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Judge leaves Marchionne in lurch over Chrysler purchase price
6:34 pm U.S. ET | June 19, 2013
Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne may have to wait months longer than planned to learn the price of shares he needs to complete his acquisition of Chrysler Group.... Read More » Comments [0] | Recommendations [0]
Tesla recalls some Model S vehicles due to seat-mount defect
8:44 am U.S. ET | June 19, 2013 | UPDATED: 6/19/13 4:18 pm ET - adds closing stock price
Electric car maker Tesla Motors said it will recall 1,228 of its 2013 Model S cars manufactured between May 10 and June 8 due to a defect in the mounting bracket of the rear seat.... Read More »| Related topics: | Suppliers | Manufacturing | Shareholder Value | Surveys and Studies | Regulation and Safety | Auto Shows | Cutaways | Final Assembly | Green Car | Executives | Future Product | Vehicle Design | Management Briefing Seminars | Vehicle Technology | Europe Manufacturing | Americas | Asia | Global News | China | Europe | Eastern Europe | Western Europe | New Product | PACE Awards | Talk from the Top | Vehicle Sales |
GM says new V-6 pickups' fuel efficiency exceed Ford’s F series
10:49 am U.S. ET | June 19, 2013
General Motors, introducing redesigned full-sized pickups this year, said its new Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra base engines will exceed the fuel economy of Ford's F series.... Read More »Ford to offer SiriusXM app for in-vehicle radio
4:06 pm U.S. ET | June 19, 2013
Ford is the first automaker to offer in-vehicle access to the SiriusXM Internet Radio App, the companies announced today.... Read More »Car companies dominate in study of world's 'green brands'
4:30 pm U.S. ET | June 19, 2013
Consumers now count five auto companies among the top seven "greenest" global brands, according to a new consumer attitude survey by the market consulting firm Interbrand.... Read More »Report: Megaplatforms will be a major factor in industry’s future
3:56 pm U.S. ET | June 19, 2013
The auto industry’s next-generation vehicle platforms may allow manufacturers to produce new products at unprecedented speed, but they also will bring great challenges to manufacturers and suppliers, according to an AlixPartners study.... Read More »Richard Lannen, who helped reshape GM service structure, dies at 76
3:50 pm U.S. ET | June 19, 2013
Richard Lannen, former executive director of GM's Service Technology Group and North American Service Operations, died of cancer on June 16. He was 76.... Read More »Chrysler changes course, elects to inspect, modify older Jeep SUVs
2:22 pm U.S. ET | June 18, 2013
Chrysler Group, saying it's settled a dispute with federal safety regulators, will inspect older-model Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Liberty SUVs and install a trailer hitch assembly if necessary to “better manage crash forces in low-speed impacts.”... Read More »American Axle hopes demolition of Detroit complex will spark interest in property
12:21 pm U.S. ET | June 18, 2013
American Axle & Manufacturing's historic Detroit Manufacturing Complex is set for demolition as the supplier pushes forward with a new plan to unload the shuttered property.... Read More »Tesla plans Model S battery swap as fast refueling option
3:29 pm U.S. ET | June 18, 2013
Tesla Motors, already adding a network of fast-charging stations for its luxury electric cars, is readying a service to rapidly swap a car's battery with a charged pack for added convenience.... Read More »GM: Labor costs must be cut to save Australia plants
3:34 am U.S. ET | June 18, 2013
GM's Holden unit and its labor unions will begin talks to reduce costs enough to keep its Australian plants viable, a month after Ford said it will stop making cars locally.... Read More »Suzuki airbag warning lights probed by NHTSA
10:28 am U.S. ET | June 18, 2013
Federal safety regulators say they have opened an investigation into problems on two models of Suzuki vehicles for potentially malfunctioning warning lights for front passenger seats.... Read More »Production Data
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European car sales sink to 20-year low in May
5:15 am U.S. ET | June 18, 2013
European car sales fell to a 20-year low in May as rising joblessness caused by a recession in the euro region reduced demand. Registrations dropped 6 percent to 1.08 million vehicles with all volume automakers reporting sales declines.... Read More »Toyota uses Twitter to show Auris hybrid production in UK
3:26 am U.S. ET | June 18, 2013
Toyota will use Twitter to show how it builds the Auris hybrid at its UK factory. The company aims to reach new customers in what it says is a world-first social media project.... Read More »Output soars to 16M, with high-profit twist
12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013
Vehicle production in North America is back near record levels, with output forecast to surpass 16 million units this year for the first time in more than a decade. But even though the numbers look similar to the days when Detroit used sky-high incentives to grapple with bloated inventories, the industry is in a much different place this time around.... Read More »500 too small? Larger 500L to the rescue
12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013
Since returning to America in 2011, Fiat and its struggling dealers have been getting by on just the 500. But the cars that rolled off a transport ship from Europe in June promise to change that. The four-door 2014 Fiat 500L, going on sale this month in Fiat's 205 dealerships in the United States, shares most of its name with the smaller 500 coupe, but that's about all it shares.... Read More »Lincoln targets fastest-growing segments
12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013
As Lincoln tries to reinvent itself, Ford Motor Co.'s struggling luxury brand will target only the fastest-growing luxury segments in which it can competitively and profitably field entries, the company said.... Read More »Ford adding knobs, buttons to MyFord Touch
12:07 pm U.S. ET | June 17, 2013
Ford plans to revert to more traditional knobs and buttons in its MyFord Touch infotainment and control system. The system has hurt Ford's ratings in several quality surveys. Customers have complained the system is bulky, distracting and overly complicated to use. Ford has issued several software upgrades.... Read More »JCI turns to private equity to sell auto electronics unit, report says
6:40 pm U.S. ET | June 17, 2013
Johnson Controls is speaking to private equity firms about selling its roughly $1 billion automotive electronics unit, after buyout interest from several rival auto parts suppliers faltered, according to several people familiar with the matter.... Read More »GM's new head of N.A. manufacturing takes up busy launch schedule
1:28 pm U.S. ET | June 17, 2013
GM has named a longtime labor relations and manufacturing executive to run its North American factories during one of its busiest-ever vehicle launch periods. Gerald Johnson, now executive director of global program quality and launch, will become GM's new vice president of North America manufacturing, effective July 1. Johnson, 51, will oversee 74,000 employees across 56 plants.... Read More »
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 Dealer O.C. Welch's big-truck turnaroundAfter Mercury's demise, South Carolina Ford-Lincoln dealer O.C. Welch had to find a way to replace lost revenue. He decided to load up on Super Duty pickups – and sell them online. Mon., June 17» Watch the Video |
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