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Vehicle Sales Grow 3% in U.S.
4/2/2013Carmakers delivered 1.45 million vehicles in the U.S. last month compared with 1.40 million units in March 2012, according to Autodata Corp.
U.S. Auto Sales Rise 3%
4/2/2013Carmakers delivered 1.45 million vehicles in the U.S. last month compared with 1.40 million units in March 2012, according to Autodata Corp.
Volvo Unveils the Ultimate Paint Protector
4/2/2013Volvo Car Group announced on Monday it is testing a roof-mounted airbag system that envelops the entire exterior of a vehicle in a crash.
Police Car Maker Carbon Motors Fades Away
4/2/2013Carbon Motors Corp., which had hoped to begin making purpose-built police cars for the American market this year, has closed shop and abandoned its assembly plant in Connersville, Ind.
Auto Sales Drop 16% in Japan
4/2/2013Deliveries of standard size cars trucks and buses in Japan slid to 420,100 vehicles in March from 497,700 units a year earlier, according to the Japan Automobile Dealers Assn.
GM Touts New V-8 As America’s Most Efficient for Trucks
4/2/2013General Motors Co. says its all-new 5.3-liter engine will be the most fuel-efficient V-8 in any pickup truck available in the U.S. when it goes on sale later this year.
Tesla Says It Made First Quarterly Profit
4/2/2013Tesla Motors Inc. says it will report an unspecified "full" profit for the quarter ended March 31, which would be its first quarterly earnings since going public three years ago.
Kia Developing Small Rear-Drive Coupe
4/1/2013Kia Motors Corp. tells the U.K.'s What Car? it has developed a prototype two-seater sport coupe designed to compete with such vehicles as the Subaru BRZ and Toyota GT86/Scion FR-S siblings.
UAW Membership Increases for Third Straight Year
4/1/2013The membership of the United Auto Workers union grew 0.5% to 382,500 people last year, according to the union's annual filing with the Dept. of Labor.
Tesla Claims a Profit, Adjusts Model S Equipment
4/1/2013Tesla Motor Inc. says higher-than-expected demand for its $67,400 Model S electric sedan has produced an unspecified "full profit" the company's first in the first quarter of 2013.