Opinion
16 Oct, 2015
More car plants would bring hope and prosperity to more corners of the world, says Mike Rutherford
Roller-bearing manufacturer, SKF says while the immediate crisis engulfing Volkswagen will eventually dissipate, the scandal could deeply affect the way the automaker undertakes its business in the future.
News
16 Oct, 2015
The 12 horses that licked a car's paint off, a stampeding cow and the other odd animal incidents costing UK car insurers
European new-car sales rose by 9.8 percent in September with all major brands including VW showing gains. Incentives and the continuing economic recovery across southern Europe helped to lift demand.
Renault aims to win new customers in China and Europe with the Kadjar compact SUV, the first vehicle to be built at the French automaker's new China plant.
Nissan has no plans to sell in Europe a minicar based on the Kwid, which has just been launched by alliance partner Renault in India.
GKN Automotive formed a partnership with Volvo to develop a so-called eAxle for the plug-in hybrid version of the new XC90. The solution helps the SUV to achieve CO2 emissions as low as 49 grams per km compared with 212g/km for the previous model.
Commonwealth//McCann, Chevrolet's ad agency, appointed a new executive vice president who will lead global strategy for the Chevy account.
A New York City dealership group is suing Autotrader in federal court for at least $1.
Kia is recalling 377,000 Sorentos because of a transmission glitch that can cause the crossover to roll while parked.
Longtime Minneapolis dealer Morrie Wagener is selling his stake in his 11-store group to the family behind construction and engineering giant Bechtel Corp.
The Viper, Dodge's all-American exotic sports car launched nearly a quarter-century ago to much acclaim, will end production in 2017, according to details contained in Fiat Chrysler's new contract with the UAW.
GM's global sales fell 3.1 percent in the third quarter even as North American sales of trucks and crossovers accelerated.
VW has suspended the executive who oversaw the development of diesel engines at the center of its diesel-emissions rigging scandal, Reuters reported.
VW Group will embark on one of the biggest recalls in European automotive history, affecting about 8.5 million vehicles in the EU, after German authorities threw out the carmaker's proposal for voluntary repairs.
VW Group needs to cede more power to brands and regions while pushing an investigation of the emissions scandal, CEO Matthias Mueller said.
Earlier this week the announcement by JATCO of a new transmission, the innocuously named CVT7 W/R, passed by with relatively little fanfare save for its reporting on the pages of just-auto.
In a new safety-themed commercial, Acura wants to show that crash tests aren't emotionless tasks.
Features
16 Oct, 2015
October 21st 2015 is Back to the Future day and there was only one time travelling movie car we could drive to celebrate - a DeLorean DMC-12
With the current economy the last thing you need is for your vehicle to break down. Whether your driving a reliable car or a busted up