NEWS

Ford Seeks Growth in India Via Hot SUV Market

6/27/2013

Ford Motor Co. has introduced its EcoSport compact SUV in India with aggressive pricing.

Nissan Versa Gets Lighter, More Efficient

6/27/2013

Nissan Motor Co.'s 2014 Versa Note mini-hatch is shorter, has more 20% more cargo space inside and is 17% more fuel efficient than this year's model.

Buick, Cadillac and GMC Get New Design Chiefs

6/27/2013

General Motors Co. has appointed Andrew Smith, design director at GM Holden in Australia, as executive director of global design activities for the Buick and Cadillac brands.

Adams to Reprise Role as GM Europe Design Chief

6/27/2013

Mark Adams will return to his former job as head of design at General Motors Co.'s European unit on Sept. 1 after 13 months as the U.S-based design chief for Cadillac and Buick.

Renault-Nissan Aims to Sell 10 Million Vehicles by 2017

6/26/2013

Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn tells The Nikkei that the alliance partners plan to boost their combined global sales to 10 million vehicles by the fiscal year ending in March 2017 from 8.1 million units in 2012-2013.

GM Names New Design Chiefs for GMC and Buick-Cadillac

6/26/2013

General Motors Co. has named Andrew Smith executive director of global design activities for the Buick and Cadillac brands, effective Sept. 1.

Opel Hires Consumer Goods Marketer as CMO

6/26/2013

General Motors Co.'s Opel unit has named Tina Mueller, a former marketing executive at Germany's Henkel AG & Co.

Opel Recruits Consumer Goods Exec to Head Marketing

6/26/2013

Adam Opel has hired Tina Mueller, a former marketing executive at Germany's Henkel AG & Co.

First-Quarter U.S. Economic Growth Slower Than Expected

6/26/2013

America's gross domestic product increased at a 1.8% annual rate in the January-March period of this year compared with an earlier estimate of 2.4% growth, the Dept. of Commerce reports.

U.S. New-Home Sales Hit Five-Year High

6/26/2013

Sales of new homes in the U.S. climbed 2.1% in May from a year earlier to an annual rate of 476,000 units, the fastest pace since July 2008, the Dept. of Commerce reports.