Toyota plans to export more cars from U.S. than any of its Detroit competitors
Toyota Motor Corp. wants its exports from its U.S. plants to surpass what any of its Detroit competitors can reach, according to Yoshimi Inaba, CEO of Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. and Toyota... Read more
Detroit 3 asks White House to say no to 62 mpg standard for 2025 vehicles
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers asked the U.S. government to wait until studies are completed before it even considers the campaign initiated by 18 U.S. senators' for a 62 mpg... Read more
UAW’s Bob King denies possibility of early contract talks with Detroit 3
UAW President Bob King is disputing reports that the union has agreed to enter contract negotiations early with the Detroit 3. In King’s speech addressed to the Automotive Press... Read more
UAW president Bob King maps out global campaign at special convention
At the bargaining convention, UAW President Bob King told delegates that the union is creating alliances with other unions and groups to boost its organizing drive at Asian and German... Read more
UAW’s King says no delay to plan of organizing Asian, German carmakers in US
UAW President Bob King, on the sidelines of the UAW special bargaining convention, said that the contract negotiations with the Detroit 3 won’t delay the union's drive to organize Asian... Read more
Subcompacts and compacts dominated the 2011 Detroit Auto Show
Much of the attention of those who attended the Detroit Auto Show was focused on subcompacts and compacts. Among the most notable are the Asian entries, which include a revamped Honda... Read more
Detroit 3 are looking more promising to industry executives, report says
The Detroit 3 (General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler), after two of the worst years in U.S. auto industry history, now appear more promising to industry executives worldwide.... Read more
UAW aims to organize U.S. plants of Asian, German carmakers
The UAW plans to launch a campaign this January to organize the U.S. manufacturing plants of Asian and German automakers, according to the union’s president Bob King. He also revealed... Read more
GM, Ford, Chrysler pay inflation bonus to UAW retirees
Over $200 million was spent by General Motor Co. earlier this week to pay a lump-sum inflation bonus of up to $700 to its 267,000 hourly retirees and 72,000 surviving spouses. Next week,... Read more
Cadillac joins Lexus as the brand with the most-pleased customers
The latest American Customer Satisfaction Index puts Cadillac and Lexus equally matched with a score of 89. According to the annual study conducted by the University of Michigan, Detroit... Read more
Make small look big: the new marketing task at GM and Ford
To appeal to those who prioritize fuel economy, General Motors Co. will have to market its products in such a way as to reach mainstream buyers but not distance itself from performance... Read more
Ford, GM and Chrysler will bring out redesigned heavy-duty pickups this year
Later this year, the redesigned and re-engineered heavy-duty pickups from General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler will be arriving. Due to the more stringent fuel-economy rules, the Detroit 3... Read more
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