by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 2, 2014
Automakers often talk about economies of scale – a moving target in an industry where industry giants like Toyota Motor Co., General Motors and Volkswagen AG are all shooting to reach 10 million annual sales during the next year or so. By comparison, Fiat Chrysler...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 2, 2014
The U.S. side of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles plans to recall nearly 900,000 recent sport-utility vehicles because of potential brake problems that could become especially severe in colder climates. The automaker originally said it didn’t see a recall-worthy problem when...
by Michael Strong | Apr 1, 2014
General Motors CEO Mary Barra’s spent much of her time during her testimony on Capitol Hill today saying GM was a different company now with a focus on safety. “I would say, in general, we’ve moved from a cost culture since the bankruptcy to a customer culture,” she...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 1, 2014
Even before General Motors CEO Mary Barra took the stand on Capitol Hill to begin the first of two days of testimony, the embattled maker was already taking a series of body blows from both federal safety regulators and the families of some of the 13 people known to...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 1, 2014
New car and trucks sales rebounded from a February dip led by some perennial sales “all-stars,” such as the Dodge Ram, Ford F-Series and Nissan Altima. The seasonally adjusted annual sales rate is expected to come in at 15.8 million units, which is an increase of...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 1, 2014
Sales of new vehicles, stalled by bitter winter weather, showed signs of recovery during March as both Fiat Chrysler, Ford, Toyota and Nissan all reported sales gains for the month due to the strong sales of trucks and sport utility vehicles. Both Chrysler and Ford...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 1, 2014
After no fewer eight recalls covering more than 5 million vehicles since Jan. 1, General Motors will continue to generate more headlines this week as Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra testifies on Capitol Hill this week. The latest recalls announced less only before...
