Sue Cischke, one of the top-ranking women in the U.S. auto industry and longtime head of Ford Motor Co.’s safety and environmental units, is retiring  Feb.1, the automaker announced this morning. Robert Brown, 56, who currently serves as head… Click here to read the rest of… Ford Environmental Chief To Retire  Read More →

Citing a report from a publication in Portugal, Bloomberg news reports today that Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. is suspending production of a plant to produce batteries for electric vehicles. The Portugese newspaper reported that Nissan has concluded that its… Click here to read the rest of… Nissan Pulls Back On Battery-Building  Read More →

California air-quality regulators this week proposed a plethora of rules aimed at curbing tailpipe emissions in the state, including a proposal intended to dramatically boost the number of advanced-technology automobiles and light-duty trucks on California’s roads. The regulations prepared… Click here to read the rest of… California To Mandate Clean Car Availability?  Read More →

Of all the hopeful markers of their renaissance, the cash stockpiles now being nurtured by General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. may be the most indicative of all. Because of their quick swing back to profitability in the… Click here to read the rest of… Cash Is King, And Big Three Hope To Reign Long  Read More →

New-vehicle sales in Oklahoma and North Dakota are booming, which is understandable as those states are flush with new oil-and-gas development these days. Equally sensible is what new-car registration figures tell us about the awful economies of California and… Click here to read the rest of… Oklahoma Sales Booming, So What’s Up With Texas?  Read More →

Since the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a statement Nov. 25 announcing that it would investigate the risk of fire in crashed Chevy Volts, numerous contradictory reports have appeared in the media relating to the problem and… Click here to read the rest of… Volt Spokesman Says Battery Reports Off The Mark  Read More →

Last week’s auto sales reporting generated a buzz in the media with the news that November sales “exceeded expectations” and hit 13.6 million on a Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate basis…. Click here to read the rest of… Thoughts On December Sales And SAAR  Read More →

Aptera Motors, the electric-vehicle maker that said earlier this month it would shut down due to lack of funding, will auction off its assets later this month at its Carlsbad, Calif., headquarters, including computers, furnishings and auto-repair equipment, in… Click here to read the rest of… Aptera Will Auction Off Assets This Month  Read More →

The 2011 Tokyo Auto Show punched up its glitz factor this year, but the real pageant for major Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. Ltd. took place the day before the show. Gathering the international press at its Twin Ring… Click here to read the rest of… Honda Recommits To Fun, Frugal Path  Read More →

If BMW North America Inc. and Mercedes-Benz USA Inc. really aren’t all that concerned about winning the 2011 race for first place in the U.S. luxury market, both brands and their dealers are doing a pretty poor job of… Click here to read the rest of… Incentives Reveal Lux Sales Title Ambitions  Read More →