US auto factories cutting back on summer downtime
The Detroit automakers are largely forgoing the traditional two-week summer break at their factories and speeding up production to meet buyers' growing demand for new cars and trucks.Full story
Exclusive: Bob Lutz, Chinese in bid to buy Fisker Automotive - sources
DETROIT (Reuters) - A boutique carmaker led by former General Motors Co <GM.N> executive Bob Lutz and China's largest auto parts supplier made an offer this month to buy cash-strapped "green" car company Fisker Automotive, people familiar with the matter said. Full story
Automaker stocks climb, Europe reports sales gain
Shares of automakers rose Friday, with General Motors Co. stock reaching its highest price in more than two years, as Europe became the latest part of the globe to report rising auto sales. Full story
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Tesla Announces Secondary Offering
Colin Rusch, Northland Capital Markets' Colin Rusch raised his price target on the automaker from $50 last week to $95 today.
North Carolina Bill Would Ban Tesla Sales
Diarmuid O'Connell, Tesla vice president; and Robert Glaser, North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association president, debate whether the automaker should be able to sell directly to consumers.
Auto Loan Delinquencies Rise
Automakers have rebounded since the financial crisis, but car loan delinquencies are on the rise, reports CNBC's Phil LeBeau.
Sellers Looking to Unload Fiskers
Luxury electric automaker Fisker is on the verge of bankruptcy and now its Karma Sedan which once retailed for more than $100,000, are now going for cheap, with CNBC's Phil LeBeau.
Ford's Earnings Beat on Top & Bottom Line
CNBC's Phil LeBeau breaks down the automaker's better-than-expected first quarter numbers of $0.41 versus $0.37 EPS on revenues of $33.9 billion.
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