Nikkei opens flat as Pioneer falls, Honda gains
The Nikkei share average was little changed on Monday, rising 0.09 percent as losses by some high-tech stocks such Pioneer Corp. were offset by advances by Honda Motor Co. Ltd., which found support on the weaker yen.

Owings Mills Honda dealership goes ‘green’
Northwest Honda is going “green.”

Honda fits safety into low-priced Fit
READER DAVID COTTER noticed something important was missing in my recent write-up about the 2007 Honda Fit: How safe is a small car like the Fit? So glad you asked.

Macleans, Canada – 21 hours agoFord’s engineers have been working overtime to ready the new Powerstroke diesel engine for launch. Set to carry Ford’s Super Duty truck line forward. …

Ford launches Focus hatchback in China, sees sales doubling in …
Forbes – 23 hours agoSHANGHAI (XFN-ASIA) – Ford Motor Co said in a statement that it has launched its Focus hatchback model in China which is expected to help its joint venture …

Hybrids hot on the lot: Gas prices, environmental concerns drive …
Bradenton Herald, United States – 1 hour ago… Soaring demand for the gas-saving vehicles is also apparent at AutoWay Ford on 14th Street West, which sells the Ford Escape Hybrid, an SUV that entered the …

Ford Bronco
Seattle Times, United States – 2 hours agoClean! Approximately 50,000 miles on Rebuilt 302 V8 Eclipse CD player/Stereo & Speakers (1 year old) Kenwood Subwoofers JBL 300 …

CAW waives work rule to help Ford launch new product
Vancouver Sun (subscription), Canada – 20 hours agoDEARBORN, Mich. – The Canadian Auto Workers union has agreed to waive a key work rule for the Ford Motor Company to ensure a top-quality launch of the Edge …

Ford to go private?
GrandPrix, NY – 22 hours agoThe giant Ford Motor Company is reported to be considering going private in order to buy time to restructure its ailing automobile business. …

Stay or move? Either way, there were costs for Nissan
Gallatin News Examiner, TN – Aug 13, 2006With all of this success, some people might think Nissan would be the last company in the industry to undertake a change as bold as relocating our national …

Nissan to sell Mitsubishi-supplied kei car
Channel 4 News, UK – Aug 9, 2006Nissan is to sell a rebranded version of the next-generation Mitsubishi eK Wagon, a tiny ‘kei class’ mini-MPV designed for the Japanese market. …

Group 1 Automotive Acquires California Nissan Dealership
Welt am Sonntag, Germany – Aug 11, 2006(NYSE:GPI), a Fortune 500automotive retailer, today announced it has acquired one of thehighest volume Nissan dealerships in the country. …

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

Digital Chosunilbo – Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors also went up 0.64 percent and 2.04 percent, rising for a third day. The tech-heavy Kosdaq gained 3.74 points or 0.68 percent to close at 551.81 points. The U.S. dollar fell W4.20 to close at W961. ( englishnews@chosun

Market for small, redesigned cars grows as gas prices rise
Canton Repository – Model July from 2005 Chevrolet Aveo 35,078 16.1 Toyota Yaris 32,822 NA Hyundai Accent 21,476 16.3 Toyota Scion xA 19,794 28.4 Kia Rio 16,957 11.0 Honda Fit 15,922 NA Suzuki Aerio 6,843 59.4 Nissan Versa 2,956 NA Total 151,848 43.0 Source

TEST DRIVE
Columbia Daily Tribune – A South Korean brand that has never suffered the early quality complaints of its parent Hyundai, Kia is one of the most remarkable success stories in recent automotive history. Just 12 years after entering the U.S. market with a modest Sephia compact

Hyundai says it has no interest in acquiring Ford’s Jaguar brand
Ludington Daily News – Hyundai, along with affiliate Kia Motors Corp., is aggressively expanding its overseas presence. Hyundai plans to build a new factory in the Czech Republic while Kia plans one in the U.S. state of Georgia. Hyundai already has factories in the United

Aveo geared for more gas savings
Detroit Free Press – The Toyota Yaris, Honda Fit and Nissan Versa entered the U.S. market this year, joining the Aveo, Kia Rio and Hyundai Accent. Aveo is the best-selling subcompact in the United States so far this year but was outsold by the Yaris in July. Chevy executives