BANGKOK — Toyota Motor Corp. has extended its suspension of auto production in flood-hit Thailand and will cut back manufacturing elsewhere in Asia due to parts shortages. Production at Toyota’s three plants in eastern Thailand stopped on Oct. 10 because the flooding has disrupted the supply of parts. Honda Motor Corp. has also been hurt [...]
DETROIT — Two executives from a Japanese auto parts maker have admitted in a U.S. court that they conspired to fix prices of parts their company sold to auto companies, which may have raised car prices. Furukawa Electric Co. is to pay a $200 million fine, which the Justice Department said last month is among [...]
DETROIT — Volvo’s City Safety can bring a car to a complete halt to avoid an accident. A variation may be able to spot animals on the road and avoid collisions. It’s an unpleasant reality on the highway, but the folks at Volvo think they may have a way to cut back on the seemingly ever-present [...]
It feels like it’s been a while since I sat down to watch a TV show and didn’t fast-forward through all the commercials. Most of what I watch is on the DVR, and that’s a good thing. But Sunday was a different story as the Seattle Seahawks managed to keep me glued to a live [...]
Chrysler plans to stop production of the Dodge Grand Caravan, according to Automotive News. The automaker will no longer make the minivan for the 2013 model year. It also plans to do away with the Dodge Avenger, the report said. Chrysler only plans to offer one minivan in the future — the Chrysler Town & Country. The [...]
The United Auto Workers (UAW) union and Chrysler have reached a tentative four-year labor contract deal, the automaker said on Wednesday. The deal follows agreements between the UAW and Chrysler’s Detroit rivals General Motors and Ford. The UAW deal is Chrysler’s first since its bankruptcy and government bailout in 2009. It covers its 26,000 hourly [...]
General Motors plans to introduce an electric version of the Chevrolet Spark in the U.S. The electric minicar will go on sale in limited quantities in select U.S. and global markets starting in 2013, including California, the automaker said. GM made the announcement during a media event celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Chevy brand. “The [...]
DETROIT — Long ignored by most American auto buyers, and slighted by others due to quality problems, Hyundai is now tops when it comes to corporate loyalty, according to a new study. But Ford Motor Co. is also making gains in the marketplace, according to the report by Experian Automotive, a data service that tracks vehicle [...]
Union workers at Ford Motor Co. overcame early opposition to a new four-year contract with the company and overwhelmingly approved the deal in voting that lasted two weeks. More than 26,000 workers, or 63 percent of those who cast ballots, voted in favor of the pact, while almost 15,000, or 37 percent, opposed it, the UAW said [...]
Harley-Davidson is recalling about 308,000 motorcycles to fix a switch problem that can cause failure of the brake lights and possibly even the rear brakes themselves. The company says in government documents that brake light switches can be exposed to too much heat from the exhaust system. The brake lights can fail, and the [...]
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