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Mazda's Profit Drops 62%

The Mazda Motor Corp. reported last Tuesday a 62 percent drop in their April to June profit. But the Japanese automaker said that the latest numbers were within expectations, with the drop resulting mainly from foreign-exchange related accounting expens... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle

Toyota Unleashes 'Plug-in Hybrid' Car

According to Chang-Ran Kim's writing for Reuters on Wednesday, Toyota Motor Corp. unleashed a "plug-in" hybrid car based on its popular Prius model. The report said that it would test the fuel-saving vehicle on public roads, which is another first for t... Read >
Author: Joe Ratzkin

Chrysler Started Talks with UAW

After all the formalities were said the officials of Chrysler Group the producer of high quality Jeep grill and the United Auto Workers has sit down to discuss on how they will go about the negotiations. However one thing is clear that health care i... Read >
Author: Evander

What Now Ford?

A number of industry analysts and local dealers think the relationship of Ford and its Swedish Volvo unit has soured and that divorce might not be a bad thing, depending on who the new appealer turns out to be. This is what is in the auto industry altho... Read >
Author: Jason Moore

Romanian Agency Dialogues with Ford for Sale of Former Daewoo Car Factory

Officials said last Friday that Romania's privatization agency will begin its dialogue with Ford Motor Co., the only bidder in the sale of a former Daewoo car factory in southern Romania. At an event in Bucharest, Ford's bid was opened but no detail... Read >
Author: Jason Moore

GM's Hit with Biggest Monthly Sales Decline in June

General Motors Corp.'s woes continue as its sales plunged in June no thanks to the ongoing sagging demand for its small cars and to Toyota Motor Corp.'s aggressive discounting which hurt sales of GM pickups. GM suffered the biggest monthly decline amon... Read >
Author: Ally Wahlberg

Asian Automakers Win Record Share of U.S. Sales in June

Asian automakers won a record share of U.S. sales in June, aided by demand for fuel-efficient cars. According to the data compiled by Bloomberg, the Japanese and South Korean companies last year boosted sales of 11 to 42.7 percent of the U.S. market... Read >
Author: Evander

IIHS Rates Rear crash Protection in SUVs, pickup trucks, & minivans Poor, Marginal

The latest results of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety test on vehicles' head restraints has revealed that several SUVs SUVs had improved protections against whiplash injuries, however, it gave poor marks to vehicles made by several automakers... Read >
Author: Kaye Leery

Honda Tops Four Segments in latest J.D. Power Survey

The latest results of the annual J.D. Power and Associates customer satisfaction survey of U.S. drivers released Thursday last week has four Honda models topping the rankings for their vehicle segments -- more top rankings than captured by any other aut... Read >
Author: Kaye Leery

Ford, GM Auto Appeal Survey Honorees; Foreign Automakers Win Most Awards

In this year's survey of how delighted consumers are with their new cars and trucks, Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. each took two top segment awards. In the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout Study t... Read >
Author: Iver Penn

Honda Topping J.D. Power and Associates Customer Satisfaction Survey

Honda's four models has obtained top rankings for their individual segments in the recent annual J.D. Power and Associates customer satisfaction survey of US drivers which was released Thursday. According to the survey results Honda the maker of top... Read >
Author: Ally Wahlberg

4th of July will bring Forth High Sales for US Automakers

July is usually a great month of for car-shoppers and for this year automakers are hopeful that July will once again prove to be the lucky month for them. And since its only days before the highly anticipated month of July various automakers have starte... Read >
Author: Rain Stockton

Volvo CEO Rejects Discussion of Possible Sale of Brand

The head of Ford Motor Co.'s Volvo car unit refused to discuss if the brand could end up being sold as its parent company looks to refocus on its troubled North American business. In an interview on the sidelines of an auto conference, the refusal by... Read >
Author: Rain Stockton

UAW Needs to Give Chrysler Allowance – Gettelfinger

UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said on June 18 that the union must find a way to give Chrysler health care allowances that are similar to those it gave to Ford Motor Co. as well as to General Motors Corp. in 2005. In an interview on "The Paul W. Smit... Read >
Author: Zeke

Nissan to Bring Diesel Titan to the U.S.

Nissan Motor Co. is preparing a diesel-powered version of its Titan full-sized pickup truck by 2009 for the United States, to be equipped with engines built by local truck and engine maker Navistar International Corp., according to a report by industria... Read >
Author: Iver Penn

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