Articles tagged with: United States
$2 billion dollar investment will help advance Nissan.
Toyota and Honda are the two top Japanese automakers in the U.S. and that has Nissan up in arms. Nissan isn’t looking to dethrone Toyota, but it does …
No plans to offer Chinese Fit in the United States.
Neither Chery Automobile Ltd. nor BYD Auto will have the honor of being the first Chinese automakers to sell its cars in North America. That honor …
Bankrupt Saab cancels new vehicle support.
Owners of Saab vehicles purchased after the automaker was sold by General Motors are learning that their warranty coverage has been suspended. That decision was announced by Saab following its …
Honda to invest $800 million south of the border.
Mexico has long been excluded from what automotive analysts have defined as the North American auto market, with some people making that distinction for cars built in …
American taxpayers are happy that Chrysler’s debt to the federal government has been paid back, monies that many analysts — including this one — believed would never be repaid. A careful loan refinancing plan has …
The Chrysler Group, LLC announced today its intention to repay the United States and Canadian federal government and the provincial Ontario government for loans it acquired from these entities in summer 2009.1 The company borrowed …
Car sharing company Zipcar Inc. raised $174.3 million in an initial public offering on Wednesday and immediately saw its shares increase by as much as 75 percent on Thursday, the first day of trading on …
In summer 2009 as General Motors and Chrysler were being ushered in and through bankruptcy, the thought crossed many minds whether either company had the ability to survive. The assumption then was that GM would …
Launching an all-new car company is a tremendous undertaking. Launching a company based on innovative electric vehicle technology is extremely difficult, requiring vast sums of money from investors, government loan guarantee assistance and plenty of …
Fiat has a 20 percent stake in Chrysler, but plans to eventually acquire controlling interest in the smallest of America’s Big Three automakers. The next step for Fiat is to pay off Chrysler’s government loans, …
Toyota’s hold on the No. 1 spot in the automotive world is being threatened as Volkswagen claims that they’ll push the Japanese automaker to the No. 2 position by 2018 reports Automotive News. GM’s 70-year …
The current generation of the Ford Fiesta has been a hit for the Ford Motor Company, a best-seller in many of the more than 100 markets where this subcompact or B segment vehicle is available …
Someone in the Ford Motor Company’s marketing department needs to be given a time out. That’s because on Monday, the automaker decided to release one very untelling teaser photo of what the next generation global …
Automaker Suzuki, by far the smallest of the manufacturers from Japan, is planning to stay put in the United States despite seeing sales tumble by more than 60 percent in recent years.
American Suzuki Motor Corp. …
Free chargers in exchange for your personal usage data.
General Motors has announced an important incentive for prospective Chevrolet Volt buyers: the first 4,400 buyers will be eligible for a 240-volt charge station, receiving home installation …
During the lowest point of the recession, some automotive industry analysts were declaring that the era of robust auto sales for the United States was over. After peaking at 17.4 million annual units sold in …
