Monthly Archives: May 2014

Zipcar introduces new ONE>WAY service featuring 2015 Honda Fit

Car-sharing company Zipcar introduced “Zipcar ONE>WAY,” a new service that will enable members to take point-to-point trips within cities, and to and from select airport locations.

Daimler names Brecht as company’s top workforce representative

Daimler names Brecht as company's top workforce representative

Daimler’s supervisory board has chosen Michael Brecht as its deputy chairman replacing Erich Klemm, in a move that may smooth management-labor relations at the automaker.

Pickups, small SUVs drive American April auto sales

This undated product image provided by Nissan North America shows the 2014 Nissan Rogue small SUV. American car buyers came out of hibernation in April to spend on pickup trucks and SUVs, fueling an auto sales rebound that analysts expect to last the rest of the year. Nissan led the way with an 18.3 percent increase over a year ago, with sales of the redesigned Rogue up almost 27 percent. (AP Photo/Nissan North America)
U.S. car buyers came out of hibernation in April to spend on pickup trucks and SUVs, fueling an auto sales rebound that analysts expect to last the rest of the year.

Total sales grew to just under 1.4 million cars and trucks, up about 8 percent from a year ago. Sales ran at an annual rate of just over 16 million, according to Autodata Corp.

Mark Fields Task is to keep Ford on Mulally’s path

Fields Task is to keep Ford on Mulally's path - photo AP

For Mark Fields, Ford’s newly appointed CEO, the biggest challenge is to stay the course and not let the company drift back into the bad habits that almost sunk it a decade ago.

Jaguar Land Rover shares aluminium knowledge with Mercedes, Audi

It’s the exact opposite of hush-hush corporate security: Jaguar Land Rover wants to share everything it knows about assembling aluminium-bodied cars.