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Cruze is award finalist

DETROIT — The Chevrolet Cruze is a finalist for the World Car Awards, and the Chevrolet Camaro is a finalist for the World Car Design of the Year award. The winners will be announced at the New York International Auto Show on April 1.

The Cruze is one of 10 finalists, as selected by a jury of 59 international automotive journalists. General Motors’ Lordstown complex is to begin making the U.S. version of the Cruze this summer, although it is already in production on other continents.

Diebold to cut jobs

NORTH CANTON, Ohio — Diebold Inc., which makes ATMs and other self-service machines, reported fourth-quarter results well below analyst expectations Wednesday and said it would cut 350 jobs by the middle of February.

President and CEO Thomas W. Swidarski said business related to bank-branch construction in North America “remains especially challenging and will likely not return to historical norms in the near future.”

Diebold earned $16.7 million, or 25 cents a share, for the quarter ended Dec. 31, up from $1.1 million, or a penny per share, a year ago.

From Vindicator staff and wire reports