Monday, August 11, 2008 Two Ford cars may come to dead end With lackluster sales, Mercury Sable, Taurus X don’t fit in carmaker’s new vision for lineups. Bryce G. Hoffman / The Detroit News Ford Motor Co. plans to halt production of the Mercury Sable sedan and Ford Taurus X crossover next year, according to [...]
Cost cuts alone can’t save Chrysler Healthy future relies on product development queryvar=”cost,cuts,alone,cant,save,chrysler”; Bradford Wernle Automotive News | August 11, 2008 – 12:01 am EST Jim Press’ claims about strong cash flow appear to be correct — in the short run. Since February 2007, Chrysler has sold assets, trimmed truck and minivan output, closed plants [...]
Army puts Arizona dealerships off-limits queryvar=”army,puts,arizona,dealerships,off-limits”; Alysha Webb Automotive News | August 11, 2008 – 12:01 am EST ENLARGE Says Rick Johnston, center, with sons Beau, left, and Heath: "We’re just a family trying to make a living." Photo credit: ALYSHA WEBB SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. — In her decade as spokeswoman for Fort [...]
2009 F-150 to miss fall NFL advertising queryvar=”2009,f-150,to,miss,fall,nfl,advertising”; Amy Wilson Automotive News | August 11, 2008 – 12:01 am EST ENLARGE Ford says it won’t launch its big marketing push for the 2009 F-150 until early next year. DETROIT — Ford Motor Co.’s big marketing push for the re-engineered and restyled 2009 Ford [...]
Toyota’s quarterly N.A. profits evaporate Earnings hurt by leasing crisis, U.S. downturn and rising incentives queryvar=”toyota’s,quarterly,na,profits,evaporate”; Hans Greimel Automotive News | August 11, 2008 – 12:01 am EST TOKYO — Toyota’s strong operating profits in North America nearly vanished in the April-June quarter. North America operating profit plunged 98.9 percent to $15.2 [...]
