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• Ford’s Quarterly Operating Profit Dips to $1.1 Billion
  

  Posted: January 27, 2012 at 7:04 pm

  Ford Motor Co. netted $13.6 billion in the fourth quarter of last year—including a $12.4...

• Honda: Sales, Earnings Will Recover in Year Ahead
  

  Posted: January 27, 2012 at 4:52 pm

  The fiscal year that begins April 1 will be the “year of the complete rebound,”...

• Hyundai Quarterly Income Soars 38%
  

  Posted: January 27, 2012 at 1:39 am

  Hyundai Motor Co. posted net income of 2 trillion won ($1.8 billion) in the fourth...

• Conventional Wisdom Dictates Car Buyer Choices
  

  Posted: January 27, 2012 at 12:50 am

  Why do consumers decide not to buy a given vehicle model or brand? Only 14%...

• Delphi Quarterly Profit Quadruples
  

  Posted: January 27, 2012 at 12:31 am

  Delphi Automotive LLP netted $290 million in the fourth quarter of last year compared with...

• Chrysler in Advanced Talks to Build Jeeps in China
  

  Posted: January 27, 2012 at 12:02 am

  Chrysler Group LLC is in “deep discussions” with Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. about forming a...

• Magna Steyr May Lose Daimler Contract
  

  Posted: January 26, 2012 at 11:30 pm

  Canada’s Magna International Inc. may lose its contract to assemble Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz G-Class SUV,...

• California Adopts Tougher ZEV Mandate
  

  Posted: January 26, 2012 at 10:40 pm

  The California Air Resources Board approved a plan on Friday that requires 15% of new...

• Battery Maker Ener1 Files for Bankruptcy
  

  Posted: January 26, 2012 at 7:13 pm

  Ener1 Inc., the New York City-based maker of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles has filed...

• Lexus Aims to Hike Global Sales 25% This Year
  

  Posted: January 26, 2012 at 5:40 pm

  Toyota Motor Corp. intends to boost worldwide sales by its Lexus luxury marque to 500,000-510,000...

• GM Names Product Chief Barra to Opel Board
  

  Posted: January 26, 2012 at 4:55 pm

  General Motors Co. has appointed Mary Barra, senior vice president for global product development, to...

• Startup Better Place Plans IPO by 2014
  

  Posted: January 25, 2012 at 10:25 pm

  Better Place LLC, the Palo Alto, Calif.-based developer of electric-vehicle charging stations, tells Bloomberg News...

• Bosch to Buy Auto Diagnostics Unit from SPX
  

  Posted: January 25, 2012 at 8:03 pm

  Charlotte, N.C.-based conglomerate SPX Corp. has agreed to sell its service-solutions business to Robert Bosch...

• American Traffic Deaths Decline 1%
  

  Posted: January 25, 2012 at 7:10 pm

  Nearly 15,100 people were killed on U.S. highways in the first half of 2011 compared...

• Fed: U.S. Rates to Remain Near Zero Through 2014
  

  Posted: January 25, 2012 at 6:47 pm

  The U.S. Federal Reserve says it doesn’t expect to raise its key overnight bank lending...

• Hearsay Dictates Choice for Many Car Buyers
  

  Posted: January 27, 2012 at 1:00 am

  
  

  Why do consumers decide not to buy a given vehicle model or brand? Only 14%...

• U.S. Ethanol Market Continues to Shrink
  

  Posted: January 26, 2012 at 11:19 pm

  
  

  Ethanol prices in the U.S. have plunged 29% from a record high $3.09 per gallon...

• Renault May Unveil Alpine Concept at Paris Auto Show
  

  Posted: January 26, 2012 at 11:17 pm

  
  

  Renault SA is likely to use the Paris auto show in September to reveal a...

• California Quadruples ZEV Sales Ratio by 2025
  

  Posted: January 26, 2012 at 10:57 pm

  
  

  The California Air Resources Board has approved a plan that requires 15% of new vehicles...

• Battery Maker Ener1 Files for Bankruptcy
  

  Posted: January 26, 2012 at 8:34 pm

  
  

  Ener1 Inc., the New York City-based maker of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles has filed...

• Ford to Offer Manual Transmission in Top-End Focus
  

  Posted: January 26, 2012 at 8:28 pm

  
  

  Ford Motor Co. will offer a five-speed manual transmission as part of the high-end “Titanium”...

• Nissan Aims for Faster Data Sharing on Design Changes
  

  Posted: January 26, 2012 at 1:33 am

  
  

  Nissan Motor Co. is implementing a new program in Japan to alert its suppliers faster...

