Keith Naughton

March 14, 2019 | The Recorder

Seven in 10 Americans don't want to go anywhere near self-driving cars, according to AAA's latest survey.

By Keith Naughton

4 minute read

June 04, 2009 | Daily Report Online

The General Motor Corp.'s reign as the world's largest automaker made Detroit a proud city, said Ted Dobski, a retired GM executive from nearby Beverly Hills. With its filing for bankruptcy Monday, GM means something else to its hometown, he said. "Bankruptcy is an incredible stigma," said Dobski, 65. "I hate to see GM connected with that.

By jEFF PLUNGIS and KEITH NAUGHTON

5 minute read

June 20, 2011 | Daily Report Online

Ford Motor Co.'s Mustang is falling farther behind the Chevrolet Camaro as the top-selling U.S. sports car, jeopardizing a Michigan factory as designers work to win back the hearts of pony car fans. Ford narrowly lost the crown in 2010 after a 24-year run, and the gap widened this year, with General Motors Co.'s revived Camaro outselling Mustang by 33 percent through May.

By Keith Naughton

5 minute read

December 21, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Jacques Nasser, chairman-elect of BHP Billiton Ltd., will begin his job next year at the world's biggest mining company with a potential $40 billion war chest and a message from investors to be wary of mega acquisitions. "MA deals go wrong when people try to make a name for themselves in history, so I just hope that's what they don't do," said Prasad Patkar, who helps manage $1.

By Rebecca Keenan, Jesse Riseborough and Keith Naughton

6 minute read

June 24, 2009 | Daily Report Online

The U.S. automakers spent much of this decade retooling their lineups to offer cars rivaling Toyota Motor Corp.'s Camry and Honda Motor Co.'s Accord. Now comes the challenge of winning over consumers. While models such as Ford Motor Co.'s Mercury Sable got top quality marks from researcher J.D. Power Associates, U.

By Keith Naughton

7 minute read

May 21, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford, great-grandson of the company's founder, said it is in the national interest that the automaker keep operating without federal aid. "It's in the country's interest that Ford remain free of taxpayer money," Ford said Tuesday in an interview in his Dearborn, Mich.

By Keith Naughton

5 minute read