Ford has hired Lockheed executive Ken Washington as chief technical officer and vice president of research and advanced engineering, effective August 18, in a series of changes to the company's leadership team.
Ford's new aluminum-bodied F-150 will come with less standard horsepower and torque than today's pickups. In the lighter truck, drivers won't miss it, Ford executives said today.
Sonic Automotive posted higher revenue and net profit during the second quarter, but expenses increased as the retailer continues to ready its launches of a new customer-experience initiative and standalone used-car stores.
In his first round of major personnel moves as Ford CEO, Mark Fields appointed the company's top engineer to lead Lincoln worldwide, replacing Jim Farley.
Kia Motors America may be marking 20 years in the US this year but, despite 535,179 sales in 2013 (down 4% on 2012), the recent hit of 5m cumultative, half year 2014 volume up 7.2% to 297,413 and around 765 dealers in all 50 states, still insists its main mission is "awareness" and that the brand is "still a bit player".
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22 Jul, 2014
New info emerges on Skoda's forthcoming new Superb and Fabia models
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22 Jul, 2014
Faster Smart could have 50 per cent more power than standard ForTwo; on sale in early 2015
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22 Jul, 2014
Skoda will build a large SUV to sit above its Yeti crossover and it’ll be on sale by late 2016
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26 Jul, 2014
Part two in our top 10 Most Wanted Cars is a new Volvo P1800 coupe. This is how it could look…
Italian supplier Sogefi reported a first-half net loss, hit by restructuring costs, the negative impact of the strong euro on South American currencies and a sharp slowdown in the Brazilian market.
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24 Jul, 2014
The first instalment in our top 10 Most Wanted Cars is a new MGB Roadster. Here's how it could look...
Rheinmetall will shift a unit making aluminum engine blocks to a joint venture with China's Hasco to help finance growth at its automotive business, the German company said.
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23 Jul, 2014
Reborn Honda NSX has been spotted testing at the Nurburgring in Germany, with the hybrid supercar due in 2015
The Buick Regal, refreshed with a revamped powertrain for 2014, now ranks among the top upscale sports sedans tested by Consumer Reports, just behind the BMW 328i but high enough to easily top the magazine's road test scores for the Cadillac ATS and...
No more Suzuki-built Nissan Pixos.
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22 Jul, 2014
Place your votes for the 2014 Golden Steering Wheel Awards and win a TomTom GO 500 sat-nav
Mercedes expects to outpace the 17 percent to 18 percent growth in industry sales of premium vehicles in China this year, after merging two competing sales networks and adding new models.
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