General Motors Co. marked an abrupt break with its past Tuesday when Chairman Edward Whitacre Jr. expanded his role to include chief executive after the resignation of Fritz Henderson. Henderson, 51, had been president and CEO for less than nine months, but his lifelong career at GM appeared to be a handicap in the board's view.
Washington -- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Tuesday proposed new rules that would require automakers to make larger and stronger side air bags to prevent motorists from being thrown out of vehicles during rollover crashes.
Washington -- Now what? Or more appropriately, who? That's the question people are asking as General Motors Co. -- already searching for a new chief financial officer -- focuses on another, more important search: chief executive officer.
Toyota Motor Corp.'s 2010 model vehicles will have the highest resale value in five years while Lexus received top marks in the luxury segment, according to a forecast released Tuesday night by influential consumer guide Kelley Blue Book.
While Ford Motor Co. will officially debut the 2011 Ford Fiesta at the Los Angeles Auto Show this morning, it began its public campaign online last year: The Fiesta Movement.
Frankfurt -- German carmaker Daimler AG said Wednesday it will move some of its Mercedes Benz C-Class car production to its Tuscaloosa, Alabama, plant to take advantage of a growing market, lower production costs and to avoid currency fluctuations.
