Topic: Erich Merkle

DETROIT TheStreet) -- In general, October was a good month for the auto industry, with an 8% sales gain and an accelerating sales pace. But for...
September was a good month for the auto industry, as sales rose 10%. In fact, it sometimes seems as if the auto industry got a pass on the...
The Volkswagen Routan isn't headed for the scrapyard despite growing speculation that the German automaker will likely discontinue the vehicle, which is assembled at Chrysler's Windsor Assembly Plant, a company spokesman said Monday.. In an interview with Dow Jones Newswires ...
April car sales ease from March as shoppers take wait-and-see approach, hope for summer dealsU.S. car shoppers took a wait-and-see approach in April. They eased up on purchases as the lure of big incentives faded and hoped summer would bring a ...
Live from Detroit: Hottest cars of auto show are small, electric and sportyMore than any auto show in recent memory, the new cars rolled out this week out at the Detroit auto show will redefine what we drive in the future.As ...

A little Lexus?

Lexus may roll out a competitor soon for such popular entry-level luxury models as the BMW 1 series and Audi A3.. Lexus said the concept will raise the bar in the premium compact segment, but offered no details. Toyota sources say Lexus ...
Fiat's Machionne set to make bid to form global auto powerhouse with GM's Opel and ChryslerFiat Group SpA will be on the path to becoming a global automotive powerhouse if Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne has his way.Marchionne is set ...

Quotations of the day

We have made available to the United States both the people and the information necessary to help them get the issue resolved efficiently and in a timely matter. " Two-time Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards acknowledging that investigators are assessing how he spent ...
Ford, GM see retail auto demand steadying; exec says more used car sales show credit availableAuto industry executives are seeing signs that the nation's automobile industry is beginning to stabilize, after months of free-falling sales that have threatened the viability of ...
As US automakers cling for survival, ultra-luxury cars are selling just fineWith the U.S. all but certainly in a recession and many skittish consumers hesitant to buy even a Honda Accord, it would seem the last thing anyone would need is ...