- Daniel Howes: Wonder why Detroit gets a bad rap?
- Ford: Cut salaried costs 15%
- Ron Gettelfinger: Repair incentives for clean cars
- Auto briefs
- Ford makes Capitol Hill sales pitch for new 2009 Flex, Lincoln MKS
- Chrysler ties Toyota in Harbour productivity survey
- Ford to cut salaried-worker costs 15 percent by Aug. 1
- EU acts against Germany on VW law
- CAW president supports GM workers' blockade in Ontario
- EU takes action against Germany over VW law issue
- Ford, General Motors improve in quality survey
- Auto roof rules may toughen
- Workers protest GM plant closures
- Manny Lopez: Change or die for the Big 3
- Mexican autoworker wages get even lower
- Funding deal aids GMAC, ResCap
- Auto briefs
- Ford builds on quality gains in J.D. Power survey
- Senators press NHTSA on roof-crush rules
- Nation's service sector expanded in May
- CAW workers gather to protest GM plant closing
- BorgWarner gets $1 million for North Carolina expansion
- GM shifts model lineup from trucks to cars
- Ford Flex rolls off the line
- Asian brands outsell Big 3 in May
- Daniel Howes: $4 gas changes game fast for Big 3
- Three Michigan plants get key roles
- Scott Burgess: With gas at $4, GM to overhaul its small cars
- Forum to debate U.S. role in plug-in hybrids
- Neil Winton: Chevrolet on a roll in Europe; new little Aveo in the cockpit
- Auto briefs
- Honda Civic is May's top seller, trumping trucks and SUVs
- GM's plant closing news angers CAW chief
- GM to slash truck, SUV production at 4 North American plants
- Ford sales drop 16 percent May
- GM's plant closing news angers CAW chief
- GM to slash truck, SUV production at 4 North American plants
- CAW expecting bad news from GM restructuring plans
- Gas offer not pumping sales
- GM seeks tax aid to build Volt in Detroit
- Cerberus: Sale reports false
- Auto briefs
- Battery flaw slows production of General Motors hybrids
- Cerberus: No Chrysler equity sold
- Cerberus official: No Chrysler equity sold
- Ford finalizes sale of Jaguar, Land Rover to Tata Motors
- As GM restructures, Ohio town worries about its future
- Lincoln gets 'game-changer'
- Daniel Howes: State needs wakeup call for economic revival
- Suppliers crushed by auto slump
- End of the line for Ohio Ford plant
- Ford to close deal with Tata
- Ford will invest $3B in Mexico
- Journey rams truck's popularity
- Talk about a wing and a prayer
- Ford confirms Fiesta to be built in Mexico
- Kerkorian drops back-out clause in $170M Ford offer
- Toyota denies decision on building Prius in U.S.
- Auto woes worsen
- Daniel Howes: Time running out on Michigan, auto show
- 19,000 to take buyouts at GM
- Argentines give Ford 10,000-mile thanks
- Delphi attracts new bankruptcy funding
- Honda shifts trucks from Canada to Alabama
- Auto briefs
- Source: Ford plans to build Fiesta subcompact in Mexico
- Delphi wins stronger investor support, cuts interest payments
- GM: 19,000 hourly workers take buyouts
- GM, UAW forge Lordstown local pact
- Dodge unveils more fuel-efficient 2009 Ram
- TI Automotive names new chairman, CEO
- Germany defends "VW law"
- Tata Motors sinks on fundraising plan
- Hyundai may make cars at Kia's U.S. plant
- Source: GM plans more restructuring measures
- Honda saving U.S. jobs by switching models
- Axle will eliminate 2,000 jobs in plants
- New Ford cuts jolt workers
- Daniel Howes: Ford's reality grows ever harsher
- Manny Lopez: Gas mess, politicans don't mix
- Laura Berman: Ford's hybrids escape Motown
- Car parts makers' health improves
- ArvinMeritor spinoff starts with $100M cash
- Auto briefs
- Nissan to build new China plant
- American Axle plans significant cuts
- Sanyo, VW to develop lithium-ion batteries
- Ford to slash up to 12% of salaried jobs
- Rolls-Royce's small car targets discreet drivers
- Mich. gas prices reach $4.10 a gallon
- Michael J. Dunne: Gravity visits China's car market
- GM hastens truck production cuts
- Cost to maintain, drive a vehicle gearing up
- Auto briefs
- GM speeds cuts in pickup production at Flint plant
- Toyota builds third hybrid battery plant
- Dealers worry that Mercury is a goner
- Congress to review car roof proposal
- Gasoline not the only rising cost for drivers
- What makes up the price of gas?
