Tue Jan 10, 2012 5:29 PM EST
The chief executive of Chrysler — which invented the minivan — says people don't really like driving them.
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Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:19 PM EST
One poorly-placed dashboard button is all it takes to lower a car's reputation for quality.
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Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:16 PM EST
Buick is trying to break into the market for small luxury SUVs with its new Encore.
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Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:57 AM EST
American consumers are buying cars at a brisk pace in January, continuing sales growth that began late last year, according to two industry executives.
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Mon Jan 9, 2012 7:24 PM EST
Hyundai Motor Co. on Monday unveiled an updated version of its Genesis coupe, complete with a more powerful turbocharged four-cylinder engine, and a new look to its front end.
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Mon Jan 9, 2012 3:06 PM EST
General Motors Co. is on track to retake the title of world's top-selling automaker, riding strong sales in the U.S. and China to beat Volkswagen and Toyota.
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Mon Jan 9, 2012 3:21 AM EST
If the new Dodge Dart sells anything like the original, Chrysler will have the small-car hit it needs.
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Sun Jan 8, 2012 5:55 PM EST
With the Cadillac ATS, General Motors is trying to break into the market for small luxury sport sedans now dominated by BMW's 3-Series.
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Thu Jan 5, 2012 10:59 AM EST
General Motors is advising Volt owners to return their electric cars to dealers for repairs that will lower the risk of battery fires.
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Mon Jan 2, 2012 2:19 PM EST
After hitting a 30-year low in 2009, U.S. auto sales are poised for a second straight year of growth — the result of easier credit, low interest rates and pent-up demand for cars and trucks created by the Great Recession.
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Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:05 PM EST
Honda is scrambling to revamp its Civic just eight months after a new version hit showrooms, and critics say it's an admission that the compact car fell short in quality and handling.
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Fri Dec 16, 2011 12:38 PM EST
Dan Akerson is hardly a corporate diplomat.
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Wed Dec 7, 2011 1:57 PM EST
Top officials of the United Auto Workers have decided for now against targeting a single company in its effort to sign up workers at U.S. factories owned by foreign automakers.
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Tue Dec 6, 2011 9:29 PM EST
The liquid solution that cools the Chevrolet Volt's batteries is the likely cause of fires that broke out inside the electric car after government crash tests, a person briefed on the matter said.
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Mon Nov 28, 2011 11:28 AM EST
General Motors will buy Chevrolet Volts back from any owner who is afraid the electric cars will catch fire, the company's CEO said Thursday.
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Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:22 PM EST
The American public has gotten past its animosity toward General Motors for taking a government bailout in 2009, the company's top executive said Thursday.
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Wed Nov 16, 2011 5:38 PM EST
Car dealers are getting a surprise end-of-the-year bonus: More Americans are replacing old cars and trucks, enlivening a normally sleepy time for auto sales and putting November on track to be the industry's strongest month of the year.
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Wed Nov 2, 2011 5:04 PM EDT
We saw the USA in them. We drove them to the levee. We even worked on our night moves in their back seats.
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Tue Oct 25, 2011 12:46 PM EDT
Quality should be Job 1 at Ford again.
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Wed Oct 19, 2011 3:39 PM EDT
Workers at Chrysler's largest United Auto Workers local have voted in favor of a new four-year contract, a sign that the deal will be approved when voting ends next week.
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Sat Oct 8, 2011 12:31 PM EDT
Chrysler and the United Auto Workers union have finally agreed on a new contract.
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Sun Oct 2, 2011 8:22 PM EDT
The United Auto Workers union has called local leaders to Detroit on Tuesday, a strong sign that a contract deal with Ford Motor Co. is near.
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Wed Sep 28, 2011 6:17 AM EDT
Factory workers at General Motors have overwhelmingly approved a new four-year contract with the company that includes profit-sharing instead of raises for most workers and promises thousands of new jobs.
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Wed Sep 28, 2011 12:02 AM EDT
Ford's turnaround over the last five years has resulted in big profits and won its CEO a reputation for brilliant management.
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Wed Sep 21, 2011 6:01 PM EDT
Negotiations over a new four-year contract between Chrysler and the United Auto Workers have broken down as both sides refuse to budge on key financial issues, two people briefed on the bargaining said Thursday.
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