Suppliers ride the mpg wave

21 May 2012 00:16:56 Z

Gasoline at $4 a gallon and government-mandated fuel economy targets are creating vast opportunities for many big global suppliers.

2 small? Not anymore

21 May 2012 00:16:56 Z

BMW and other automakers are trying to break through the long-held notion that small engines are only for wimpy econoboxes and drivers who find comfort in the far right lane of the freeway.

NET WORTH: Can Facebook sell cars?

21 May 2012 00:16:56 Z

General Motors' decision last week to end paid Facebook advertising was more than an awkward moment for a media behemoth on the verge of a high-profile stock offering.

Stair-step incentives are back

21 May 2012 00:16:56 Z

Several automakers have rolled out incentive programs that pay dealers escalating bonuses as sales targets are hit in a bid to wrest back market share or boost key models.

Takeshi Uchiyamada helped pilot Toyota through turbulent times

21 May 2012 00:16:56 Z

Takeshi Uchiyamada, the enormously influential Toyota Motor Corp. executive who next month takes on the largely advisory role of vice chairman, drew inspiration from Japan's doomed push to build a jet fighter in the last days of World War II.

Surviving the service trough

21 May 2012 00:16:56 Z

The auto sales collapse that started in 2008 is hitting home in the service department in 2012. Late-model vehicles traditionally represent the sweet spot for repair and maintenance work for dealership service departments.

Chrysler recalls 67,872 Jeep Wrangler SUVs

21 May 2012 00:16:56 Z

Chrysler Group is recalling 67,872 Jeep Wrangler sport utility vehicles from the 2010 model year to fix a transmission problem that it said could lead to vehicle fires.

Audi eyes management reshuffle, CEO says

21 May 2012 00:16:56 Z

Volkswagen's Audi division is looking into a management reshuffle as it eyes an expansion in China, Latin America and the United States, the unit's head told a German magazine.

Ford is shipping Focus Electric to dealers

21 May 2012 00:16:56 Z

Ford will start shipping its first electric passenger car to dealers this weekend, people familiar with the matter said. About 350 Focus Electric cars will be sent to 67 dealers in California, New Jersey and New York over the next couple weeks.

Why GM spurned the 2013 Super Bowl

21 May 2012 00:16:56 Z

Not long after announcing that it will stop advertising on Facebook, General Motors said Friday it would not be a sponsor in the Super Bowl in 2013 either. What's going on here?