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May
27th

AutoWeek – Latest Car News Feed 2013-05-27 15:00:41

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There's a picture of it in a shoebox somewhere, freshly painted red, parked next to our Candian family friends' prized first-generation Mustang.
May
27th

Remembering our cars: 1991 Saturn SL2: Burning oil and taking names, Cleo the Saturn did the job

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The 1991 Saturn SL2 wasn't my first car. Those honors go to a 1980 Ford F-150 with a and#8220;
May
27th

PRODUCT EYE: the GBP40,000 Kia Sorento is here

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Glenn Brooks tries the latest Sorento and wonders if almost GBP40,000 is too much for a Kia?
May
27th

PRODUCT EYE: the GBP35,000 Kia Sorento

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Glenn Brooks tries the latest Sorento and considers the arrival of the era of the £35,000 Kia.
May
27th

PRODUCT EYE: The GBP35,000 Kia Sorento

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The claim of 'an all-new platform' by Kia Motors was something I challenged when the company first made this statement last year. To the credit of Kia Motors' UK importer, the facts did indeed seem to stack up: the floor was lowered and there are additional front, side and rear structures as well as a more rigid monocoque (torsional stiffness is said to be improved by 18%).
May
27th

AutoWeek – Latest Car News Feed 2013-05-27 12:00:00

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Other editors are remembering their long-lost first rides. I still have mine: a 1951 Packard 200 Deluxe Touring Sedan.
May
27th

AutoWeek – Latest Car News Feed 2013-05-27 10:00:00

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Full disclosure: This is my second Supra. My first car ever was a white 1983 model that I foolishly sold. I got seller's remorse and, about a year later, bought this 1984 Supra that came in on trade at the Dodge dealership where I worked.
May
27th

Merkel sticks to German EV target despite low consumer interest

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reaffirmed her target to bring 1 million electric cars onto German roads by 2020, despite weak interest from consumers.
May
27th

Renault will end Better Place partnership after bankruptcy filing

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Renault is ending a five-year partnership with Better Place LLC after the operator of electric-vehicle charging stations announced plans to shut down. The two companies have worked together in Israel and Denmark since 2008.
May
27th

2013 Volvo C30 R-Design Polestar Limited Edition review notes: One fun Volvo

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SENIOR ONLINE EDITOR RORY CARROLL: I can't think of a modern front driver I've had more fun in. What a joyful car. If it were all-wheel drive, I'd be lusting after one.
May
27th

Automotive News Europe salutes Peter Domeney

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Automotive News Europe salutes the winners of the 2013 Rising Stars awards. Every day until June 12 one of the 18 winners will be featured.
May
27th

VW, Audi see Manhattan stores as service trendsetters

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There is no parking lot outside the Volkswagen and Audi stores that opened side by side last year in Manhattan's main dealership district. Parking on the street, for those lucky enough to find a spot, means popping $3.50 an hour into a parking meter.
May
27th

Is the dealership sales call center obsolete?

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As Internet leads, mobile phone calls and texts swamp dealerships, business development centers are starting to look counterproductive to some dealers.
May
27th

Too busy for a shutdown

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The traditional summer auto plant shutdown is quickly fading away. With tight inventories, rising sales and customers flocking to big, profitable vehicles, the Detroit 3 no longer can afford to halt plants for two weeks.
May
27th

Microsoft: Chrysler has plans for our infotainment system

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Chrysler Group is equipping some of its lower-trim vehicles with a Microsoft-based infotainment system used by Fiat -- and, according to the software maker, more vehicles are on the way.
May
27th

Automotive News Breaking News Feed 2013-05-27 01:01:00

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General Motors' OnStar telematics unit has quietly become a profit margin superstar. Analysts peg OnStar's revenues at about $1.5 billion annually, with a margin of 30 to 35 percent. That's about five times the 6.
May
27th

Second act: GM retirees suit up again

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Four years after GM's bankruptcy, the leaner automaker has begun tapping a deep pool of relatively young, still talented retirees who left the company earlier than planned during the downturn. Some were laid off.
May
27th

Automotive News Breaking News Feed 2013-05-27 01:01:00

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Penske Automotive Group Inc. says it would be interested in buying some dealerships in Germany owned by Daimler AG.
May
27th

E class gets some S-class features

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Mercedes-Benz isn't waiting for the E-class redesign in 2016 to outfit its mid-sized range with some of the high-tech equipment that was developed for the S-class sedan that arrives this fall.
May
27th

Dealers join tornado relief effort

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Car dealerships suffered little damage from the tornado that ravaged an Oklahoma City suburb last week. So they were able to jump into the relief effort quickly, joining automakers and aid groups to help survivors.
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