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Fiat Chyrsler offers cash, incentives in biggest vehicle buyback in history

June 1, 2019 at 1:45 a.m.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on Monday announced the details of a buyback program that was imposed on the automaker after a federal investigation into a track record of poor recall completion...

Ford is moving production of the Focus and C-Max from a Michigan plant, perhaps to Mexico.

Blow to UAW: Ford C-Max, Focus production to leave U.S.

June 16, 2018 at 4:44 p.m.

Ford said Thursday it will move production of the Focus and C-Max small cars from its Michigan Assembly Plant in 2018, with UAW officials saying they were told the work...

Fixing the recall system

March 1, 2020 at 5:47 p.m.

Leann Darrow has been waiting on her General Motors dealership for more than a month to get the defective ignition switch on her 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt replaced. She has been...

Chrysler’s ad-vantage

December 25, 2018 at 10:28 a.m.

In a scene that could have come from the television series "Mad Men" — except Don Draper didn't have the large flat-screen monitor — Olivier Francois is puffing on a...

Teens less driven to get license

December 24, 2018 at 6:11 p.m.

As automakers increasingly try to market their cars to young drivers they will find themselves fighting over a shrinking percentage of teenagers who want to drive. General Motors, Ford and...

Regulators open probes of Jeep Grand Cherokee, Ram truck

December 24, 2018 at 12:23 p.m.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened investigations into two popular Chrysler vehicles — the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV and 2009-2010 model year Ram 1500 pickups. The regulatory...

U.S. automakers take back market share in 2011

December 23, 2018 at 8:29 p.m.

This year, for the first time since 1988, all three Detroit automakers have gained market share in the U.S. Now they face the challenge of maintaining or adding to those...

Award finalists include electrics, Chrysler SUVs

May 13, 2019 at 4:26 p.m.

Two Chrysler SUVs and two electric cars stood out as the most outstanding cars and trucks of the year, according to a panel of the nation's top automotive journalists who...

The latest version of Jeep's upscale icon has looks, technology and prestige. It must overcome a sense that SUVs are out of fashion and must generate cash to pay for investment in future Chrysler vehicles.

Dealers look to Ford, Lincoln to make up for loss of Mercury

August 18, 2019 at 11:41 a.m.

— The demise of Mercury may be good for some dealers as Ford spends more to market and develop its Lincoln brand, but it could also speed dealer consolidation. After...

After "Rebel Without a Cause", Mercury "became an icon for teenagers,? said Gary Richards of Sun City, a member of the International Mercury Owners Assn., pictured with his 1962 Mercury Monterey S55. ? James Dean was cool; he drove a Mercury; ergo, Mercury was cool.?

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? <a href="http://topics.latimes.com/autos/mercury">Autos A-Z: Mercury</a>

Mercury reaches end of the road

August 18, 2019 at 11:41 a.m.

Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday that it would shut down the Mercury brand developed 71 years ago. The automaker said it would end production of Mercury vehicles in the fourth...

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