Massive changes in the last two years have been reported for the better, regarding the reputation of the auto industry and other industries, while poor reports came in for other businesses. The reports are based on public perception. Statistics were taken and measured from the latest Harris Poll on twenty-two of the United States’ largest [...]

Toyota Motor Corp., Asia’s largest automaker, expects to start reversing a U.S. sales slide that began in May after Japan’s earthquake as vehicle production rebounds and deliveries of the new Camry sedan expand. Wholesale orders for Toyota brand cars and trucks are back to normal this month, and vehicle inventory is rising, Bob Carter, group [...]

Three years after the American auto industry was on the brink of devastation, a broad (if not total) consensus agrees that the auto bailouts worked. Not only are General Motors and Chrysler still in business, but they paid back their loans to the US government ahead of schedule, added shifts at manufacturing plants, and are [...]

The U.S. Treasury on Tuesday once again touted the Obama administration’s rescue of the flagging auto industry, citing Chrysler making good on its bailout loan six years ahead of schedule. “Because President Obama made the tough decision to stand behind and restructure the auto industry, America’s auto makers are growing stronger, making new investments, and [...]

Move opens way for Fiat to boost control over firm DETROIT — Chrysler paid back $7.6 billion in loans from the US and Canadian governments yesterday, paving the way for its Italian partner, Fiat, to increase its control over the Detroit carmaker. The repayment of loans and interest owed to the US Treasury and Export [...]