en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0800 GMGMQ GMGMQ Reuters) - General Motors GM should focus on making money and repaying U.S. Treasury loans before turning to public markets to sell the taxpayer's stake in the automaker, a senior government official said.Ron Bloom, head of the Obama administration's autos task force, nevertheless told Reuters that an...]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:30:31 -0800 GMGMQ GMGMQ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0800 Reuters UK) - Formula One champions Brawn will compete as Mercedes Grand Prix next season after the German carmaker announced a takeover on Monday along with the sale of their stake in McLaren.Daimler chairman Dieter Zetsche, whose company owns Mercedes, said Ross Brawn would remain team principal...]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:46:20 -0800 Reuters UK) - Japan's Nikkei stock average edged up 0.4 percent on Thursday, buoyed by Wall Street gains on the view that global recovery is looking more certain, with Honda Motor Co and other carmakers up after a positive brokerage report.FamilyMart Co , Japan's third-largest convenience store operator,...]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:31:42 -0800 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0800 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:30:08 -0800 Reuters UK) - The mood in the global automotive industry has shifted to cautious optimism, marked by the unveiling on Wednesday of Chrysler's turnaround plan and General Motors' plan to keep its Opel unit.However, automakers were in no mood to celebrate a potential recovery...]]> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:30:42 -0800 AN F GMGMQ AN,F,GMGMQ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:49:19 -0800 TM TM Reuters) - General Motors GM posted its first monthly sales increase in nearly two years on Tuesday as a rebound in industrywide U.S. auto sales in October pointed toward a gradual recovery for the battered sector.Chrysler was the weakest of the large automakers. Its...]]> Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:30:33 -0800 F GMGMQ F,GMGMQ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:24:46 -0800 Reuters) - As automakers, parts suppliers and car retailers ready business plans for next year and beyond, the experience of the industry's 2009 crash has made caution the new byword.For perspective, consider that AutoNation AN Chief Executive Mike Jackson now counts as an optimist...]]> Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:45:10 -0800 AN F GMGMQ AN,F,GMGMQ Reuters) - Europe's largest carmaker Volkswagen VOWG said business remained tough after third-quarter earnings plunged on Thursday, while Japan's Mazda predicted a smaller full-year operating loss.French carmaker Renault also published a drop in third quarter sales, but the year-on-year fall was less steep...]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:45:30 -0700 F 7261 PSCH F UPS VOW.DE F,7261,PSCH F,UPS,VOW.DE Reuters) - Major U.S. auto dealerships see only a grudging recovery in demand in 2011, a cautious outlook at odds with the consensus view that the battered industry could see a double-digit percentage rebound."We can feel that there is demand, but it is very cautious demand," Asbury...]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:30:42 -0700 ABG AN F GMGMQ SAH ABG,AN,F,GMGMQ,SAH Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:05:16 -0700 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:42:59 -0700 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:21:33 -0700 TM TM Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:18:00 -0700 PSCH F PSCH F Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:00:00 -0700 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:19:36 -0700