Q&A: GM’s Susan Docherty
"We've been handed a lifeline and we're going to take advantage of it," says GM Vice President Susan Docherty, the new head of the BPG group. "The government isn't running our company but telling us to...
View ArticleToyota Suffering Setback With Suppliers
After building a solid relationship with its suppliers that may have helped it, in turn, solidify its ties to American consumers, Toyota has slipped from the top spot in an annual study of carmaker...
View ArticleQ&A: Ford President Mark Fields
Though "volatility is the new norm," Ford President Mark Fields sees some solid signs for the U.S. auto market, driven in part by the Cash for Clunkers program. He talks with TheDetroitBureau.com's...
View ArticleFord Debt Rating Raised, But Still Junk
Ford Motor Co. has gotten some more good news, as Moody’s investor Service is raising it rating of the company’s corporate debt for the first time in 14 years.
View ArticleRay Young: Another GM Casualty?
General Motors' 47-year-old CFO Ray Young could be the next in an expanding list of once-mighty senior executives to leave the automaker. TheDetroitBureau.com has the story.
View Article2010 Retail Sales Off to a Slow Start
December car sales gave the industry a boost, but that "cautious optimism" may be tempered by what J.D. Power is forecasting to be a sluggish January.
View ArticleFord Turns In First Annual Profit Since ‘05
Ford Motor Co. reported net income of more than $2.7 billion, or 86 cents per share, a $17 billion improvement from a year ago, as its comeback plans exceeded expectations by the delivering the maker’s...
View ArticleCool Start, But May Sales Could Still Turn Hot
The economic uncertainties that have rocked the stock markets may be translating into a slowdown in the U.S. new car market, but things may pick up in the coming days, reports J.D. Power and...
View ArticleAuto Lenders Loosening Access To Credit
Lenders have finally begun to loosen credit - which is helping spur auto sales - yet even the "credit-challenged" are doing a better job paying the money back, says a new report that bodes well for a...
View ArticleJanuary Car Sales Running “Ahead of Expectations”
Is the worst over? Preliminary signs suggest this will be a very good January, indeed, for the U.S. auto market. More from TheDetroitBureau.com.
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