By mid-2010 there were 70 flex models available in the market manufactured from 11 major carmakers.

Nissan already has the highest profit margins of any major carmaker, and its net income has set record highs each of the last three years.

In the first time in 90 years, people will actually have a chance to buy electric cars from major carmakers.

Even as they work with these independent companies, major carmakers have set up their own design boutiques.

South Korea's three major carmakers reported that sales increased sharply in February.

The major carmakers have rarely tried to operate during U.A.W. strikes.

For the year, Honda's share price is up 12 percent, making its stock performance the best among major Japanese carmakers.

As sales of new cars fell 49 percent from 1999 to 2001, major carmakers like Daewoo and Fiat scaled back production in the country.

The $2.1 billion deal leaves Toyota and Honda as Japan's last major carmakers without big foreign partners.

But anyone interested in buying an all-electric car from a major carmaker is essentially out of luck.