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GM launches money-back guarantee, ad barrage

General Motors Co said on Thursday it will offer consumers a 60-day, money-back guarantee on new vehicles and roll out a barrage of new advertising over the next year aimed at winning back American consumers who have abandoned its brands.

GM to cut dealer margins, fund new ad push

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General Motors Co will roll out a new marketing campaign next week offering consumers a 60-day, money-back guarantee on new vehicle purchases, backed by ads featuring its chairman, Ed Whitacre, sources briefed on the plans said.

Ford says union talks aim at long-term issues

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Ford Motor Co sees no near-term North American labor cost disadvantage with rivals General Motors Co and Chrysler Group LLC, but is in talks with its unions to address longer-term concerns, its global labor chief said on Thursday.
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US should weigh trust for GM, Chrysler stake-panel

The U.S. government should consider a trust for its stake in General Motors Co and Chrysler to ensure independent oversight and facilitate an exit strategy, a congressional watchdog found on Wednesday.
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Ford CEO has carte blanche to stay: chairman

Ford Motor Co (F.N) Chief Executive Alan Mulally, credited with steering the automaker's turnaround, won an endorsement for an indefinite tenure from Ford's chairman and the founding family's senior representative at the company.
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Hyundai Mobis wins $2 billion order from Chrysler

South Korea's largest car parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co (012330.KS) has won a $2 billion order from Chrysler for chassis modules to be used in two Chrysler car models, sending its shares up more than 7 percent.
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Canadian auto sales drop for 10th straight month

Auto sales in Canada fell for a 10th straight month in August, industry figures showed on Tuesday, though Ford managed to maintain the sales and market-share momentum that it gained in the middle of the industry crisis.
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U.S. auto sales boom; Hyundai, Ford gain ground

U.S. auto sales boomed in August as $3 billion in government incentives drove sharp gains for Hyundai Motor Co and Ford Motor Co but failed to provide a boost for General Motors Co in its first full month outside bankruptcy.
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U.S. Aug auto sales boom but clunker hangover looms

U.S. auto sales boomed in August as $3 billion in government incentives spurred sharp gains for Hyundai Motor Co, Ford Motor Co and Honda Motor Co and left the industry facing shortages of top-selling vehicles.
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Chrysler U.S. sales down 15 percent in August: source

Chrysler Group LLC's U.S. sales fell 15 percent to 93,222 units in August due to inventory shortages related to extensive summer shutdowns during its bankruptcy restructuring, a source briefed on the matter said on Tuesday.
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GM U.S. August sales fall 20.2 percent

General Motors Co [GM.UL] posted a 20.2 percent drop in U.S. sales in August from a year earlier, the highest sales of the year, supported by the U.S. government's
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Cerberus dimisses talk of fund defaults

Cerberus Capital Management LP on Tuesday dismissed market speculation that some of its hedge funds, which have suffered losses and heavy redemptions, are in danger of default.
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U.S. auto sales boom but clunker hangover looms

U.S. auto sales boomed in August as consumers burned through $3 billion in government incentives, leaving automakers to contend with both inventory shortages and uncertain demand in the months ahead.
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UPDATE 1-Chrysler U.S. sales down 15 pct in August-source

DETROIT - Chrysler Group LLC's U.S. sales fell 15 percent to 93,222 units in August due to inventory shortages related to extensive summer shutdowns during its bankruptcy restructuring, a source briefed on the matter said on Tuesday.
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Chrysler U.S. sales down 15 pct in August-source

Chrysler Group LLC's U.S. sales fell 15 percent to 93,222 units in August due to inventory shortages related to extensive summer shutdowns during its bankruptcy restructuring, a source briefed on the matter said on Tuesday.
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Clunkers to boost U.S. auto sales

U.S. government incentives likely pushed U.S. auto sales to a 20-month high in August, leaving analysts and the industry guessing how hard a landing to expect with the Cash for Clunkers program now exhausted.
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Clunkers may boost U.S. auto sales

U.S. government incentives likely pushed U.S. auto sales to a 20-month high in August, leaving analysts and the industry guessing how hard a landing to expect with the Cash for Clunkers program now exhausted.
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Fiat unit in battery deal for electric vehicles

Italian vehicle group Fiat SpA's (FIA.MI) Magneti Marelli unit has signed an agreement with Italy's FAAM SpA for development, production and sale of lithium batteries, Fiat said on Monday.
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Chrysler to accept some

Chrysler Group LLC said on Thursday it is now confident enough about its business to accept product defect claims that arise on vehicles built before its sale process was completed in June.
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Chrysler renews search for China partner: sources

Just two months out of bankruptcy, Chrysler Group has renewed the hunt for a manufacturing partner in China as it prepares to revamp its product lineup under the control of Italy's Fiat SpA (FIA.MI), three people with knowledge of the discussions said.
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Nissan, Chrysler drop product-based tie-up

Nissan Motor Co Ltd (7201.T) and Chrysler Group LLC said on Wednesday they have abandoned vehicle-supply projects announced last year that would have provided Nissan with a Chrysler-produced pickup truck.
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Chrysler renews search for China partner-sources

Just two months out of bankruptcy, Chrysler Group has renewed the hunt for a manufacturing partner in China as it prepares to revamp its product lineup under the control of Italy's Fiat SpA (FIA.MI), three people with knowledge of the discussions said.

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