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• Declining Car Sales Sink European Upturn Hopes

  

  Car sales extended their declines in France, Spain and Italy last month, data showed on Friday, leaving little hope of a European auto market rebound anytime soon.

• January auto sales: Toyota

  TORRANCE, Calif.-- Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. said Friday that its U.S. sales rose 26.6 percent in January behind strong numbers for the Camry and Corrolla cars. BY THE NUMBERS: The Japanese automaker sold 157,725 vehicles last month, compared with 124,540 in January 2012.

• January Auto Sales: Kia

  IRVINE, Calif.-- Kia Motors America said on Friday that January sales rose 2.2 on gains for its Optima sedan and Sorento crossover. BY THE NUMBERS: The South Korean automaker sold 36,302 vehicles last month, up from 35,517 a year earlier. TOP SELLER: The Optima was its top seller, rising 27.7 percent to 11,252 units, up from 8,814 a year earlier.

• American Axle to invest more than $100M in plant

  DETROIT-- American Axle& Manufacturing Holdings Inc. said Friday that it will spend more than $100 million on a Michigan manufacturing plant to add new production lines, increase shipping capacity and other items. Detroit- based American Axle makes axles, transmission parts and other parts for the automotive industry.

• UPDATE 2-Canada January auto sales dip but Detroit makers strong

  *Chrysler ousts Ford as No. 1 in sales in Canada in January. Feb 1- Auto sales in Canada slipped 2.2 percent in January, data showed on Friday, on weaker demand for European vehicles and strong comparable data from a year ago when Japan's automakers were rebounding from earthquake and tsunami disruptions.

• January Auto Sales: Nissan

  FRANKLIN, Tenn.-- Nissan North America Inc. said Friday that its January vehicle sales rose 2 percent on higher demand for its Sentra sedan and Pathfiner SUV. BY THE NUMBERS: The Japanese automaker sold 80,919 vehicles in January, up from 79,313 a year earlier. TOP SELLER: Nissan sold 21,464 Altima sedans, down 4 percent from a year earlier but still its best-seller.

• UPDATE 4-U.S. January auto sales indicate strong start to 2013

  *GM, Ford, Toyota top Wall Street forecasts. *Chrysler, Honda, Nissan fall short of analysts' estimates. "We all started the year with a little bit of apprehension with the fiscal cliff debates and the new tax rates," said Toyota Motor Corp's Bill Fay, head of U.S. sales for the Toyota brand. "

• Auto Sales Start the Year With a Bang

  

  If January is any indication, 2013 could be another big year for auto sales in the U.S.

• UPDATE 1-Chrysler, Ford start 2013 with strong sales in Canada

  *Chrysler says it is No.1 in sales in Canada in Jan. Feb 1- Detroit automakers started off the year with strong sales in Canada, figures for January showed on Friday, helped by demand for fuel-efficient passenger cars, leaving vehicle manufacturers optimistic about the outlook for 2013..

• Toyota, Ford, GM, Chrysler Post Strong January Sales

  

  American consumers ignored tax increases and tromped through the winter chill to buy new cars and trucks at an unusually strong pace last month.

• UPDATE 3-U.S. auto sales for January signal strong start to 2013

  *GM, Ford, Toyota top Wall Street forecasts. DETROIT, Feb 1- Several major automakers, including General Motors Co and Toyota Motor Corp, posted better-than-expected U.S. vehicle sales for January, kicking off the fourth straight year of the sector's recovery from the depths of recession.

• UPDATE 1-Declining January car sales sink European upturn hopes

  PARIS, Feb 1- Car sales extended their declines in France, Spain and Italy last month, data showed on Friday, leaving little hope of a European auto market rebound anytime soon. "The French passenger car market started 2013 on as weak a note as it exited 2012," analyst David Arnold at Credit Suisse said in a note.

• After 'Halftime in America,' The Big 3 Go on Offense

  

  When Clint Eastwood said in a Super Bowl commercial for Chrysler, "It's halftime America and our second half is about to begin," many looked at it as a rallying cry for American business. It's easy to see why.

• UPDATE 1-GM, Ford post stronger-than-expected January auto sales

  DETROIT, Feb 1- General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co, the two largest U.S. automakers, reported better-than-expected January auto sales, buoyed by a strong showing in small cars and crossovers.

• UPDATE 2-Daimler aims for China impetus with BAIC Motor stake

  FRANKFURT, Feb 1- Daimler secured a stake in its partner BAIC Motor ahead of a planned stock offering by the Chinese carmaker, in an effort to catch up with larger German rivals in what could become the biggest market for luxury cars in the world.

• Chrysler posts highest January sales since 2008

  DETROIT, Feb 1- Chrysler Group LLC said January car sales of 117,731 were the best since 2008 and projected industry sales during the month grew at an annual rate of 15.5 million. All Chrysler brands except Jeep reported year-on-year sales gains, with the Dodge brand up 37 percent from a year ago.

• Ahead of the Bell: January auto sales

  DETROIT-- The recovery in U.S. auto sales from the Great Recession really got rolling at the end of last year, and it looks like the momentum continued in January.

• January Auto Sales: Subaru

  CHERRY HILL, N.J.-- Subaru of America Inc. said Friday that January U.S. sales rose 21 percent from the same month a year ago led by its Forester and Outback models. BY THE NUMBERS: Subaru said that it sold 27,663 vehicles last month, up from 22,807 in January 2012. TOP SELLER: The Outback wagon led the way, at 8,632, an increase of more than 16 percent.

• January Auto Sales: Volkswagen

  HERNDON, Va.-- Volkswagen of America Inc. said Friday that U.S. auto sales rose 7 percent in January and marked the company's highest sales in the month since 1974.. BY THE NUMBERS: VW sold 29,018 vehicles, up from 27,208 in January 2012. TOP SELLERS: Sales of the Jetta fell 4 percent, but it was still VW's biggest seller in the U.S., at 10,522..

• Toyota tops car brands in U.S. consumer perception -survey

  DETROIT, Feb 1- Toyota Motor Corp again topped an annual U.S. consumer survey on brand perception released on Friday as all the top automakers' scores rose from last year.