Japanese premium automakers including Lexus and Infiniti are counting on bold and potentially polarizing designs for their forthcoming small cars to lure customers in Europe from rivals BMW, Mercedes and Audi.
Leasing makes "obscene" pickup prices more respectable by reducing customers' monthly payments, dealers say.
It isn't too big yet, but the emerging small crossover category is off to a good start.
Sonic Automotive Inc.'s three new used-vehicle stores in the Denver area are getting strong FandI results.
Designer Bryan Nesbitt returns to the U.S. to take over the Buick brand. And he seems to have the pedigree to lead design for GM's near-premium brand as it seeks to build its U.S. lineup and maintain its heavyweight status in China.
When equity-mining software brings a sale and trade, the finance and insurance department is a big beneficiary.
Automakers enjoyed a spectacular run in May as U.S. sales totaled 1,634,954 light vehicles, the most ever recorded for the month. Pickups were a particular pocket of strength, both big and small. And GM had a great truck month.
Automakers will meet with EU officials and green campaigners this month to open discussions on a 2030 target for the reduction of CO2 emissions from new cars sold in Europe.
When video gamers are zooming along in the SRT Tomahawk Vision Gran Turismo virtual concept car this summer, they'll get a peek at the imaginations lurking within Fiat Chrysler's designers.
Tight budgets -- worsened by crumbling infrastructure -- are prompting some states to pull the plug on programs and financial incentives designed to boost EV sales.
Ford has finished ramping up production of the 2015 F-150 at both plants that build the aluminum-bodied pickups, CFO Bob Shanks said today, even as a shortage of supplier-built frames keeps the plants from running some scheduled overtime.
Google plans to release monthly reports on its self-driving cars, part of a push to disclose more information about the technology, following a second accident for one of the vehicles in less than a week.
A planned initial public offering of luxury sports car maker Ferrari will not happen before Oct. 12, its owner Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said, adding the delay was due to tax issues.
Toyota may boost exports from Japan for the first time in three years to meet its global sales target because it is facing capacity restraints in North America.
Automakers and suppliers can expect tougher data requests and more frequent audits from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the agency said today as it outlined a plan to prevent safety lapses similar to General Motors' ignition...
A troubled air bag maker has named its top quality executive to its board to give him more authority.
Opinion
5 Jun, 2015
On a recent trip, Mike Rutherford visited a Miami auto mall to find a 20-year warranty on offer. Could it be coming to the UK?
As he presses rivals to merge with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Sergio Marchionne faces a fact his counterparts at General Motors and Ford know all too well: auto mergers and alliances fail at least as often as they succeed.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating allegations that Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris misused company funds for personal benefit, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
News
5 Jun, 2015
Thanks to budget cuts, police in Devon and Cornwall will no longer look into drivers leaving forecourts without paying