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Nov
20th

VW to avoid German tax hit over emissions cheating

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VW Group does not expect the German government to make tax demands to cover revenue losses related to the carmaker's diesel-emissions cheating scandal, a company spokesman said.
Nov
20th

Cars. Congestion. Must be our L.A. picks

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This year's Los Angeles Auto Show offered good news for off-roaders, speed lovers and owners of the Fiat 500L. Our David Undercoffler explains.
Nov
20th

Toyota’s massive repair job

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A proposed legal settlement to replace rusting truck frames will translate into complex shop work for Toyota dealers.
Nov
20th

Hyundai to shuffle crossover portfolio

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Hyundai plans to restructure its crossover lineup in the coming years with the addition of two small models at the bottom of its range and a repositioning of the current trio of crossovers to more closely match the rest of the industry.
Nov
19th

Audi, BMW, Mercedes push compact premium sector toward milestone

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Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz are largely responsible for the growing success of the compact premium segment because of their commitment to expanding their offerings in a part of the European market that used to be dominated by models such as the...
Nov
19th

Audi, Mercedes push key segment toward milestone

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Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz are largely responsible for the growing success of the compact premium segment because of their commitment to expanding their offerings in a part of the European market that used to be dominated by models such as the...
Nov
19th

Jeep sees new Compass as potential record breaker

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The new Jeep Compass will outsell the popular Renegade in Europe and globally, brand CEO Mike Manley said while launching the compact SUV at the auto show here. 'It has every opportunity to be the biggest-selling Jeep ever,' he said.
Nov
19th

Mercedes may back off diesels for U.S.

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With consumer demand dwindling, Mercedes-Benz is questioning whether to continue offering diesel vehicles in the U.S.
Nov
19th

Voice recognition’s rough road

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Voice recognition features remain a big quality snag for automakers -- despite years of advances on cellphones.
Nov
19th

Toyota, Daihatsu speed cooperation

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Just months after Toyota enveloped Daihatsu as a wholly owned subsidiary, the companies are accelerating the pace of cooperation in hopes of taking a bigger slice of emerging markets.
Nov
19th

Mini pilot lets owners rent out their cars

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Mini is launching a pilot program in Seattle that would allow owners to rent out their cars from 2016 and later model years via a company-provided app.
Nov
18th

Blindsided by Trump tweet, UAW meets with Ford on Lincoln MKC

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UAW leaders huddled with Ford executives today after the union was caught off guard by President-elect Donald Trump's tweet last night he helped prevent another Ford model from going to Mexico.
Nov
18th

Why Ford made Trump look like a jobs savior

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If you ask Donald Trump, he just saved thousands of U.S. jobs that big, bad Ford Motor was about to move to Mexico. To borrow a line from his recent presidential debate performance: 'Wrong.'
Nov
18th

Dana agrees to acquire majority stake in Italian power-transmission supplier

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Dana, the longtime Ohio-based supplier of various drivetrain components, has agreed to buy the power-transmission and fluid-power businesses of Italy's Brevini Group S.p.A., the company said today.
Nov
18th

FCA will recall 88,888 vehicles

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is recalling 88,888 vehicles worldwide because of defects that could cause fuel leaks or prevent windshield wipers from working.
Nov
18th

Fiat Chrysler teams up with Amazon to sell cars online in Italy

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said it has teamed up with U.S. internet giant Amazon to start selling cars online offering an additional discount.
Nov
18th

With Atlas, VW seeks redemption with U.S. dealers, consumers

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VW, aiming to recover from emissions violations, is betting that a jumbo-sized crossover will persuade more U.S. consumers to give it another chance -- now that the seven-seater has a name they can pronounce: Atlas.
Nov
18th

Samsung snagging Harman lifts supplier stocks, creates speculation

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Samsung's $8 billion agreement to buy Harman International helped breathe some life into a few moribund auto stocks, especially Visteon, as investors speculate that there could be a buying spree of companies that make technology for self-driving...
Nov
18th

“The BBC suggested the car is the major source of air pollution. It isn’t”

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diesel OPINION
Opinion 19 Nov, 2016

Mike Rutherford thinks the car is getting a bad reputation when it comes to air pollution

Nov
18th

BMW, Baidu end joint project on self-driving cars

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BMW Group and Chinese internet giant Baidu will end their joint research on self-driving cars, executives for the two firms said.
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