Toyota, GM, Ford, Chrysler all report Feb. declines   Nissan, Honda, Mazda, VW, and Mercedes post gains queryvar=”toyota,gm,ford,chrysler,all,report,feb,declines”; Richard Truett and Mark Rechtin Automotive News | March 3, 2008 – 1:30 pm EST       DETROIT — With Americans preoccupied with the festering economy, U.S. new-car sales suffered in February. General Motors said sales [...]

GM Announces Senior Leadership Appointments Rick Wagoner, GM chairman and chief executive officer, announced that the GM board of directors approved the following appointments, effective immediately, at its meeting today: Fritz Henderson, vice chairman and chief financial officer, is elected president and chief operating officer. Ray Young, currently group vice president – finance, is elected [...]

5th GM plant idled by American Axle strike       A fifth General Motors Corp. plant is slated to shut down tonight as a result of the strike at American Axle & Manufacturing Inc.   GM’s assembly plant in Moraine, Ohio, is slated to run out of parts late in tonight’s second shift, a [...]