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- China passenger car sales surge 63 percent in March, up 76 percent in first quarter
- General Motors to install brake override safety measure in new vehicles worldwide
- Flash, muscle, and even a few nods to the recession on display at NY auto show
- Buyer’s market: good deals led by Toyota lure car shoppers, lift US sales in March
- Toyota-led deals lure buyers, boost US sales in March; promotions may persist into spring
- Toyota says US March sales up 40 pct; company offered big incentives to combat recalls
- Toyota sales in US soar 40 percent in March; incentives to continue into spring
- BMW to supply engines for Indiana company gearing up to build police squad cars in 2013
- Homeowners see credit scores sink after signing up for mortgage relief
- Phillips-Van Heusen to buy privately held Tommy Hilfiger in $3B cash-and-stock deal
- Federal auto agency, NHTSA, oversees safety, recalls, defects and fuel efficiency
- Lawmakers to probe government safety agency’s handling of Toyota recalls, auto industry
- Lawmakers to probe govt safety agency’s handling of Toyota recalls, auto industry
- Tata’s Jaguar Land Rover gets EU loan to help develop more fuel-efficient cars
- Consumer borrowing in January posts first gain in nearly a year, reflecting rise in auto loans
- Saab’s near-death experience left just 500 cars on sale in US as it revs up production
- Senate committee to question Toyota, government response to massive recalls
- Audi’s racy A1 steals VW show ahead of Geneva expo, potential rival to Mini
- TransUnion data shows fewer customers behind on repaying auto loans during 4th quarter
- For Toyota, new models won’t be enough at Geneva Auto Show after quality problems
- Head of House investigative panel says Toyota misled owners on acceleration issue
- Got a gripe about your car? Gov’t investigators sift complaints for serious safety problems
- Toyota president vows to speak ’sincerely,’ seek understanding from Congress, American people
- Ford and GM among automakers who could gain from Toyota’s missteps as buyers look elsewhere
- No word on Prius recall; analysts say Toyota risks further damage to bruised repuation
- Fail-safe for years, Toyota’s resale value declines along with reputation for reliability
- Toyota’s once-golden resale value takes a hit; owners’ confidence shaken by recalls, questions
- Heinz revamps ketchup packet for dippers and squeezers; old ones didn’t cut the mustard
- Toyota US sales fall 16 percent in January after sales halt of top sellers to fix pedals
- Ford sales rise 25 percent in January, buoyed by economy and Toyota recall; Subaru also rises
- ‘We have let you down’: Toyota apologizes and introduces fix in gas pedal crisis
- Chrysler turnaround depends on remaking car brands, turning heads
- Taxpayers reap benefits from programs aimed at combatting recession
- Baby boomer tack helped Subaru reach record sales in ‘09; new Forester versions
- GM says final Saab decision due later this month or Feb.; Opel restructuring due this month
- Lincoln reworks, quiets MKX crossover to aim at Lexus, Audi buyers
- Pelosi, Obama officials say US made a good investment of taxpayer money in the auto industry
- GM looking at restarting plants, Chrysler set to hire as automakers see signs of life
- Good vital signs: GM mulls restarting idled plants to meet demand; Chrysler to hire engineers
- Quidel plans to buy rival test maker Diagnostic Hybrids for $130 million in cash
- Few turn up at Detroit auto show for Tea Party protest of government’s auto industry bailout
- Rally against ‘Government Motors’ begins at North American International Auto Show in Detroit
- Chrysler CEO says company will rehire production workers if own sales projections are met
- GM looking at restarting shuttered plants to meet demand for some crossovers, LaCrosse sedan
- Transportation’s LaHood says US made a good investment of taxpayer money in the auto industry
- PSA Peugeot Citroen sees further demand drop in 2010 after vehicle sales slip 2.2 pct in 2009
- Ford says new Focus designed will be top in efficiency, yet quick, responsive and quiet
- GMC unveils ‘Granite’ at auto show, a urban truck concept targeted at young professionals
- GM exec Lutz: Automaker has made strides, should be ’solidly profitable’ when demand returns
- Ford makes right calls, rebounds in tough year; to parade new ‘world car’ at Detroit auto show
- Comments from Ford Motor Co. Chairman Bill Ford Jr. and CEO Alan Mulally
- China surpasses US as biggest auto market in 2009 as stimulus drives sales boom
- Chevrolet hints at bolder design, better engine for new Aveo
- Ford says China sales up 44 percent in 2009 as government stimulus helps to drive demand
- Car buyers are hearing “loan approved” more often as credit market thaws
- New Calif. laws crack down on mortgage lenders, trans fats; honor slain gay rights activist
- GM pressing ahead to shutter Saab as negotiations continue with Spyker over brand’s fate
- Car insurance costs to rise Jan. 1 for more than a million Louisiana drivers
- Luxury car buyers still want goodies for holidays, but smaller package; Buick, Hyundai benefit
- Strong economic recovery will depend on more than a bright holiday shopping season
- Booming car sales in China’s inland cities, countryside boost market to No. 1
- Spyker gives General Motors more time to weigh latest offer for Saab car brand
- Spyker Cars renews attempt to buy Saab from General Motors
- Mich. House Democrats approve bills to change how auto insurance rates can be set in state
- Dollar Thrifty boosts mileage of rental car fleet
- Beijing Autos says it reached deal on buying car, engine technology of GM’s Saab Automobile
- Going once, twice: KAR Auction Services goes public, but raises less than hoped amid auto woes
- Bailout watchdog: loans to 2 big insurers ‘incongruous’ with bailout program’s spirit, intent
- Chinese car market overtakes US; shift could affect vehicle designs, energy, pollution
- Going once, twice: KAR Auction Services goes public, but will the bidders show amid auto woes?
- Consumer advocates want Congress to make auto dealers subject to regulatory oversight
- Obama nominates Rockefeller aide to lead federal agency regulating auto industry
- Hyundai seeks bigger share of crossover sales with redesigned 2010 Tucson
- Green Car Journal names Audi A3 TDI ‘Green Car of the Year’ at LA Auto Show
- Kia Sorento makes North American debut at LA Auto Show; sheds SUV design for crossover look
- Sporty, fuel-efficient 2011 Mazda2 makes North American debut at the LA Auto Show
- Toyota debuts Sienna at LA Auto Show with eye to grabbing bigger slice of minivan market
- Hyundai seeks sales gains in midsize car sales with sleek new Sonata that in gas mileage
- General Motors says Chevy Volt to go on sale late next year in California
- Ford gambling that American buyers will change habits, fall in love with subcompact Fiesta
- Auto loan delinquency rate rises in 3rd quarter but some states improve, hinting at recovery
- Michigan Democrats continue push for changing state’s auto insurance laws
- Iowa woman, 77, files lawsuit claiming auto dealership pressured her to buy a new car
- Mustang puts another horse under the hood and flexes muscles in showdown with Camaro
- Mustang releases new engine with more power as it tries to retain sales lead over Camaro
- Just as some drivers don’t carry insurance, critics doubt health coverage mandate would work
- Tire inflation: prices could rise 10 pct by Jan due to Chinese tariffs, demand, material costs
- Germany newspaper reports that Russian billionaire buys Hitler’s old Mercedes for millions
- Economy 101: Autos buck the trend as prices for new and used cars rise sharply in October
- Ford, Subaru, VW collect ‘top safety pick’ awards from insurance industry group
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