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Top-selling vehicles in the US in October

Automakers released October U.S. sales figures Thursday. These were the top-selling vehicles, as well as the total number sold and the percent change in sales from October 2008.

Started in latest business news • 1 response • Last response by mensab (7572) • 2 months ago
Tags: cars, sales
Ford surprises with $1B profit; sees profit in '11

Ford, the only Detroit automaker to dodge direct government aid and bankruptcy court, surprised investors with net income of nearly $1 billion in the third quarter and forecast a "solidly profitable"...

Started in latest business news • 3 responses • Last response by benhilo (902) • 2 months ago
Tags: united states, earns ford, ford, stock
Ford to build new assembly plant in China

Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it will invest $490 million to build an assembly plant in China to produce the next-generation Focus compact car, which it plans to sell globally.

Started in latest business news • 1 response • Last response by mensab (7572) • 4 months ago
Tags: ford, china
States send mixed message on texting and driving

Fiddling with your iPhone behind the wheel can get you fined across much of the nation. But many states are more than happy to tweet you with up-to-the-minute directions on how to steer clear of a...

Started in national news • 2 responses • Last response by friskimage (487) • 4 months ago
Tags: united states, texting in traffic, texting, driving
Auto sales post best month of year but could slow

The nation's automakers are bracing for quieter showrooms and slower sales this autumn after the Cash for Clunkers program offered a big but unsustainable boost in August.

Started in latest business news • 2 responses • Last response by echomonster (2990) • 4 months ago
Tags: ford, united states, auto sales, clunkers, chrysler
Cash for Clunkers to end on Monday

Car shoppers have until Monday night to take advantage of lucrative Cash for Clunkers rebates from the government, and the Obama administration is hoping for a smooth ending to a program that has...

Started in latest business news • 4 responses • Last response by dasani (2000) • 5 months ago
Tags: cash for clunkers, united states, car
1-800-Clunkers? Florist keeps getting car calls

The government is giving cash for clunkers. It isn't sending flowers.

Started in feature stories • 1 response • Last response by cloud_kicker_32 (3781) • 5 months ago
Tags: odd flowers for clunkers, cars
Ford to boost production of Focus, Escape

Ford said Thursday it will build more of its popular Focus and Escape models and boost total vehicle production later this year to help dealers restock depleted showrooms.

Started in latest business news • 1 response • Last response by friskimage (487) • 5 months ago
Tags: united states, ford production, ford, production, boost
Schumacher calls off comeback, cites neck injury

Michael Schumacher called off his much-anticipated Formula One comeback because of lingering neck injuries from a motorcycle crash six months ago.

Started in auto racing news • 1 response • Last response by Kenorv (540) • 5 months ago
Tags: auto racing, f1 schumacher, ferrari
'Cash for clunkers' rebates survive _ for weekend

Attention car buyers: There's still time to get in on the "cash for clunkers" rebate rush.

Started in congressional news • 13 responses • Last response by theonow (87) • 6 months ago
Tags: cash for clunkers, cars, united states, auto industry, car sales
Jim Schierholz, 77, of Milwaukee, holds a sold sign at a Toyota dealership in Gladstone, Ore., Monday, July 27, 2009. Schierholz turned in his Econoline van for a rebate toward the purchase of a Toyota RAV4 as part of the federal government's "Car Allowance Rebate System," or "CARS" program. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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