Michigan's governor thinks her state has a program that could be a model for the federal government to help cash-strapped auto suppliers. On Aug. Read More »
A chance discussion about the need for the auto industry to explain its importance in the U.S. economy to policymakers in Washington and the public has led to a growing r ...
Ford Motor Co. has diligently protected its future-product pipeline even as it has cut costs, in part by sharing vehicles and components across regions, CFO Lewis Booth s ...
Asking customers for another chance, General Motors Co. product development chief Tom Stephens said this month that strong sales of the Chevrolet Camaro had prompted over ...
Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. COO Jim Lentz says cash for clunkers hasn't merely pulled ahead sales to bargain hunters but it has also lured buyers who would not have conside ...
Toyota Motor Corp. did not seek U.S. government electric-vehicle or battery-making grants because so far it has no plans to bring that work to the United States from Japa ...
Auto industry leaders can't let fear dictate decisions made in the industry's turbulent climate, Continental AG's NAFTA-region CEO Samir Salman says. Executives must take ...
Michigan is bidding to become the equivalent of Silicon Valley in the field of connected vehicles, panelists told the Management Briefing Seminars. "We're engaged to make ...
A government car czar to act as a liaison between policymakers and industry executives could help ensure the vitality of the industry, Yazaki North America Inc. CEO Georg ...
Suppliers, hoping they can survive the next few months as vehicle production ramps up, want the government to help set up a pool of discounted supplier loans, Linamar Cor ...
Nissan plans to price its Leaf electric vehicle to compete with $25,000 to $33,000 mass-market cars in the United States. That does not include any government incentives ...
By 2013, car and truck sales in North America will rebound to the "new normal" rate of 15 million to 16 million units, says John Hoffecker, a managing director at the bus ...
Rising vehicle demand because of the cash-for-clunkers program has prompted supplier Magna International Inc. to put its North American factories on overtime and six-day ...
President Barack Obama's automotive task force remains opposed to aid to automotive suppliers, although the group concedes that rapidly rising production linked to the ca ... Global suppliers still see growth in U.S.
12:01 am U.S. ET, Aug. 10, 2009
Global auto suppliers are still looking to the United States for growth despite the North American industry's recent struggles. Mexico City's Grupo Bocar is building a t ... BMW gears up for U.S. hybrid
12:01 am U.S. ET, Aug. 10, 2009
BMW's sole U.S. assembly plant is preparing to launch a hybrid version of the X6 sports coupe late this year, said Josef Kersher, president of BMW Manufacturing Co., of S ... Supplier: 18% mpg boost possible
12:01 am U.S. ET, Aug. 10, 2009
Production-ready improvements to transmissions and drivelines could boost fuel economy 18 percent on gasoline-powered vehicles and 30 percent on hybrids, said Harald Naun ...
Nissan plans to price its Leaf electric vehicle to compete with $25,000 to $33,000 mass-market cars in the United States. That does not include any government incentives ...
Toyota Motor Corp. aims to return to profitability in North America as early as next year, says Yoshimi Inaba, the carmaker's new regional chief. Inaba also told a group ...
General Motors Co. will announce next week the location of its new Michigan plant that will assemble the battery pack for the plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt, GM's top engi ...
Toyota Motor Corp. did not seek U.S. government electric-vehicle or battery-making grants because so far it has no plans to bring that work to the United States from Japa ... Booth: Smart cuts save future Fords
6:32 pm U.S. ET, Aug. 6, 2009
Ford Motor Co. has diligently protected its future-product pipeline even as it has cut costs, in part by sharing vehicles and components across regions, CFO Lewis Booth t ...
Asking customers for another chance, General Motors product development chief Tom Stephens announced plans today for a Buick plug-in hybrid and said strong sales of the C ...
Buick is planning two new crossovers, including a plug-in hybrid. The company today revealed its plans for the plug-in. The second will be a small model built on a platfo ... Battery production shifts to U.S.
6:17 pm U.S. ET, Aug. 6, 2009
Government grants are encouraging battery makers to shift production of batteries for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles from Asia to the United States. ...
