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Escapism had been the order of the day for most advertisers in a year riddled with surging unemployment. Then an automaker not known for fearless marketing -- Hyundai -- began a frontal assault on a U.S. recession that was not just dampening consumer enthusiasm but drowning it. 2:32 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 9

By 2014, 12 nameplates from Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep or Ram will have heavy Fiat influence. They will either be developed on Fiat Group platforms or rebadged and imported from the Fiat Group. For example, a fwd Lancia will be badged as a Chrysler. A subcompact Jeep will share a platform with the next-generation Fiat Panda Cross. A redesigned Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Avenger will evolve from an unspecified Fiat Group platform. 10:10 am U.S. ET | Nov. 9

General Motors Co. will produce the Cadillac Converj plug-in concept car it introduced earlier this year at the Detroit auto show, The Detroit News reported today. 1:11 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 9   

Lear Corp. emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy today under the ownership of its secured lenders and bondholders after four months under court protection. The world’s ...

After five months of near silence on the marketing front, Chrysler Group is roaring back with a new attitude. The automaker is ratcheting up advertising this quarter and ...
   • BBDO signals end to Chrysler relationship

BorgWarner Inc. forecasts about $1.8 billion in net new powertrain business in the next three years, surprising analysts who expected the supplier's plan to take a sharpe ...

General Motors Co. today started production of the 2010 Hummer H3 SUV and H3T pickup for the United States at Shreveport, La. Production comes as some dealerships are out ...

GM CEO Fritz Henderson started talks in Germany on Monday aimed at soothing workers' anger over the carmaker's plan to reorganize Opel on its own. GM plunged Opel into tu ...
   • 30% cut in Opel's costs remains GM's goal, Lutz says
   • Ex-Conti CEO Wennemer quits Opel Trust

Chrysler Group has disbanded a team of engineers dedicated to rushing a range of electric vehicles to showrooms and dropped ambitious sales targets for battery-powered ca ...

The global car market has bottomed and is on track for 60 million units sales next year, aided by the United States, Carlos Ghosn, who heads Japan's Nissan Motor Co. and ...

Concerned parents can rest easier. So can commercial-fleet operators. A new tracking system called Tiwi can monitor a vehicle's speed, throttle position, G-forces, fuel c ...

Automakers can expect the U.S. government to be attentive to its multibillion-dollar stake in their businesses next year and selective in its efforts to reshape the indus ...

In a sign that the end of Chrysler's relationship with BBDO is near, executives familiar with the situation said BBDO's Detroit office will close its doors in January, leaving the fate of its remaining 485 employees up in the air. 1:18 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 9   

GM CEO Fritz Henderson started talks in Germany on Monday aimed at soothing workers' anger over the carmaker's plan to reorganize Opel on its own. Nov. 9 14:02 CET | UPDATED: Nov. 9 20:45 CET  

GM probably will stick to a plan to cut costs at Opel by 30% after deciding to restructure the European subsidiary itself rather than sell it, Bob Lutz, a GM executive se ...

Fiat has disbanded a Chrysler team dedicated to rushing a range of electric vehicles to showrooms and dropped ambitious sales targets for battery-powered cars. ...