Gas Prices Continue to Slide in US

Gas Prices Continue to Slide in US

The ongoing drop of gas prices in the U.S. is confounding experts, delighting consumers and being ignored by U.S. fracking companies, which are helping to push U.S. oil production to record levels. The average price at the pump dropped 18 cents in the past two weeks....
General Motors Ignition Switch Death Count Rises to 30

General Motors Ignition Switch Death Count Rises to 30

The number of deaths attributable to General Motors’ faulty ignition switch in 2.6 million recalled vehicles has risen to 30. The count has steadily increased since Aug. 1, when the maker acknowledged 13 deaths. The automaker established a victims’ fund, which is...
Chrysler SEMA Concepts Hint at Niche Products to Come

Chrysler SEMA Concepts Hint at Niche Products to Come

It’s a beautiful autumn morning as Mark Trostle leads a group of journalists out to the design department courtyard behind the Chrysler Technology Center.  “It’s like Candyland out here,” says the chief designer for Fiat Chrysler Automobile’s Mopar division, as he...
Former Ford PR Boss Charges Maker Tapped Phones, Car

Former Ford PR Boss Charges Maker Tapped Phones, Car

Former Ford PR Chief Jason Vines is alleging that the automaker eavesdropped on his conversations and those of other top executives during his tenure at the company. In his soon-to-be-released book, “What Did Jesus Drive? Crisis PR in Cars, Computers and...
Honda Cuts Executives’ Pay after Fit Recall

Honda Cuts Executives’ Pay after Fit Recall

Many executives have incentives tied to the performance of the company they work for, but in Honda’s case, senior executives are being docked some pay after the maker’s subcompact Fit was recalled for the fifth time. The recall involves 425,825 Fit hybrid vehicles and...
Takata’s Troubles Don’t End with Faulty Airbags

Takata’s Troubles Don’t End with Faulty Airbags

The Japanese auto supplier at the center of a massive recall of due to potentially explosive airbags, Takata Corp., is also mired in a criminal price-fixing investigation by the Department of Justice. Four Takata executives pleaded guilty to price-fixing charges...