• Toyota, Ford Top Consumer Reports Brand Poll
  

  Posted: January 26, 2012 at 12:01 am

  
  

  The Toyota and Ford brands lead the U.S. market in perceived safety, quality, design, performance,...

• GM Says Volt Has Become “Political Punching Bag”
  

  Posted: January 25, 2012 at 10:18 pm

  
  

  The Chevrolet Volt extended-range hybrid is safe but has become a “political punching bag” in...

• Nissan Confirms Plans for $2 Billion Car Plant in Mexico
  

  Posted: January 25, 2012 at 10:16 pm

  
  

  Nissan says it will spend $2 billion to erect a plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, that...

• Europe’s SARTRE Project Tests Vehicle Platooning
  

  Posted: January 25, 2012 at 12:37 am

  
  

  Europe’s SARTRE project has completed its first tests of vehicle platooning. The technology enables a...

• Global Vehicle Production Will Rise 4% This Year
  

  Posted: January 24, 2012 at 10:48 pm

  
  

  Automakers will build 79.6 million cars and light trucks worldwide this year compared with 76.6...

• New Schaeffler Unit to Integrate EV Drive Technologies
  

  Posted: January 24, 2012 at 5:10 pm

  
  

  Schaeffler Group has formed a new eMobility Systems unit to coordinate its expanding multi-channel approach...

• DOT Studies Car-to-Car Communication Tests
  

  Posted: January 24, 2012 at 2:52 am

  
  

  Carmakers and the U.S. Dept. of Transportation have begun evaluating results of a series of...

• Mercedes Turns to More Parts Swapping
  

  Posted: January 23, 2012 at 9:30 pm

  
  

  Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz Cars unit figures it should be able to save more than €1.5...

• Honda: Sales, Earnings Will Recover in Year Ahead
  

  Posted: January 27, 2012 at 4:51 pm

  
  

  The fiscal year that begins April 1 will be the “year of the complete rebound,”...

• Hyundai Quarterly Income Soars 38%
  

  Posted: January 27, 2012 at 1:41 am

  
  

  Hyundai Motor Co. posted net income of 2 trillion won ($1.8 billion) in the fourth...

• Chrysler in Advanced Talks to Build Jeeps in China
  

  Posted: January 27, 2012 at 12:04 am

  
  

  Chrysler Group LLC is in “deep discussions” with Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. about forming a...

• Lexus Aims to Hike Global Sales 25% This Year
  

  Posted: January 26, 2012 at 5:36 pm

  
  

  Toyota Motor Corp. intends to boost worldwide sales by its Lexus luxury marque to 500,000-510,000...

• Toyota Hikes 2012 Global Sales Target
  

  Posted: January 25, 2012 at 5:56 pm

  
  

  Toyota Motor Corp. has raised its worldwide sales goal for 2012 by 100,000 units to...

• Nissan Confirms Plan to Build Third Car Plant in Mexico
  

  Posted: January 25, 2012 at 3:56 pm

  
  

  Nissan says it will spend $2 billion to erect a plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, that...

• Japan Posts First Annual Trade Deficit Since 1980
  

  Posted: January 25, 2012 at 1:56 am

  
  

  Japan recorded a trade deficit of 2.5 trillion yen ($32.2 billion) last year compared with...

• Global Vehicle Output to Rise 4% This Year
  

  Posted: January 24, 2012 at 10:52 pm

  
  

  Automakers will build 79.6 million cars and light trucks worldwide this year compared with 76.6...

• IMF Lowers Global Outlook on European Recession Fears
  

  Posted: January 24, 2012 at 7:50 pm

  
  

  The International Monetary Fund, which predicted in September that the global economy would grow 4%...

• Japan to Report 2011 Trade Deficit
  

  Posted: January 24, 2012 at 1:10 am

  
  

  The Japanese government is expected to announce on Wednesday that it ran an annual trade...

• Opel in Distribution Talks with SAIC
  

  Posted: January 24, 2012 at 12:50 am

  
  

  General Motors Co.’s Adam Opel unit is holding discussions with SAIC Motor Corp. about a...

• Toyota to Cut Jobs in Australia
  

  Posted: January 23, 2012 at 7:59 pm

  
  

  Toyota Motor Corp. says it will dismiss 350 employees at its car factory in Altona,...

• Honda, Toyota North America Output Fell 14% in 2011
  

  Posted: January 23, 2012 at 5:17 pm

  
  

  Toyota Motor Corp. and its joint ventures built 1.26 million vehicles in North America last...

• Maruti Quarterly Profit Plunges 64%
  

  Posted: January 23, 2012 at 4:37 pm

  
  

  Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., India’s top-selling carmaker, posted net earnings of 2.1 billion rupees ($40...

