Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1102 business Business - Automotive en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:43:06 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1102 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/bs_afp/indiachinaautotrade afp/20091107/indiachinaautotrade AFP business Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:43:06 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/bs_afp/indiachinaautotrade"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257581289750-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=.r3rVwUi23mxG9Q0sLTp5A--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="President and Managing Director of General Motors (GM) India Karl Slym is pictured during a press conference in Ahmedabad, in October. General Motors is in advanced talks with its Chinese partners on a proposal to bring their vehicles to India, according to the Press Trust of India.(AFP/File/Sam Panthaky)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US auto giant General Motors is in advanced talks with its Chinese partners on a proposal to bring their vehicles to India, according to the Press Trust of India.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/bs_afp/indiachinaautotrade"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257581289750-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=.r3rVwUi23mxG9Q0sLTp5A--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="President and Managing Director of General Motors (GM) India Karl Slym is pictured during a press conference in Ahmedabad, in October. General Motors is in advanced talks with its Chinese partners on a proposal to bring their vehicles to India, according to the Press Trust of India.(AFP/File/Sam Panthaky)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/bs_nm/us_gm_opel nm/20091106/us_gm_opel Reuters business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:28:08 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/bs_nm/us_gm_opel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091106/i/r632028143.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=spNRIFxvabhxuG4MN1qWsw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A protestor holds on a placard 'to hell with General Motors, solidarity with Opel workers' during a workers meeting at the Opel plant in Bochum November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender" border="0" /></a>Reuters - General Motors Co said on Friday the head of its European operations, Carl-Peter Forster, is leaving, three days after the automaker's decision to scrap a planned sale of its Opel unit.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/bs_nm/us_gm_opel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091106/i/r632028143.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=spNRIFxvabhxuG4MN1qWsw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="A protestor holds on a placard 'to hell with General Motors, solidarity with Opel workers' during a workers meeting at the Opel plant in Bochum November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_bi_ge/ne_used_vehicles_safety ap/20091106/ne_used_vehicles_safety AP business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:13:31 GMT AP - Car dealers must inspect used vehicles for safety defects and either make repairs or warn potential buyers before they are resold, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_bi_ge/us_opel_ceo ap/20091106/us_opel_ceo AP business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:04:02 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_bi_ge/us_opel_ceo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.713f9bf1b82f4560810532c6b702e36b.opel_gm_nybz165.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=_jtIw_ZGOMD1sN1mveYAUQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="FILE - In this June 3, 2009 file photo Carl-Peter Forster, President of General Motors Europe, addresses the media at the Opel headquarters in Ruesselsheim near Frankfurt, central Germany. Carl-Peter Forster, the chief executive of General Motors Europe who runs its struggling Opel unit, has decided to leave the company, two people briefed on the decision said Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.(AP Photo/Daniel Roland, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Carl-Peter Forster, the chief executive of General Motors Europe who runs its struggling Opel unit, will leave the company, GM said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_bi_ge/us_opel_ceo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.713f9bf1b82f4560810532c6b702e36b.opel_gm_nybz165.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=_jtIw_ZGOMD1sN1mveYAUQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this June 3, 2009 file photo Carl-Peter Forster, President of General Motors Europe, addresses the media at the Opel headquarters in Ruesselsheim near Frankfurt, central Germany. Carl-Peter Forster, the chief executive of General Motors Europe who runs its struggling Opel unit, has decided to leave the company, two people briefed on the decision said Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.(AP Photo/Daniel Roland, file)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091106/bs_afp/germanyusautocompanyexecutivegmopelreilly afp/20091106/germanyusautocompanyexecutivegmopelreilly AFP business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:57:46 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091106/bs_afp/germanyusautocompanyexecutivegmopelreilly"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091106/capt.photo_1257504027653-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=y0m7MwgeQqFBhZafVlSuWw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="General Motors Europe head Carl-Peter Forster pictured during the "Goldenes Lenkrad" (Golden Wheel) awards ceremony in Berlin, November 4. Forster is quitting in disgust at GM's decision to hang on to its European unit Opel/Vauxhall, Spiegel magazine has reported in its online edition.