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The Auto Channel - Mon Nov 30, 7:17 am ET
MILTON KEYNES, UNITED KINGDOM – November 30, 2009: Mercedes-Benz has become the latest vehicle manufacturer group to join tyre safety organisation, TyreSafe.
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CNN Money - Mon Nov 30, 10:10 am ET
Nancy Mccauley Branstetter, a former communications executive at Ford Motor Co., is passionate about a cause that feels especially urgent lately: helping disadvantaged children and families who live in the economically stricken Detroit area.
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CNN - Mon Nov 30, 2:35 pm ET
Manor GP are to be rebranded Virgin Racing ahead of their Formula One debut next season.
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NBC 15 Mobile - 1 hour 49 minutes ago
A white Sonata getting the finishing touches at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama is the 1 millionth vehicle produced at the plant.
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San Francisco Chronicle - Mon Nov 30, 7:39 am ET
Officials from Saab Automobile AB and the Swedish government traveled to Detroit Monday in a final attempt to help General Motors Co. find a solution for the troubled Swedish auto maker. Saab spokeswoman Gunilla Gustavs said CEO Jan Ake Jonsson would meet... GeneralMotors - Detroit - Automotive industry - Saab - Saab Automobile
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International Herald Tribune - Mon Nov 30, 8:25 am ET
The scramble around Saab is set to accelerate this week, as the Swedish government sends a delegation to Detroit, where the board of General Motors will discuss the fate of its subsidiary after one deal to sell it has collapsed.
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The Washington Times - Mon Nov 30, 6:03 am ET
Auto leasing, temporarily crippled by the credit and financial crisis, is making a comeback. Chrysler, Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. all curtailed leasing operations last year when credit markets locked up and soaring gasoline prices left them facing losses on the used sport utility vehicles and other gas guzzlers their financing arms sell when leases expire. Business isn't nearly back ...
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Jalopnik - Mon Nov 30, 9:10 am ET
Remember the gadget-laden Lamborghini Gallardo Italian police car gifted to the boys in blue by the boys in Sant'Agata? They've managed to plow one into a row of parked cars. Full gallery below....
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The Auto Channel - Mon Nov 30, 4:17 am ET
MULGRAVE, AUSTRALIA – November 30, 2009: More frugal versions of BMW’s range-topping petrol and diesel 3 Series Sedans will join the company’s line-up in Australia next month.
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Market Watch - 8 minutes ago
Among the shares expected to see active trade are Staples, online video-game operator Shanda Interactive and carmakers such as Ford.
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Newsday - Mon Nov 30, 10:26 am ET
October sales unchanged but up 12 pct from Sept.; signs of stability emerge after clunkers
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Los Angeles Times - Sun Nov 29, 3:15 am ET
Amid widening concern over acceleration events, Toyota has cited 'floor mat entrapment.' But reports point to another potential cause: the electronic throttles that have replaced mechanical systems. Eric Weiss was stopped at a busy Long Beach intersection last month when he said his 2008 Toyota Tacoma pickup unexpectedly started accelerating, forcing him to stand on the brakes to keep the ...
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Time Magazine - 29 minutes ago
The university football team has immense symbolism for American Catholics but it hasn't won a national title in 21 years. The travails of the Church may be at the heart of the crisis
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Bloomberg - Mon Nov 30, 12:26 pm ET
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor Co. ’s Mustang, at risk of losing the U.S. muscle-car sales race for the first time since 1978, is rolling out a smaller, more powerful V-6 engine that increases fuel efficiency.
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Queens Courier - Mon Nov 30, 7:55 am ET
Cops responding to a burglar alarm went to the rear of the BMW dealer at 217-07 Northern Boulevard at 1 a.m. on the morning of Monday, November 16 and turned the lights out on a thief.
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Detroit Free Press - Mon Nov 30, 11:13 am ET
This week in the auto industry is all about the L.A. Auto Show. With the exception, perhaps, of General Motors' Saab Swedish brand.
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AP via Yahoo! Finance - 41 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top autos companies were mixed at the close of trading: Daimler AG fell $.64 or 1.2 percent, to $50.93. Ford Motor rose $.16 or 1.8 percent, to $8.89. Honda Motors fell $.05 or .2 percent, to $30.99. Toyota Motor rose $1.52 or 2.0 percent, to $78.54.
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The Auto Channel - Mon Nov 30, 2:11 am ET
Hiroshima, Nov 27, 2009; Mazda Motor Corporation will collaborate with Itochu Corporation and other companies in conjunction with Tsukuba City on a joint project to test a low-carbon transport system which uses clean energy.
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The Auto Channel - Mon Nov 30, 2:11 am ET
Tokyo, Nov 27, 2009; Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) today announced global production, as well as domestic sales and export figures for October 2009.
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Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Mon Nov 30, 7:38 am ET
Since General Motors Co. started its Satisfaction Guarantee Program in September, few customers have signed up for the program, which would allow them to return cars and trucks within 60 days of purchase if they aren't satisfied.