GM Ends Upbeat Year With 7.5% Sales Rise in December

And for all of 2010, GM’s four core brands sold 118,435 more vehicles this year than the company did with eight brands in 2009. GM says it expects to gain total and retail market share for the year. In December alone, the autom…

December Auto Sales: Set to End 2010 in High Gear

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…

Fiat May Raise Its Stake in Chrysler to 51%

Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne said Monday that he could increase Fiat’s ownership in Chrysler to more than 50% should America’s smallest domestic automaker seek to return to the stock market this year, but that he doesn’t plan to …

Why U.S. Auto Sales Should Speed Up in 2011

It’s still hard to diagnose how the overall economy will fare in 2011. But the signs for at least one area all seem to be pointing up: car sales. Analysts predict the number of vehicles sold next year will rise 10% to 23% above…