Auto News and BlogHere are the latest automotive news briefs, with commentary. Commentary is mixed here with objective news reports. Every effort is made to verify facts presented as such. Opinions may be mixed with news stories, but will be identified by first person references or be patently self-explanatory.
04/04/08 Honda Sweeps Vincentric Top Ten - Value and Reliability
04/03/08 Chrysler Cuts Computer Staff
03/04/08 Toyota's Scion Experiment Falters
03/03/08 February Car Sales Fall, Detroit 3 Hit Hard
01/31/08 Soft January Car Sales - Honda the Bellweather
01/31/08 Isuzu Quits US Car Market
01/04/08 2008 Chevy Malibu: Sold Out
12/21/07 New Fuel Standards are Law: How Much Will They Cost?
12/17/07 Jag and Land Rover Deal: Tata of India
12/14/07 Toyota Tries Again for Cool - 2009 Matrix
12/10/07 Toyota Lowers US Tundra Pick-up Production
12/08/07 J D Power Customer Retention Trends, 2004-2007
12/07/07 Strong Initial Dodge Challenger Demand Heats Up Pony Car Space
12/06/07 Detroit 3 Cut Production to Avoid Incentives
12/04/07 Chrysler Needs a Product Plan
12/03/07 November 2007 Auto Sales: No Surprises
12/02/07 House Fuel Bill, "35 mpg by 2020," is Full of Loopholes
11/30/07 Aptera's Aerodynamic 200 mpg Hybrid Shames Mainstream Carmakers
11/29/07 Improved 2008 Chevy Malibu Arrives at Dealerships
11/28/07 Nissan Recalls 650K 2.5 Liter Altimas and Sentras for Crankshaft Sensors
11/24/07 2008 Cadillac CTS Wins Motor Trend Car of the Year
11/21/07 Lexus Leads 2007 JD Power Sales Satisfaction, Adds IS-F Sport Sedan
11/15/07 Nissan Develops Paramagnetic Color Changing Paint
11/12/07 Customer Satisfaction With Rental Cars Declines as Fleet Ages
11/13/07 New Car Sales Margins Force Dealers to Focus on Used Car Market
Dealership profits from used vehicle sales have become the mainstay of the distribution network. With new car deals often profitless, franchises are increasing pre-owned inventories and putting more sales talent on what used to be the other side of the tracks.This is why the finance and insurance office is so desperate to add mark-up items to a new car contract.
11/12/07 2008 Honda Accord Coupe Appears at Dealerships
11/09/07 Hummer Ads Refocus Image: Jim Dandy to the Rescue, humorous anecdote.
11/08/07 Good News: Ford Reports $380M 3rd Quarter Loss
11/08/07 Toyota 2nd Quarter Earnings Up 11%
11/07/07 GM Posts Record $39 Billion 3rd Quarter Loss
11/06/07 Automaker Incentive Spending Falls in October
11/05/07 ALG 2008 Residual Value Awards tell us which brands hold value.
11/05/07 Robot Cars: Rise of the Machines
11/04/07 Ford Folds, Cuts Quick Contract Deal with UAW
11/02/07 Chrysler Announces Big Model and Job Cuts
11/01/07 October sales; Chrysler down 9% year over year, Ford down 9.3%, Toyota up 4.5%, GM, up 3%, Nissan up 13%, Honda up 4% overall. No surprise - Honda's car sales up 14%.
11/01/07 GM Announces Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell Test Fleet
10/31/07 Honda Builds the Real Future; Prius-like Hybrid, Fuel Cell Car, Accord Diesel
10/30/07 California Fires Damage Auto Sales
10/29/07 Hyundai Sales Growth Slows
10/27/07 UAW Rank and File Approves Chrysler Contract, Ford Next
10/26/07 Penske Automotive Group Profits up 29%
10/26/07 Nissan Quarterly Sales Show Japanese Top Three Healthy
10/25/07 Honda Reports Strong 3rd Quarter
10/24/07 Future Cars: Battery Electric vs Fuel Cell
10/23/07 Opinion: Chrysler Belvedere Union Should Vote Yes
10/23/07 General Motors Sets Global Sales Record
10/22/07 Japan's Domestic Car Market Shrinks
10/19/07 GM Responds to Shrinking Pickup Market, Cuts 2nd Shift
10/19/07 Global Car Sales and Oil Prices Rise
10/18/07 Consumer Reports: Honda Reliability Tops, Ford Improves, Toyota Declines
10/18/07 Chrysler to Cut Models and Dealers 10/18/07
10/17/07 Mulally says Mercury has a Future 10/17/07
10/10/07 Chrysler Strike Short Lived 10/10/07
10/01/07 September 2007 Auto Sales; Honda Gains at Expense of Ford, Chrysler
09/28/07 BMW Announces Ten Year Plan
09/27/07 GM Offering Zero Percent Interest on Some 2007 Vehicles
09/26/07 Token Auto Worker Strike at GM Ends
The UAW has little wiggle room.
09/24/07 Jaguar Sales Down, Announces New XF Sedan
09/18/07 Auto Dealers Add Incentives to Reduce Inventories
Danger and Opportunity for car buyers.
09/17/07 California Law Bans Teen Cell Phone Use
News and Comment.
09/15/07 Long Time Toyota Exec Jim Press Joins Chrysler
Coup for Chrysler Owner Cerbrus.
09/15/07 Chrysler Chair Nardelli Says He Won't Cut Brands
Maybe Chrysler has a future.
09/15/07 Ford August Sales Fall
More evidence for the idea that maybe Chrysler has a future.
09/15/07 Ford Swap-My-Ride Marketing Campaign
I wonder if direct comparison to Camry and Accord is a little premature.
09/15/07 GM Crossovers, Acadia, Outlook, and Enclave, Continue to Sell
Sellers Market, I'd let this cool off before jumping in.
09/15/07 Aug 2007 Sales; GM, Toyota, Ford, Chrysler, Dodge, Honda, Nissan
Surprises and disappointments.
09/15/07 Stefan Jacoby: New CEO at Volkswagen of America
New guy at VW has big ambition, and a bigger job.
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