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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 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

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

U.S. sales decline 28%, smallest drop in 9 months

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

New Camaro outsells Mustang for first time since '93

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

Dealers now can apply for SBA floorplan aid

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

Fusion, Camaro among 20 most researched autos

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

GM offering 0% financing in brief July sale

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

Sales rate could hit 10 million vehicles in June, analysts predict

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

Magna-Opel deal in doubt; Qatar makes move on Porsche

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

Feds to launch cash-for-guzzlers on July 23

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

VW, Ford top survey of owner enthusiasm

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

Ford says its June sales may decline less than 20%

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

GMAC's online auction for dealers on pace to top last year

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

On the wall of Marion Luna Brem's office at Love Chrysler-Jeep hangs a picture frame with two canceled checks -- one for $25 and the other for $100. Brem, 56, displays the checks at her Corpus Christi, Texas, dealership to remind her of her six-year battle against cancer in the 1980s. 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 29

Mainstream carmakers have put the brakes on nine diesel-powered vehicles that had been scheduled for 2010. Honda, Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Nissan and Toyota have halted diesel programs because of spiraling costs and other problems. 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 29

As prime sites open up, Mini adds dealerships

With so many dealerships closing, Mini USA says it has become a lot easier to find prime sites for new stores. Many of the hand-raisers recently awarded one of 17 new Mini franchises are able to become dealers because an ideal location had opened up, said Jim McDowell, Mini USA president. 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 29

Give them Liberty -- please!

Basil and Carol Day, a retired 70-something couple in Barre, Vt., finally got their beloved 2008 Jeep Liberty back last week after more than five weeks. Their love for their Liberty -- and their loyalty to Chrysler -- was sorely tested by a devilish warranty problem. 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 29

Look ahead: Imports will dominate

I drove by one of the newer, more modern Pontiac dealerships in the Detroit area recently and was surprised that it was no longer a Pontiac store. It had become a Toyota dealership, with a prime location and a modern facility. 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 29