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Ford to add 2,000 jobs at Missouri plant to meet truck, van demand
Ford Motor Co. will add 2,000 jobs at a factory near Kansas City, Mo., to meet surging demand for pickup trucks and to build a new van. Helped by a rebound in housing and construction, trucks have become the hottest segment of the U.S. auto industry so...
Tags: General Motors Corp., Automotive Equipment, Plant Openings, Services and Shopping, Media Industry
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General Motors, Ford and Chrysler post strong April auto sales
This posted has been updated. See the note at the bottom for details. Automakers posted their strongest April sales since 2007 as many reported double-digit gains with trucks and SUVs leading the surge. General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, and Nissan all...
Tags: SUVs and Crossovers, Automotive Equipment, Jeep, Infiniti, Vehicles
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Bill Ford: The future of self-driving cars is closer than you think
Ford Motor Co. has been making automobiles for more than a century, but only now are the company’s products on the brink of monumental changes, according to Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. “The car as we know it, and how it’s used in...
Tags: General Motors Corp., Automotive Equipment, Volkswagen, Lexus, Passenger Cars
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Ford Focus ranked as world's top-selling car; Toyota Corolla second
An American automaker has the top-selling car in the world -- the Ford Focus. Research firm R.L. Polk & Co. said Ford Motor Co. sold 1,020,410 Focus models worldwide last year. About a quarter of the sales were in the U.S. The Focus beat out the...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Vehicles, Chevrolet, Honda, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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Ford hoping to tap thirst for fuel efficiency with phone app contest
Ford Motor Co. will offer a $25,000 first prize for whoever makes the best phone app for fuel efficiency. The Ford Personalized Efficiency Challenge runs through July 24. Anyone entering has to work through the automaker's OpenXC research platform....
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Gasoline Industry, Alternative Energy, Passenger Cars, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Skechers gets new auditor after insider-trading allegations
Skechers USA Inc. appointed a new auditor Wednesday to replace its former accounting firm, KPMG, which was rocked by an insider trading scandal and resigned earlier this month. The Manhattan Beach shoe maker’s board of directors named BDO USA as...
Tags: Finance, Skechers USA Incorporated, Herbalife Limited, KPMG, Business Enterprises
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Durable goods orders plunged in March as demand for aircraft fell
WASHINGTON -- Orders for long-lasting goods, such as aircraft and computers, unexpectedly plunged 5.7% in March -- the largest drop in seven months -- in a new sign of a spring economic slowdown. New orders for so-called durable goods were down $13.1...
Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Prius drives Toyota past 5-million mark in global hybrid sales
Since introducing the first Prius in Japan back in 1997, Toyota Motor Corp. has sold 5 million hybrids worldwide, including 2 million in the U.S., the automaker said Wednesday. Toyota said the owners of its hybrids have saved more than 3 billion gallons...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Vehicles, Toyota Motor Corp., Chevrolet, Honda
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North America powers big Ford Motor Co. first-quarter profit
Ford Motor Co.’s first-quarter profit rose more than 15%, helped by record earnings in North America and strong performance by its auto loan financing arm. Ford’s net income was $1.6 billion, or 40 cents per share, compared to $1.4 billion,...
Tags: Ford Motor Credit Company, SUVs and Crossovers, Marketing, Media Industry, Passenger Cars
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GM and Ford to partner on transmissions with more speeds
Two of the biggest rivals in American industry — General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. — are again joining together to develop transmissions for their next generation of cars. The automakers said Sunday they will team to create nine-speed...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, SUVs and Crossovers, Jeep, Chrysler, Chevrolet
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Huge recall for Honda, Toyota, more: Airbags can spray shrapnel
A faulty airbag part that can explode and send shrapnel into the passenger cabin is responsible for the global recall of more than 3 million cars manufactured by Honda, Nissan, Toyota and General Motors and will likely lead to more recalls. The...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Honda Motor Co., Media Industry, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Toyota Motor Corp.
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Toyota and Ford fight over bestselling car bragging rights
Ford and Toyota -- two of the biggest automakers in the world -- are in an ego contest over which car sells the most globally, the Focus or the Corolla. Earlier this week Ford Motor Co. trumpeted how its Focus compact car is the bestselling vehicle...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Services and Shopping, Vehicles, Passenger Cars, Manufacturing and Engineering
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