US market takes a hit

US: GM plans further job cuts – report

GM is planning to cut thousands of white-collar jobs and is considering whether it should sell or stop production of…

US: GM may sell minicar – reports

A senior General Motors executive has hinted that the automaker may launch a minicar in the United States. The second-generation…

US: Big Three’s sales plunge in June

Chrysler sales in the United States plunged 28.2% to 117,060 units last month as buyers shunned large pickup trucks and…

US: Sales woe will continue next year – analysts

US auto industry woes will continue next year and probably get worse, according to analysts Global Insight. It recently revised…

US: Chrysler slashes minivan and truck production

Chrysler will “idle indefinitely” its St Louis South assembly plant in Missouri from 31 October, citing “volume declines in the…

US: Ford cuts more trucks, boosts crossovers and small cars

Ford on Friday said it was making further truck output reductions “as the company responds to the continued deterioration in…

US: Chrysler worries auto analyst

Though Chrysler CEO Robert Nardelli has admitted that sales have been worse than expected, it is unclear what action the…

GERMANY: US light vehicle market headed under 15m – JD Power

Mounting domestic economic woes mean that over a million units could be lost from the US light vehicle market in…