• Auto Exports From China Soar Nearly 50%
  

  Posted: January 22, 2012 at 11:52 pm

  
  

  Automakers exported a record 814,300 vehicles from China last year, up more than 49% from...

• Magna Steyr May Lose Daimler Contract
  

  Posted: January 26, 2012 at 11:20 pm

  
  

  Magna International Inc.’s Magna Steyr unit may lose its contract to assemble Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz...

• GM Invests in New Vehicles for South Africa
  

  Posted: January 26, 2012 at 10:46 pm

  
  

  General Motors Co. says its South Africa unit is investing 1 billion rand (€97 million)...

• Fiat Aims to Restart Italian Car Plants Soon
  

  Posted: January 26, 2012 at 10:45 pm

  
  

  Fiat SpA says it hopes to resume production on Friday afternoon at four assembly plants...

• GM Names Product Chief Barra to Opel Board
  

  Posted: January 26, 2012 at 4:54 pm

  
  

  General Motors Co. has appointed Mary Barra, senior vice president for global product development, to...

• Bosch Posts Record Annual Profit
  

  Posted: January 25, 2012 at 9:38 pm

  
  

  Robert Bosch GmbH says its revenue jumped 9% to a record €51.4 billion euros last...

• Renault Expects 6% Drop in French Car Market
  

  Posted: January 25, 2012 at 8:51 pm

  
  

  Auto sales in France are likely to fall 5% to 6% this year from 2.2...

• Bosch to Buy Auto Diagnostics Unit from SPX
  

  Posted: January 25, 2012 at 8:00 pm

  
  

  U.S. conglomerate SPX Corp. has agreed to sell its service-solutions business to Robert Bosch GmbH...

• Ford, GM Steer Suppliers to Russia
  

  Posted: January 25, 2012 at 5:51 pm

  
  

  Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. are urging their suppliers to set up shop...

• U.K.’s Aegis Group Wins GM Global Media Account
  

  Posted: January 25, 2012 at 3:19 am

  
  

  General Motors Co. has awarded its $3 billion (€2.3 billion) global media buying and planning...

• Japan Posts First Annual Trade Deficit Since 1980
  

  Posted: January 25, 2012 at 2:09 am

  
  

  Japan recorded a trade deficit of 2.5 trillion yen (€24.8 billion) last year compared with...

• Global Vehicle Output to Rise 4% This Year
  

  Posted: January 24, 2012 at 10:51 pm

  
  

  Automakers will build 79.6 million cars and light trucks worldwide this year compared with 76.6...

• Car Sales in Italy Could Drop 6% This Year
  

  Posted: January 24, 2012 at 9:29 pm

  
  

  Automakers are expected to sell 1.65 million new cars in Italy this year, down from...

• IMF Lowers Global Outlook on European Recession Fears
  

  Posted: January 24, 2012 at 7:49 pm

  
  

  The International Monetary Fund, which predicted in September that the global economy would grow 4%...

• Opel in Distribution Talks with SAIC
  

  Posted: January 24, 2012 at 12:49 am

  
  

  General Motors Co.’s Adam Opel unit is holding discussions with SAIC Motor Corp. about a...

• Central Banker: U.K. Outlook Brightens Slightly
  

  Posted: January 23, 2012 at 11:10 pm

  
  

  Britain’s economic prospects have improved slightly since the Bank of England revived its stimulus program...

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American Axle & M	12.19	-0.19
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Borgwarner Inc. C	74.72	-0.66
Cummins Inc. Comm	106.50	-0.75
Cooper Tire & Rub	15.24	+0.11
Daimler Ag	56.50	+0.09
Dana Holding Corp	14.66	-0.13
Dassault Systeme	84.00	+0.58
Delphi Automotive	27.16	+1.21
Denso Corp Ltd Ad	14.98	-0.03
Eaton Corporation	49.57	+0.64
Federal-mogul Cor	16.82	-0.07
Fiat Spa Ads	6.02	-0.16
Ford Motor Compan	12.21	-0.53

General Motors Co	24.37	-0.35
Goodyear Tire & R	13.50	+0.05
Honda Motor Compa	34.96	-0.19
Johnson Controls,	31.66	-0.01
Lear Corporation	41.95	-0.26
Magna Internation	42.20	+0.06
Meritor, Inc. Com	6.75	+0.12
Navistar Internat	44.84	+1.38
Nissan Mtr Spon A	18.91	-0.07
Paccar Inc.	44.59	+0.04
Penske Automotive	23.07	+0.48
Tenneco Inc. Comm	32.49	+0.64
Tower Internation	11.96	-0.04
Trw Automotive Ho	38.02	-0.61
Toyota Motor Corp	73.57	-1.02
Visteon Corporati	48.34	+0.19