Ralph Gilles, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles global design chief, has an urgent message for suppliers: The cost of designing and manufacturing vehicles is spiraling out of control.
Audi expects its Q7 e-tron plug-in hybrid to stand out from a fast-growing list of competitors that includes BMW, Mercedes, Porsche and Volvo because of the investments it has made in the SUV's battery charging system.
In the UK, Mitsubishi is effectively an SUV specialist, best known for the Shogun SUV, and more recently, for the highly successful Outlander plug-in hybrid. In a few markets, however, this is a mainstream brand. In Australia, the aged Lancer sells surprisingly well but the real local success story is the Triton, a pick-up that doubles as a family car.
VW's former CEO Martin Winterkorn was informed that the company had told regulators it was using defeat devices two weeks before the scandal became public, a German newspaper reported Sunday.
Saxony, the German state that houses factories from BMW, Porsche and Volkswagen, is growing worried that a racist backlash against refugees could tarnish its image and deter investments that have turned it into a high-tech hub.
Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson foresees plug-in hybrids gaining greater acceptance in Europe at the expense of diesels. He also expects the Swedish automaker to continue taking market share from rivals in Europe and elsewhere in 2016.
Raj Nair says he will be first in line when autonomous vehicles go on sale.
Ian Robertson, the head of sales and marketing for the BMW brand and responsible for all sales channels across the group, shared his views on how the automaker will try to improve its customers' experience.
Prospective Acura NSX supercar drivers now have the opportunity to order one. Honda's luxury brand has began taking orders for the NSX, equipped with a 573-hp, V-6 engine.
NHTSA has failed to make a number of safety improvements agreed to in 2011 in areas including staff oversight and the training of vehicle defect investigators, a federal audit released today said.
Honda car and truck production worldwide rose 11.3% year on year to a January record 404,259, the automaker announced.
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Ford said it was spending US$145m to upgrade its Cleveland engine plant - claiming to be "creating or retaining" 150 jobs due to strong demand for the second generation 3.5-litre EcoBoost engine options for the 2017 F-150 pickup truck range.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne has put his money where his mouth is.
Magna has posted sales down 7% to US$32.1bn for the year ended 31 December, with the weakening of certain currencies against the US dollar reporting currency, in particular the euro and Canadian dollar, having a significant negative impact.
Ford is investing $145 million in its Cleveland engine plant to support the production of an 'all-new second-generation 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine family.'
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