Fuel economy deal near By 2020: Automakers would get help, retain jobs November 27, 2007 BY JUSTIN HYDE FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF WASHINGTON — Congressional negotiators are close to agreement on an increase in fuel economy standards to 35 miles per gallon by 2020, with some caveats to satisfy U.S. automakers, people familiar with the [...]

Toyota’s global production up 14.4% Tuesday, November 27, 2007 Kozo Mizoguchi / Associated Press TOKYO — Japan’s top automaker Toyota Motor Corp. said today its global production climbed 14.4 percent in October, moving it closer to overtaking General Motors of the United States as the world’s biggest automaker. Four other major Japanese automakers also reported [...]

France: NASCAR won’t sell stake in company Automotive News | November 27, 2007 – 2:02 pm EST NEW YORK (Reuters) – NASCAR Chairman Brian France on Tuesday dismissed the idea that his family would sell any part of their racing company. "I can’t imagine a scenario where that would happen," France, whose family owns the [...]