| San Antonio should keep an eye on shifting Toyota truck momentum |
Oct 1st, 2013 |
Toyota truck sales dipped in September, but so did overall vehicle sales for the company. Last month, workers at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas Inc. celebrated a historic milestone: Completion of the millionth truck assembled at the South San Antonio plant. Now, the momentum has shifted, at least temporarily, as Toyota is dealing with the first decline in truck sales this year based on monthly ...
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| Toyota says September U.S. auto sales fell about 4.3 percent |
Oct 1st, 2013 |
DETROIT | Tue Oct 1, 2013 2:57pm EDT DETROIT Oct 1 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp's U.S. sales division said that September U.S. sales for the industry were about 1,138,000, down 4.3 percent from a year ago. After Toyota issued its estimate, industry consultant Autodata Corp said September sales were 1,139,050 vehicles, down 4.2 percent. Autodata also said that the annualized sales ...
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| Chrysler recalling more than 142000 pickup trucks SUVs due to software glitches - AP |
Oct 1st, 2013 |
DETROIT (AP) -- Chrysler is recalling more than 142,000 pickup trucks and SUVs worldwide because of software glitches that could affect instrument cluster lighting and braking systems. Around 132,000 Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs and 10,800 Ram pickup trucks from the 2014 model year are affected. Chrysler said the Jeep's warning lights may randomly illuminate and its instrument cluster may ...
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| Study Loaned Car Provides License to Snoop |
Oct 1st, 2013 |
Do you think your neighbor is nosy, checking in when you're building something in the garage or when guests arrive at your home? Then you might want to have a good excuse ready in case they ask to borrow your car. According to a study by CarInsurance.com, 72% of participants who borrowed a neighbor's car admitted to poking around inside to see what they could find. Neighbors ...
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| GM Peugeot to jointly build minivan |
Oct 1st, 2013 |
General Motors Co. said Tuesday that the Detroit automaker and PSA Peugeot ...
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| Chrysler Canada sales rise in Sept. Toyota helped by new models |
Oct 1st, 2013 |
TORONTO | Tue Oct 1, 2013 2:12pm EDT TORONTO Oct 1 (Reuters) - Chrysler Group's Canadian arm extended its year-over-year sales growth streak in September, selling the most cars for that month in 13 years, the company said on Tuesday. The automaker sold 19,858 vehicles last month, 1.5 percent more than in the same period last year. Year to date, total sales were up 6.5 percent. Car ...
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| Closing arguments begin in wrongful death case involving Toyota acceleration |
Oct 1st, 2013 |
LOS ANGELES -- A jury could begin deliberating as early as Tuesday to determine whether Toyota Motor Corp. should be held liable for the death of a California woman who was killed when her Camry apparently accelerated and crashed despite her efforts to stop. Closing arguments began Monday in a trial that is the first to go before a jury in state court dealing with unintended sudden acceleration. ...
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| Grupo TMM Sells Truck Auto Hauling Operations |
Oct 1st, 2013 |
has completed the sale of its truck and auto hauling assets and operations.The sale of these "non-strategic" logistics assets represents the elimination of "important" operating losses going forward, according to the ...
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| Chrysler Ford Overcome A Shorter Selling Month |
Oct 1st, 2013 |
(Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) Despite Labor Day auto sales counting towards August's total - and fewer overall selling days in September - two of the Big Three automakers posted better-than-expected September sales on Tuesday. The Chrysler Group reported 143,017 units sold in September, a 1% increase compared with sales in September 2012 and what the company is calling its ...
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| USAA leads the nation in auto insurance customer service |
Oct 1st, 2013 |
USAA ranked as the nation's leading auto insurance company in terms of customer satisfaction. USAAs automobile insurance customers ranked the company tops in customer satisfaction, Insurance Networking News reported. Market Force Information conducted a study of more than 20,000 consumers to determine which auto insurance companies are the best in the business in customer satisfaction. USAA ...
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