General Motors said it won't get federal funding for its Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid car until the company is certified as financially viable by the Obama administration. The automaker has applied for $10.3 billion in U.S.
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A "microsubcompact" car just over 10 feet long is expected to be the fourth Scion model. The iQ is essentially the Toyota iQ, a model sold in Japan and Europe.
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A "microsubcompact" car just over 10 feet long is expected to be the fourth Scion model. The iQ is essentially the Toyota iQ, a model sold in Japan and Europe.
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U.S. auto industry sales are expected to be equal to or slightly better in the second quarter than the first three months of the year, Toyota Motor Corp.'s U.S. sales chief said today.
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U.S. auto industry sales are expected to be equal to or slightly better in the second quarter than the first three months of the year, Toyota Motor Corp.'s U.S. sales chief said today.
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Following the spy photos that our shooters captured last week, Scion has officially introduced the iQ concept at the New York auto show.
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TI Automotive Ltd., which does three-fourths of its business outside the United States, will supply fuel tanks and filler pipes for the mid-sized sedan that Volkswagen AG will build in Chattanooga, Tenn. TI Automotive's plant in Hartwell, Ga.
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Despite a staggering dip in fuel prices, driving costs just as much as it did a year ago.
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Pension obligations of almost EUR4bn might be one obstacle in the way of an Opel sale, a business newspaper said on Wednesday.
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Karmann, the century-old German coachbuilder synonymous with cabrios and the famous 1950s Karmann Ghia, has filed for insolvency.
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Global automobile markets will not pass through the worst of the recession until the second half of 2009 at the earliest, Daimler chairman Dieter Zetsche told the annual general meeting in Berlin today, adding that the automaker was preparing for a distinct decline in business volumes this year with revenue "likely to be significantly lower than in the prior year in all automotive divisions and further substantial burdens on group earnings anticipated".
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GT version of bold new Citroen is getting ready to turn up the temperature in the hot hatch class

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Ssangyong has confirmed earlier reports of big job cuts and has said it will cut 2,646 jobs, or about 37% of its total workforce, as part of its new survival plan.
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Daimler AG, which is struggling with a slump in sales of its Mercedes-Benz cars and trucks, warned shareholders today that it might face a writedown if Chrysler, its former US subsidiary, were to go bankrupt.
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General Motors China sales in March rose 24.6% year on year to a monthly record of 137,004 vehicles as government stimulus policies kicked in.
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A new scrappage scheme in Slovakia boosted car sales in March, though not at the spectacular rates of 21% and 40% respectively seen in Germany in February and last month after a similar scheme was launched there.
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Data released by the Moscow-based AEB says that sales of new passenger cars and LCVs in Russia decreased by 47% year-on-year to 135,446 units in March.
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Magna International is considering setting up an integrated manufacturing facility in India for all but one of its 10 business divisions, the exception being car top systems.
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With the current economy the last thing you need is for your vehicle to break down. Whether your driving a reliable car or a busted up