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General Motors Co.'s Chevrolet brand confirmed Thursday that it has started selling its first diesel passenger car in the U.S. since 1986 with its 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel - a vehicle it expects will serve as a halo for the Cruze nameplate and bring new buyers to the automaker's largest brand.

Ford Motor Company announced Thursday that it would stop making cars in Australia within two years because high costs and low volumes mean it cannot compete with imported vehicles.

General Motors Co. Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson Thursday returned to his hometown of Mankato, Minn., to award two students at Mankato West High School with new college scholarships each worth $40,000. Akerson, who graduated from Mankato High School in 1966, and his wife, Karin, established the Akerson Family Scholarships this year to help a male ... (more)

The Detroit Three are donating hundreds of thousands of dollars to assist relief efforts following weeks of destructive tornadoes in Oklahoma.

A team including former General Motors Co executive Bob Lutz and China's largest parts maker is looking to buy Fisker Automotive for $20 million, a fraction of the "green" car company's estimated worth almost a year and a half ago.

One of the pillars in Navistar International's drive to re-gain trust among both customers and dealers has been a focus on product quality.

M1 Concourse proposed for former GM Pontiac site: An entrepreneur is proposing to build a major automotive-themed destination called M1 Concourse at a former General Motors property in Pontiac.

General Motors Corporation said it is recalling nearly 20,000 new Cadillac SRX SUVs for faulty wheel lug nuts, according to a Detroit News report on Wednesday.

Calypso Communications , an integrated, full-service public relations, marketing, and creative design firm, was again named public relations and marketing agency of record by Detroit Renewable Energy , a Detroit-based consortium of integrated renewable energy assets.

Wall Street analyst reports are like paper hankies: useful when needed but less than durable and easily disposed of afterward.

Automakers in Detroit say they are trimming the traditional two-week summer breaks at their factories, in order to speed production and meet a growing demand for new cars and trucks, The Associated Press reports .

But there are some macro trends that would suggest that there might be shrinking long-term auto sales for repeat customers.

Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday that 21 of its North American factories will shut for only one week this summer.

Apple's ability to shelter billions of dollars of income from tax has depended on an unusual loophole in the Irish tax code that helps the country compete with other countries for investment and jobs.

SAE Foundation announced today that it will honor Mary T. Barra with its Industry Leadership Award at the 2013 SAE Foundation Celebration Dinner.

General Motors Co. Tuesday announced it will move about 70 positions from its Treasury Office in New York City to its global headquarters in Detroit in mid-2014. "GM Treasury plays a critical role in the success of our company and locating the team in Detroit will fully integrate them into our core business operations," said Dan Ammann, senior vice ... (more)

General Motors Co. officially announced Tuesday that it will spend $44.5 million to build a logistics center at its Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant.

Mayor Dave Bing speaks with the Detroit Free Press from his office in the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in Detroit, Monday, April 29, 2013.

On Monday, May 13, 2013 General Motors unveiled a state-of-the-art $130-million enterprise data center in Warren, Mich.

General Motors President North America Mark Reuss addresses the gathering at the Automotive News World Congress Wednesday, January 16, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan.