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Toyota Hikes 2013 Outlook for U.S. Auto Market
3/26/2013Automakers will sell about 15.3 million cars and light trucks in the U.S. this year compared with 14.5 million units in 2012, Toyota Motor Corp. predicts.
Toyota Boosts 2013 Outlook for Its U.S. Sales by 6%
3/26/2013Toyota Motor Co. predicts it will sell more than 2.2 million Toyota, Scion and Lexus light vehicles in the U.S. this year, up 50,000 units from its forecast in January.
Payoff Due on Barra’s Effort to Speed GM Product Development
3/26/2013Efforts begun two years ago to streamline product development at General Motors Co. will produce their first results this autumn, notes Automotive News.
Adaptive Pendulum Damps Low-Speed Engine Vibration
3/26/2013Engine vibration spikes dramatically at low rpm.
Geely Reports 32% Profit Surge
3/26/2013Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. says its net earnings jumped to 2 billion yuan ($325 million) last year from 1.55 billion yuan ($247 million) in 2011 because of strong demand outside China.
Offensive Ads in India Draw Ford Apology
3/26/2013Ford Motor Co. says it regrets the release of print advertisements in India for the Figo small car that featured caricatures of celebrities driving the car with tied-up people in the cargo area.
Ford Apologizes for Offensive Ads
3/26/2013Ford Motor Co. says it regrets the release of print advertisements in India for the Figo small car that featured caricatures of celebrities driving the car with tied-up people in the cargo area.
Barra Puts Her Stamp on GM Product Development
3/25/2013General Motors Co. appointed Mary Barra senior vice president of global product development in February 2011.
GM Offers Race-Ready Camaros
3/25/2013General Motors Co.'s Chevrolet unit will produce an unspecified but small number of Camaro rolling chassis built for drag racing.
Study: Honda Has Top Auto Brand Image in U.S.
3/25/2013Americans consider Honda Motor Co.'s namesake brand the best auto marque, according to Kelley Blue Book's 2013 Brand Image report.