Two German automakers and two European suppliers have delivered the best shareholder return in the industry this year, despite troubling economic conditions in Europe.
GM's top U.S. executive delivered a staunch defense of electric vehicles and the Chevrolet Volt, noting that the plug-in hybrid's sales tripled in 2012.
It's not yet clear how automakers will achieve the federally mandated 54.5 mpg fuel-economy standard in 2025, but the industry and consumers are likely -- though not guaranteed -- to adjust to the requirement.
Also in this episode: BMW introduces the 4-series and a CEO inserts his foot into his mouth
With brand competition so close these days on vehicle quality, cost and styling, the customer shopping experience online and in the store has become a key battleground for automakers, panelists from Google, Hyundai and TrueCar said at the Automotive...
The 2013 Detroit auto show demonstrates an increasing diversity in crossovers, or car-based vehicles that provide the space, styling and functionality of a truck-based sport-utility vehicle without the penalty at the gas pump.
The 2013 Detroit auto show demonstrates an increasing diversity in crossovers, or car-based vehicles that provide the space, styling and functionality of a truck-based sport-utility vehicle without the penalty at the gas pump.
Thank or blame the digital world and social media, but there's no hiding a bad dealership experience today.
Rising production in North America has forced automakers to collaborate more closely with their suppliers. And suppliers, in turn, are reaching outside the auto industry to get help.
We haven't called the local chamber of commerce to confirm it, but it seems safe to say that a significant portion of economic activity in the Phoenix-Scottsdale metropolitan is generated by private vehicle sales facilitated by Craigslist.
On the heels of this week's reveal of the
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A tuned Shelby Ford Focus ST has been unveiled at the Detroit show
Volkswagen has opened a new engine plant in Silao in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, the group's 100th plant worldwide.
American Honda's top sales executive chided automakers caught by federal regulators for overstating their fuel economy numbers.
A sharp focus on responding to Internet leads has allowed Chrysler Group to dramatically decrease both the number of lost leads as well as the time the average customer waits for a response, the automaker's head of United States and Canadian sales...
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The powerful Mercedes GLA 45 AMG has been spied testing in Scandinavia
The BMW Group has said that it intends to grow in the US in the current year helped by the introduction of new models, including diesel variants.
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