Ford executives say new models are on way A day after posting the worst quarterly loss in its history, Ford Motor Co.'s top product and manufacturing executives said the company plans to roll out new models and make its factories more efficient.
Chrysler to get out of leasing business Chrysler LLC said Friday its financial arm will get out of the auto leasing business by the end of the month because economic conditions have made leasing more expensive than buying, for both consumers and the company.
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New markets spur Honda to record quarter Honda Motor Co. reported record profit for a fiscal first quarter Friday as sales growth in new markets offset the damage from a stronger yen and soaring material costs.
Bleeding cash, Ford looks to Europe for help Bleeding cash and with its very survival uncertain, Ford Motor Co., an icon of American automaking, will try to import some of its success from across the Atlantic.
Ford's plans to retool truck plants at a glance Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it will retool its Michigan Truck plant in the Detroit suburb of Wayne and the Louisville, Ky., assembly plant from their current truck products so they can make small cars. The company also announced several other factory changes in response to the ever-changing U.S. market.
Ford's promised new products at a glance Ford Motor Co. announced a slew of new products that will come to North America by 2010, including six vehicles from Europe, as the company responds to rising gas prices and consumer demands for more fuel-efficient options. Here's what's on the way:
St. Paul Ford workers happy to have jobs Brian Hanson could have taken a buyout package worth $100,000 to leave the Ford Motor Co. assembly plant here, but he had a feeling the company's plans to close the plant in 2008 might change.