DATOS-Medidas en América Latina para enfrentar crisis financiera ( Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:49:57 +0100) Dic 4 (Reuters) - Argentina se convirtió el jueves en el último país latinoamericano en anunciar un paquete de medidas para enfrentar la crisis financiera Read more Mercedes Promises to Keep Product Pipeline Flowing in 2009 ( Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:08:05 +0100) The new E-Class will be previewed next month at a media-only event preceding the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, learns. But it will not be on public display at the show. Read more
Fear of bankruptcy scares off GM customers ( Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:01:00 +0100) Is the smell of death keeping customers away from General Motors showrooms? You bet, says Mark LaNeve, GM's vice president of North American sales, service and marketing. Read more
Chrysler descendant appeals for company's survival ( Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:01:00 +0100) The great-grandson of the man who founded the car-maker Chrysler in 1924 on Tuesday added his voice to the campaign to save the company, noting it also built 22,000 tanks in World War Two and rockets that put the first American on the moon. Read more
Chrysler descendant appeals for company's survival ( Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:30:00 +0100) The great-grandson of the man who founded the car-maker Chrysler in 1924 on Tuesday added his voice to the campaign to save the company, noting it also built 22,000 tanks in World War Two and rockets that put the first American on the moon. Read more
Fear of bankruptcy scares off GM customers ( Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:35:00 +0100) Is the smell of death keeping customers away from General Motors showrooms? You bet, says Mark LaNeve, GM's vice president of North American sales, service and marketing. Read more
Ford, GM announce steep Q1 production cuts ( Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:55:00 +0100) General Motors and Ford Motor Co. today said they will slash first-quarter North American vehicle production. Read more
Toyota stirs seat supplier breakup ( Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:47:00 +0100) Three of Toyota Motor Corp.'s largest seat suppliers are dissolving or restructuring their U.S.-Japanese joint ventures to fulfill Toyota's desire for more competition among North American suppliers. Toyota Boshoku America Inc. Read more
Ford to cut Q1 production by 38% ( Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:55:00 +0100) Ford is slashing its first-quarter North American vehicle production by 37.9 percent. The cut of 262,000 units is a reaction to the sharp downturn in sales, a Ford spokeswoman said today. Read more
In the cross-hairs: UAW contract ( Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:01:00 +0100) Before voting on aid to ailing automakers, Republicans in the Senate will take aim at the UAW and some benefits that many Americans find excessive. Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo. Read more
N.American Sept car battery shipments jump mth/mth ( Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:55:46 +0100) NEW YORK, Nov 26 (Reuters) - North American shipments of replacement automotive lead-acid batteries in September surged by 21.3 percent over August and Read more
Mitsubishi Names New North American CEO ( Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:43:17 +0100) Kurihara makes his third trip to the U.S., after previous postings at the auto makers U.S. sales arm in the mid 1980s and late 1990s. Read more Honda won't stage press events at Detroit show ( Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:01:00 +0100) LOS ANGELES -- American Honda Motor Co. is bagging the flashy formal press conferences at the Detroit auto show in January. The company says it will forgo traditional product unveilings because of depressed business conditions. Read more
Mitsubishi taps global product chief to lead U.S. ( Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:01:00 +0100) Shinichi Kurihara, who led Mitsubishi's U.S. product planning while sales rose in the late 1990s, has been tapped to run the automaker's struggling North American subsidiary. Read more
Patterson: Halt Cobo talks ( Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100) With one of the world's biggest automakers struck from the 2009 North American International Auto Show roster, Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson called for a halt to Cobo Center expansion talks Tuesday, even as several other local leaders said plans must move forward. Read more
Mitsubishi taps a veteran car man to lead U.S. ( Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:46:00 +0100) Shinichi Kurihara, who led Mitsubishi's U.S. product planning while sales rose in the late 1990s, has been tapped to run the automaker's struggling North American subsidiary. Read more Mitsubishi taps global product chief to lead U.S. ( Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:46:00 +0100) Shinichi Kurihara, who led Mitsubishi's U.S. product planning while sales rose in the late 1990s, has been tapped to run the automaker's struggling North American subsidiary. Read more
Honda won't stage press events at Detroit show ( Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:11:00 +0100) LOS ANGELES -- American Honda Motor Co. is bagging the flashy formal press conferences at the Detroit auto show in January. The company says it will forgo traditional product unveilings because of depressed business conditions. Read more
More Americans are getting on the bus ( Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:08:05 +0100) NEW YORK, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Many Americans have abandoned their love of getting behind the wheel during the last year, and opted to hop on buses instead, Read more
BYD and Brilliance move up to main floor at Detroit show ( Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:11:00 +0100) For the first time, two Chinese automakers will have main floor exhibit space at Cobo Center for the 2009 North American International Auto Show. Chinese automakers BYD Auto Co. and Brilliance Jinbei Automotive Co. Read more Nissan pulls out of Detroit and Chicago shows ( Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:01:00 +0100) Nissan North America has dropped out of next year's Detroit and Chicago auto shows, citing depressed economic conditions. The decision makes Nissan the biggest automaker to skip out on Detroit's North American International Auto Show. Read more
UPDATE 1-U.S. weekly gasoline price falls below $2-govt ( Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:10:05 +0100) (Recasts lead, adds regional prices, updates throughout) By Ayesh Rascoe WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Americans were enjoying gasoline prices below Read more
UPDATE 1-Hyundai replaces North American CEO ( Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:52:28 +0100) DETROIT, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor Co's chief executive for North America is stepping down after less than a year at the helm, the latest in a Read more
Cerberus faces unwelcome scrutiny in autos struggle ( Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:14:00 +0100) The woes of the American auto industry have put secretive private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management and co-founder Stephen Feinberg in the one place they don't want to be -- the spotlight. Read more DEALTALK-Cerberus faces unwelcome scrutiny in autos struggle ( Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:17:53 +0100) By Megan Davies and Poornima Gupta NEW YORK/DETROIT, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The woes of the American auto industry have put secretive private equity firm Read more
Chrysler descendant appeals for company's survival 
Toyota stirs seat supplier breakup 
Mitsubishi Names New North American CEO 
Mitsubishi taps a veteran car man to lead U.S. 
BYD and Brilliance move up to main floor at Detroit show 
Cerberus faces unwelcome scrutiny in autos struggle 
