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Jan
29th

Fiat Chrysler to air 3 Super Bowl ads

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Fiat Chrysler says it will air three Super Bowl commercials during Sunday's game. The first ad is slated to air as the first commercial after the two-minute warning in the second quarter.
Jan
29th

Group 1 and Prestige settle Fla. buy-sell dispute

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A dispute between Prestige Motor Car Imports and Group 1 Automotive over a buy-sell deal in Florida gone wrong is settled and the deal back is on -- for now, both sides said.
Jan
29th

Kia to unveil off-roader concept at Chicago show

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Kia Motors will unveil a rugged concept car with electric all-wheel drive at the Chicago Auto Show, the automaker said today as it released a teaser image.
Jan
29th

U.S. driver death rates fall more than a third in 3 years, IIHS says

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After the year of the recall, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shared some positive news about vehicle safety: The likelihood of driver deaths in late-model vehicles has fallen more than a third in the US in three years, IIHS said in a...
Jan
29th

U.S. safety regulators seek Takata whistleblowers

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Federal safety regulators want to find whistleblowers with knowledge 'of possible defects or any wrongdoing' by Takata, stepping up pressure on the airbag maker whose products are linked to five deaths and dozens of injuries.
Jan
29th

GM will suspend output at Russian plant

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General Motors will suspend production at its plant in St. Petersburg, Russia, from mid-March until mid-May and is raising prices for its products because of the weak and volatile Russian ruble.
Jan
29th

Suzuki SX4 S-Cross automatic diesel due later this year

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Suzuki SX4 S-Cross front tracking
News 29 Jan, 2015

You’ll be able to get an automatic gearbox in diesel-powered SX4 S-Cross models from summer 2015

Jan
29th

US: Edmunds sees a January sales rise

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Edmunds.com has predicted automakers will sell 1,155,866 new cars and light trucks this month for an estimated Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) of 16.7m.
Jan
29th

2015 Hyundai Genesis to hit showrooms in April

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Hyundai Genesis 2015 front
News 29 Jan, 2015

First details on upcoming BMW 5 Series rival: new Hyundai Genesis will cost from £47,995

Jan
29th

JAPAN: Toyota trials new hybrid semiconductor material

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Toyota is testing new technology it said could make hybrids and other vehicles with electric powertrains more efficient.
Jan
29th

GM’s lease incentive move to captive unit surprised, angered Ally’s chief

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General Motors' recent move to steer 100 percent of its Buick, Cadillac and GMC lease incentives in the US to captive finance company GM Financial took Ally Financial by surprise, Ally CEO Michael Carpenter said during a conference call today.
Jan
29th

Lamborghini Aventador SV: wildest Lambo ever spotted

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Lamborghini Aventador SV spied 8
News 29 Jan, 2015

Faster, lighter and more extreme Aventador caught completely undisguised ahead of an expected world debut at the Geneva show in March

Jan
29th

The evolution of car safety: a history

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Road safety, crash test dummy
Features 31 Jan, 2015

With the 32nd anniversary of Britain's seatbelt law today, we chart the history of safety features in the cars you drive

Jan
29th

Toyota recalls 52,000 Avalons to fix potential wiring fire hazard

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Toyota Motor Sales USA said it plans to recall about 52,000 Avalon sedans from the 2011-12 model years for wiring that could cause a fire.
Jan
29th

VW’s could beat 5 million euro savings goal, labor boss says

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VW Group ought to be able to cut costs at its passenger-car brand by "substantially more" than the 5 billion euros ($5.7 billion) planned by the carmaker's top management, VW works council chief Bernd Osterloh said.
Jan
29th

VW could beat 5 million euro savings goal, exec says

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VW Group ought to be able to cut costs at its passenger-car brand by "substantially more" than the 5 billion euros ($5.7 billion) planned by the carmaker's top management, VW works council chief Bernd Osterloh said.
Jan
29th

UK: Hyundai hits record sales

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Hyundai has become the first South Korean brand to top 80,000 sales in a calendar year in the UK, selling 82,159 in 2014 and is looking to raise its numbers even further this year in what is expected to be a flat market.
Jan
29th

US: Timken profits rise

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The Timken Company boosted fourth quarter 2014 sales 2% to $762.2m which saw operating income rise to $38.9m from $33.7m or $0.35 per diluted share from a year ago.
Jan
29th

Autoliv sees 2015 growth, better margins as Q4 beats forecast

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Auto safety products supplier Autoliv today said it saw slightly higher margins in 2015 as it posted fourth quarter earnings above market expectations, helped by strong sales in Europe and lower costs for raw materials.
Jan
29th

US: Gentex net income up 29%

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Gentex's net sales for fourth quarter ended 31 December 2014 were up 7.23% to US$350.41m compared with $326.77m in the same period in 2013.
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