NEWS

Porsche Heads Most-Appealing Car Brand List Again

7/27/2012

Volkswagen AG's Porsche brand is America's most appealing automotive marque for the eighth consecutive year, according to the annual Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) survey by J.D.

Tenneco Profit Soars 74%

7/27/2012

Tenneco Inc. boosted net income to $87 million in the April-June quarter from $50 million in the same period of 2011.

Porsche, Jaguar, BMW Again Top Most-Appealing List

7/27/2012

Volkswagen AG's Porsche is America's most appealing automotive brand for the eighth consecutive year, according to the annual Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) survey by J.D.

Tesla’s Loss Deepens As It Awaits Model S Payoff

7/27/2012

Tesla Motors Inc.'s net loss widened to $106 million in the second quarter of 2012 from $59 million a year earlier.

Michelin Recalls 841,000 Truck Tires

7/26/2012

Michelin & Cie. is recalling 841,000 of its BF Goodrich Commercial T/A A/S and Uniroyal Laredo HD/H tires because their tread belt may suddenly separate and cause a blowout.

Michelin Recalls 841,000 Truck Tires

7/26/2012

Michelin & Cie. is recalling 841,000 of its BF Goodrich Commercial T/A A/S and Uniroyal Laredo HD/H tires because their tread belt may suddenly separate and cause a blowout.

Nissan Earnings Drop 15%

7/26/2012

Nissan Motor Co. netted 72.3 billion yen ($925 million) in the fiscal first quarter ended June 30 compared to 65 billion yen ($1.1 billion) in the same period of 2011.

Fiat Sells Stake in Sevelnord Venture to PSA

7/26/2012

PSA Peugeot Citroen has finalized an agreement to acquire Fiat SpA's 50% stake in their commercial van joint venture in Sevelnord in northern France by Dec. 31.

Software Glitch Delays Renault EV Launch

7/26/2012

Renault SA says it will push back the debut of an electric version of its Zoe supermini until next year because of a bug in the software it uses to monitor battery usage and other data.

Pedestrian’s Phone to Car: Hey, I’m Walking Here!

7/26/2012

General Motors Co. is developing technology to alert drivers to nearby pedestrians and bicyclists by detecting their smartphones.