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Ford Motor Company and Toyota Motor Corporation announced plans to jointly develop a hybrid powertrain system for light trucks and SUVs. The agreement, expected to be finalized next year, will allow both companies to speed up the delivery of more affordable hybrid systems.
Read More →The March 11 earthquake in Japan continued to impact Japanese automakers, with Toyota and Honda reporting notable decreases in July sales. Detroit automakers fared better, with Chrysler experiencing its best July in four years.
Read More →Honda and Ford top five and four categories, respectively, in Edmunds.com’s 2011 Lowest True Cost to Own Awards.
Read More →KBB.com reports that Hyundai’s loyal consumer base has remained constant thanks to aggressive marketing campaigns and product redesigns.
Read More →The Union of Concerned Scientist’s Hybrid Scorecard rankings named Toyota- and Ford-built hybrids as the top models on its annual list.
Read More →June was a standout month for Ford, GM, Nissan, Chrysler and Mercedes-Benz, all of which realized improvements from the year-ago month. Toyota showed decreases for June compared to last year and Honda continued to feel the effects of the March 11 earthquake in Japan. Overall, automakers realized month-to-month sales increases thanks to improved production capacity.
Read More →The 2011 Readers' Most Wanted Award names vehicles in 12 categories that received the most votes from car enthusiasts in an online survey. Some of the categories included ‘Fuel Sipper,’ ‘Cheap Car’ and ‘Future Vehicle.’
Read More →The Toyota Camry ranked No.1 in Cars.com’s annual American Made Index for the third consecutive year. The Toyota Sienna and Tundra also made the list, ranking sixth and ninth, respectively.
Read More →J.D. Power and Associates’ study found that the initial quality of recent vehicle launches fell by 10 percent to an average of 122 problems per 100 vehicles in 2011.
Read More →Former Ford executive Gerhard Geyer’s book, "Ford Motor Company: The Greatest Corporate Turnaround in U.S. History," explains how the automaker avoided bankruptcy during the recent recession.
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