Analysts react: 'It will get tougher' to 'Ford can do surprisingly well'
2012-01-27 12:54:31
Ford reported a lower-than-expected fourth-quarter profit on Friday as operations outside North America fell short of expectations and commodity costs shot up across all regions.
Audi Super Bowl spot casts car headlights as vampire slayer
2012-01-27 10:49:26
Audi on Thursday released its Super Bowl spots from Venables, Bell and Partners, San Francisco. In it, the car's signature headlights kill a bunch of camping vampires.
Mulally quotes chronicle Ford's long road back
2012-01-27 10:08:14
Ford CEO Alan Mulally joined the automaker in September 2006 as the company was sliding towards a .6 billion loss for the year. Since then, it's been two more annual losses followed by three straight years of profit. That includes .
Ford Q4 operating profit slips to .1B on Europe, Asia losses
2012-01-27 07:25:24
Ford said its pretax operating earnings in the fourth quarter fell 15 percent to .1 billion, in part due to widening losses in Europe, as the company posted its third straight annual net profit.
Fiat to launch 500L, fourth variant of retro-styled 500 minicar
2012-01-27 06:12:43
Fiat says the fourth variant of its 500 model lineup will be called the 500L, with L standing for large.The five-seat subcompact will go on sale in Europe in the summer. A seven-seat model will arrive later in the year.
California orders automakers to sell more non-polluting vehicles by 2025
2012-01-27 00:01:00
California regulators today approved a plan that would require 15.4 percent of new vehicles sold in the state to be electric, fuel-cell or plug-in hybrid vehicles by 2025.
Roger Penske honored with Keith Crain Lifetime Achievement Award
2012-01-26 23:09:04
Auto industry icon Roger Penske received the 2012 Keith Crain/Automotive News Lifetime Achievement Award tonight. GM North America President Mark Reuss presented Penske with the award, along with Keith Crain, chairman of Crain Communications Inc.
Honda's Ito sees profit surge in year of 'complete rebound'
2012-01-26 18:49:21
Honda President Takanobu Ito forecast that earnings at Japan's third-biggest automaker will climb to the highest in at least five years, led by sales of Accord sedans and Civic compacts in North America.
California weighs major change to zero-emission mandate by 2025
2012-01-26 18:36:24
California will require 15.4 percent of new vehicles sold in the state to be electric, fuel-cell or plug-in hybrid vehicles by 2025 if environmental regulators adopt a new set of rules aimed at improving air quality.
Delphi's 4th-quarter profit surges to 0M
2012-01-26 17:16:43
Delphi Automotive reported a nearly four-fold increase in fourth-quarter earnings on stronger sales of vehicle electronics and engine systems in its first results since returning as a public company.
Share of U.S. buyers shying away from imports rises, J.D. Power says
2012-01-26 15:39:47
The share of new-vehicle buyers steering clear of imports because of their origin has risen to a historic high, JD Power and Associates said today.
Tiny Chevy Sonic to get big Super Bowl pitch
2012-01-26 15:23:40
GM plans to air a pair of commercials on Super Bowl Sunday to plug its Chevrolet Sonic small car, which has been selling well since its autumn launch despite a Web-only marketing campaign.
Hyundai: Elantra sales growth to slow on tight factory capacity
2012-01-26 13:34:21
Hyundai's U.S. sales unit said the increase in the number of Elantra compact sedans sold this year will slow compared with last year's 41 percent gain because of tight factory capacity.
Suzuki goes to the dogs with Super Bowl ad
2012-01-26 12:07:01
Suzuki today released its 60-second Super Bowl commercial that highlights the all-wheel-drive version of the Suzuki Kizashi Sport.
Battery maker Ener1 seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
2012-01-26 10:34:21
Ener1, which received a 8 million federal Energy Department grant to make electric-car batteries, filed for bankruptcy protection today after defaulting on bond debt amid heavy competition from Asia.