NHTSA probes timing of Honda airbag recalls
Honda Motor Co.'s recalls of 444,000 Accord and Civic vehicles for potentially lethal airbag defects are under investigation by federal safety regulators. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it wants Honda and Takata Corp. 4:18 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 6 | UPDATED: 11/6/09 5:38 p.m. ET
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Ford production suffers even as strike at Indian supplier ends
Workers at an India auto-parts maker have ended a six-week strike, which had hit transmission parts supplies to General Motors and Ford Motor Co. and caused the shutdown of at least two North American crossover plants. 4:31 am U.S. ET | Nov. 6 | UPDATED: 11/6/09 4:28 p.m. ET
Aluminum wheel maker Superior Industries International Inc. posted a narrower quarterly loss helped by cost cuts and increased production volumes. 7:16 am U.S. ET | Nov. 6
A senior Toyota Motor Corp. executive denied allegations the automaker tried to sidestep engineering or design defects that led to its unprecedented safety recall of 3.8 million vehicles. 9:14 am U.S. ET | Nov. 5
DETROIT -- Here are comments made by Chrysler Group CEO Sergio Marchionne during a question-and-answer session at the conclusion of an eight-hour presentation Wednesday on the automaker's plans for the future. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 5
A crew of auto industry veterans and financial executives will replace six of Lear Corp.' 12:00 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 4
Fiat S.p.A. and Chrysler Group will share more than two-thirds of their suppliers by 2014, up from about half currently, Chrysler purchasing chief Daniel Knott said today. Chrysler is also continuing to cut purchasing costs and expects $2. 3:16 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 4 | UPDATED: 11/4/09 4:04 p.m. ET
DETROIT -- During the next five years, Chrysler Group's powertrain lineup will be transformed from one dominated by larger-displacement engines to one dominated by Fiat-derived four-cylinder engines, V-6s and, eventually, electric vehicles. 12:36 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 4 | UPDATED: 11/4/09 2:59 p.m. ET
To improve quality, Chrysler Group is adopting the same manufacturing system that Fiat S.p.A. has used since 2005. 3:37 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 4
Chrysler Group’s efforts toward quick improvements in quality include adding 200 engineers to its quality division, said Doug Betts, Chrysler’s quality chief. 12:03 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 4 | UPDATED: 11/4/09 1:40 p.m. ET
Driveline supplier Dana Holding Corp. narrowed its third-quarter net loss to $38 million from a loss of $256 million in the year-earlier period. The Maumee, Ohio, supplier’s sales fell 31 percent in the quarter to $1.33 billion. 2:33 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 3
General Motors Co. had $13.6 billion remaining in its U.S. government-funded escrow account as of October, after making payments related to the restructuring of its former parts subsidiary Delphi, the automaker said on Monday. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 3
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Fisker Automotive, a California-based start-up car company, expects to complete a deal with the UAW before year-end for the union to represent workers at an old General Motors plant Fisker is acquiring. 2:01 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 3
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Stop-start is moving to start. Today, only hybrids such as the Toyota Prius and Ford Escape Hybrid use a stop-start system in North America. But that's about to change. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 2
Energy-efficient auto air conditioners, which have been a hit in Europe for years, finally are getting noticed in North America. Electronically controlled variable compressors now are used in just 20 percent of North American vehicles. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 2
