Tom Krisher

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Safety chief defends probe of Toyota acceleration

Tom Krisher · July 27, 2012 6:24 pm

GM pledges $833M investment in Canada through 2016

Tom Krisher · July 24, 2012 10:01 pm

Auto sales weaken a bit in early July

Tom Krisher · July 20, 2012 6:28 pm

Ford recalls 2013 Escapes; engines can catch fire

Tom Krisher · July 19, 2012 8:47 pm

Ford says Europe sales off 10 pct in 1st half

Tom Krisher · July 13, 2012 4:00 pm

Senator questions findings in Toyota investigation

Tom Krisher · July 12, 2012 9:49 pm

Chrysler exec predicts stronger second-half sales

Tom Krisher · June 28, 2012 8:40 pm

Lexus tops auto quality study as industry improves

Tom Krisher · June 20, 2012 5:39 pm

FILE- In this Nov. 26, 2006, file photo, unsold 2007 RAV4 sports-utility vehicles are shown on the lot of a Toyota agency in the east Denver suburb of Aurora, Colo. The U.S. government said Monday, June 18, 2012, that it has expanded an investigation into fires that can start in the doors of several Toyota models, adding 600,000 Camrys and RAV4 vehicles to the probe. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Feds expand Toyota fire probe to 1.4M autos

Tom Krisher · June 18, 2012 6:14 pm

FILE- This Oct. 9, 2002 file photo shows the hood ornament of a 1967 Pontiac GTO in Sturtevant, Wis. Back when gas was cheap, Americans bought cars with V-8 engines like the Big Block, Cobra Jet and Ramcharger, but now, thanks to government regulation and gas-price gyrations, the motors that move the nationâs cars and trucks are shrinking. (AP Photo/Journal Times, Mark Hertzberg, file)

American drivers turn to smaller, better engines

Tom Krisher · June 14, 2012 6:34 pm

FILE - In this file photo taken Fed. 2, 2001, rows of 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokees are lined up outside the Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says on its website Thursday June 14, 2012 that it has added Jeep Liberty and Cherokee SUVs to the investigation. The probe now covers 5.1 million vehicles. The agency says 15 people have died in 26 Grand Cherokee fires. The investigation affects 1993 to 2004 Grand Cherokees. Also covered are 1993-2001 Cherokees and 2002-2007 Liberty's. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Government expands probe of Jeep gas tank fires

Tom Krisher · June 14, 2012 11:59 am

General Motors Chairman and CEO Daniel Akerson addresses the media before the company's annual shareholder meeting in Detroit, Tuesday, June 12, 2012. Akerson says he's cautiously optimistic that U.S. political leaders will agree on an economic package to keep the country from tipping into a recession. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

GM holds ‘constructive’ talks with German unions

Tom Krisher · June 12, 2012 7:21 pm