Lexus is positioning the new LC 500 coupe as a niche nameplate with a bold message to the industry: After more than a quarter century of reaching, the brand has finally earned a place alongside the Germans in the upper echelons of the luxury market.
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on Monday revealed its next-generation minivan, reviving the Pacifica nameplate, with a sleeker design and a plug-in hybrid model intended to appeal to a wave of young Americans having babies while reviving a product line that suffered a 30% sales slump last year.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' (FCA) financial performance last year came in at the top end of the company's own forecasts, chief executive Sergio Marchionne said in Detroit on Monday.
Fiat Chrysler's performance last year came in at the top end of the company's own forecasts, CEO Sergio Marchionne said. "The year has gone well, above expectations," Marchionne told reporters on the sidelines of the Detroit auto show.
Consumers are not asking the auto industry to move into autonomous-drive cars, but manufacturers must take them there by 'giving them a lot of benefits,' says Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn. He cited two: safety and mobility for older drivers.
Ford said in Detroit it was introducing FordPass - as part of its "transformation into an auto and mobility company" - a platform that "reimagines" the relationship between automaker and consumer, aiming to do for car owners (Ford ownership not required) what iTunes did for music fans.
Ford today showed the four-door, SuperCrew version of the 2017 F-150 Raptor, with a wheelbase that's 12 inches longer than the SuperCab Raptor.
Volvo will need to lure more than half of the buyers for the new S90 luxury sedan from conquests, an even higher rate than the redesigned XC90, CEO Hakan Samuelsson says.
Volkswagen CEO has said the automaker is sticking to investment plans and continues to view the US as a core market, ahead of critical meetings this week with government officials over its admission that it rigged emission tests on 'clean diesel' vehicles.
German supplier Schaeffler Group expects significant growth in its electric and hybrid powertrains business, CEO Klaus Rosenfeld said Monday at the Detroit auto show. He cited specific projects under development for automakers.
Audi executives showcased a bit of the brand's near- and long-term future with two global debuts here at the Detroit auto show, including a concept with hydrogen fuel cells.
After 2015's record-breaking US light vehicle market of 17.4m units, analysts expect the vibrant US market to post a further record in 2016 in spite of the forecast upward movement to US interest rates.
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Audi unveils allroad version of new A4 Avant, ahead of European release in the summer
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New Audi h-tron concept shows new hydrogen fuel system and previews autonomous tech for next A8 in 2017