KSL-TV, UT – Aug 3, 2006General Motors teamed up with local safety advocates to show off just how far car safety has come, and to show us where it’s headed. …

Lighthouse Reinforces Its Dominance at the 2006 Guangzhou …
PR Newswire (press release), NY – Aug 11, 2006… Eleven international automobile manufacturers including Toyota, Ford, BMW and Porsche chose Lighthouse LED video systems for their booths. …

VIR: Behind the Scenes
Lynchburg News and Advance, VA – 5 hours ago… So does the Porsche Club of America and the Sports Car Club of America. Recently, the Shelby American Automobile Club held its yearly convention at VIR. …

IRS raids automobile dealerships
The Republican, MA – Jul 14, 2006WEST SPRINGFIELD – The Internal Revenue Service raided two Fathers & Sons automobile dealerships and the company’s headquarters yesterday, along with the …

Valley Springs Pair Injured In Automobile Accident
MyMotherLode.com, CA – Jul 21, 2006San Andreas, CA — 38 year old Katie Monier of Valley Springs probably won’t be paying that much attention to her cell phone while driving her own vehicle in …

China Automobile Industry is Tapping Overseas Markets
PRMinds (press release), France – Aug 6, 2006With record increase in the production of automotives, China Automobile Industry is able to satisfy the needs of both domestic as well as overseas customers. …

For the big boys
phillyBurbs.com, PA – Aug 11, 2006By SANDRA MOYER. Sam Oaten has shown cars at the New Hope Automobile Show about a dozen times. Whether it was with his 1955 Ford …

Nissan builds 100millionth vehicle
Channel 4 News, UK – Jul 27, 2006Nissan has recently built its 100,000,000th vehicle. The company dates back to 1933, when the Datsun 12 was launched. Since then …

Nissan develops global light-duty truck platform
Reuters – Jul 26, 2006TOKYO, July 27 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nissan Motor Co. … The Cabstar will continue to be built at Nissan’s plant in Avila, near Madrid. …

Ford, Nissan, Chrysler US Auto Sales Plunge in July (Update3)
Bloomberg – Aug 1, 2006Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) — Ford Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co. and DaimlerChrysler … percent. Nissan’s total sales dropped 20 percent to 86,408. US …

Nissan’s A Manga Maniac: Two Concept Vehicles To Appear In New ” …
Jalopnik, VA – Aug 4, 2006The Japanese side of the Carlos Ghosn love child, the automaker Nissan, has teamed up with animation studio Production IG, to remake the full-length feature …

Detroit Free Press, United States – Aug 8, 2006TRAVERSE CITY — While other auto factories in Michigan are closing, DaimlerChrysler AG’s Chrysler Group said Monday it is looking to ramp up production at its …

DCX EARNINGS REPORT: Chrysler downplays slump, looks ahead to a …
Detroit Free Press, United States – Jul 28, 2006DaimlerChrysler AG officials warned Thursday that Auburn Hills-based Chrysler Group is in the midst of a downturn, but they said the division’s fortunes will …

GM, Ford make quality strides
DetNews.com, MI – 12 hours ago… the US market. GM, Ford and Chrysler have been criticized for lagging their foreign rivals on quality, especially Toyota. That gap …

Humorous Chrysler Ads Have Serious Message
Houston Chronicle, United States – Jul 26, 2006DETROIT When DaimlerChrysler AG Chairman Dieter Zetsche is shown in an ad ripping out the suspension of some guy’s Chrysler 300C to show off its German …

Chrysler extends discount program
Detroit Free Press, United States – Aug 1, 2006DaimlerChrysler AG’s Chrysler Group is extending its employee discount program on most 2006 models beyond Monday, when the promotion was to have expired. …

Chrysler sounds alarm on quarter loss
Chicago Tribune, United States – Jul 27, 2006Things will get worse before they get better, Chrysler Group CEO Tom LaSorda warned in reporting a sharp decline in second-quarter profits, a production cut to …

Long line of faulty cars muddies Toyota image
Just as Toyota appears poised to pass General Motors to become the world’s largest automaker by sales, it has a growing problem with recalls that is sullying its carefully honed image.

Toyota Motor Asia Pacific to control Toyota Kirloskar
MR ATSUSHI TOYOSHIMA (right), Managing Director, Toyota Kirloskar Motor, and Mr K.K. Swamy, Deputy Managing Director, at a press conference in Bangalore on Monday.

Nikkei edges up after previous session’s slide
TOKYO, Aug 8 (Reuters) – The Nikkei average edged up 0.53 percent on Tuesday, trimming some of its losses from the previous session’s 345-point decline, as shares of Toyota Motor Corp. gained on earnings confidence.

Toyota nearer to GM on sales
Toyota Motor, the world’s No. 2 carmaker by sales, is on course to catch up with General Motors after posting sharply higher quarterly profit Friday amid booming sales of its fuel-efficient vehicles.

Sun: Toyota, Ferrari, Midland
Reporting on the grand prix in Budapest… Toyota: Ralf Schumacher: “That was a very turbulent race and after everything that happened we are happy to take away three points. A lot of things went badly, but the rain was especially difficult at the start of the race.

U.S. Opens Probe Into Toyota Siennas
The federal government has opened an investigation of 2004-2005 Toyota Sienna minivans after receiving complaints that the liftgate had failed, causing the hatchback door to close on motorists.

AZFamily (subscription), AZ – Aug 2, 2006WASHINGTON Chrysler Group is recalling more than 800,000 Jeep Liberty sport utility vehicles because of the potential loss of steering control, the …

Chrysler, GM Rolling Out Flex-Fuel Vehicle Fleet
The Heartland Institute, IL – Aug 1, 2006Eliminating the tariff on ethanol would not only benefit consumers seeking cost-competitive ethanol to fuel their automobiles, it also would eliminate an …

Chrysler extends employee-discounts-for-all promotion
WLNS, MI – Jul 31, 2006Besides employee prices for everyone, Chrysler has been offering buyers the choice of zero-percent financing for 36 months or rebates that vary by model. …

Despite Doubts, Chrysler Sticks with “Ask Dr. Z”
Brandweek Magazine, NY – Aug 1, 2006DETROIT — The Chrysler Group will extend its employee pricing discounts on most 2006 models until Sept. 5, along with its Ask …

Chrysler Recalls 832,000 Jeep Liberty SUVs
KIROtv.com, WA – Aug 2, 2006WASHINGTON — Chrysler is recalling 832,000 Jeep Liberty sport utility vehicles because of the potential loss of steering control. …

Automotive Chrysler’s Q2 may lead to changes
National Post, Canada – Jul 28, 2006Chrysler Group, which savoured a profit of US$1.8-billion last year as Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. lost millions in …

Chrysler Media Tour
IGN, CA – Aug 1, 2006Well, no more! Chrysler invited us media types down to Smashbox Studios here in sunny SoCal so that we could check out three of its latest rides. …