President Obama says the safeguards against unfair lending in the new financial regulation overhaul he signed into law Wednesday will benefit not just consumers but the economy as a whole. That’s because the same risky lending that put consumers in jeopardy of losing their homes eventually sent shock waves all the way to Wall Street. [...]

Auto-safety experts are criticizing the makeup of two advisory panels charged with determining the role of electronics in the sudden, unintended acceleration of vehicles.
There are no electronics experts on Toyota Motor Corp.’s seven-member panel and just three on the National Academies’ 12-member panel.
“The outcome and recommendations from these committees will be shaped by [...]

TOKYO — Toyota on Monday began recalling more than 90,000 luxury Lexus and Crown vehicles in Japan as part of a global recall over defective engines — the latest setback for the automaker beset with quality problems.
On Friday, Toyota Motor Corp. said it would recall a total of 270,000 Lexus and Crown vehicles worldwide to [...]

Jumpstart Automotive Group Says Ford Trumps Primary Competitors Like Chevy, Toyota and Honda
Jumpstart Automotive Group, a leading automotive marketing and publishing network, today announced that Ford has officially separated from the rest of the automakers, trumping primary competitors like Chevrolet, Toyota and Honda across Jumpstart’s portfolio of 11 automotive shopping websites.
In May 2010, [...]

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is shopping for a new “car czar” after Ed Montgomery stepped down on Monday to become the dean of public policy at Georgetown University. Montgomery held the critical post as the U.S. auto industry bled 400,000 jobs and Chrysler and General Motors sought to rebound after seeking bankruptcy protection in [...]