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Apr
8th

THE WEEK THAT WAS – PSA Groupe embraces ‘Push to Pass’

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These are interesting times for PSA Peugeot Citroën or, as it now wants to be known, PSA Groupe.
Apr
8th

Mercedes diesel owners file lawsuit in U.S. over diesel emissions

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Owners of Mercedes diesel cars filed a lawsuit in the U.S. saying the vehicles likely contained a "defeat device" used to skirt emissions rules, a claim that Mercedes denied again.
Apr
8th

Mercedes E-Class Cabriolet 2017 spied – pictures

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Apr
8th

Soft-top Mercedes E-Class Cabriolet coming in 2017

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Mercedes E-Class Cabriolet 2017 spied 1
News 8 Apr, 2016

Latest spy shots show new E-Class Cabriolet out testing ahead of the launch next year

Apr
8th

ANALYSIS – Driving the Haval H2 SUV

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Might Haval one day be as successful in markets outside China as Land Rover and Jeep are today? Today, it seems fanciful. Tomorrow? Who knows. The export drive has begun at least, and the brand's smallest SUV is impressive.
Apr
8th

Western Europe car sales rise 5% in March

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Western European car sales rose 5.2 percent in March on strong growth in the UK, France and Italy. First-quarter deliveries were up 7.7 percent.
Apr
8th

High-tech E class pushes Mercedes ahead of rivals

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Mercedes-Benz makes a big leap toward self-driving cars with the new E class, which debuts a hands-free lane-changing function that even the brand's S-class flagship does not offer yet.
Apr
8th

Honda recalls 143,000 vehicles in Japan after airbag fails to deploy

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Honda recalled about 143,000 vehicles in Japan after an airbag fitted with an inflator made by Daicel failed to deploy in a collision in which the driver was injured.
Apr
8th

Opel reports best Q1 sales in 5 years on Astra demand

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Demand for the new Opel Astra helped propel the GM subsidiary to its best quarterly result in five years as volume rose 8 percent to about 303,000 vehicles during the period.
Apr
7th

Texas teen’s death spurs renewed call to speed recalls

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The brother of a Texas teenager killed by shrapnel from an exploding Takata airbag said the family never received a recall notice about the defective vehicle safety device. The brother's comments came as U.S.
Apr
7th

ADESA names Lips as U.S. COO

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ADESA, the nation's second-largest auction company, said today it promoted Paul Lips to be its U.S. COO.
Apr
7th

CarMax sells more than 1 million used vehicles in latest year

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CarMax makes history by selling more than 1 million used vehicles, retail and wholesale, in a single fiscal year. The used-car retailer plans to open 15 new stores this fiscal year, following a quarter when its net income fell 1.5 percent.
Apr
7th

Used-vehicle prices tumble for 3rd straight month

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Used-vehicle prices fell in March for the third consecutive month, with every vehicle segment taking it on the chin except pickups, according to the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index.
Apr
7th

GM settles ignition-switch case before 3rd trial

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General Motors agreed to settle a lawsuit that would have been the third case to go to trial over a faulty ignition switch linked to nearly 400 injuries and deaths.
Apr
7th

Uber hires top Ford electrical engineer

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One of Ford's top electrical engineers has left the automaker to help the ride-hailing company Uber pursue self-driving vehicles. Uber said it hired Sherif Marakby as vice president of global vehicle programs.
Apr
7th

Toyota plans research hub for autonomous vehicles in Michigan

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The Toyota Research Institute will open an autonomous vehicle research base in Ann Arbor, Mich., in conjunction with the University of Michigan. It will be Toyota's third such facility in the U.S.
Apr
7th

‘Fiat’s biggest cheerleader’ leaving for new role as motivational speaker

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A high-profile dealer advocate for Fiat is handing in her keys to take a new role as a motivational speaker.
Apr
7th

CFPB’s Cordray defends regulation by enforcement

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CFPB Director Richard Cordray defended the bureau's use of regulation by enforcement during a Senate committee hearing, calling it 'good, solid law enforcement.'
Apr
7th

GM design chief Welburn to retire July 1

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Ed Welburn, GM's debonair head of global design who radically transformed the automaker's car and truck lineup, is retiring effective July 1.
Apr
7th

Tesla says reservations for Model 3 surpass 325,000

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Tesla Motors says that reservations for Model 3 have now surpassed 325,000, which corresponds to about US$14bn in implied future sales, making this - it says - the "single biggest one-week launch of any product ever".
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