A slowly brightening economy combined with low financing rates and generally stable fuel prices have put consumers in a buying mood. New models, particularly from Ford and GM, are also helping to keep U.S. auto sales on a posit…
Zipcar members in San Francisco, Portland and Boston can try out Toyota’s Prius plug-in hybrid, providing valuable info to Toyota before rolling the cars out to consumers in 2012. And Zipcar gets another way to make its greenho…
Back in 2009, General Motors applied to the Department of Energy for $14.4 billion in loans to help it manufacture more fuel-efficient vehicles. Today, with the automaker making big strides in turning around its business, GM sa…
Last year’s massive recalls — and the resulting legal fallout — have given Toyota’s reputation a beating, cutting into its sales. But the company can’t blame all of its problems on the recalls. Analysts also point to another …
Toyota managed to hold onto the title of world’s No. 1 automaker last year, despite numerous safety recalls that took a toll on its sales. Toyota sold 8.42 million vehicles worldwide in 2010, enough to barely edge out resurgent…