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A J.D. Byrider used car dealership in Visalia, Calif. The auto industry is starting to sound the alarm about a potential used-car price collapse.

Fear of an impending car-price collapse grips the auto industry

April 14, 2020 at 4:06 p.m.

The auto industry — already fretting lengthy factory shutdowns and depressed new-vehicle demand — is starting to sound the alarm about a potential used-car price collapse that could have far-reaching...

Tim Stone, chief finance officer of Ford Motor Co., and his dog Findley stand for a portrait in Dearborn, Mich., on Dec. 5, 2019. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Brittany Greeson.

Ford is letting employees bring dogs to work in a bid to lure tech talent

December 13, 2019 at 10:29 a.m.

This year when Ford went outside the company for the first time in 70 years to hire a chief financial officer, he came with an impressive pedigree - a resume...

Waymo CEO: Driverless cargo delivery may arrive before taxi cabs

October 29, 2019 at 3:48 p.m.

True driverless cars have arrived from Waymo, the self-driving unit of Alphabet Inc., but the company's chief executive officer says robot ride hailing may not be the first form of...

Ford Motor Company CEO Jim Hackett in his office at the Henry Ford II World Center in Dearborn on Wednesday, February 20, 2019.

Ford botches Explorer launch, putting CEO back on the hot seat

October 22, 2019 at 3:26 p.m.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Ford Motor Co.'s Jim Hackett and Wall Street analysts started this year frustrated with one another. Sure, the automaker had been underperforming, but the chief executive appealed...

2017 Ford Taurus vehicles on display at the Sutton Ford Lincoln car dealership in Matteson, Illinois, on April 3, 2017.

Zombie cars offer sweet deals for consumers, headaches for automakers

August 18, 2019 at 4:58 p.m.

The coming death of the sedan means automakers have some zombie cars to kill. Snuffing out a tired, clunky product in favor of a new, shiny one remains one of...

Bernhard Kuhnt, CEO of BMW of North America, introduces the new BMW X2 SUV during a media preview at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, January 15, 2018.
The 228-horsepower xDrive28i, which goes on sale in the U.S. in March, is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine. It's mated to an eight-speed transmission. The 192-horsepower sDrive28i goes on sale later this spring.

American automakers scrap cars, ceding market to foreign makes

August 18, 2019 at 4:39 p.m.

With lucrative sport utility vehicle and truck sales on the ascent, Detroit automakers are racing to ditch slow-selling cars in favor of the big rigs that mint money. Chief Executive...

Mark Fields, president and CEO of Ford Motor Co. speaks during the presentation of Ford' new model Fiesta 2017 in Cologne, western Germany, on Nov. 29, 2016. Fields says he is willing to work with the Trump administration to keep jobs in the U.S.

Ford open to making deals with Trump on keeping jobs, CEO says

June 8, 2018 at 6:59 p.m.

Ford is willing to work with Donald Trump to keep jobs in the U.S. if the president-elect puts the right policies in place, the automaker's chief executive officer said. "We...

The 2015 Ford Mustang convertible with a direct-injection 2.3-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine starts at $35,000. It isn't as powerful as the other engine offerings but it delivers more practical fun.

Ford shuts Mustang factory for one week after sales plunge

June 9, 2018 at 10:48 a.m.

Ford is shutting its Mustang factory in Michigan for a week after the iconic sports car suffered a 32 percent sales decline in the U.S. last month and was outsold...

Price wars on pickups such as the 2017 Ram 1500 Lone Star Silver Edition have given customers the biggest incentives on full-size trucks since the recession.

Pickup truck incentives reach recession-era high

June 1, 2019 at 1:56 a.m.

It's a good time to buy a truck. To hold a slowing market at bay, carmakers in the U.S. are offering the biggest incentives on full-sized pickups since December 2008,...

Kia debuts the Niro during media preview day at the Chicago Auto Show on Feb. 11, 2016.

Kia tops Porsche in best customer satisfaction study

June 1, 2019 at 1:53 a.m.

South Korean automakers Kia Motors and Hyundai Motor tightened their grip on the lead in U.S. new-vehicle quality with Kia ranked best in J.D. Power's annual survey, the first time...

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