Toyota Promotes an American to Its Board   13 Apr 2007 07:01 GMT
A management reshuffling would make James Press, the director of North American operations, the highest ranking non-Japanese in the company’s history.
Source: NY Times

Gay by Design, or a Lifestyle Choice?   12 Apr 2007 22:16 GMT
Is your car gay? Taking a closer look at the logic behind the tagline, “You are what you drive.”
Source: NY Times

LG, Volkswagen team on Beetle MP3 player   10 Apr 2007 13:00 GMT
LG Electronics is teaming up with Volkswagen on a digital media player styled along the lines of the New Beetle car.

Source: Computerworld

A Plastic Wrapper Today Could Be Fuel Tomorrow   09 Apr 2007 05:42 GMT
A chemistry professor has developed a “fuel-latent plastic” that can easily be turned into a substitute diesel fuel.
Source: NY Times

A Dozen Don’t-Miss Models at the New York Auto Show   06 Apr 2007 16:31 GMT
The New York International Auto Show offers the last new models of the year, along with the best from earlier car shows.
Source: NY Times

Again, Kerkorian Makes a Move for Chrysler   06 Apr 2007 01:52 GMT
Kirk Kerkorian, the billionaire investor, just can’t break his Chrysler habit. After failing in one takeover in the 1990s, he has returned with a $4.5 billion bid for the struggling automaker.
Source: NY Times

Kerkorian Offers $4.5 Billion for Chrysler   05 Apr 2007 20:18 GMT
The bid came 12 years after an earlier attempt by the billionaire to buy the company, which was instead acquired later by Daimler-Benz of Germany.
Source: NY Times

Ford’s C.E.O. Made Over $28 Million. In His First Four Months.   05 Apr 2007 18:03 GMT
Alan R. Mulally’s compensation included an $18.5 million bonus, from a car company that lost $12.7 billion last year.
Source: NY Times

Ford Chief Sticking to His Road Map for Turnaround   05 Apr 2007 06:50 GMT
Ford’s chief executive insisted that he saw no need for deeper cuts beyond those scheduled in the company’s recovery plan.
Source: NY Times

Daimler’s Chief Confirms Talks to Sell Chrysler   05 Apr 2007 05:43 GMT
The company confirmed for the first time that it is in negotiations about a deal for the troubled American unit.
Source: NY Times