped out thousandsof homes on Monday.
Octavio Blanco Autos Editor, CNN Money, CNN @OctavioCNN
RT @ydanis: MTA rep: 181st 1 station will finally be under going renovation, however there will be shutdowns involved including late nights…
Octavio Blanco Autos Editor, CNN Money, CNN @OctavioCNN
Mercedes S Class: Almost drives itself, gives shiatsu massages, anticipates potholes, makes smoothies (OK, not that) bit.ly/10nukG8

Mercedes Benz is perfecting the autopilot with the S Class

tech.fortune.cnn.com — The German car giant's new S Class sedan drives itself. Starting price: $100,000. By Doron Levin, contributor FORTUNE -- The race to build an everyday car equipped with auto-pilot that can prevent accidents and take over from a driver about to fall asleep or make a catastrophic error is in...
Octavio Blanco Autos Editor, CNN Money, CNN @OctavioCNN
.@Chevy Impala: Seriously, 'It rocks' - VIDEO cnnmon.ie/10OXMR3 @peterdrives @cnnmoney

Chevy Impala: An impressive American car

money.cnn.com — The 2013 Chevrolet Impala may seem like a boring rental car, but with more power and a decent ride it's actually pretty impressive.
Octavio Blanco Autos Editor, CNN Money, CNN @OctavioCNN
CEO smackdown! Sergio Marchionne and @elonmusk slapfighting over who repaid his government loan first $TSLA @Chrysler cnnmon.ie/13NPI8j

Chrysler jabs Tesla over loan repayment

By Chris Isidore
money.cnn.com — Sergio Marchionne, left, the CEO of Chrysler Group and Fiat, isn't happy by the claim of Tesla CEO Elon Musk that Tesla is the first automaker to repay all of its loans. Chrysler Group and Tesla Motors, run by two of the most outspoken CEOs in the auto industry, are trading zingers over the help each company received from the federal government.
Octavio Blanco Autos Editor, CNN Money, CNN @OctavioCNN
@DyckmanBeer I'll be on the lookout. Sounds fantastic. I wish you guys all the best! #palante!
Octavio Blanco Autos Editor, CNN Money, CNN @OctavioCNN
@DyckmanBeer where are you located?
Octavio Blanco Autos Editor, CNN Money, CNN @OctavioCNN
.@TeslaMotors repays federal loan nearly 10 years early cnnmon.ie/185mQM7 @CNNMoney

Tesla repays federal loan nearly 10 years early

By Chris Isidore
money.cnn.com — Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk. Tesla Motors announced Wednesday that it has repaid a $465 million loan from the government nearly a decade before it was scheduled to do so. The electric-car maker received the loan from the Department of Energy in January 2010, and it made its first payment this past December.
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