AP Exclusive: NYC’s environmentalist mayor restricts idling, but his SUVs do it frequentlyNEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has pushed an ambitious green agenda and cast himself as a national environmental leader, routinely runs afoul of his own anti-pollution policy by letting his official SUVs idle, sometimes for more than an hour. The keys to General Motors’ success: What the automaker must do after emerging from Chapter 11DETROIT — Even after emerging from bankruptcy protection, the new General Motors still faces some of the same troubles that haunted the old one, which piled up more than $80 billion in losses during the past four years and still needs government aid to survive. Report: US automakers to reap billions in profit as fuel economy standards offer more optionsDETROIT — U.S. automakers have underestimated the importance of fuel efficiency to consumers, but new federal standards are expected to help the companies turn a profit, according to the results of a University of Michigan study released Monday. AP Interview: Iacocca says GM, Chrysler should repay loans fast to end government oversightDETROIT — Former Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca has some advice for the people who are running his old company, and those who will lead the new General Motors: Get the government out of your business as soon as possible. GM to recall 900 laid-off workers to make crossover vehicles at plant near Lansing, Mich.DETROIT — A bright spot has surfaced in a sea of negative auto sales statistics for General Motors Corp. While rivals struggle to stay afloat, Ford gains share of US auto marketDETROIT — Detroit’s Big Three is becoming Ford and the other two. Honda in red for 4Q, but annual profit beats target; sees small profit for year aheadTOKYO — Honda Motor Co. said Tuesday it overcame a large quarterly loss to book a fiscal year profit that was well above forecasts, and vowed to stay in the black for the current fiscal year. |