Romney's Auto Bailout Stance Complicates Campaign In Battleground Ohio
The auto industry is big business in Ohio. Billions of dollars' worth of cars and auto parts are made in the state each year. Thousands of unionized auto workers live in Ohio, as do the business owners...
View ArticleJanesville Debate: Dissecting Ryan's Claim, Obama's 'Promise' & The Facts
There are claims flying back and forth today over whether Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan has falsely accused President Obama of breaking a promise to make sure a GM plant in Ryan's...
View ArticleBig Three All Posted Double-Digit Gains In Auto Sales Last Month
"All three Detroit automakers saw double-digit sales increases in August compared with the same month last year," the Detroit Free Press writes. The gains "show that the automotive industry remains one...
View ArticleAutomakers Report Strong August Sales
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View ArticleWhere The Bailouts Stand, In 1 Graphic
It's been four years since the U.S. launched a massive bailout of the financial system and the auto industry. While much of the bailout money has been paid back, the government still owns large shares...
View ArticleAre Chinese Exporters Cheating?
The Obama administration filed a lawsuit with the World Trade Organization this week alleging that China is illegally subsidizing its auto industry. The US says China provides cheap loans and grants...
View ArticleCounterfeit Airbags Pose Surprise Hazard To Motorists
If the airbag in your car was replaced sometime in the past three years, and it wasn't done at an auto shop attached to a car dealership, there is a small possibility the part could be fake. The...
View ArticleAuto Legend Iacocca Backs Romney In Ohio Car Wars
As the presidential race zeroes in on Ohio, and the auto industry gets renewed focus in the all-important swing state, Mitt Romney's campaign is touting the backing of former Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca...
View ArticleEPA Cites Hyundai, Kia For Inflating Gas Mileage On 900,000 Cars
If you bought a Hyundai or Kia over the past three years, you could soon be getting some money back from the two automakers. The Environmental Protection Agency says the South Korean carmakers, owned...
View ArticleCar Dealers Sue Tesla, Citing State Franchise Laws
Tesla Motors usually makes headlines for its technology. Its new Model S is the first entirely electric vehicle to be named car of the year by Automobile Magazine. Friday's news is less flattering: A...
View ArticleMotor Trend Names Tesla S Car Of The Year, First Electric Car To Receive Honor
Motor Trend named Tesla's Model S as its Car of the Year. It is the first time in the award's 64-year history the honor goes to a car without an internal combustion engine.
View ArticleHonda Begins Production Of Business Jet
Honda, which has long aspired to launch off the road and into the skies, is one step closer to that goal. It has started production on its HondaJet. It's a twin jet engine aircraft, being assembled in...
View ArticleSorry, Mom: The Toyota Avalon Is The Most American Car Made Today
I grew up in a car family. Not car enthusiasts; car makers. My grandfather worked for General Motors in Detroit on the assembly line beginning in the 1940s. My mother was a middle manager at Ford's...
View ArticleNew Car Features May Keep Older Drivers Out Of The Big Yellow Taxi
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View ArticleU.S. Will Sell Off Its General Motors Stock
In a statement early this morning, the Treasury Department says it's going to "exit" its investment in General Motors. The federal government holds just over 500 million shares of GM stock.The...
View ArticleToyota Moves To Settle 'Sudden Acceleration' Lawsuits For More Than $1 Billion
Owners of Toyota vehicles that experienced sudden and unintended acceleration have reached a settlement that could require the carmaker to pay as much as $1.4 billion in claims, according to the auto...
View ArticleBump On The Road For Driverless Cars Isn't Technology, It's You
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View ArticleCEO Marchionne Drives Chrysler's Dramatic Turnaround
With the global auto industry gathered in Detroit this week for the city's renowned auto show, Renee Montagne talks to Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne about his company's stunning turnaround,...
View ArticleToyota Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuits Linked With Sudden Acceleration Problems
Toyota has agreed to settle lawsuits with the relatives of two people killed in one of their vehicles, allegedly after the engine suddenly accelerated. Paul Van Alfen and Charlene Jones Lloyd died near...
View ArticleBeyond Portlandia: Subaru Drives For America's Heartland
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