(AFP/DDP/File/Philipp Guelland)" border="0" /></a>AFP - General Motors said Friday it will seek a new chief for European operations with Carl-Peter Forster quitting following the automaker's decision to hang on to its Opel/Vauxhall division.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091106/bs_afp/germanyusautocompanyexecutivegmopelreilly"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091106/capt.photo_1257504027653-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=y0m7MwgeQqFBhZafVlSuWw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="General Motors Europe head Carl-Peter Forster pictured during the "Goldenes Lenkrad" (Golden Wheel) awards ceremony in Berlin, November 4. Forster is quitting in disgust at GM's decision to hang on to its European unit Opel/Vauxhall, Spiegel magazine has reported in its online edition.(AFP/DDP/File/Philipp Guelland)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091106/pl_afp/usskoreatradeautosector afp/20091106/usskoreatradeautosector AFP business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:02:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091106/pl_afp/usskoreatradeautosector"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091106/capt.photo_1257475652486-1-0.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=ns9DaPEg0iwhYb.4rf5rhQ--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="A traffic jam on the Seoul-Busan express way in Seoul. South Korea imposes an eight percent tariff on US auto imports. A draft US-SKorea trade deal would phase it out but US automakers and auto unions have been pushing for greater openness at a troubled time for Detroit's Big Three.(AFP/File/Byun Yeong-Wook)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The top US trade negotiator said that finalizing a trade deal with South Korea was "within reach" but gave no timeline as he sought greater access for US automakers.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091106/pl_afp/usskoreatradeautosector"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091106/capt.photo_1257475652486-1-0.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=ns9DaPEg0iwhYb.4rf5rhQ--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="photo" title="A traffic jam on the Seoul-Busan express way in Seoul. South Korea imposes an eight percent tariff on US auto imports. A draft US-SKorea trade deal would phase it out but US automakers and auto unions have been pushing for greater openness at a troubled time for Detroit's Big Three.(AFP/File/Byun Yeong-Wook)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20091105/bs_ibd_ibd/20091105lands02 ibd/20091105/20091105lands02 Investor's Business Daily business Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:38:12 GMT Investor's Business Daily - In 1979, he became chief executive of Ford Motor -- the first nonfamily member appointed to the post. What he walked into wasn't pretty. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/ts_afp/germanyusautocompanygmopel afp/20091105/germanyusautocompanygmopel AFP business Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:05:08 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/ts_afp/germanyusautocompanygmopel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257443880712-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=A2dtMGV7VhrLi17NmSxIZA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Opel workers demonstrate with banners at the main plant of carmaker Opel in Ruesselsheim, western Germany, during a protest one day after General Motors' shock refusal to sell its European unit Opel and plan to cut some 10,000 jobs.(AFP/DDP/Thomas Lohnes)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Angry German workers on Thursday protested General Motors' shock refusal to sell its European unit Opel and its plans to cut 10,000 jobs, moves slammed as a slap in the face for Chancellor Angela Merkel.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/ts_afp/germanyusautocompanygmopel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257443880712-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=A2dtMGV7VhrLi17NmSxIZA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="Opel workers demonstrate with banners at the main plant of carmaker Opel in Ruesselsheim, western Germany, during a protest one day after General Motors' shock refusal to sell its European unit Opel and plan to cut some 10,000 jobs.(AFP/DDP/Thomas Lohnes)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_bi_ge/us_cadillac_ad_agency ap/20091105/us_cadillac_ad_agency AP business Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:56:32 GMT AP - General Motors Co. said Thursday it narrowed down its list of candidates to handle advertising for Cadillac to six agencies, a month after announcing it was dumping the luxury brand's longtime ad partner. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_germany_gm_opel ap/20091105/eu_germany_gm_opel AP business Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:42:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_germany_gm_opel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.bfd34940a46b4d76813e0d5e4f40caa8.germany_gm_opel_fas102.