Auto Industry

Source: www.moreover.com --- 5 days ago
Automakers are reporting June U.S. sales results today, and in early going, things look decidedly rough. Toyota Motor Co. saw its sales decrease 21% in June compared to the same month last year, and 7% through the first six months of the year. ...

Source: www.washingtonpost.com --- 3 days ago
DETROIT -- When consumers astonished the U.S. Auto Industry two months ago by quickly shunning trucks and going for gas mileage, the biggest beneficiary ended up being Honda Motor Co. ...

Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com --- 3 days ago
A deepening slump in US Auto sales has already forced investors to abandon hopes for a second-half recovery. Tips for car buyers | Mazda MotoNari RX | Day in pics ...

Source: www.cbsnews.com --- 5 days ago
Ford Motor Co. says its U.S. sales tumbled 27.9 percent in June as high gas prices and a weak economy deepened the trouble facing the company. ...

Source: www.prnewswire.com --- 4 days ago
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Source: www.signonsandiego.com --- 3 days ago
DETROIT – Sales of new cars and trucks plunged to their lowest level in more than a decade in June, as high gas prices and a weak economy kept American consumers away from dealer showrooms. ...

Source: www.bostonherald.com --- 3 days ago
DETROIT - When consumers astonished the U.S. Auto Industry two months ago by quickly shunning trucks and going for gas mileage, the biggest beneficiary ended up being Honda... ...

Source: jalopnik.com --- 4 days ago
Everybody knew it was coming, but the extent of the disintegration of the US automotive market came clearly into view today as automakers reported their sales figures for June. During a month when... ...

Source: minnesota.publicradio.org --- 3 days ago
The Auto Industry is in the midst of a major shakeup, as consumers react to higher gasoline prices by buying more fuel-efficient vehicles. Midday looks at how the Industry is responding, and what the future holds. ...

Source: www.redstate.com --- 5 days ago
hey...don't Unions vote FOR Democrats? Weird love affair, that... This just in: GM, Ford, Toyota Plunge as Buyers Reject Big Trucks . General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Corp. and Ford Motor Co., the biggest Auto retailers in the U.S., said June sales plunged as fuel prices above $4 a gallon drove consumers away from gas-guzzling trucks. GM sales fell 19 percent, Ford was down 28 percent and Toyota dropped 21 percent. Honda Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG, which rely on cars for the bulk of their sales, each rose about 1 percent. Weird, I thought Democrats owed their pandering loyalty to ALL Union-based Industry. Now, pay close attention to what Obama said a month ago about the effects of high gas prices : "Americans [will] start changing the kinds of cars they drive if gasoline prices continue to climb." What he DIDN'T say was that "Hope and Change" really means Union members must HOPE for lifetime Unemployment Insurance after Obama's destruction of the economy CHANGEs their employment status to "plant closed." Again, from Bloomberg: The vehicles that people want are in short supply because the Industry has turned on a dime in terms of demand and supply can't quite handle that,'' Alan Baum, director of automotive forecasting for Planning Edge in Birmingham, Michigan, said in a Bloomberg Radio interview. You'll continue to see a decline for the next several months.'' For the second straight month, Ford's F-Series large pickup, perennia ...

Source: www.auto123.com --- 2 days ago
Progressive Moulded Products Ltd., which manufactures plastic components for automakers, announced that all eleven plants in Concord and Rexdale will soon close. These facilities are currently supplying General Motors, which recently cut 1,000 jobs at its Oshawa assembly plant. ...

Source: www.bignewsnetwork.com --- 5 days ago
Workers at a digitally-operated lathe at the Diesel Song Cong plant. The company, based in the northern province of Thai Nguyen, is one of the biggest local producers of motorbike and Auto parts... ...

Source: www.ucsusa.org --- 2 days ago
Auto Industry comments submitted yesterday asking the Bush administration to weaken fuel economy standards below levels the Industry previously acknowledged it could meet are a brazen attempt to undermine the intent of the law passed by Congress late last year. ...

Source: glickreport.blogs.foxbusiness.com --- 4 days ago
Today may be one of the worst days for U.S. Auto makers as they are set to report dismal June Auto sales numbers. The Auto Industry keeps ratcheting down expectations for the year as car sales get clobbered. Everything seems to be going wrong. Is there any good news in site? No according to my [...] ...

Source: www.channel3000.com --- 4 days ago
Local Auto dealers are riding out the Auto Industry storm, some better than others. ...

Source: www.mailtribune.com --- 4 days ago
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Source: www.boxxet.com --- 3 days ago
Written by Ray Wert Today's the first of the month, the day the world finds out what sales numbers look like for the US market for June. With Automotive News using words like "carnage" to describe what those numbers will look like, we probably shouldn't expect a whole lot of happy faces in the boardrooms of Auto... Original story at Jalopnik . View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at Boxxet for Toyota . ...

Source: www.infozine.com --- 3 days ago
Industry Recommendations Would Hurt Auto Dealers And Consumers, Says Science Group ...