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Dec
11th

Faurecia invests in US start-up Alsentis

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Faurecia is investing in US start-up, Alsentis, reinforcing its technology in Smart Surfaces.  
Dec
11th

New 2021 baby MINI SUV shaping up

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MINI baby SUV - front (watermarked)
News 11 Dec, 2017

Second MINI SUV to join range, sitting below the Countryman, as Brit brand embraces electric future

Dec
11th

New 2021 baby MINI SUV shaping up – pictures

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Dec
11th

VW reforms compliance system to avoid another scandal

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VW has reorganized its compliance system as it seeks to eliminate a culture of silence that contributed to its diesel emissions cheating scandal.
Dec
11th

A century of forward thinking gave rise to FandI office, products of today

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In this special section, Automotive News sheds light on a few of the countless people and companies that helped shape the modern dealership FandI office.
Dec
11th

Costs sink Sommer, but ZF committed to autonomous

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Boardroom unease over ongoing acquisitions just brought down ZF's CEO. But the parts giant knows it must press on to be a true global autonomous vehicle competitor.
Dec
11th

Industry right-sizes its stocks

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Automakers have worked off a yearlong surplus of inventory and enter the busy December selling season with stocks slightly below normal for this time of year.
Dec
11th

GM-Lyft relationship gets complicated

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General Motors has reaped financial benefits and learnings from its $500 million investment in the ride-hailing company Lyft; however, the long-term parameters of the relationship between the two remain uncertain.
Dec
11th

Toyota Olympic marketing will help explain mobility vision

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Heeding a call to action from President Akio Toyoda, Toyota marketers are leveraging an eight-year Olympic sponsorship deal and its first global campaign to lay out its vision of mobility for the world.
Dec
11th

Nissan dangles factory-to-salesperson incentive

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Nissan is steering cash spiffs to dealership sales personnel this month in a bid to sell off 2017 models.
Dec
11th

GM’s new Marketplace app showcases its remote update capability

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Over-the-air updates are seen as a key part of connected and autonomous vehicles, as they allow companies to refine their systems over time and provide real-time updates when needed.
Dec
11th

Hybrids are better for autonomy, Ford says

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Ford countered GM's vision for a large-scale self-driving car deployment in 2019 by detailing plans to launch an autonomous hybrid in 2021 for more diverse commercial uses.
Dec
11th

Bilingual dealershp staff just the start to success

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Spanish advertising, a bilingual staff and a refined sales strategy have helped Downey Nissan lead the brand in new-vehicle sales to Hispanic customers so far in 2017.
Dec
11th

Intel-Nvidia rivalry gets chippy

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Trying to figure out who is in the lead takes patience and math skills.
Dec
11th

GM will lighten next-gen pickups with carbon fiber

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It would be the largest-scale automotive application of carbon fiber, whose long, labor-intensive production process and high cost relative to steel and aluminum have limited its use mostly to luxury vehicles and sports cars.
Dec
11th

On recalls, Honda goes the extra mile

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It took a while for Honda to recognize the scope of its problem with bad Takata airbag inflators, but since it did, the company has led the way in finding affected vehicles and getting their owners to come in for repairs.
Dec
11th

Genesis aiming for 85 to 90 stores

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Hyundai Motor America plans to tell dealers by year end which markets it has designated for stand-alone Genesis stores, said Brian Smith, who joined the automaker from Toyota in October.
Dec
11th

Cox survey finds dealer optimism strongest in South

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Dealers are positive about the next quarter, but that optimism varies widely by region, a Cox Automotive survey found.
Dec
10th

Italian fund denies seeking to raise stake in Aston Martin

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Investindustrial is not in talks to increase its stake in Aston Martin and no decision has been taken on a stock market listing of the sports-car maker, the private equity group said, denying a newspaper report.
Dec
10th

VW executive convicted in U.S. may seek transfer to Germany, paper says

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VW executive Oliver Schmidt, convicted in the U.S. for his role in the automaker's emissions scandal, may ask to serve his prison sentence in Germany, a report said.
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