Auto News

Attention and lobbying shifts to house on auto repair issue

Auto industry interests ripped the Senate proposal last week. A compromise may require those pushing the bill, including independent auto repair businesses and after-market parts manufacturers, to find common ground with auto manufacturers and other ... (May 22, 2012, Daily News Transcript)

U.S. auto sales will increase 12.5% in 2012, economist says

Lacey Plache, chief economist for the automotive Web site, said US auto industry sales are being driven by growing consumer confidence and pent-up-demand. The average age of cars that consumers are trading in when they buy a new car is now more than ... (May 22, 2012, Detroit Free Press)

European Market for EV Traction Motors Growing

LONDON -- Electrification in vehicles is a key trend in the automotive industry. The increase in electric components within vehicles is boosting the market for traction motors. Frost & Sullivan anticipates the European traction motor market to grow at ... (May 22, 2012, EV World)

Haystack Digital Marketing Sponsored Successful Digital Summit at Mountain ...

Haystack Digital Marketing Sponsored Successful Digital Summit at Mountain ... (May 22, 2012, PR Web (press release))

Chinese Automaker Brilliance Hire Former Pininfarina Designer

Vicedomini is not the first designer to be scooped up by the Chinese automotive industry, following the hiring of former Ferrari designer Leonardo Fioravanti by the Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp, and the hiring of former Volvo designer Peter ... (May 22, 2012, autoevolution)

With Optimism Skyrocketing, the North American Auto Industry Is 'Back on Track ...

With Optimism Skyrocketing, the North American Auto Industry Is 'Back on Track ... (May 22, 2012, MarketWatch (press release))

Bob Lutz: Auto Bailout Was 'Right Thing to Do'

“All of the automotive stocks are down. Many industrial stocks are down. Facebook “The fact is, the investment community does not yet fully understand the value that's residing in General Motors stock,” he said. “Ultimately, it will be recognized ... (May 21, 2012, CNBC.com)

Brazil moves to boost car industry

By Samantha Pearson in São Paulo Brazil has launched a stimulus package worth more than $10bn to revive its struggling automotive industry and help return the stagnating economy to its former impressive levels of growth. Guido Mantega, the country's ... (May 21, 2012, Financial Times)

Mercury Computer Systems to Present at the KeyBanc Capital Markets Industrial ...

Mercury Computer Systems to Present at the KeyBanc Capital Markets Industrial ... (May 21, 2012, MarketWatch (press release))

Hello Mirror Display, Goodbye Fender Mirror

ZEELAND, MI, May 21, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ:GNTX) , the Zeeland, Michigan-based manufacturer of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors and camera-based lighting and driver-assist systems for the automotive industry, ... (May 21, 2012, MarketWatch (press release))