The Obama administration's $787 billion stimulus plan is having little or no effect in prodding the U.S. economy out of the recession. The country's unemployment rate remains near 10 percent. As a result, Americans are frustrated, and businesses are ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | March15

General Motors Co. needs to settle on a roster and a game plan for selling more automobiles -- then stick with the team long enough to generate results. It probably makes sense for GM to keep marketing and sales operations separate on the ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | March8

The use of social media was one of the hot topics at the National Automobile Dealers Association convention in Orlando last month. Dealers were barraged with pitches from companies offering to set up and run social media Web pages or to provide ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | March1

In announcing the latest solution for a rapidly disintegrating situation, Toyota last week apologized for past actions, announced the formation of committees and appointed more people to ensure quality is never an oversight again. In essence, it ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb.22

General Motors Co. and officials with the National Automobile Dealers Association say they've put their disputes behind them. A bond between the two groups now "is nonnegotiable," says Mark Reuss, president of GM North America. That's the ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb.22

It's rare that three or more automakers make the same momentous change at the same time. But the progress of the Detroit 3 and other big manufacturers in eliminating bloated inventories of unsold vehicles suggests this is an auspicious time for the ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb.15

Toyota's initial response to mushrooming concerns about the safety of its vehicles has been appalling. It is unconscionable that a company as powerful as Toyota — an enterprise that every year sells millions of vehicles in hundreds of global ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb.8

Toyota, once celebrated for the safety and high quality of its products, now faces an image crisis similar to the Firestone/Ford Explorer debacle of a decade ago. Tragically, Toyota could have avoided the predicament with a more direct response that ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb.1

Wilbur Ross is right: The United States needs a national industrial policy. Speaking at the Automotive News World Congress on Jan. 13, the chairman of International Automotive Components Group summarized an obvious issue: "Industrial ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.25

It is encouraging that Chrysler Group has a new cooperative attitude toward suppliers that will speed up payments to some parts makers and more quickly resolve outstanding issues. The new policies, which will be fully rolled out by the end of ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.25

General Motors Co.'s top executives should rethink the automaker's minimalist approach to next month's National Automobile Dealers Association convention in Orlando, Fla. After President Barack Obama signed legislation giving GM's 1,350 ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

The industry's relatively stronger sales in December suggest that this year will be better than 2009. December's seasonally adjusted annual sales rate reached 11.9 million units, higher than any other month last year except August, which was ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.11

This is the time of year for making bold predictions. But if there is one thing we learned in 2009, at least in the auto business, it's that making accurate forecasts in awful times is patently impossible. The conventional wisdom is that the ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.4

Resolutions we may or may not hear for 2010: Akio Toyoda, Toyota Motor Corp. president: Find out and admit the real reason behind those unintended-acceleration claims. C. Robert Kidder, Chrysler Group chairman: Prove ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec.28