Auto industry leaders cannot let fear dictate decisions made in the industry's turbulent climate, Continental AG's NAFTA-region CEO Samir Salman says. ... TC buzz
6:46 pm U.S. ET, Aug. 6, 2009
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm said she hopes the theme of the Management Briefing Seminars changes soon. In recent years, the conference's themes have included " ...
Ford Motor Co. is closely watching Magna International Inc.'s bid for General Motors Co.'s Opel unit but thinks it could continue working with Magna even if the giant sup ...
Dallas telematics company ATX is launching technology in Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles that will enable dealers' service shops, financial services companies and automakers' ... BMW's Leipzig plant lends Spartanburg a hand
Dave McCurdy, CEO of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, praised the benefits of a tax structure that would put a floor under the price of gasoline, but he backed o ...
Suppliers, hoping they can survive the next few months as vehicle production ramps up, want the government to help set up a pool of discounted supplier loans, Linamar Cor ... Yazaki CEO: Car czar has benefits
8:32 am U.S. ET, Aug. 6, 2009
A government car czar to act as a liaison between policymakers and industry executives could help ensure the vitality of the industry, Yazaki North America Inc. CEO Georg ... Suppliers ramp up production
8:32 am U.S. ET, Aug. 6, 2009
Auto suppliers are ramping up production in line with automakers' push to rebuild dealership inventories that have been depleted by widespread production shutdowns this s ... TC buzz
5:46 pm U.S. ET, Aug. 5, 2009
Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda, grandson of the automaker's founder, didn't breeze into the company. He applied for a job like anybody else. ...
Toyota Motor Sales COO Jim Lentz said today that the cash-for-clunkers program has brought buyers into the market that would not have considered a new car without the inc ... Magna works overtime to meet cash-for-clunkers demand
12:01 am U.S. ET, Aug. 5, 2009
Exploding vehicle production demand because of the successful cash for clunkers program has prompted supplier giant Magna International Inc. to put its North American fac ...
The President's automotive task force remains opposed to additional aid to automotive suppliers, though the group concedes the popular cash-for-clunkers program may exace ...
By 2013, car and truck sales in North America will rebound to the "new normal" rate of 15 million to 16 million units, according to John Hoffecker, a managing director at ...
Sam Hogg came to the Management Briefing Seminars on Tuesday with one message for auto suppliers: Stop making so many auto parts. There are other business opportunities o ...
In his keynote speech at the Management Briefing Seminars, Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda challenged the auto industry to reinvent the automobile and told the g ... For Spring Hill plant, flexibility wasn't enough
2:00 pm U.S. ET, Aug. 5, 2009
Suppliers and workers at General Motors' assembly plant in Spring Hill, Tenn., thought they had the inside track this summer when GM had to decide quickly where to build ... PACE Awards honor suppliers
12:01 am U.S. ET, Aug. 5, 2009
Auto suppliers have until Sept. 11 to apply for the 2010 Automotive News PACE Awards. The awards -- co-sponsored by Ernst & Young and the Transportation Research Center I ... AVL validates hybrid systems
8:31 am U.S. ET, Aug. 5, 2009
AVL Powertrain Engineering Inc. has endorsed the electric propulsion systems of hybrid bus maker Fisher Coachworks, founded by a grandson of Fisher Body founder Albert Fi ...
BMW's sole U.S. assembly plant is preparing to launch a hybrid version of the X6 sports coupe at the end of 2009, said Josef Kersher, president of BMW Manufacturing Co. i ...
Lean production guru James Womack has a solution for automakers seeking to cut costs while creating products consumers want: Take orders far in advance and build vehicles ...
1:06 pm U.S. ET, Aug. 4, 2009 | UPDATED: 8/4/09 1:40 p.m. ET
Ford Motor Co. has cut its capital costs for factories and vehicle-building equipment by 50 percent over the past two years, said Bruce Hettle, Ford's executive director ... Suppliers still look to U.S. for growth
9:00 pm U.S. ET, Aug. 4, 2009
Global auto suppliers are still looking to the United States for growth, despite the North American industry's recent struggles. Mexico City's Grupo Bocar is building a t ...
A chance discussion about the need for the auto industry to explain its importance in the U.S. economy to policymakers in Washington and the public has led to a growing r ...
