The Toyota Camry – America’s best-selling car for three years in a row – looks like it will lose that title to the Honda Accord this year. Toyota executives say that has more to do with their limiting Camry production supplies...
Ford Motor Co. , following the lead of rival General Motors Corp. , said on Wednesday that it was extending interest-free loans on the purchase of some new vehicles until Jan. 14. It was the second extension of the financing program that Ford...
CarsDirect.com, an online automotive provider, and Reynolds and Reynolds, an information management company for automotive retailing, are launching CarsDirect Connect -- a new buying process that offers consumers more choice in they way they shop...
Ron Zarrella, executive vice president and president, GM North America, has resigned to become chairman and CEO of Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, N.Y. Mr. Zarrella joined GM seven years ago from Bausch & Lomb where he was president. His relationship...
The move to Irvine, CA is now official for Ford Motor Company’s five luxury brands as Dr. Wolfgang Reitzle, group vice president, Ford Motor Company and president, Premier Automotive Group led the dedication ceremonies for the new...
Toyota, Ford, GM lead the way in environmentally friendly vehicles The Amesaward.com and the R. L. Polk & Co. yesterday announced the winners of the 2002 model year Automotive Market Environmental Sensitivity (AMES) Awards. Toyota Motor Co. was a...
Jaguar was in a bloody mess when Ford Motor Co. bought it in 1989. Back then, Jaguar had a reputation for poor quality. Any car with quality problems is bad enough. An expensive luxury car with quality problems? Not right, that. Ford put its Nick...
Nissan North America today announced it will establish a new Parts Distribution Center (PDC) in Greenville, S.C., as part of the automaker's expansion in the United States aimed at creating lasting, profitable growth worldwide. Nissan will invest...
Consumers, who plan to buy a new vehicle with 0% financing, better make sure their credit rating is good. Otherwise, they're ineligible for the enticing deal. Several car manufacturers, led by General Motors, are offering free finaning as a way to...
For Saab Cars USA, the future is almost here. Starting with the redesign of the 9-3, coming in fall of 2002 as a 2003 model, Saab will introduce one new model in each of the next six years. “That’s a far cry from when it used to be one...