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• Chrysler to Offer 0% Financing Through Sept

  Chrysler said Wednesday it will continue its incentives of zero-percent financing for five to six years on select models through Oct. 1, an offer it initially said would end after the Labor Day weekend.

• Toyota to Export Ist to Europe, Halt Avensis Imports

  Toyota Motor in 2008 will start exporting the ist subcompact car to Europe and halt imports of the Avensis midsize car from the UK to Japan, to deal with the strength of the euro and the sterling against the yen, the Nikkei reported on Wednesday.

• Toyota's U.S. Sales Fall While GM Posts Gain

  

  Toyota said August U.S. sales fell 2.8%, citing weaker consumer confidence due to a meltdown in subprime mortgages.  GM said U.S. sales rose more than 5%.

• Video Roundup: U.S. Auto Sales

  After "months and months" of increasing auto sales, Toyota Motor threw analysts for a loop when it posted U.S. August results, says Phil LeBeau. The company reported a sales drop of 2.8 percent from the year-ago period -- a "bit of a head-scratcher" for Wall Street.

• GM U.S. August Sales Jump on SUVs, Trucks

  General Motors on Tuesday said U.S. sales rose more than 5 percent in August, boosted by strong demand for its pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles.

• Nissan U.S. August Sales Up 6.3 Percent

  Nissan Motor posted a 6.3 percent increase in August U.S. sales from a year earlier, boosted by gains for its flagship Altima sedan, the automaker's U.S. sales chief said on Tuesday.

• Honda Executive Sees 3% Rise in U.S. Sales in 2007

  

  Honda Motor  is on track for a 3 percent increase in U.S. sales in 2007, an executive said Friday, but he also called on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to boost consumer confidence.

• Chrysler, UAW Launch Critical Contract Talks for Auto Industry

  Chrysler Group and the United Auto Workers union on Friday mark the formal start of a summer of crucial contract negotiations under intense pressure to break the model of business as usual for Detroit.