Despite tepid industry sales last year, South Korean carmaker Hyundai set a sales record, thanks to savvy designs and sophisticated engineering. It’s come a long way from an early econo-box image. Now, if it could just do as we…
Less than two years after they exited bankruptcy, Chrysler Group and General Motors will soon distribute bonuses to salaried employees in recognition of their efforts to help revive the once-flagging Detroit automakers. The pay…
In the State of the Union address in January, President Barack Obama set a goal of getting 1 million electric cars on the road by 2015. Now he’s proposed $7,500 rebates, instead of tax credits, to reach that goal. Will that be …
The Japanese automaker’s bottom line is likely to have been hit by its many safety recalls, weaker U.S. sales and Japan’s rising currency. Analysts forecast Toyota will report a quarterly profit of about $1 billion on sales of …
Despite wintry weather across much of the nation, Americans were in a car-buying mood last month, boosting most automakers’ sales by double-digit percentages compared to a year ago. Analysts estimate that January’s sales reache…