U.S. automobile sales expected to rise for sixth straight year
Demand may be slowing, but U.S. consumers still bought a whole lot of cars and trucks in 2016.
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Ford gives Trump ‘vote of confidence’ after Mexican plant decision
Ford is canceling plans to build a new $1.6 billion factory in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, and will instead invest some of that money in a U.S. factory that will build new electric and autonomous vehicles.
Output jumps as Subaru of Indiana hustles to meet demand
The Japan-based automaker is in the midst of a U.S. sales boom—and the company’s Lafayette auto plant is racing to keep up.
Black Friday deals helped lift U.S. auto sales in November
Black Friday deals — a relatively new phenomenon for the auto industry — are expected to pull November U.S. auto sales out of their recent slump.
Subaru taking risk with introduction of new super-sized model
Subaru, a tiny, conservative Japanese brand that builds its automobiles in Indiana, is about to roll out a big, brash, American-style SUV. It’s a strategic risk for a company that has gotten in trouble before when its strays from its script.
Toyota to pay up to $3.4 billion to settle U.S. truck lawsuit
Toyota will pay up to settle a class action lawsuit brought by U.S. pickup truck and SUV owners whose vehicles lacked adequate rust protection. Two of the models were made in Indiana.
GM laying off over 2,000 at 2 Midwest car plants
General Motors also announced that it would invest more than $900 million in three plants to prepare for undisclosed new vehicles, including a plant in Indiana that has about 870 employees.
Former GM factory site in Indiana to get $4 million cleanup
The work will concentrate on a 1-acre Anderson site where officials say tests have found the carcinogenic solvent trichloroethylene, or TCE.
Subaru supplier to create 32 jobs in Carmel
Moriden America makes cargo systems and interior trim for the auto industry and plans to ramp up production to meet demand from a Subaru assembly plant in Lafayette.
UPDATE: GM expected to invest $90 million in Indiana plant
General Motors officials are set to announce what is expected to be a major investment at an Indiana factory that will allow it to retain more than 1,400 jobs.
$15 billion Volkswagen emissions deal clears first hurdle
A nearly $15 billion settlement over Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal cleared a key hurdle Tuesday, with a federal judge giving preliminary approval to the deal that includes an option for owners to have the carmaker buy back their vehicles.
Court ruling opens GM to billions in death, injury claims
A federal appeals court ruling that General Motors can't use its 2009 bankruptcy to fend off lawsuits over faulty and dangerous ignition switches exposes the automaker to billions in additional liabilities, according to legal experts.
Toyota parts supplier adding 160 jobs in expansion
Toyota Boshoku Indiana LLC has launched a $10.6 million expansion of its plant in Princeton.
U.S. auto sales expected to hit record in first six months
However, after six straight years of growth—and record sales of 17.5 million last year—U.S. sales are beginning to plateau.
UPDATE: Volkswagen reaches $15B emissions-cheating settlement
The figure would be the largest auto scandal settlement in U.S. history. An estimated 6,638 Volkswagen customers in Indiana could be eligible for estimated compensation of $66 million, Indiana’s attorney general said.
Subaru of Indiana recruits soldiers from Kentucky
An Indiana auto assembly plant and economic development officials have turned to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to find employees.
U.S. auto sales show signs of slowing after long run up
Sales of cars, trucks and SUVs fell 6 percent last month, to 1.54 million, according to AutoData Corp. It was the biggest monthly drop in nearly six years.
Driverless future ahead for trucking?
Automated trucks initially will have drivers on board in case something goes wrong, a similar model to the one employed by airlines (pilots’ role in the cockpit is mostly precautionary since planes can run on autopilot).
Toyota marking 20 years since work started on Indiana plant
Toyota says the factory has produced 4.3 million vehicles, including Highlander and Sequoia SUVs and Sienna minivans.
U.S. auto sales headed for best month in 10 years
The increases showed that Americans are still buying cars and trucks in big numbers, despite predictions by some analysts and dealers that sales have peaked.