Things looking up a bit in North America

US: Ford hikes Q3 and Q4 NA production schedules

Ford has announced that it is increasing North American production by another 10,000 units to 495,000 units in the third…

US: GM says 13.5m LV market ‘achievable’ in 2010

Mark LeNeve has said that US light vehicle sales next year could reach 13.5m units. The remarks follow on from…

US: US car market poised for ‘strong rebound’ – Morgan Stanley

According to analyst Adam Jonas of investment bank Morgan Stanley, the US car market has already bottomed and now looks…

US: Senate OKs $2bn more for ‘cash for clunkers’

The US Senate last night approved and sent to the president for signing into law a US$2bn boost for the…