Category: Industry News

General Motors Corp. will cut production by nearly 140,000 trucks a year at four North American plants the automaker announced on Monday. GM is eliminating one shift each at four … Read More

Opec’s president on Monday warned oil prices could hit $200 a barrel and there would be little the cartel could do to help. The comments made by Chakib Khelil, Algeria’s … Read More

International Speedway Corp. (ISCA, ISCB.OB), a promoter of motor sports entertainment activities, on Wednesday reported a slight rise in its first quarter, reflecting income from joint venture and higher revenues, … Read More

General Motors Corp. is blowing the proverbial doors off the world's emerging markets — necessary, as Chairman Rick Wagoner would say, but not sufficient. The automaker said Tuesday it booked … Read More

Italian luxury car maker Ferrari, which is part of the Fiat group, sold 6,400 cars in 2007, 14 percent more than in 2006, Italian News Agency ANSA said on Tuesday. … Read More

Toyota Motor Corp President Katsuaki Watanabe said on Sunday the Japanese automaker will launch a diesel-powered Tundra pickup truck and Sequoia SUV in the United States soon, in an about-face … Read More

Nissan Motor Co. is developing a hybrid for 2010 that will provide better acceleration and fuel economy than hybrids on the road today, said Mitsuhiko Yamashita, Nissan executive vice president … Read More

Chrysler LLC is shifting its television advertising dollars to live sports and the Internet and out of primetime programs as the Hollywood writers' strike heads into an 11th week, Bloomberg … Read More

Click image to watch video Environmentally friendly sports and performance vehicles take center stage at this year’s North American International Auto Show as automakers prove that you don’t have to … Read More

Click image to watch video At this year's NAIAS, General Motors is announcing their partnership with Coskata, as they believe in taking the first step toward producing a new biofuel. … Read More

From plug-in hybrids to biofueled supercars, automakers at the North American International Auto Show say they know how to build environmentally conscious vehicles. What they don't know is how many … Read More

Toyota Motor Corp. may be dominating the U.S. hybrid market so far with the Prius, but Honda Motor Co. has ambitious plans for its hybrid lineup, adding two new hybrid-only … Read More

GM showcases HUMMER and Saab alternative fuel vehicles as the corporation announces a new commitment in support of bio-fuel production.

General Motors Corp. announced Sunday that it has taken a stake in a biofuels research firm that aims to widely market $1-a-gallon ethanol as soon as 2011. "We must radically … Read More

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc., held a media reception tonight at the 2008 North American International Auto Show at which Katsuaki Watanabe, president of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), announced … Read More

The head of Smart USA believes he has 20,000 American buyers lining up for Mercedes' boxy Smart two-seaters. "There are more than 30,000 reservations with a $99 down payment, and … Read More

Production at Italy's sports car maker Lamborghini, a unit of Volkswagen's Audi, is already fully booked for 2008 and will not be increased due to demand, Auto Motor und Sport … Read More

Detroit automakers hope to wow the world at the 2008 North American International Auto Show next week with a slew of eye-catching concepts and hot new vehicles. But all the … Read More