LOS ANGELES, Nov 29- Hyundai Motor Co's admission that it overstated fuel economy claims on several of its top-selling cars has the industry worried, with speculation rife among executives and analysts at the Los Angeles auto show that more automakers may have to do the same.
LOS ANGELES, Nov 29- Ford Motor Co, which has emphasized boosting the fuel economy of its lineup to attract car buyers, won a top "green car" award for its Fusion midsize sedan, making it the least expensive model yet to earn the title.
*Past winners include Chevrolet Volt, Honda natgas Civic. "It won by virtue of the fact that it offers an array of choices," Ron Cogan, editor of Green Car Journal, said of the Fusion after announcing the award. " Previous winners have included General Motors Co's plug-in Chevrolet Volt and Honda's natural gas-powered Civic.
*Annual sales rate could hit highest level since Feb 2008. LOS ANGELES, Nov 29- U.S. auto sales are expected to rebound robustly in November, potentially hitting their strongest pace in more than four years, as consumers in the Northeast returned to dealerships after superstorm Sandy hurt demand in late October.
While the U.S. economy continues to face challenges following the presidential election, PIMCO’s Neel Kashkari called out additional headwinds and touted one stock with potential Wednesday on CNBC.
YOKOHAMA, Japan, Nov 6- Counting the cost of anti-Japanese protests in a territorial dispute with China, Nissan Motor Co cut its full-year net profit forecast by a fifth to $3.99 billion, and said it had lost share in its biggest market.
YOKOHAMA, Japan, Nov 6- Nissan Motor Co cut its full-year net profit forecast by a fifth to $3.99 billion, joining rival Honda Motor, after car sales tumbled in China, the world's biggest autos market, amid anti-Japanese protests over a territorial dispute.
YOKOHAMA, Japan, Nov 6- Nissan Motor Co cut its full-year net profit forecast by 20 percent to 320 billion yen, joining rival Honda Motor, after car sales tumbled in China, the world's biggest autos market, amid anti-Japanese protests over a territorial dispute.
*Toyota shares up 2.2 pct ahead of Q2 results. TOKYO, Nov 5- Toyota Motor Corp nudged its full-year net profit forecast up to $9.7 billion, even as it put the cost of recent anti-Japanese protests and a slowing economy in China, the world's biggest autos market, at lost sales of 200,000 cars.