by Bernie Woodall in Detroit
South Korea’s Hyundai is recalling about 420,000 vehicles covering three models for separate problems in the United States, after recalling 883,000 Sonata sedans this week, according to U.S. safety regulators.
Daily Archives: August 3, 2014
U.S. auto sales fall short of expectations in July
By Bernie Woodall, Ben Klayman and Paul Lienert
Ford and Toyota posted stronger-than-expected growth in U.S. auto sales in July but most manufacturers on Friday reported gains below expectations as several months of strong demand pushed optimism too high.
GM boosted June sales with discounts to dealers
By TOM KRISHER
As General Motors tackles a safety crisis, a look its numbers from June show just how intent the company is on keeping new-car sales on the rise during a record spate of safety recalls.
China car parts plant Blast kills 68, hurts 187
By GILLIAN WONG
Sixty-eight people were killed and nearly 200 others injured, most with severe burns, after an explosion Saturday at an automotive parts factory in eastern China that supplies General Motors, officials said.
GM’s truck and crossover sales pass 1M unit mark for 2014
Sales of General Motors crossovers and trucks, which include pickups, vans and SUVs, surged by double-digits in July, pushing combined sales for the year to 1,048,114 through July. GM was the first automaker to pass the million-unit milestone in both 2014 and 2013.
