en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 00:01:00 ESTFord Motor and Chrysler Group said today they are scaling back annual summer production shutdowns this year in hopes of boosting output of key models in North America. General Motors declined to disclose specific summer plans. Wed, 22 May 2013 09:35:05 ESTGM said it will move its treasury office to its Detroit headquarters from New York in mid-2014, affecting about 70 employees. Tue, 21 May 2013 16:36:37 ESTVolkswagen plans to refit more than a quarter million 2009-12 diesel cars to prevent North American customers from mistakenly pumping gasoline into the fuel tanks. Tue, 21 May 2013 09:38:01 ESTThe Subaru Forester small SUV beat the Honda CR-V and other rivals in testing by Consumer Reports, which ranked the model as its top pick in that segment. Tue, 21 May 2013 10:54:16 ESTTwo executives at Toyota-affiliated supplier Denso have agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to fix prices and have agreed to cooperate with an ongoing criminal investigation, the federal Justice Department said today. Tue, 21 May 2013 12:49:20 ESTFord is confident it can preserve its manufacturing profile in Canada despite uncompetitive operating costs tied to the high Canadian dollar, the company's top executive in the country said today. Tue, 21 May 2013 19:23:51 ESTThe National Automobile Dealers Association and General Motors began reaching out Tuesday with assistance to dealers and victims affected by Monday's tornado in Oklahoma. Tue, 21 May 2013 14:02:03 ESTA boutique carmaker led by a former GM executive Bob Lutz and China's largest auto parts supplier submitted an offer to buy cash-strapped automaker Fisker Automotive, people familiar with the matter told Reuters today. Tue, 21 May 2013 18:34:25 ESTMajor automakers and auto dealers told a Senate panel Tuesday that they remain opposed to legislation that would prohibit rental car companies from renting or selling vehicles that are subject to a federal safety recall. Tue, 21 May 2013 15:06:08 ESTCar dealers were recovering from damage and organizing aid to survivors today after a two-mile-wide tornado ravaged an Oklahoma City suburb, but there were no reports of the massive twister directly hitting dealerships.