Tesla uses stock, note sale to repay government
Tesla Motors, which makes a highly acclaimed $70,000 electric car, has paid off a startup loan from the U.S. government nine years early. The Palo ...

GM stock rises above $33 for first time in 2 years
Shares of General Motors reached an important milestone on Friday, closing above their initial public offering price of $33 for the first time in more ...

Nissan chief welcomes yen fall for luxury brand
Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn welcomed the yen's recent decline to what he called "neutral" levels for the Japanese automaker's ...
China's April auto sales rise 13 percent
China's auto sales rose 13 percent in April despite concern about a weak economic recovery and Japanese brands suffered less severe declines, an ...

Toyota profit more than doubles on yen, cost cuts
Toyota's quarterly profit more than doubled to 313.9 billion yen ($3.2 billion) as cost cuts and better sales worked with a weakening yen to add ...

Honda's quarterly profit rises despite China woes
Honda's fiscal fourth quarter profit rose nearly 6 percent as the Japanese automaker's recovery from floods in Thailand the previous year offset ...

At Shanghai show, Japan automakers woo lost sales
Japanese automakers promised special Chinese designs and green technology in addition to the usual flashy fanfare at this year's Shanghai Auto Show, ...

Automakers target Chinese buyers at Shanghai show
Global and Chinese automakers showcased family-friendly sedans and SUVs targeting coveted urban buyers at China's biggest auto show Saturday as ...

Japanese, other automakers hit with air bag recall
Six automakers, including Toyota, Honda and Nissan, are recalling nearly 3.4 million older-model vehicles worldwide because of defective air bags that ...
Toyota, Honda, Nissan announce air bag recall
Toyota, Honda and Nissan are recalling more than 3 million vehicles globally for an identical problem with air bags on the passenger side whose ...
China's March auto sales up 13.3 percent
China's auto sales in March rose 13.3 percent over a year earlier but Japanese automakers suffered more declines, an industry group reported Thursday.

Japan's Nikkei jumps above 13,000 on BOJ stimulus
Japan's benchmark stock index surged to its highest level in more than four years Friday, its second straight day of big gains after the central bank ...
China's auto sales up 19.5 percent in Jan-Feb
China's auto sales accelerated in the first two months of this year, rising 19.5 percent over the same period of 2012 in a possible positive sign for ...

US auto sales power ahead in February
Americans want new cars and trucks, and they're not letting higher gas prices or political dysfunction stand in their way. New car and truck sales ...

Japan's Nikkei jumps on weaker yen
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 led Asian stocks higher Tuesday as the yen weakened after a possible candidate for Bank of Japan governor voiced support for easier ...

Nissan quarterly profit dives on China sales slump
Nissan Motor Co. reported a 35 percent plunge in October-December profit to 54.1 billion yen ($579 million) as global sales languished, especially in ...

China's January auto sales surge 46 percent
China's auto sales rose 46 percent in January to a monthly record on strong demand for SUVs in pre-Lunar New Year shopping, an industry group reported ...

Toyota raises annual forecasts on profit rise
Toyota Motor Corp. raised its fiscal year profit forecast Tuesday to triple what it eked out for the disaster-struck previous year, as the world's top ...

Honda profit surges, trims forecast on China
Honda's quarterly profit surged nearly 63 percent as production recovered after disruptions from natural disasters, but the Japanese automaker ...
Ford, Daimler, Nissan to research hydrogen cars
Ford is joining with Daimler and Renault-Nissan to speed development of cars that run on hydrogen, with hopes of bringing a vehicle to market in as ...
China auto sales accelerate in December
China's auto sales rose 7.1 percent in 2012 after growth accelerated in December as an economic recovery began to gain traction, an industry group ...
Japan, China stocks higher on stimulus hopes
Stock markets in Japan and China, Asia's two biggest economies, rose Monday after Japanese conservatives who favor greater economic stimulus returned ...
Correction: Auto Sales story
In a story Dec. 3 about U.S. auto sales, The Associated Press, relying on information from the TrueCar.com auto pricing site, reported erroneously ...
Asia stocks post slight gains after Black Friday
Asian stock markets posted slight gains Monday after the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season in the U.S. topped expectations, offsetting ...