Things your automaker isn’t telling you
There are things automakers aren’t telling you. But it’s not necessarily a case of deception. It’s just the quickly changing auto industry.
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Ten things your automaker isn’t telling you
There are things automakers aren’t telling you. But it’s not necessarily a case of deception. It’s just the quickly changing auto industry.
Why not share this?
GM poised to take back world’s No. 1 automaker from Toyota
General Motors Co. is on its way to take back the title of the world’s largest automaker from Toyota, which it lost to the Japanese automaker in 2008. Last year, GM nearly beat Toyota, finishing just 28,000 units behind the Japanese giant.
During the first quarter, the Detroit automaker moved ahead of Toyota, selling 2.2 million units, an increase of 11 percent. Toyota dropped to 1.8 million units, putting the company in third place behind GM and Volkswagen AG. FoMoCo held on to the No. 4 spot in…
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Renault-Nissan to Open New Research Office in Silicon Valley, Fourth Major Automaker in Area
Attention all college grads with an engineering degree (and a slight interest in cars): add the Renault-Nissan Alliance to your job hunting list of automotive companies that have been actively seeking and hiring talent to fill engineering and technology jobs. The group announced that in a few weeks it will open its doors to a new research office in Silicon Valley, which is home to a number of high-tech giants.
According to a prepared statement yesterday, the new Northern California office will play an…
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We’re No. 1? Toyota Sees “No Meaning” in World’s Largest Automaker Tag
In the wake of crippled production after Japan’s March 11 earthquake and tsunami, Toyota is likely to lose its spot as the world’s highest-selling car company, but executives aren’t losing any sleep over it. According to Automotive News, Toyota executive vice president Satoshi Ozawa says Toyota has “sworn off” efforts to be the world’s largest car company.
“There is no meaning in us [Toyota] being the global number one,” Ozawa told Automotive News. Instead, he said the company will focus…
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Hyundai Set to Become Sixth Biggest Automaker in the U.S. In 2011
In the realm of U.S. automotive sales, 8% is a magic number. When an automaker hits 8%, they know they’ve become one of the big guns. Ford, Chevrolet, Toyota, Honda, Dodge and Nissan have all made it, and 2011 is expected to be Hyundai’s year. So sayeth market research firm Polk, and I’m tempted to agree. Hyundai and its partner-brand / internal rival Kia have steadily been evolving into truly world-class carmakers. They’re keenly priced, inoffensive to look at and comprehensively covered qualit…
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Toyota panel says automaker still ‘too centralized’
Washington— A Toyota Motor Corp. advisory panel headed by a former transportation secretary said in a report released today the Japanese automaker is still “too centralized” in decision-making in the wake of its sudden acceleration problems.