- Price of strikes for GM: $2.8B
- Latest 'Idol' Cook praises Ford
- Kerkorian adds cash
- Chrysler reviews options
- Dodge Challenger's 'hybrid' traits
- Business/Autos briefs
- Gas prices could force cuts at Chrysler
- American Axle strike cost GM $2.6 billion
- Toyota building battery plant in Japan
- Industry's structural shift hits Ford hard
- Daniel Howes: Howes: Two other carmakers not far behind Ford
- Axle contracts approved
- Ford board of directors responds to Kerkorian, stays neutral
- German move cools Porsche's plans for VW
- Ford workers get out to beautify Metro area
- Auto briefs
- Ford cuts production, scales back profit goal
- American Axle workers vote on contract
- Ford's board responds to Kerkorian offer
- Stocks gain in early trading
- Toyota boosts volunteer-work overtime
- Booming Russia offers risks and rewards for automakers
- Kansas City approves GM contract
- Detroit local decides Axle fate
- Powering up: Honda to lease fuel-cell cars, offer new hybrids
- Buyout offers ending at GM
- Senate committee OKs tailpipe bill
- Manny Lopez: California rule on tailpipe emissions is bad politics
- Assembly plant cashes in
- Auto briefs
- Report: Daimler to buy Chrysler's California design studio
- GM's Kansas City workers voting on new local pact
- Senate committee approves bill to all California emissions standards
- Honda to sell new hybrid next year
- Russian revolution: The world's hottest auto market
- Plastech to sell off businesses
- Scott Burgess: The future of design: Top auto designers say eco-friendly is hottest t
- GM reaches tentative deal in Kansas City
- California exhaust bill fought
- Tax relief OK'd for Chrysler upgrade
- Japanese make Russian inroads
- Auto briefs
- GM, UAW reach tentative agreement in Kansas City
- Delphi pension fund gets $172.5 million boost, agency says
- EPA's California ruling won't be overturned, auto trade group predicts
- City Council approves tax exemption for Chrysler's Jefferson North plant
- Prosecutors seek jail for Hyundai chairman
- Ford plans to debut small, light pickups
- Analysts: Axle's labor cost still high
- GM extends deadline for buyouts
- Windstar may face switch recall
- Chrysler extends gasoline subsidy
- Carmaker out to cut parts costs by 25%
- Report details EPA's rule reversal
- Auto briefs
- GM Delta plant increases crossover production
- NHTSA to investigate 1.7 million Ford Windstar vans for cruise control defect
- Chrylser gas-price incentive to run through July 7
- Early UAW ballots favor American Axle deal
- Toyota's China car venture restarts
- Used truck price drop hurts new pickups
- Workers expect Axle pact to pass
- Buckle up over that belly
- Lear plant closure costs 300 jobs
- Ford wants employee suit dropped
- American Axle workers get details of deal
- Canada Auto Workers ratify new deal
- Axle contract offer boosts wages, bonuses
- UAW, Axle agree to deal
- GM Delta workers get $2,000
- Delphi files suit against investors
- Gas prices may spur revision of mpg plan
- Dodge event tries for BBQ sizzle
- Audi's gorgeous supercar attracts squeals and stares
- Traffic signals may be getting smarter soon
- American Axle, UAW reach tentative deal
- GM's striking Delta Township workers OK new deal
- Three Rivers, fearing loss of largest employer, fights to keep American Axle plant
- CAW gets GM, Chrysler pact
- GM, UAW reach deal in Delta site strike
- News auto writers total 3 Wheel Award honors
- Auto briefs
- GM, Chrysler reach CAW deals
- CAW, General Motors agree on deal
- Toyota Prius sales top one million units
- CAW on verge of contract
- GM cuts strikers' benefits
- Cards fill auto market: Toyota latest to add credit card offering
- Manny Lopez: GM gets tougher; will UAW cry 'uncle'?
- Prius sailing off dealers' lots
- Stebbins to take reins at Visteon
- Auto briefs
- Senate to take up California emissions bill next week
- Obama says he got 'bad rap' on auto comments
- GM cancels health benefits for striking Delta Township workers
- Report: Ford boosting production of Escape SUV
- Ford recalls 655,000 pickups for brake-related fix
- Visteon taps Donald Stebbins as new CEO
- GM recalls 1,200 workers to Dayton SUV plant
- Toyota considering new small-car factory
- GM's sales focus to get 'dramatic redesign' as gas soars
- Axle: Benefits stall UAW talks
- Daniel Howes: UAW, Axle leaders' ties don't bind now
- Smashing success: Smart passes crash tests
- Ford's new 2009 Focus coupe debuts tonight on 'American Idol'
- Slump in U.S. will lower Nissan's income
- GM dealership goes green in $15M facility
- Auto briefs
- Health care, jobless pay stall talks with UAW, American Axle says
- Obama to make campaign stop Wednesday at Chrysler's Sterling Heights plant
- Volkswagen considers Michigan for U.S. plant
- New Ford Focus coupe to debut on American Idol Wednesday night
- GM's Henderson: U.S. auto industry in recession
- Report: Land dispute in India may delay Tata's $2500 car
- UAW workers at GM's Mansfield plant set Thursday strike deadline
- Hyundai shelves U.S. plan for pickups
- Nissan fourth quarter profit rises; outlook poor
- Plant closing rocks CAW
- California may alter emission controls
- Model T turns 100: Contest seeks next Tin Lizzie
- Agency vows to protect Delphi pensions
- Toyota delays Mississippi factory
- Auto briefs
- Visteon up on 'Mad Money' recommendation
- McCain: Boost funding for alternative-fuel vehicles
- GM to close Windsor transmission plant
- Report: Toyota loses Prius patent appeal
- Daniel Howes: Obama needs Michigan and Ohio
- Renault-Nissan joins $2,500-car venture with Baja Auto in India
- Hayes Lemmerz to close Georgia wheel plant; shift some work to Mexico
- Toyota says new U.S. auto plant delayed
- UAW strikes sting GM dealers
- Union slams Axle plans
- Neal Rubin: Maybe I'm a little too dumb for a smart car
- UAW: American Axle proposal includes closing three plants
- Choice hits Chrysler's laid-off workers
- Kerkorian tips his hand
- Brian J. O'Connor: Pros and cons to selling Ford stock
- California car influence is seen in TV series
- Challenger turns heads at border
- Delphi loss widens to $589M for 1Q
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- Auto briefs
- Delphi first-quarter loss swells to $589 million
- Neil Winton: Ford Europe is blue oval pathfinder, but dollar blocks exports
- Ford to investors: Hold off on taking Kerkorian offer
- Report: Kerkorian officially solicits Ford shares today
- GM to help end Axle strike
- Ford Jr. lauds Mulally for progress
- Downturn hits Toyota profit, too