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Oct
8th

Ten years later, Dodge dealer tells his story

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Doug Wilson's survival plan in 2009 called for a massive sale that would liquidate six months' worth of Dodge inventory within three weeks. Before he knew it, the sale was under way.
Oct
7th

Automakers lose policy clout in Europe as tougher emission caps loom

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Automakers' appeals to Europe's policymakers to limit "aggressive" CO2-reduction targets have fallen on deaf ears because the EU wants to send a strong signal about the need to fight climate change and because of public outrage over Volkswagen...
Oct
7th

Paris auto show hits and misses

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the Gallic rooster rounded up enough debuts to manage a strut of sorts, with a little help from the Germans.
Oct
7th

Porsche celebrates 70 years of thrills

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When talk turns to Porsche's glorious past it's always about the cars, is it not?
Oct
7th

GM finds its balance with sales of pickups

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GM's strategy of producing its current pickups through the launch of its next-gen Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra appears to be working but will be tested through the end of the year.
Oct
7th

Paris auto show hits and misses

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The Gallic rooster rounded up enough debuts to manage a strut of sorts, with a little help from the Germans. Our Nick Gibbs inspected the newcomers to separate the exquisite from the execrable.
Oct
6th

PSA looks to plug-in hybrids to meet emissions goals

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PSA's plug-in hybrid push is about to begin, as the automaker gears up its factories to produce new low-emission vehicles that will help it meet increasingly tougher European pollution standards.
Oct
6th

Automakers’ road maps to full-electric and plug-in hybrid cars

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Automakers are transforming their lineups as they push to launch full-electric and plug-in hybrid cars in the next few years.
Oct
6th

Indian supplier Sakthi puts faith in second chances

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The steering-component supplier has emerged as a player in Detroit's urban comeback by putting manufacturing in a low-cost, tax-abated neighborhood in the city's challenged southwest side.
Oct
6th

Infiniti’s new EV mission is chance to reshape product plan

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Infiniti is reshaping its future product plan #8212; and that is resulting in some striking concepts.
Oct
6th

Canadians sore as metal tariffs linger

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The new North American pact may have patched up one open trade wound, but for Canadian auto businesses, tariffs on steel and aluminum remain a festering sore.
Oct
5th

Jeep to recall, inspect 2019 Wrangler for frame, weld defect

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Fiat Chrysler is preparing to recall about 18,000 2019 Jeep Wranglers because of a faulty weld in the frame of the popular SUV that can cause a sudden crash.
Oct
5th

White House presses Japan to shift more auto output to U.S.

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Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Japan should take additional steps to reduce its more than $40 billion automotive trade surplus with the United States while the Commerce Department revisits its ongoing review of whether imported vehicles and...
Oct
5th

Honda readies fix for CR-V over-fueling glitch

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Honda plans a fix starting next month for an over-fueling problem in its top seller -- the CR-V. The problem affects some 2017-18 CR-Vs sold in the U.S. with 1.5-liter engines driven on short trips in cold weather.
Oct
5th

Ford poised to begin cuts to salaried work force

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Ford is preparing to cut an undetermined number of its 70,000 salaried workers globally as it begins to implement CEO Jim Hackett's $11 billion companywide restructuring.
Oct
5th

GM deploys new defense unit, hires U.S. Army veteran

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General Motors' new military defense unit is up and running and has hired a U.S. Army veteran as its president.
Oct
5th

Elon Musk’s short-seller obsession goes off the rails

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Even with the U.S. regulators pursuing further investigations of Elon Musk and Tesla, the electric automaker's CEO seems unable to put the open-and-shut case against his "funding secured" tweets behind him.
Oct
5th

Subaru recalls 27,000 Legacys, Outbacks for faulty electronic parking brake

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Subaru of America is recalling certain 2010-14 Legacy and Outback models equipped only with a manual transmission for a potentially faulty electronic parking brake.
Oct
5th

Nylon shortage threatens global auto production

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GPA, the association of French automotive plastic parts suppliers, has warned of an impending global crisis due to the shortage of key nylon materials.
Oct
5th

2019 Ford Ranger will be able to tow up to 7,500 pounds, haul up to 1,860 pounds

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The 2019 Ford Ranger, on sale early next year, will be able to haul 1,860 pounds, tow 7,500 pounds with an available towing package and generate 270 hp and 310-pound-feet of torque.
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