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=BdhHkwmMXzD1EC1JqFTUjQ--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Workers of Opel enter and leave the car plant in Bochum, western Germany, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. General Motors Co.'s decision to scrap the sale of European subsidiary Opel raised new uncertainty Wednesday over the unit's future, astonishing politicians in Germany and Russia, and prompting workers to plan walkouts in protest. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)" border="0" /></a>AP - Fearing widespread layoffs, thousands of Opel workers walked off the job across Germany on Thursday to protest General Motors Co.'s decision to abandon the unit's sale to new owners.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_germany_gm_opel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.bfd34940a46b4d76813e0d5e4f40caa8.germany_gm_opel_fas102.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=BdhHkwmMXzD1EC1JqFTUjQ--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="photo" title="Workers of Opel enter and leave the car plant in Bochum, western Germany, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. General Motors Co.'s decision to scrap the sale of European subsidiary Opel raised new uncertainty Wednesday over the unit's future, astonishing politicians in Germany and Russia, and prompting workers to plan walkouts in protest. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/wl_uk_afp/germanyusautocompanygmopelbritain afp/20091105/germanyusautocompanygmopelbritain AFP business Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:06:30 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/wl_uk_afp/germanyusautocompanygmopelbritain"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257430004970-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=53&q=85&sig=_zj.10xNZd9V1Tv6NnEtSA--" align="left" height="53" width="130" alt="The Vauxhall production plant in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. Business Secretary Peter Mandelson warned that there must be a "fair balance" of jobs lost and state aid put in under the restructuring of General Motors Europe.(AFP/Paul Ellis)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Business Secretary Peter Mandelson on Thursday warned that there must be a "fair balance" of jobs lost and state aid put in under the restructuring of General Motors Europe.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/wl_uk_afp/germanyusautocompanygmopelbritain"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257430004970-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=53&q=85&sig=_zj.10xNZd9V1Tv6NnEtSA--" align="left" height="53" width="130" alt="photo" title="The Vauxhall production plant in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. Business Secretary Peter Mandelson warned that there must be a "fair balance" of jobs lost and state aid put in under the restructuring of General Motors Europe.(AFP/Paul Ellis)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/bs_afp/japanautocompanyearningstoyota afp/20091105/japanautocompanyearningstoyota AFP business Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:12:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/bs_afp/japanautocompanyearningstoyota"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257411528240-1-0.jpg?x=72&y=130&q=85&sig=qqWFr2eCtL.c8Aqv9PRbrw--" align="left" height="130" width="72" alt="The logo of the Japanese carmaker Toyota at the Geneva Car Show. The world's largest automaker, announced Thursday a surprise return to profit and narrowed its loss forecast for the full year, helped by demand for fuel-efficient cars.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Toyota Motor, the world's largest automaker, announced Thursday a surprise return to profit and narrowed its loss forecast for the full year, helped by demand for fuel-efficient cars.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/bs_afp/japanautocompanyearningstoyota"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257411528240-1-0.jpg?x=72&y=130&q=85&sig=qqWFr2eCtL.c8Aqv9PRbrw--" align="left" height="130" width="72" alt="photo" title="The logo of the Japanese carmaker Toyota at the Geneva Car Show. The world's largest automaker, announced Thursday a surprise return to profit and narrowed its loss forecast for the full year, helped by demand for fuel-efficient cars.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_earns_toyota ap/20091105/as_japan_earns_toyota AP business Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:37:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_earns_toyota"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.f6440d3e74454c1387584d453b59a937.japan_earms_toyota_xkan103x.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=Q2i_c2AFNSppdkZy9dvbZQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Yoichiro Ichimaru checks a document as he speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Toyota said Thursday it returned to a profit in the latest quarter as government incentives boosted sales, leading the world's largest automaker to trim its projected red ink for the year. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)" border="0" /></a>AP - Toyota Motor Corp. announced Thursday a surprise profit last quarter and trimmed its projected red ink for the year, underlining the gradual recovery under way for Japan's giant automakers.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_earns_toyota"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.f6440d3e74454c1387584d453b59a937.japan_earms_toyota_xkan103x.