The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does not believe the problem of engine fires in Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) cars is great enough to strip the electric auto manufacturer of its coveted five-star…
As has been the case for years, the Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) F-Series pickup will be the best-selling vehicle in America in 2013. That show how much Ford relies on the workhorse.
ThinkstockThe Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) released its best-rated safety picks for 2014 model year cars on Thursday and the big news is that the Camry from Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) is…
General Motors Co.It’s no secret that new car sales in the U.S. have been very strong this year. Automakers are on track to sell more than 15.6 million cars in 2013 and to finish…
Most luxury vehicles can still be given as Christmas gifts. But the wait time for the once-popular Model S from Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) now is four months.
Courtesy Ford Motor Co.All the cheerful news aside, the one comparison that stands out in the outlook that Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) released Wednesday morning is the drop in expected pretax profit. For…
courtesy of Ford Motor CompanyFord Motor Co. (NYSE: F) released its outlook for 2014 Wednesday. Conspicuously absent from the announcement was any mention of CEO Alan Mulally, who has been in the news most…
Courtesy Toyota Motor Corp.For the second consecutive year, the Prius IV from Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) has been named the best value among new cars by Consumer Reports magazine. The Fit from Honda…
courtesy of General Motors Co.General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) announced Monday that the company would invest $1.3 billion in five manufacturing sites in the Upper Midwestern states of Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. The plants…
Courtesy Ford Motor Co.Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) and General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) may change CEOs within months, of even weeks, of one another. GM has already chosen Mary Barra to replace Dan Akerson who…
Courtesy Volkswagen AGThe CEO of Volkswagen’s U.S. group, Jonathan Browning, is leaving the company for personal reasons and returning to his home in the United Kingdom. The Wednesday night press release does not say…
Courtesy Toyota Motor Corp.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its latest report on fuel economy trends and carbon dioxide emissions Thursday. The data includes fuel economy ratings through model year 2012 and preliminary…
courtesy of General MotorsNew General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) CEO Mary Barra inherits a company that has done remarkably well in China and horribly in Europe. However, her greatest challenge is in GM’s home…
General Motors Co.To put a punctuation mark on a day when the company named a new CEO, General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) on Tuesday placed three vehicles on the list of six finalists for…
courtesy of General MotorsAs of Monday night, U.S. taxpayers are no longer shareholders in General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM). So the company’s decision to announce Tuesday morning that Mary Barra will become the new…