Industrial heartland faces tough slog as locomotive plant closure hits
4 Feb 2012 at 2:24pmOTTAWA - The closure of a locomotive plant in London, Ont., by U.S. heavy equipment maker Caterpillar comes as the latest blow to Canada's struggling manufacturing sector.
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Honda plans a star-studded Super Bowl
29 Jan 2012 at 11:01pmAmerican Honda Motor Co. will break out big-time celebrities and comedic license in a pair of 60-second TV commercials that will run during the Super Bowl.
A year ago Chrysler's 'Born of Fire' commercial led the auto industry's retur...
29 Jan 2012 at 11:01pmEminem. Darth Vader. Transformers. When automotive companies returned to the Super Bowl last year, they spent lavishly on theatrics and firepower. This year the marketing momentum continues.
It's a new and crucial skill for a car dealer: Getting on the all-important p...
29 Jan 2012 at 11:01pmRick Buffkin is sold on the power of Google to help him sell vehicles.
Fed-up dealers: Stop nitpicking on store rules
29 Jan 2012 at 11:01pmWhen the factory rep is eyeballing the toilet paper in your dealership bathroom to make sure it's appropriately soft and cushy, it makes a dealer say, Hey, enough already.
As industry embraces his stand on fuel economy, Bill Ford seeks mobility for ...
29 Jan 2012 at 11:01pmIn 2004, a coalition of environmental groups lampooned Bill Ford, depicting him as a cartoon Pinocchio because Ford Motor Co. had failed to live up to its commitments to improve the fuel economy of SUVs.
Diesels are global stars; U.S. shrugs, steps on the gas
29 Jan 2012 at 11:01pmDiesel engines are a bit like soccer. Soccer is the most popular game in the world. But the prospect of Monday Night Football stepping aside for men in shorts is about as likely as U.S.
AutoNation: If description fits, we'll buy it
29 Jan 2012 at 11:01pmAutoNation Inc. is making offers to purchase used vehicles -- sight unseen -- listed for sale on popular third-party Web sites.
Some Chevy dealers spurn Volt allocation
22 Jan 2012 at 11:01pmSome Chevrolet dealers are turning down Volts that General Motors wants to ship to them, a potential stumbling block as GM looks to accelerate sales of the plug-in hybrid.
Low CSI has Marchionne on the muscle
22 Jan 2012 at 11:01pmSergio Marchionne says Chrysler Group dealers need to raise customer satisfaction scores. At stake are big quarterly payments the factory makes to its retailers.
Fisker battles problems with cash flow, suppliers, critics and skeptics as th...
22 Jan 2012 at 11:01pmAll Henrik Fisker wants is to build his plug-in hybrid cars and deliver them to customers -- some of whom have been waiting three years since plunking down $5,000 deposits.