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=Q2i_c2AFNSppdkZy9dvbZQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Yoichiro Ichimaru checks a document as he speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Toyota said Thursday it returned to a profit in the latest quarter as government incentives boosted sales, leading the world's largest automaker to trim its projected red ink for the year. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091105/bs_nm/us_toyota nm/20091105/us_toyota Reuters business Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:02:51 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091105/bs_nm/us_toyota"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091104/capt.bdf923171e17459897cd6fdd7bcabe15.cash_for_clunkers_la105.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=AlJjbZwbH2lGXX32DmsTXQ--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="Toyota vehicles are displayed at the D. Longo Toyota dealership in El Monte, Calif., Wednesday, Nov, 4, 2009. The clunkers program was very good for D. Longo Inc., a large Toyota dealer just east of Los Angeles, which sold more than twice as many vehicles under the program as any other dealership in America, worth more than $30 million. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp's surprise quarterly profit and halving of its annual loss forecast failed to convince investors the world's No.1 carmaker is back on track, as government subsidies peter out and a strong yen takes its toll.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091105/bs_nm/us_toyota"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091104/capt.bdf923171e17459897cd6fdd7bcabe15.cash_for_clunkers_la105.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=AlJjbZwbH2lGXX32DmsTXQ--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="photo" title="Toyota vehicles are displayed at the D. Longo Toyota dealership in El Monte, Calif., Wednesday, Nov, 4, 2009. The clunkers program was very good for D. Longo Inc., a large Toyota dealer just east of Los Angeles, which sold more than twice as many vehicles under the program as any other dealership in America, worth more than $30 million. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/bs_afp/usitalyautocompanychrysler afp/20091105/usitalyautocompanychrysler AFP business Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:11:04 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/bs_afp/usitalyautocompanychrysler"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257394116723-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=glatfhJj5OYJafA7Ql1d.Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Chrysler's new Italian chief has said the American icon is a leaner, more focused automaker well on its way to achieving long-term profitability and regaining its sense of style.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Chrysler's new Italian chief has said the American icon is a leaner, more focused automaker well on its way to achieving long-term profitability and regaining its sense of style.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/bs_afp/usitalyautocompanychrysler"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257394116723-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=glatfhJj5OYJafA7Ql1d.Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Chrysler's new Italian chief has said the American icon is a leaner, more focused automaker well on its way to achieving long-term profitability and regaining its sense of style.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_bi_ge/us_remaking_chrysler ap/20091105/us_remaking_chrysler AP business Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:19:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_bi_ge/us_remaking_chrysler"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091104/capt.9391e926ee3948e5b7bf647e7fb38ca0.remaking_chrysler_mico104.jpg?x=102&y=130&q=85&sig=hhgeJNtGBeMKH6sFRXbo8w--" align="left" height="130" width="102" alt="Chrysler Group LLC CEO Sergio Marchionne arrives for a news briefing at the automaker's headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich., Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)" border="0" /></a>AP - Chrysler hopes to make billions of dollars to repay government loans and revamp all of its cars and trucks with an ambitious plan that hinges on doubling sales in five years.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_bi_ge/us_remaking_chrysler"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091104/capt.9391e926ee3948e5b7bf647e7fb38ca0.remaking_chrysler_mico104.jpg?x=102&y=130&q=85&sig=hhgeJNtGBeMKH6sFRXbo8w--" align="left" height="130" width="102" alt="photo" title="Chrysler Group LLC CEO Sergio Marchionne arrives for a news briefing at the automaker's headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich., Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/bs_afp/usitalyautocompanychryslerfiatprofit afp/20091105/usitalyautocompanychryslerfiatprofit AFP business Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:01:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/bs_afp/usitalyautocompanychryslerfiatprofit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257368232220-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=8bxMQQ58g7oZtlqzZpaTUg--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="A Chrysler PT Cruiser sits in front of the Chrysler world headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Chrysler will achieve a profit in 2011 and be able to pay off its government loans by 2014, the automaker's chief financial officer predicted Wednesday.