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Apr
2nd

NASCAR: Kimi Raikkonen signed for limited schedule with Kyle Busch Motorsports

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The Kimi Raikkonen to NASCAR story is now no April Fool's prank. On Saturday Kyle Busch Motorsports, a Camping World Truck Series team announced that it had signed the 2007 Formula One World Champion to a limited schedule.
Apr
2nd

Grand-Am: Robin Liddell to run the London Marathon for charity

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Robin Liddell and fellow Grand-Am driver Richard Westbrook will run the London Marathon on April 17 to raise funds for cystic fibrosis.
Apr
2nd

NASCAR: Jamie McMurray gets pole at Paper Clip Martinsville

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For the first five races Jamie McMurray hasn't been making a lot of noise on the track, but on Saturday, he won the pole at Martinsville.
Apr
1st

At GM and Ally, CEO compensation to remain frozen, U.S. pay czar says

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The compensation packages for the chief executives at General Motors, Chrysler and Ally Financial have not increased in 2011, the Treasury Department said late today.
Apr
1st

Chrysler schedules Windsor shutdown, quake not blamed

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andnbsp;DETROIT -- Chrysler Groupandrsquo;s Windsor, Ontario, minivan plant will be closed next week because of a parts shortage.
Apr
1st

Chrysler schedules Windsor shutdown; quake not blamed

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DETROIT -- Chrysler Group's Windsor, Ontario, minivan plant will be closed next week because of a parts shortage.
Apr
1st

Ford to close Kentucky plant for a week starting Monday

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Ford Motor Co. said it will idle its Louisville, Ky., truck plant for a week starting Monday, April 4. It is the Detroit automaker's first U.S. plant shutdown since the March 11 earthquake in Japan and resulting supply chain disruptions.
Apr
1st

Toyota cuts April incentive spending

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With some vehicle inventories becoming sparse as supply lines thin, Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. is shelving some of its incentives and marketing programs. Toyota's U.S.
Apr
1st

Toyota wins unintended-acceleration case:

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Toyota secured a legal victory on Friday against the landslide of unintended-acceleration claims that have dogged the company for more than a year.
Apr
1st

New products pay off for Chrysler, with March sales up 31 percent

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Rapper Eminem's now-famous 'Imported from Detroit' Super Bowl commercial actually may have helped Chrysler Group sell some cars.
Apr
1st

Ford’s sales jump 16 percent in March, topping GM

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Ford reported a 16 percent sales gain in March from a year earlier to 212,296 units, boosted by sales of Ford brand cars and trucks even as its Lincoln brand continued to slide.
Apr
1st

American Driver: April 1990

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American Driver: April 1990
American Driver: April 1990 - Automobile Magazine
It turned out to be a great time to start a new automotive magazine.

In memory of our founder, David E. Davis, Jr., Automobile Magazine editors are choosing our ten favorite American Driver columns and will be posting one each day over the next two weeks.



Apr
1st

Ford pays Mulally $26.5 million for 2010 after turnaround

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Ford Motor Co. raised CEO Alan Mulally's compensation 48 percent to $26.5 million for 2010 as the automaker posted its largest annual profit in more than a decade. Mulally received $1.4 million in salary, $9.45 million in bonus and $15.
Apr
1st

After robust start to year, GM sales cool on lower incentives

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General Motors' sales cooled in March after a torrid start to the year, reflecting a pullback in some enticing incentive programs. GM sold 206,621 light vehicles last month, up 10 percent from March 2010.
Apr
1st

AUTOWEEK TV: Chevy unveils Mi-ray roadster concept in Seoul:

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Also into today's episode: Editor Wes Raynal test-drives an electric-powered Rolls-Royce, Hyundai and Kia roll out clean-running concepts, and Audi extends the brand to two-wheelers.
Apr
1st

2011 Hyundai Sonata SE – Four Seasons Update – March 2011

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2011 Hyundai Sonata SE - Four Seasons Update - March 2011
2011 Hyundai Sonata SE - Four Seasons Update - March 2011 - Automobile Magazine
Two fresh perspectives.

Miles to date: 22,421
Months in fleet: 9


Photo Gallery: 2011 Hyundai Sonata SE - Four Seasons Update - March 2011 - Automobile Magazine


Apr
1st

Ford outsells GM for second time since 1998:

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Ford Motor Co. outsold rival General Motors in the United States last month for the second time since 1998.
Apr
1st

JE Designs turns up the power in Touareg hybrid:

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JE Designs unveiled its freshly tuned 440-hp Volkswagen Touareg hybrid on Friday.
Apr
1st

First Drive: Rolls-Royce 102EX

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First Drive: Rolls-Royce 102EX
Rolls-Royce 102EX - First Drive - Automobile Magazine
Circumnavigating Lake Geneva in an electric Rolls-Royce.

Rolls-Royce has sent five people to look after the Phantom Experimental Electric parked in the back of my hotel, and they all look nervous. Not just because the 102EX, as it's known, is a $3 million one-off that has just graced the floor of the Geneva auto show and still has a year of testing ahead of it. And not because I'm the first person outside Rolls-Royce to drive it. No, it's what I'm planning to do with their car that's causing them anguish.


Photo Gallery: Rolls-Royce 102EX - First Drive - Automobile Magazine


Apr
1st

BMW’s storming new M5 revealed!

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Concept gives strong clues to production car, with cleaner twin-turbo V8 set to replace V10 unit
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