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Detroit, Toyota see big US sales gains in January
American consumers ignored tax increases and trudged through winter weather to buy new cars and trucks at an unusually strong pace last month. It was ...
Dow ends above 14,000 for 1st time since Oct. 2007
The Dow closed above 14,000 on Friday for the first time in more than five years. It was just a number on a board, but it was enough to raise the ...
Report: US job market looks surprisingly strong
The U.S. job market is proving surprisingly strong and raising hopes that the economy will be resilient enough this year to withstand a budget ...
GM taps VW exec to run troubled Opel unit
General Motors has appointed the former head of Volkswagen's China business to try and turn around its lossmaking European division, Opel. The Adam ...
Toyota recalls 1.29M vehicles for air bags, wipers
Toyota is recalling over one million cars around the world for faulty air bags and defective windshield wipers. The move comes just days after Toyota ...
Toyota No. 1 again with nearly 9.75M sales in 2012
It's official: Toyota is once again the world's top automaker. Toyota Motor Corp. released its tally for global vehicle sales for last year Monday at ...
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 ...
Before 2014 Corvette hits road, it goes to Milford
General Motors, like other automakers, showed off its newest, shiniest offerings at this month's Detroit auto show. GM's biggest splash at the show ...
Will smart machines create a world without work?
They seem right out of a Hollywood fantasy, and they are: Cars that drive themselves have appeared in movies like "I, Robot" and the television show ...
Toyota, BMW working on new battery technology
Toyota Motor Corp. and BMW Group are working together on next-generation batteries for green vehicles called "lithium-air" as their collaboration, ...
Why Geithner's Treasury leadership proved divisive
President Barack Obama has saluted the outgoing Timothy Geithner as one of the best U.S. Treasury secretaries ever. He's surely been among the most ...
Opel may move up end of production at German plant
General Motors Co. is pressing employees in Germany to agree on a turnaround plan for its struggling European unit, warning if there is no deal it ...
Treasury announces sales plan for GM stock
The U.S. Treasury Department says it has come up with a plan on how it will sell the remaining 300.1 million shares of stock it owns in General Motors
Lithium batteries central to Boeing's 787 woes
Lithium batteries that can leak corrosive fluid and start fires have emerged as the chief safety concern involving Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, a problem ...
US auto industry exuberant heading into 2013
Maybe it was the brand new, bright red Chevrolet Corvette gleaming in one corner, or the elegant BMW coupe in the other. Maybe it was just the ...
Bling is the thing at Detroit auto show
Headlights, grilles and other doodads are stepping up and popping out on cars. Car bling is proliferating, from daytime running lights that go up the ...
Hot cars at the Detroit auto show
The North American International Auto Show begins this week in Detroit with media and industry previews. It opens to the public Jan. 19. Here are some ...
Ford shows pickup concept in Detroit
Ford is trying to keep its rivals at bay with a concept that hints at the look of the next F-Series pickup. The Ford Atlas — unveiled Tuesday at the ...
Chevy Volt goes upscale in new electric Cadillac
General Motors is trying to take the Chevrolet Volt's electric technology upscale with a new Cadillac. The company on Tuesday introduced the ELR, ...
Toyota retakes global auto sales crown from GM
Toyota has once again dethroned General Motors as the world's top-selling automaker. The Japanese company sold 9.7 million cars and trucks worldwide ...
Nissan lowers price of electric Leaf
Nissan is lowering the price of its Leaf electric car to try to boost anemic sales. The 2013 Leaf will start at $28,800, which is $6,000 lower than ...
Jeep in talks to build some vehicles in China
Chrysler's Jeep brand is in talks to build some of its vehicles in China for that market as the automaker looks to build on growing interest in its ...
Ram pickup, Cadillac ATS win auto show awards
The two American automakers that emerged from bankruptcy protection in 2009 have earned bragging rights for a pair of new vehicles. General Motors' ...
New Corvette bursts onto the road after 9 years
When General Motors engineers and designers started work on the next-generation Corvette, they drew up the usual requirements for the star of American ...