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Nissan profit soars on record sales amid disaster
Nissan Motor Co.'s January-March profit more than doubled to 75.3 billion yen ($941 million) as the Japanese automaker achieved record sales despite ...
Toyota quarterly profit quadruples on recovery
Toyota's quarterly profit more than quadrupled to 121 billion yen ($1.5 billion), and the automaker gave upbeat forecasts as it recovers from a sales ...
Electric Toyota RAV4 to start near $50,000
Toyota's electric RAV4 will save you gas. But it'll cost you. Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday the electric version of its RAV4 SUV will cost $49,800 ...
Honda quarterly profit jumps on improved sales
Honda's January-March profit jumped 61 percent as the Japanese automaker sold more cars and motorcycles in a turnaround from a disaster-battered 2011.
Luxury automakers rush to capture Chinese demand
Han Zhongping, a 38-year-old coal mine owner who has four luxury cars and is in the market for another, looked at BMW's latest sedans at this week's ...
AutoNation 1Q net income up on higher car sales
AutoNation posted a 5 percent jump in first-quarter profit Wednesday as the nation's largest dealership chain sold more new and used vehicles.
China's dream of electric car leadership elusive
China's leaders are finding it's a lot tougher to create a world-beating electric car industry than they hoped. In 2009, they announced bold plans to ...
US automakers post best monthly sales since 2007
The recovery in the American auto industry has moved into the fast lane. With gas prices at nearly $4, smaller cars like the Ford Focus, Nissan Versa ...
Auto sales surge in March, led by small cars
Appealing small cars, low interest rates, truck deals and unseasonably warm weather helped the auto industry achieve its best monthly performance in ...
Electric cars risk losing green sheen in Japan
Electric car owners who prided themselves on being green now find themselves in a bind as Japan's government maneuvers to restart dozens of nuclear ...
Nissan not planning Datsun for developed markets
Nissan's revival of the Datsun won't include developed markets, Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn said Wednesday, outlining a strategy to target the ...
Asia stocks lower on signs of slowing China growth
Asian stock markets fell Wednesday as more evidence of a slowdown in China raised concerns that its economy might not have the momentum needed to help ...
Big sales for small cars in February
Small cars sold big in February. With gasoline prices spiking 30 cents last month, demand soared for compact cars like the Focus and Civic.
Lexus tops as survey finds more auto dependability
Expect fewer breakdowns, squeaks, rattles or other problems with your car. A nationwide survey of owners by consulting firm J.D. Power and Associates ...
2012 already looks like a winner for automakers
2012 is already looking like a winner for automakers -- just one month into the year. U.S. sales of new cars and trucks rose 11 percent to 913,287 in ...
California passes new auto emission rules
Seeking to influence other states and Washington, California air regulators passed sweeping auto emission standards Friday that include a mandate to ...
Nissan announces new $2 billion plant in Mexico
Nissan Motor Co. announced Wednesday it is investing $2 billion to build a new manufacturing plant in Mexico. It will be the Japanese company's third ...
Toyota global sales forecast rises on green demand
Toyota raised its global sales target for this year to 8.58 million vehicles, up 21 percent from the previous year, as incentives for ecological cars ...
Japan posts first annual trade deficit since 1980
The devastating March tsunami and shift of manufacturing overseas plunged Japan's trade account into the red for the first time since 1980.
Americans expected to buy more cars in 2012
Strong sales in December capped off a great year for U.S. carmakers — especially Chrysler — and 2012 should be even better. For their biggest Japanese ...
It's the end of the road for the Ranger pickup
It's the end of the road for the Ranger in the U.S. Ford is ending production of the smallest pickup it makes, a truck that helped the company battle ...
Subaru, Honda, recall vehicles due to brake issues
Subaru of America is recalling three of its car models and Honda Motor Co. is recalling some motorcycles, all because the brakes can malfunction.