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The recalls will reprogram software in some LaCrosse vehicles and inspect power steering hoses in Impalas.

General Motors (NYSE:GM) has a potential upside of 64.4% based on a current price of $26.3 and an average consensus analyst price target of $43.25.

The Detroit News reported that General Motors (NYSE:GM) is set to recall about 15,000 new Buick LaCrosse and Chevy Impala models in North America.

The car company announced the leak in the air conditioning and heating system may cause the occupant restraint control module to fail, which could lead to an air bag deployment without warning or illumination of the air bag warnin

Chrysler has recalled just under 300,000 2008 Dodge Caravan, Chrysler Grand Voyager, and Chrysler Town and Country minivans due to air bags that inadvertently deploy, according to Consumer Reports.

The transmission is expected to improve fuel economy in some of the company's lineup of future vehicles, while the gasoline engine is viewed as a key element towards fuel economy leadership in the small four-cylinder engine segmen

General Motors (NYSE:GM) announced an investment of $49 mln on its Bedford powertrain plant in order to acquire tooling and equipment towards creating components for its announced 8-speed transmission as well as for an upcoming sm

General Motors (NYSE:GM), Ford (NYSE:F) and Chrysler (FIATY) are preparing for a massive factory hiring as the companies boost production to satisfy the returning appetite for new vehicles. All three automakers have recalled many

Toyota (TM) plans to hire 1,370 workers in FY11, reports Nikkei. The automaker plans to hire roughly 10% more than FY10 in an effort to step up development of environmentally friendly cars. Nearly a third of those hires will be en

Toyota's new AA- rating is still higher than its auto industry peers.

The Japanese car-maker is trading down 1.4% at $90.92 per share.

Standard & Poor's cut its rating of Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE:TM) from AA to AA- Friday, "Because the company's profitability is still weak, its pace of recovery is slower than those of Japanese peers, and its profitability migh

Ford (F) will give its salaried workers bonuses this year, but they will not get raises, the Detroit News reports. Mark Fields, Ford President of the Americas, says the bonuses reflect the carmaker's strong 2010 performance, but w

General Motors (GM) plans to boost production of the Volt to 25,000 from 10,000 this year, reports Detroit News. Speaking at the Automotive News World Congress, company CEO Daniel Akerson also said he expects to expand the technol