According to Reuters, Honda (HMC) sales in the US fell in January. Reuters reports that the premier of China sees hopeful signs in his economy. Reuters reports that hard times make government jobs more attractive. Reuters reports that online games are moving into Western markets as cheap entertainme...

By John Addison. Toyota achieves a record 50 miles per gallon with the new 2010 Prius, which just made its formal debut at the North American International Auto Show. This article also covers Toyota’s latest plug-in hybrid and EV announcements. Since the Prius was first went on sale in Japan in 19...

According to Reuters, GMAC will get $6 billion from the government with $1 billion coming through GM (GM). Reuters reports that violence in Gaza intensified. Reuters writes that Japan is looking at a program to buy bad loans. Reuters writes that Dow Chemical (DOW) is scrambling to keep it deal to bu...

Near the Detroit Metropolitan Airport, visible from several major highways, is a four-story tall replica of a Uniroyal tire. It was built for the 1964 World’s Fair in New York and was moved to its present site after that event closed. Back then, Akron, Ohio was the “Rubber Capital� of the worl...

Filed under: Bad news, Products and services, Consumer experience, Competitive strategy, Ford Motor (F), General Motors (GM), Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), Oil It probably should come as no surprise, but June was a tough month for automakers, and all signs are pointing to more troubles out on the horizon...

June was the worst month yet in a miserable year for automakers. Chrysler’s sales fell 36 percent and Ford, G.M. and Toyota were all down by double digits....

Filed under: Ford Motor (F), General Motors (GM), Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), Politics, Presidential elections Presumptive Republican presidential candidate John McCain's plan to award a $300 million prize "for the development of a battery package that has the size, capacity, cost and power to leapfrog...

With gas prices rising above $4 a gallon, we could hardly be more eager for a car powered by an energy source that emits nothing worse than water....

Filed under: Products and services, Industry, Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM) and Honda Motor (NYSE: HMC) both said that production was increased for growth in overseas markets in November. Toyota built over 803,000 vehicles and Honda produced over 363,000 vehicles in November to sat...