Read more automaker stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4791/automaker.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:22:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71611/ford-recalls-another-45m-vehicles-over-fire-hazard.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFord today made 4.5 million vehicles eligible for what is already its biggest recall ever. The move involves a faulty switch, an automatic cruise control deactivator made by Texas Instruments, that has been linked to at least 550 fires, mostly while the vehicles were turned off. Ford has now...http://www.newser.com/story/71611/ford-recalls-another-45m-vehicles-over-fire-hazard.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Oct 2009 16:33:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69475/ford-unveils-minivan-lite.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFord has announced its reentry into the please-don't-call-it-a-minivan category, USA Today reports. The carmaker has been out of the minivan business since 2007, and it plans to stay that way—at least in name—with the Grand C-Max, scheduled to be on US roads in two years. Built on a...http://www.newser.com/story/69475/ford-unveils-minivan-lite.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Sep 2009 17:45:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69094/gm-to-try-money-back-guarantee.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGeneral Motors is offering a good old money-back guarantee as a ploy to entice buyers to its showrooms, USA Today reports. Buyers will be able to get a full refund on any new GM model within 60 days of purchase. The automaker plans to announce the refund program in ads...http://www.newser.com/story/69094/gm-to-try-money-back-guarantee.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Sep 2009 16:46:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68846/japanese-mull-noisier-hybrids-to-protect-blind.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJapanese automakers are looking into ways to make their super-quiet hybrid cars a lot louder after more than half of blind people surveyed said they were terrified of the vehicles, AP reports. The automakers are considering equipping the vehicles with radar to sense pedestrians and make sounds like engine noises...http://www.newser.com/story/68846/japanese-mull-noisier-hybrids-to-protect-blind.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Sep 2009 4:08:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67083/chrysler-plans-to-build-fiat-in-mexico.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChrysler is planning to produce a Fiat-branded subcompact car at a plant in Mexico, insiders tell the Wall Street Journal . The move may anger two key shareholders of the restructured automaker—the US government and the United Auto Workers. Workers at the Toluca, Mexico, plant are represented by a Mexican...http://www.newser.com/story/67083/chrysler-plans-to-build-fiat-in-mexico.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Aug 2009 6:52:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66575/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-clunker.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCash for Clunkers has become a smashing success—but is it right for you? Time explains how to get the most out of your clunker: First, make sure your vehicle really is a “clunker”: Cars that get more than 18 mpg, don't run, haven't been registered and insured over the...http://www.newser.com/story/66575/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-clunker.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Aug 2009 17:38:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65995/nissan-reveals-mass-market-electric-car.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNissan yesterday unveiled its entry into the electric-vehicle market, the Los Angeles Times reports. The LEAF is a five-seat compact that gets a top speed of 90 mph out of its lithium-ion batteries. The vehicle can go about 100 miles on a full charge, an attribute Nissan hopes will convince...http://www.newser.com/story/65995/nissan-reveals-mass-market-electric-car.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Aug 2009 15:05:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65477/resurgent-ford-has-high-hopes-for-taurus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFord is hoping to use the imminent launch of the 2010 Taurus to cement its newly dominant position among Detroit’s Big Three, MSNBC reports. Ford’s position as the only major US automaker not receiving government aid has been translating into small but significant gains in market share as consumers feel...http://www.newser.com/story/65477/resurgent-ford-has-high-hopes-for-taurus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Jul 2009 17:23:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64053/done-deal-gm-out-of-bankruptcy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs of 6:30 this morning, the new General Motors is on its way: The old firm sold its good assets to a new automaker backed by the government via a bankruptcy overhaul far speedier than experts expected, the New York Times reports. The new firm, Vehicle Acquisition Company, will...http://www.newser.com/story/64053/done-deal-gm-out-of-bankruptcy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Jul 2009 8:26:28 CDT