banner The latest auto news, reviews, prices, product and vehicle releases. Auto News 5

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed

Do not miss the latest Auto News !

Apr
18th

Harman develops blind spot detection system

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Harman has developed a new safety system to help eliminate blind spots, which it says kill or injure 15,000 pedestrians a year in the US.
Apr
18th

BMW adapts to a changing view of driving with ReachNow

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
BMW's ReachNow will start as a classic point-to-point car-sharing service, with 370 vehicles #8212; a mix of 3-series sedans, i3 electric cars and Mini Coopers #8212; spread across central Seattle.
Apr
18th

No 200-mile electric car in Ford’s future

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Ford is sticking with 100 miles of driving range in Focus Electric to rein in weight, costs, says the company's electrified programs chief.
Apr
18th

Hyperloop needs some Motor City know-how

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
It is a space-age transportation concept almost too fantastic to believe -- people and cargo shooting through "Hyperloop" tubes at 700 mph. Last week, Hyperloop co-founder and former Detroiter Brogan BamBrogan came back to ask U. S.
Apr
18th

Kuni purchase is just one stop for Holman

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Once Holman Automotive Group Inc. squares away its acquisition of West Coast dealership group Kuni Automotive, it will set its eyes on further growth, company executives say.
Apr
18th

Millennials drive industry to rethink parts

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
A rear-seat display screen shown at the SAE World Congress in Detroit last week illustrates the auto industry's challenge in appealing to millennials -- and the need to develop components that resonate with young, tech-savvy customers.
Apr
18th

Mazda trains dealers to lift customer loyalty

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Mazda has a fresh product portfolio stocked with crossovers. But its new North American chief says the brand still has work to do to elevate customers' experience and earn their loyalty.
Apr
18th

A year after ‘Confessions,’ FCA bosses revive merger talk

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Despite being rebuffed by General Motors last year, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles top management remains convinced that a merger between two big players of the global auto industry could save billions in capital.
Apr
18th

Two opportunistic dealers are looking for more Volkswagen stores

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Dealers Clay Cooley and Jason Kuhn are contrarians: They have been buying Volkswagen dealerships despite the company's slumping sales and its ongoing scandal over diesel-emissions cheating.
Apr
18th

Fed and automakers prepare to review 54.5 mpg CAFE goal

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Automakers and environmental groups are watching closely as the EPA and NHTSA assemble an argument for maintaining or adjusting stringent federal fuel-economy targets.
Apr
18th

Tesla Model S face-lift kills grille

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Aware that a grille on an electric vehicle is about as useful as air conditioning in the Arctic, Tesla Motors has scrapped the blacked-out nose cone on the Model S and given the car a smooth, grille-free look.
Apr
18th

Complex, costly work leaves 3 paint suppliers to dominate business

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Three large suppliers dominate the global market for original-equipment automotive paint -- and the auto industry is content to leave it that way.
Apr
18th

With free services, ‘business is exploding’

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Priority Auto Group CEO Dennis Ellmer challenged his managers to give customers free maintenance for life, and the growth never stopped.
Apr
18th

Audi tests the frontier of virtual reality technology

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Marketers are eager to exploit virtual-reality technology, but there is no playbook for how to use it effectively as a marketing tool. Audi, a pioneer, is developing one as it goes.
Apr
18th

Innovating better paint isn’t always about the wet stuff

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Innovating in the paint business is sometimes as much about the process as the product. The segment's big players are spending randd dollars to take time and cost out of the process of painting new vehicles.
Apr
18th

Suppliers bet on mild hybrids with electric turbos

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Tesla CEO Elon Musk wowed the auto industry when he announced 325,000 orders for his company's Model 3 electric vehicle, but some suppliers believe mild hybrids are a better bet.
Apr
18th

Ads will tout KBB.com as go-to site for new-car info

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Kelley Blue Book wants consumers to know that it can do more than tell them the market value of their vehicles before a trade-in. In its first major ad campaign in four years, Kelley Blue Book is reminding car shoppers that KBB.
Apr
18th

No 200-mile electric car in Ford’s immediate future

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Ford is sticking with 100 miles of driving range in Focus Electric to rein in weight, costs, says the company's electrified programs chief.
Apr
18th

Ford’s plan: Create a bit of Silicon Valley in Dearborn

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
A decade from now, Ford plans to have 30,000 employees housed on two Silicon Valley-like campuses in Dearborn, rather than scattered across the city in some 70 buildings.
Apr
17th

ANALYSIS – Mitsubishi Pajero Sport

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Already produced in two Thai plants and from next year, in Indonesia as well, the Pajero Sport is becoming an increasingly important model for Mitsubishi's global SUV line-up.
Hosted by CifTech Hosting.