Mazda6: More Than Just a (Finally) Pretty Face
Enlarge Image Close You may think you have a tough job, and you probably do, but if you make a living building and selling automobiles, chances are you're really busting your hump. This is a horrible...
View ArticleCalifornia may require dealers to fix recalled used vehicles
David Shepardson The Detroit News Comments Washington The mother of two killed in a fatal crash that led to the recall of millions of Toyota vehicles in 2009 will testify Tuesday before the...
View ArticleGM to produce limited number of premiere Corvette Stingray coupes
Melissa Burden The Detroit News Comments 2014 Corvette Stingray Premiere Edition (AJ Mast/Chevrolet) General Motors Co. announced Friday that it will produce a limited number of 2014 Chevrolet...
View ArticleChrysler adds diesel engine to light-duty Ram
Associated Press Comments 2014 Ram 1500 (Chrysler) Detroit Chrysler is adding a diesel engine to its light-duty Ram pickup lineup. The company is promising the best fuel economy of any full-size...
View ArticleCorvettes and owners gather to celebrate 60 years
Christine Ferretti The Detroit News Comments Detroit --Larry Courtney is known as the go-to guy for Corvettes. Courtney, a long-time enthusiast and Corvette club member, said he and his wife, Verna,...
View ArticleFord's F-150 takes 'Most American' crown back for U.S. automakers
Karl Henkel The Detroit News Comments Zoom 2013 Ford F-150 (Ford) Its been five years since a vehicle built by a domestic automaker topped the Cars.com list of Most American vehicles, but Ford...
View ArticleGM announces senior VP of global Chevrolet
Melissa Burden The Detroit News Comments General Motors Co. on Tuesday made it official and announced it is naming longtime company executive Alan Batey as senior vice president of global Chevrolet....
View ArticleToyota seeks Prius-like success with hydrogen fuel-cell model in 2015
Alan Ohnsman Bloomberg News Comments Hydrogen fuel cells have long been seen as a potentially perfect way to power a car: They generate electricity and emit only water vapor. While a few cars have...
View ArticleGM, Chrysler boost positions in J.D. Power quality study
Karl Henkel | The Detroit News Comments Large light-duty pickup: GMC Sierra (GM) Three of General Motors Co.s four U.S. brands improved their quality in 2013, and all but two domestic auto brands...
View ArticleGM to name Batey global head of Chevrolet brand
Melissa Burden The Detroit News Comments General Motors Co. plans this week to promote sales and service executive Alan Batey to serve in a newly created position as global head of its Chevrolet...
View ArticleFord F-150 tops Toyota Camry as No. 1 in American-made ranking
Megan Durisin Bloomberg News Comments Zoom 2013 Ford F-150 (Ford) Ford Motor Co.s F-150 pickup, pacing the biggest gain in U.S. market share among automakers this year, topped a consumer websites...
View ArticleSpark ignites global excitement for Chevrolet brand
Small car exceeds GM's expectations by 35% Tim Higgins Bloomberg News Comments As a two-time Toyota buyer, Ashley Potts didnt even think to look at a Chevrolet when she began shopping for a small car...
View ArticleStartup delivers test-drives to shoppers' doors
Amy Martinez Seattle Times Comments Seattle Despite Americans love affair with cars, many rank car buying right up there with getting a root canal as one of their least favorite things to do....
View ArticleMaynard Industries buys Tower Defense and Aerospace facility in Detroit
Karl Henkel The Detroit News Comments Multinational asset valuation company Maynards Industries says it has purchased a building previously owned by Detroit-based Tower Defense and Aerospace. Mario...
View ArticleChrysler chief optimistic on sales gains, but summer may be 'challenging'
Bryce G. Hoffman The Detroit News Comments Chelsea Chrysler Group LLCs U.S. sales chief said he is optimistic that the company will report its 39th consecutive month of year-over-year sales gains...
View ArticleUSDA: Wet spring won't affect predicted corn crop
Associated Press Comments Des Moines, Iowa The U.S. Department of Agriculture says farmers will come through with the predicted corn crop despite the Midwests wet spring that delayed planting. Some...
View ArticleAuto ABS poised for largest fall since 2010, imperiling subprime
Sarah Mulholland Bloomberg News Comments U.S. asset-backed bonds linked to auto debt are poised for the worst month in more than two years as credit markets fall on concern the Federal Reserve will...
View ArticleNew Toyota boss picks Mich.
North America unit chief will pass over California HQ office Bryce G. Hoffman The Detroit News Comments Nagata ) Toyota Motor Corp.s new North American engineering and manufacturing chief has decided...
View ArticleU.S. economy grows at slower 1.8% rate in Q1
Martin Crutsinger Associated Press Comments Washington The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 1.8 percent in the first three months of the year, significantly slower than first thought. The...
View ArticleRed, white and Cruze
Doug Guthrie Comments Indianapolis Apple pie, the Fourth of July and the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel. Wait a minute. Theres something definitely un-American about that list. Burgers,...
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