Mazda, Mitsubishi and Suzuki assembly plants in Japan sustained no major damage from the 8.9-magnitude earthquake that struck off the country's eastern coast early today.
The Chrysler f-bomb tweet controversy may have shined a light on a continuing turf battle between marketing and communications departments over who should own and manage social media.
GM said today that it will launch the Chevrolet Captiva Sport compact crossover in the U.S. fleet market. By targeting fleet customers, GM could free up the similar-sized and hot-selling Chevy Equinox for retail sales.
Auto suppliers are assessing operations at plants in Japan after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the northern coast of the island nation.
Also in today's show: Previewing the Amelia Island concours, Cadillac thinks small, and Chrysler experiences a social-media blunder.
Minutes after they dropped off the Nissan Leaf for its three-month loan, I had to drive it 26 miles to Santa Monica, Calif. Baptism by fire. Or by electricity. I had promised a friend Iand#8217;d be on his Web TV show, so I had to go.
The massive earthquake early today in Japan threatens to crimp U.S.-bound exports of Japanese vehicles and parts in coming months, straining an already stretched supply base in the recovering industry.
Lexus and Mini ranked highest for customer satisfaction with dealer service in J.D. Power and Associates' 2011 Customer Service Index Study released today.
One of Renault's sacked executives embroiled in its alleged industrial espionage case has appealed directly to President Sarkozy to intervene.
Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. suspended production at plants in Japan today and were assessing damage after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast, triggering a tsunami and shaking buildings as far away as Tokyo.
Until the events of the early hours of today, it looked like Friday would be pretty quiet, news-wise. The huge earthquake in Japan, either the biggest or the second biggest to hit the country, according to whose report you read, has certainly been keeping the 24-hour news channels and wire services busy. And, to a certain extent, us.
Former BMW chief designer Chris Bangle is in demand from outside the auto industry as well as within - and the South Koreans seem the most eager to secure his services.
EDITOR WES RAYNAL: When people ask me, and#8220;What kind of minivan should I get?and#8221; I usually say, and#8220;Whichever you can get the best deal on.
EDITOR WES RAYNAL: When people ask me, and#8220;What kind of minivan should I get?and#8221; I usually say, and#8220;Whichever you can get the best deal on.
We know the McLaren MP4-12C is fast. But how about the race-car version?
Volkswagen may build an engine plant in the Russian city of Kaluga, the Kaluga region governor, Anatoly Artamonov, said.
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