Vehicles that partially drive themselves will be available by the middle of the decade with more sophisticated self-driving systems by the end of the decade, General Motors' R&D chief Alan Taub said.
The Thai government launched a new vehicle market stimulus programme at the end of last week targeting first-time buyers of cars costing up to THB1m.
New vehicle sales in Malaysia rose 2.2% to 44,407 units in September, compared with 43,433 units sold a year earlier, according to data released by the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA).
BMW and Volkswagen are both considering buying shares in carbon fiber producer SGL Carbon as the two wrestle for control of the company, a German magazine reported, citing top officials at both carmakers.
Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne says he will appoint an Alfa Romeo boss for North America by year end. He says it will be easier to re-establish Alfa's credibility in the United States than in Europe.
Ben Bidwell, a Ford executive who later joined Lee Iacocca to guide Chrysler's revival in the 1980s, died Friday. He was 84.
Kia plans to sell 500,000 vehicles in the United States next year, setting a sales benchmark for the company here. The Korean automaker also will expand its U.S.
Since taking over Rolls-Royce in March of 2010, CEO Torsten Mueller-Oetvoes has tried to focus the brand around innovation and growth.
Here's a riddle for luxury automakers: How will big, high-powered cars fit into a world that's greener, more congested and more tightly regulated than today? Mercedes-Benz rolled out one possible answer at the Frankfurt motor show last month with...
Volkswagen Group is firing on all cylinders. Already Europe's biggest automaker, the group expects global unit sales of about 8 million this year, bringing the company closer to its goal of surpassing General Motors and Toyota Motor Corp.
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Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Motors Inc., the man who also founded online payment service PayPal, is clearly enjoying himself.
Owners of Japanese-brand vehicles buy Japanese-brand vehicles. Owners of domestic-brand vehicles buy domestics. So says auto industry wisdom. But lately, that wisdom isn't such a sure bet.
General Motors CEO Dan Akerson foresees flat industrywide U.S. auto sales in 2012, but says GM can continue to prosper because of a low breakeven point, sustained in part by the new contract with the UAW.
Kia is benchmarking Volkswagen as it aims to become the world's best-loved car brand, said the company's vice president Hyoung-Keun (Hank) Lee. Kia wants to be a "people's brand" like Volkswagen, Lee said.
Wealthy buyers are investing in Rolls-Royce luxury cars despite fears of a global recession, the brand's CEO Torsten Mueller-Oetvoes said.
Japan's March 11 earthquake threw Subaru off its U.S. sales pace that has beaten the market for the past three years. Sales were up 1 percent through September despite prolonged factory shutdowns and parts bottlenecks.
Great Scot! What sounded like a delayed April Fool's joke became a reality when DMC announced that the iconic DeLorean isn't dead. Apparently, it found a hole in the space-time continuum that leads to the year 2013.
Honda introduced the 2012 Civic just a few short months ago, and already we're learning that the automaker is gearing up for some major changes.
Subaru's product manager for the Impreza, Akihide Takeuchi, said that ''it would be safe for all of us to have very high expectations'' for the 2013 WRX STI. It's great to hear that, but what should we expect? New details have just surfaced to clear some of the mystery.
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