(AFP/Geoff Robins)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Chrysler will achieve a profit in 2011 and be able to pay off its government loans by 2014, the automaker's chief financial officer predicted Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/bs_afp/usitalyautocompanychryslerfiatprofit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257368232220-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=8bxMQQ58g7oZtlqzZpaTUg--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="photo" title="A Chrysler PT Cruiser sits in front of the Chrysler world headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Chrysler will achieve a profit in 2011 and be able to pay off its government loans by 2014, the automaker's chief financial officer predicted Wednesday.(AFP/Geoff Robins)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091104/pl_afp/germanyusautocompanygmopelrussiacanadamagna afp/20091104/germanyusautocompanygmopelrussiacanadamagna AFP business Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:08:29 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091104/pl_afp/germanyusautocompanygmopelrussiacanadamagna"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091104/capt.photo_1257349803586-2-0.jpg?x=107&y=130&q=85&sig=88tDObSQKwQU1zeZeZchKA--" align="left" height="130" width="107" alt="The flag of US auto giant General Motors flys in front of the Opel plant in the western German city of Kaiserslautern on November 4. The White House on Wednesday said it had nothing to do with General Motors' decision to scrap plans to sell its unit Opel to a Canadian-Russian consortium.(AFP/DDP/Torsten Silz)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The White House on Wednesday said it had nothing to do with a decision by General Motors to scrap plans to sell its unit Opel to a Canadian-Russian consortium.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091104/pl_afp/germanyusautocompanygmopelrussiacanadamagna"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091104/capt.photo_1257349803586-2-0.jpg?x=107&y=130&q=85&sig=88tDObSQKwQU1zeZeZchKA--" align="left" height="130" width="107" alt="photo" title="The flag of US auto giant General Motors flys in front of the Opel plant in the western German city of Kaiserslautern on November 4. The White House on Wednesday said it had nothing to do with General Motors' decision to scrap plans to sell its unit Opel to a Canadian-Russian consortium.(AFP/DDP/Torsten Silz)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091104/ap_on_bi_ge/us_toyota_floor_mats ap/20091104/us_toyota_floor_mats AP business Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:49:11 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091104/ap_on_bi_ge/us_toyota_floor_mats"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/cpress/20091105/capt.r110413a.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=cDDHHV1cHepcS_PQseSlmA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="In this Aug. 29, 2009 photo, Toyota driver Jarno Trulli of Italy steers his car during the qualifying session ahead of Belgium's Formula One Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps circuit, Belgium. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Michel Spingler, File" border="0" /></a>AP - Toyota Motor Corp. released misleading information about an investigation into problems with stuck gas pedals that led to a massive Toyota recall, the government said Wednesday, stressing the issue is still under review by federal safety regulators.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091104/ap_on_bi_ge/us_toyota_floor_mats"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/cpress/20091105/capt.r110413a.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=cDDHHV1cHepcS_PQseSlmA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this Aug. 29, 2009 photo, Toyota driver Jarno Trulli of Italy steers his car during the qualifying session ahead of Belgium's Formula One Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps circuit, Belgium. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Michel Spingler, File" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091104/ts_afp/germanyusautocompanycutsopelgm afp/20091104/germanyusautocompanycutsopelgm AFP business Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:58:23 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091104/ts_afp/germanyusautocompanycutsopelgm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091104/capt.photo_1257366925923-4-0.jpg?x=107&y=130&q=85&sig=Vg8ct1UT7dyuxalmaOKYiA--" align="left" height="130" width="107" alt="The flag of US auto giant General Motors flys in front of the Opel plant in the western German city of Kaiserslautern. General Motors said Wednesday it wanted to cut around 10,000 jobs at its European division Opel a day after the US car maker stunned the auto sector by scrapping plans to sell the German-based unit.(AFP/DDP/Torsten Silz)" border="0" /></a>AFP - General Motors plans to cut around 10,000 jobs at its European division Opel, GM vice president John Smith said Wednesday after the US auto giant announced that it would retain control of the unit.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/automotive/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091104/ts_afp/germanyusautocompanycutsopelgm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091104/capt.photo_1257366925923-4-0.jpg?x=107&y=130&q=85&sig=Vg8ct1UT7dyuxalmaOKYiA--" align="left" height="130" width="107" alt="photo" title="The flag of US auto giant General Motors flys in front of the Opel plant in the western German city of Kaiserslautern. General Motors said Wednesday it wanted to cut around 10,000 jobs at its European division Opel a day after the US car maker stunned the auto sector by scrapping plans to sell the German-based unit.(AFP/DDP/Torsten Silz)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP)