Toyota to Expand Portfolio of Hybrid Vehicles

Toyota Motor (TM) is already the largest maker of hybrid vehicles, offering seven different models in the U.S. market. But the automaker’s plans call for it introduce six new models by the end of 2012 and to offer two plug-in hybrid vehicles, including…

Volkswagen Taps Ex-GM Exec as CEO of U.S. Unit

Volkswagen has tapped a veteran with deep knowledge of the U.S. domestic auto industry to head its U.S. operations. The German carmaker named Jonathan Browning, who has worked for both General Motors and Ford Motor, as CEO of V…

GM Pins Big Hopes on New Chevy Cruze

The thrifty new small car replaces the underwhelming Chevy Cobalt, a model that had a hard time competing with the likes of Toyota’s Corolla and Ford’s Focus, new versions of which are due in coming months. A manual transmissi…

CEO of South Korea’s Kia Motors Resigns Over Recalls

Chung Sung-eun, vice chairman and chief executive of South Korea’s Kia Motors, has resigned following the recall of some 100,000 cars worldwide for a wiring defect.
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