(October 17, 2009) Toyota said on Friday that it plans to resume a second shift at its San Antonio, Texas, plant in February for the first time since August 2008, adding production of Tundra full-size pickup trucks.

The move comes after Toyota had reduced its Tundra inventory to below 45 days of supply, and as the automaker prepares to move the production of its smaller Tacoma pickup to the Texas plant from a California plant that is slated to close next year, spokesman Mike Goss said.

(October 16, 2009) Toyota's 2010 hybrid Prius leads the industry in fuel economy at 48 miles per gallon/city and 51 mpg/highway, while Ford boasts four vehicles on a U.S. government list released on Thursday of the most-efficient models.

Japanese manufacturers again dominated the annual rankings issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), placing eight gasoline/electric hybrid models in the top ten.

(October 14, 2009) As part of Buick's strategy to engage and listen to its dealers, more than 1,000 dealers this week will be the first to learn the name of Buick’s next mid-size sport sedan will be the Buick Regal. The announcement was made at the Buick/GMC dealer business meeting.

(October 14, 2010) Ford Motor Company continued its record growth in China in the third quarter, with sales of its joint-ventures and wholly-owned entities increasing 79 percent over the same period last year, to 119,338 units. Through the first nine months of the year, its sales rose 32 percent to 316,639 units.