Kerkorian ups stake in Ford
Investors rushed to help billionaire Kirk Kerkorian build a 5.5 percent stake in Ford Motor Co., his Tracinda Corp said Tuesday. Nearly half of Ford's...
Toyota says to produce hybrids in Australia
Toyota said Tuesday it will produce hybrid cars in Australia, whose Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is trying to battle spiralling fuel prices and revive...
Angry GM workers temporarily halt production at Canadian plant
Unionized auto workers angry about job losses stepped up their ongoing protest against General Motors on Saturday by shutting down a pickup assembly plant...
Fiat signs deal to make cars, engines in Russia
Italian automaker Fiat signed a deal worth 305 million dollars (194 million euros) with Russia's Severstal-Auto on Saturday to produce cars and engines in...
Toyota to begin hybrid output in Australia, Thailand
Toyota Motor Corporation is set to start producing hybrid cars in Australia and Thailand amid growing demand for the fuel-efficient vehicles in the wake...
Toyota brings fuel cell dream closer to reality
Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday it had developed a new zero-emission fuel-cell vehicle that has a longer cruising distance than previous models and can...
US automakers narrow productivity gap with Asian rivals
The Big Three US automakers have nearly erased a once gaping productivity gap with their Asian rivals, the author of a key report on...
Australia to encourage 'green' car development
Australia will encourage the development of fuel-efficient and hybrid cars under a plan to revitalise the country's automotive industry, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said...
German state digs in amid 'VW law' dispute
Lower Saxony stuck to its guns Thursday after the European Commission launched legal action against Germany over a new "Volkswagen law" that retains the...
Gasoline guzzlers near extinction in US
America's decades-long love affair with monstrously large vehicles may finally be coming to an end, US automakers have predicted in the wake of a...
