Detroit News – Could Detroit possibly still not be getting the message? Even as Toyota and other automakers respond to the public’s clear appetite for increased fuel efficiency, U.S. automakers are actually introducing heavier and heavier cars that gulp gasoline

Ford to Cut US Production Dramatically
Axcess News – cutting production isn’t enough, critics say, to win back market share lost to Toyota Motor Co. and other Japanese automakers until he’s blue in the face, what investors want to see are competitive vehicles coming off the assembly line in Detroit

Massive Ford Cuts
Wheeling News-Register – DETROIT (AP) Ford announced its largest production cuts in more than 20 years on Friday, blaming high gas prices for Like other U.S. automakers, Ford is heavily dependent on sport utility vehicles and other trucks, which have far higher profit

Today’s Business
Myrtle Beach Online – Detroit | Domestic automakers gained ground on their foreign competitors in customer satisfaction, but a considerable gap remains, according to an annual survey of U.S. vehicle owners. For the second consecutive year, Toyota Motor Corp.’s Toyota brand

Dream dates
Detroit News – Brandy Baker / The Detroit News Tom Puruleski of Sterling Heights helms his 1956 Chevy 150 Sedan with wife, Anita, at his The automakers will have similar displays as last year, although in these belt-tightening times, the glorious excess of past

Fuel economy, better styling drive demand for small cars
Olympian – DETROIT – Just a few years ago, the subcompact car in the United States was a tiny, cheap econobox with a noisy engine and So far this year, automakers have sold 151,848 of the cars, and analysts say sales easily will surpass the 175,387 sold in all