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• U.S. carmakers top imports in survey of initial quality

  June 18, 2010 in Business on Page A14 DETROIT – Detroit Three brands, as a group, have surpassed import brands on the initial quality of their new cars and trucks for the first time since J.D. Power and …

• GM announces a profit, its first in several years

  May 18, 2010 in Business on Page A9 LOS ANGELES – After a string of 10 consecutive money-losing quarters, General Motors Co. said Monday that it had earned a profit of $865 million in the first quarter of … 1

• Ford boasts $2.1 billion profit for first quarter

  April 28, 2010 in Business on Page A8 SAN FRANCISCO – Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday that it earned more than $2 billion in the first quarter, reversing a loss of almost the same amount a year ago …

• Toyota accepts fine, recalls SUV

  April 20, 2010 in Business on Page A7 WASHINGTON – Toyota hurriedly ordered recalls of nearly 10,000 Lexus SUVs for possible rollover dangers Monday and agreed to a record $16.4 million fine for a slow response in its …

• Toyota recalls 2010 Lexus GX 460 SUVs

  April 19, 2010 in Business, Nation/World Toyota says it will recall its 2010 Lexus GX 460 to address a potential problem with the SUV’s stability control system that targets possible rollovers.

• Toyota expected to pay penalty

  April 19, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Toyota Motor Corp. is expected to agree to a fine of more than $16 million, the largest government penalty levied against an automaker, for a four-month delay in …

• Toyota to temporarily halt sales of Lexus GX 460

  April 13, 2010 in Business Toyota Motor Corp. is temporarily halting sales of the 2010 Lexus GX 460 after Consumer Reports issued a rare “Don’t Buy” warning amid concerns the large SUV has handling problems …

• Toyota V.P. urged automaker to ‘come clean’

  April 8, 2010 in Business on Page A10 WASHINGTON – Five days before Toyota announced a massive recall, a U.S. executive at the company wrote in an internal e-mail: “We need to come clean” about accelerator problems, according …

• Toyota chief apologizes

  February 25, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Under blistering criticism, Toyota President Akio Toyoda personally and repeatedly apologized to Congress and millions of anxious American car owners Wednesday for deadly defects in popular models produced …

• Toyota CEO faces lawmakers: ‘I’m deeply sorry’

  February 24, 2010 in Nation/World Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda apologized personally and repeatedly Wednesday to the United States and millions of American Toyota owners for safety lapses that have led to deaths and widespread recalls. …

• Toyota looks at incentives

  February 16, 2010 in Business on Page A10 ORLANDO, Fla. – Toyota Motor Corp. may offer incentives or increase the length of its warranties as it tries to recover from an embarrassing string of safety-related recalls. The company …

• Nissan to take pre-orders for Leaf

  February 12, 2010 in Business on Page A16 NEW YORK – Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday that it will start signing up customers in April who want to buy its new Leaf electric car, with shipments starting by …

• Most auto sales up in January

  February 3, 2010 in Business on Page A10 DETROIT – Toyota’s auto sales fell 16 percent in January, a month when it recalled millions of vehicles and halted sales of several models. Most other automakers reported higher sales …

• Ford rebounds with ’09 profit of $2.7 billion

  January 29, 2010 in Business on Page A12 LOS ANGELES – Ford Motor Co. posted a profit of $2.7 billion for the year, a dramatic turnaround for the company, which weathered one of the worst years in the …

• Ford ramps up SYNC features

  January 8, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A16 LAS VEGAS – Need a billion-dollar corporate turnaround? There’s an app for that. Hitching a ride with the fast-paced Internet and consumer electronics industry, Ford Motor Co. on Thursday unveiled …

• Toyota Prius is top-selling car in Japan

  January 8, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 TOKYO – The Toyota Prius was the top-selling car in Japan last year – the first time a gas-electric hybrid has clinched that spot. The Japan Automobile Dealers Association said …

• Toyota is No. 1 in vehicle recalls in ’09

  December 31, 2009 in Business on Page A8 WASHINGTON – In a first, Toyota led the U.S. auto industry in recalled vehicles this year, thanks to its largest safety-related problem since it began selling vehicles in the United …

• GM subsidizes sale of Pontiacs and Saturns

  December 30, 2009 in Business on Page A10 DETROIT – General Motors Co. is paying dealers $7,000 for remaining Saturn and Pontiac models in what amounts to a sweetened incentive aimed at clearing inventories of the discontinued brands, …

• As Saab deal falls through, GM ponders brand’s future

  November 25, 2009 in Business on Page A10 DETROIT – A deal for General Motors Co. to sell Saab to a specialty carmaker has collapsed, leaving the storied Swedish brand born from jets in 1947 close to extinction. …

• GM says it’s on mend, posts $1.2 billion losses

  November 17, 2009 in Business on Page A8 DETROIT — General Motors Co. said Monday it lost $1.2 billion from the time it left bankruptcy protection through Sept. 30, far better than it has reported in previous quarters …

• GM seeks fast debt payoff

  November 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – General Motors Co. is expected to announce today that it will begin repaying its debt to the United States next month, years earlier than required. The nation’s largest …

• GM’s new models key to its future

  November 12, 2009 in Business on Page A7 DETROIT – Two General Motors cars due in showrooms next year must be hits to help the automaker turn around sales and pay back its big debt to U.S. taxpayers. …

• GM about to reinvent itself

  July 10, 2009 in Business on Page A14 DETROIT – The new General Motors is about to roll off the assembly line as a leaner, greener model, maybe even a profitable one, too. Once the world’s largest and …

• Ford slows downhill slide

  July 2, 2009 in Business on Page A10 Auto sales in June, led by Ford Motor Co., showed what could be first signs of a recovery after a long and bleak run. The United States’ second-largest automaker reported …

• GM takes its plan to bankruptcy judge

  June 30, 2009 in Business on Page A8 NEW YORK – General Motors Corp., hoping for a quick exit from Chapter 11, today will ask a bankruptcy judge to approve its plan to refashion itself as a leaner …

• Deal puts Fiat in Chrysler driver’s seat

  June 11, 2009 in Business on Page A1 Just over a decade ago, German auto giant Daimler bought Chrysler for $38 billion, an alliance that promised to reinvent the auto industry. On Wednesday, Chrysler, bankrupt and downtrodden, got …

• Chrysler sale is on

  June 10, 2009 in Business on Page A10 NEW YORK – The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday night declined to hear an appeal from opponents of the sale of Chrysler’s assets to Italian automaker Fiat, clearing the way for …

• Business in brief: GM to eliminate line of trucks

  June 9, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A8 DETROIT – After unsuccessfully trying to find a buyer for four years, General Motors Corp. is giving up on its medium-duty truck business, saying that it will wind down manufacturing …

• Business in brief: Toyota to start leasing plug-in hybrids in 2009

  June 4, 2009 in Business on Page A8 Tokyo – Toyota said Wednesday it will start leasing plug-in hybrid cars, that are even greener than its hit Prius, by the end of this year in the U.S., Japan …

• GM reaches deal to shed Hummer

  June 3, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A8 DETROIT – General Motors Corp. took a key step toward its downsizing on Tuesday, striking a tentative deal to sell its Hummer brand to a Chinese manufacturer, while also revealing …

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