Safety agency under spotlight in House hearing (Sify News)
11 Mar 2010 at 2:47amToyota's massive recalls are bringing new scrutiny to the government's auto safety agency. They are prompting Congress to look at how federal safety officials have lived up to their mission of
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Electric car startup aims to keep Nummi open with zero-emission vehicles
10 Mar 2010 at 10:20pmElectric car hopeful Aurica Motors LLC is floating a plan to keep open a California joint venture between Toyota and General Motors by building zero emission vehicles there.
Toyota gets a court stay on executive testimony in Mich. suit
9 Mar 2010 at 11:01pmA Michigan appeals court today granted a stay requested by Toyota Motor Corp. that delays testimony by two top U.S. company executives in a case about a crash that killed a woman driving a Camry in 2008.
Chrysler names former VW, Ford marketing exec as N.A. Fiat brand chief
10 Mar 2010 at 4:58pmChrysler Group named a former Ford and VW marketing executive to head the Fiat brand in North America. Laura Soave, 37, will be in charge of reintroducing Fiat to North America.
Union idea for saving Opel's Belgian plant is ambitious, unrealistic
9 Mar 2010 at 11:01pmAll my sympathy goes to workers who are trying to save their jobs and prevent Opel from closing a plant in Antwerp, Belgium.
Toyota Prius acceleration incident reported in New York
10 Mar 2010 at 11:01amU.S. federal regulators said they were looking into a report of another runaway Toyota Prius, this one in Westchester County, N.Y., where police said a woman pulling out of a driveway zoomed across a busy street and into a stone wall.
Whitacre: GM is on track for pre-June loan repayment
10 Mar 2010 at 3:00pmGeneral Motors Co. will pay back roughly $8 billion in debt to the United States and Canada before June, CEO Ed Whitacre said today. That repayment schedule would be quicker than the automaker has promised.
To acquire foreign automakers, Chinese companies first need an OK at home
10 Mar 2010 at 2:52pmOf the two Chinese companies chasing foreign auto brands, Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. has already given up its pursuit of Hummer. How much chance does the second -- Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co.
Toyota to cut steel price for suppliers
9 Mar 2010 at 11:01pmToyota Motor Corp. has told its suppliers that it will lower the price of the steel products it sells them by as much as 9 percent from April 1, four sources with direct knowledge of the talks said on Tuesday.
Like GM, Chrysler should reinstate rejected dealers, lawmaker says
10 Mar 2010 at 9:43amA senior U.S. lawmaker is calling on Chrysler Group to follow General Motors Co.'s lead and reinstate rejected dealerships. Rep.
Incentives expected to help Toyota boost sales 30% in March
10 Mar 2010 at 2:00pmNew incentives are boosting Toyotaand#8217;s U.S. sales big time in early March, and analysts forecast a 30 percent bounce for the full month.
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