BMW CEO Harald Krueger hinted that the automaker may be considering a new electric car positioned between the i3 and the i8. The car could be called the i5 and would be a Tesla Model S rival, reports said.
Fiat Chrysler plans to no longer hold its purchasing staffers to individual cost-saving goals on parts. The goals had effectively tied the staffers' hands when suppliers sought pricing relief.
Toyota Motor's Lexus brand is planning to launch a second top-of-the-line "flagship" model to accompany a new generation of its LS sedan, the head of the brand's U.S. operations said.
The price for Audi's first plug-in hybrid, the A3 e-tron, will start at $38,825 including shipping when it arrives at U.S. dealerships in October. The A3 e-tron is the first in a coming wave of battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles from Audi.
Fuel efficiency gains are nice, but the car-buying public does not seem to be interested, a prominent Honda dealer said at the CAR Management Briefing Seminars.
With the first deliveries of its Model X less than two months away, Tesla's net loss nearly tripled to $184 million in the second quarter, underscoring how crucial the rollout of the crossover is for the electric-vehicle maker.
Johanna Quandt, head of the family that controls BMW, has died age 89. Quandt's death will not affect her family's BMW shareholding. Her stake will be split between her children Stefan Quandt and Susanne Klatten.
Johanna Quandt, head of the family that controls BMW, has died age 89. Quandt's death will not affect her family's BMW shareholding. Her stake will be split between her children Stefan Quandt and Susanne Klatten.
Local Motors, the Arizona start-up company that uses 3-D printing technology to make cars, said it plans to have a street-legal two-seat coupe ready for sale to consumers by the third quarter of 2017.
The U.S. government would like you to know that China's automotive market is beckoning, even to small companies who lack the funds to get in.
Johanna Quandt, the billionaire widow whose husband turned Germany's BMW AG into the largest maker of luxury cars, has died. She was 89.
Given China's lack of public re-charging stations -- and the lack of garages -- it seems implausible for the world's largest car market to spawn significant demand for electric cars. And yet, it's happening.
Volkswagen's new U.S. engineering office will have critical responsibility when it is fully staffed and operational later in this decade. The office will create new models adapted to U.S. tastes, a key goal for the German automaker.
Volvo Cars is preparing a global recall and a delivery stop for an unspecified number of the redesigned seven-seat 2016 XC90 crossovers for a potential airbag problem.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles waited 18 months to tell federal safety regulators about a security flaw in radios being installed in more than a million vehicles that hackers later exploited to seize control of a Jeep last month.
Unmoved by a sharp sales slowdown in China this year, General Motors is sticking with its $14 billion plan to expand production and introduce new models in that market.
Johnson Controls is betting that the market for stop-start systems in North America is about to take off.
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has kicked off a new marketing campaign, entitled 'We Run on Brainpower.' The goal is to remind engineers that Michigan is the place to go for jobs in automotive high tech innovation.
Lexus is piloting a haggle-free pricing program with 12 of its 236 U.S. dealers this year, says Jeff Bracken, general manager of Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.'s Lexus Division.
Complex technologies are forcing automotive engineers to work in areas outside their field of expertise.
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