Autos
Consumers hungry for trucks in July, but fleet sales weak
DETROIT - Auto sales to individual U.S. consumers beat expectations in July and major automakers reported low inventories for many hot-selling models, such as Ford Motor Co's Fusion mid-size sedan, suggesting that sales would strengthen further this year.
Ford to pay $17 million in U.S. settlement over slow recall
DETROIT - Ford Motor Co agreed to pay nearly $17.4 million in a settlement with U.S. auto safety regulators for failing to act quickly enough last year to recall vehicles with a defect that may cause unintended acceleration.
Suzuki denies reports it has resumed talks with Volkswagen
TOKYO - Suzuki Motor Corp Executive Vice President Toshihiro Suzuki denied recent media reports that it and Volkswagen have resumed talks on how to resolve a dispute about a partnership deal.
Toyota expects to meet annual China sales target despite July slip
BEIJING - Toyota Motor Corp officials said the Japanese automaker and its two local joint-venture partners are on track to sell 900,000 vehicles in China this year, despite a 3.5-percent year-on-year fall in its China sales last month.
Toyota says July China auto sales down 3.5 percent year-on-year
BEIJING - Toyota Motor Corp and its two local joint-venture partners sold about 75,600 automobiles in China in July, down 3.5 percent from a year earlier, the Japanese automaker said on Thursday.
U.S. auto sales set to maintain hot pace in July
DETROIT - Long Island car dealer Gary Brown is enjoying the summer heat brought on by consumers' increasing demand for new cars and trucks, and like the rest of the industry, expects sales in July will continue the trend.
U.S. ruling may step up Fiat's Chrysler buyout settlement
MILAN - Fiat may step up efforts to negotiate a full buyout of majority-owned Chrysler out of court, sources said, after a Delaware judge prolonged the Italian carmaker's legal tussle with a minority shareholder, the UAW union healthcare trust.
Honda seeks to recover U.S. market share; Mazda, Subaru grow
TOKYO - Honda Motor Co aims to recover market share in its biggest market the United States, where it slightly dropped in the first half of 2013, banking that its redesigned SUV will help boost sales.
Honda first-quarter profit lower than expected, cautious on emerging markets
TOKYO - Honda Motor Co announced a lower than expected 5.1 percent rise in quarterly operating profit after sales in Japan dropped following the end of subsidies and as it lagged behind rivals in selling profitable SUVs and pickups in the U.S.
Analysis: Ford could close U.S. pension funding gap by end of 2014
DETROIT - Thanks to rising interest rates and an injection of cash, Ford Motor Co could be in a position that would have been unthinkable only a few years ago - with a fully funded U.S. pension fund.
Wall St. hits record on strong data, central bank support
NEW YORK - The Dow and S&P 500 ended at record highs on Thursday, with the S&P 500 rising above 1,700 after strong data on jobs and the services sector and as central banks said they would keep monetary stimulus in place. | Video

