Toyota on track for U.S. output boost
Toyota Motor Corp. is on track to increase production for the U.S. market by about 65,000 vehicles after truck inventories dipped too low and demand showed signs of stabilizing, executives said on Wednesday. 12:01 am U.S. ET | July 2
Ford sales rise 24% in Canada to top GM
Ford Motor Co. was the No. 1 selling automaker in Canada in June as it posted a 23.8 percent jump in sales over the same month a year earlier. 1:02 pm U.S. ET | July 2 | UPDATED: 7/2/09 5:30 p.m. ET
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Suzuki offers free gas as sales plummet
American Suzuki, battling an industry-worst 78 percent decline in June sales, said it will offer three months of free gasoline on its SX4 compact-car line. The offer does not extend to the Grand Vitara SUV or any other Suzuki model. 2:31 pm U.S. ET | July 2
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U.S. auto sales fell 27.7 percent in June, marking the smallest drop for the industry in nine months while dashing hopes that demand would rise to a 2009 high. Ford Motor Co.'s 10. 11:50 am U.S. ET | July 1 | UPDATED: 7/1/09 8:25 p.m. ET
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General Motors earned some good news in an otherwise dismal sales month in June: the Chevrolet Camaro outsold the Ford Mustang for the first time since 1993. The reborn Camaro throttled the restyled Mustang, 9,320 to 7,362. 3:10 pm U.S. ET | July 1 | UPDATED: 7/1/09 4:12 p.m. ET
Dealer applications are being accepted starting today for the first federal program of loan guarantees for floor plans. The U.S. 3:33 pm U.S. ET | July 1
The Ford Fusion and Chevrolet Camaro made their first appearances on Kelley Blue Book’s list of the 20 most researched new vehicles on Kelley’s Web site, joining 12 Toyota and Honda models on the 2009 list. 2:08 pm U.S. ET | July 1
Bankrupt U.S. automaker General Motors said Tuesday it would offer 0 percent financing for up to 72 months on most of its soon-to-be-discontinued Pontiac brand and some other vehicles. 12:01 am U.S. ET | July 1
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U.S. light-vehicle sales in June may rise to an annual rate of 10 million units for the first time this year, a sign that a two-year decline may have hit bottom. 10:39 am U.S. ET | June 30
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Efforts to save two leading European carmakers took a twist today that could change the ownership of both crisis-hit General Motors' Opel and German sportscar maker Porsche. 2:00 am U.S. ET | June 30 | UPDATED: 6/30/09 10:55 a.m. ET
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The Transportation Department said it expects to issue final rules for the cash-for-guzzlers program around July 23 and warned dealers that they are legally responsible for any trade-ins structured before that date. 3:04 pm U.S. ET | June 29
Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co. scored at the top of a study assessing vehicle quality and owners' enthusiasm for their purchases. VW and Audi models ranked first in five of the 17 segments measured by Strategic Vision Inc. 5:16 pm U.S. ET | June 29
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Ford Motor Co. expects its U.S. sales for June to be down 10 percent to 20 percent from a year earlier, giving it a higher share of the largest auto market amid early signs demand has begun to stabilize, an executive said today. 2:01 pm U.S. ET | June 29 | UPDATED: 6/29/09 4:27 p.m. ET
SmartAuction, GMAC Financial Service's online remarketing channel for dealers, sold nearly 210,000 used cars and trucks through May. That reflects an annualized pace of 500,000 vehicle transactions, the company said today. 1:26 pm U.S. ET | June 26