The nation’s leading trade association for car dealers says it now sees industry sales of nearly 13 million vehicles this year, topping last year’s by 12%. The rise is attributed to pent-up demand, loosening credit and a rising…
The economy may be less robust than most Americans would like, but that didn’t stop many of them from hitting the showrooms in December. That likely propelled auto sales in the final month of 2010 to 1.13 million units, the yea…
The auto giant announced plans Monday to extend its start-stop technology — a feature common to gas-electric hybrids — to its conventional gasoline-powered passenger cars and SUVs as well.
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Ford will reenter the U.S. minivan market when it debuts the new Ford C-Max at next month’s Detroit auto show. Though new to North America, the C-Max is familiar to European drivers looking for a compact people mover.
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Volkswagen and Chrysler are recalling about 745,000 cars in separate actions to fix problems related to passenger side air bags and possible fuel leaks, according to federal safety officials.
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