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http://www.detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage  Former President George W. Bush defended his decision to bailout General Motors Corp. and Chrysler Group LLC in the waning days of his administration.
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 Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said the company's two-minute Super Bowl ad was not meant to be a political endorsement.
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 "The people of Detroit almost lost everything," said the two-minute Chrysler spot narrated by Clint Eastwood that featured autoworkers, an abandoned building and a city flag.
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California electric car start-up Fisker Automotive said Monday that is laying off 26 workers and trying to renegotiate its $528 million federal loans.
Read more... General Motors Co. will name United Auto Workers President Bob King to the supervisory board of its German subsidiary, Adam Opel AG, according to a source familiar with the situation.
Read more... Honda Motor Co. and its affiliates' credit rating outlook was cut to negative from stable by Moody's Investors Service on concern the automaker faces "significant challenges" in regaining its market share.
Read more...  The Chevrolet ad has a Ford truck owner dying along with most of the rest of humanity as a group of Silverado owners ride out the apocalypse.
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Re: Chevrolet's False and Disparaging Super Bowl Advertisement
Read more...  Chrysler Group aired a poignant Super Bowl ad touting the Motor City's turnaround with a message that said the United States could learn from Detroit's rebound.
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 "I will tell you that it will once again be unconventional. It will reflect the very spirit of what Chrysler is today, how we view our role in society, our passion and our love for this country," the Chrysler CEO said.
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Las Vegas— Thousands of the nation's 17,500 auto dealers are making pricey improvements, adding upgraded waiting rooms, more service facilities and other amenities.
Read more...  So January has come and gone and Detroit remains snowless. It's already becoming a strange year, though January looks better than last January, as overall vehicle sales were up 11.4 percent.
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Las Vegas — Many of the nation's 17,500 auto dealers are upbeat about 2012 after surviving dismal auto sales, the shuttering of a half-dozen iconic U.S. brands and Asian supply disruptions.
Read more... Las Vegas — Hyundai Motor America President John Krafcik said Friday that the Korean automaker is looking at ways to boost auto production in the United States.
Read more...  Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said the automaker will unveil an "unconventional" two-minute Super Bowl ad Sunday that will reflect the Auburn Hills automaker's love of the United States.
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 Washington — Ford Motor Co. plans to boost its exports of new vehicles to South Korea by 50 percent in 2012 in the wake of a free trade deal.
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 Chrysler Group LLC Thursday formally announced plans to hire about 1,800 workers at its Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois to support production of the all-new 2013 Dodge Dart and other vehicles that will be built off the same platform.
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Las Vegas - Dodge CEO Reid Bigland said Chrysler Group LLC would boost the number of dealers selling Fiats to nearly 200 by the end of the year.
Read more... American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc., a maker of axles and crankshafts, rose after beating earnings estimates and lessening its dependence on General Motors Co.
Read more... Two California members of Congress have introduced a bill that would make it easier for other companies to produce replacement auto parts in a shorter timeframe.
Read more... Las Vegas- Automakers and dealers added more than 15,000 jobs in January as the auto sector continues to gain strength.
Read more...  Clint Eastwood will replace Eminem as the star of this year Chrysler Group LLC advertisement during Sunday's Super Bowl, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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 Milan— Fiat SpA has announced the name of the new vehicle in the 500 family that will make its debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March.
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In yet another turn of the automotive circle, Chrysler is on track again to be the global auto industry's surprise darling with its growing top line, expanding profits, increasing production, improving quality and a marketing moxie tied to Detroit's roots.
Read more...  A Southern California woman took Honda to small-claims court and won in a big way. Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Douglas Carnahan ruled Wednesday that the automaker misled Heather Peters about the potential fuel economy of her hybrid car and awarded her $9,867 — much more than the couple hundred dollars cash that a proposed class-action settlement is offering.
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