Fiat Chrysler to buy back 500K trucks
Recall also includes record $105M fine
DATE: Jul 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Tom Krisher
Japanese automakers no longer setting the pace
DETROIT – The quality of cars and trucks made by European, Korean and U.S. companies has improved so much in recent years that Japanese automakers, long the industry standard, are having tro...
DATE: Jul 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business
Cars’ oil consumption raises questions
Consumer Reports says new models burn too much
DATE: Jul 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business
Buick makes list as No. 7 top pick
Foreign automakers still dominate rankings
DATE: Feb 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business
Can Detroit top this? Ragtops are back
Automakers unveil several new convertible models
DATE: Jan 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business
U.S. agency threatens air bag maker
DETROIT – A dispute between U.S. safety regulators and air bag maker Takata Corp. escalated Wednesday when the government threatened fines and legal action if the company fails to admit that...
DATE: Nov 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business
U.S. pushes company to fix faulty air bags
DETROIT – The U.S. government’s auto safety agency, responding to criticism of its slow response to safety issues, told the manufacturer of millions of potentially faulty air bags to make re...
DATE: Nov 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business
GM recall behind schedule
DETROIT – Eight months after General Motors began recalling more than 2 million cars because of a deadly ignition-switch defect, less than half the owners have gotten their vehicles fixed. ...
DATE: Oct 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business
Gas mileage for new cars hits records
DETROIT – Gas mileage for new cars and trucks in the U.S. averaged a record 24.1 miles per gallon last year, but gains in fuel economy are slowing.
The Environmental Protection Ag...
DATE: Oct 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business
Small truck demand on the rise
Trend is surprising given drop in sales
DATE: Sep 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business
Dear humans: Let us handle the parking for you
But car manufacturers face logistic hurdles
DATE: Sep 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business
Bad credit, no job? Hey, that’s OK. Take out a loan
Auto industry resorts to risky loans to keep good times rolling
DATE: Sep 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business
