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Sep
21st

NYC’s Brian Miller sells superluxury cars, hands-on service

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Brian Miller is a jeans-and-sneakers guy, running a Manhattan super luxury car dealership that caters to the rich and famous. His secret is hands-on, four-star service to people who expect nothing less.
Sep
21st

New Civic enters new territory

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Honda Motor Co., shrugging off the faltering U.S. car market, is aspiring to capture some of the luxury market's enduring magic with its overhaul of the Civic lineup.
Sep
21st

Mercedes considers ultraluxury crossover or SUV to fight Bentayga

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Mercedes-Benz is exploring whether to introduce an ultraluxury crossover or SUV, possibly under its Maybach subbrand.
Sep
21st

Frankfurt auto show hits and misses

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We're not sure how L.A. reporter and car guy nonpareil David Undercoffler got around to see everything at the massive Frankfurt auto show, but he most definitely did.
Sep
20th

Honda’s stop-motion ad pitches no ordinary carmaker

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Honda is making a major new commitment to a corporate branding campaign with the launch of a 2-minute, stop-motion ad that takes viewers through a paper-flipping, historical journey of the company's products.
Sep
20th

VW orders probe into breach of U.S. emissions rules

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Volkswagen ordered an external investigation after U.S. regulators found software the carmaker designed for diesel cars gave false emissions data, CEO Martin Winterkorn said Sunday, adding he was "deeply sorry" for the violation of U.S. rules.
Sep
20th

Ford’s Farley: Mustang starts strong in Europe

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Ford's Europe boss Jim Farley says the new Mustang is back-ordered until spring in Europe. It's an early, positive sign in the company's drive to make the Mustang more popular overseas.
Sep
20th

Hyundai’s new CMO aims for a more dominant, loved brand

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Newly hired CMO Dean Evans says Hyundai should stand for more than just rational proof points.
Sep
20th

VW faced ultimatum from EPA

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In the end, federal environmental regulators gave Volkswagen an ultimatum: Offer a convincing explanation for why many of its diesel vehicles were spewing more toxic emissions than they did in the test lab or face the loss of EPA certification for...
Sep
20th

Mazda aims to lift U.S. crossover volume

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Masahiro Moro, Mazda's managing director for global sales and marketing, says the automaker has a simple plan to make more money in the U.S. business: Sell more crossovers.
Sep
19th

Volkswagen sales slide accelerates in August

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The decline in Volkswagen's group vehicle sales accelerated to 5.4 percent in August, with the automaker citing challenges in tough markets in Latin America, Russia and China.
Sep
19th

VW, Daimler, Porsche embrace refugees, see fix to future labor shortages

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Volkswagen, Daimler and Porsche see an opportunity in the influx of refugees pouring across the country's borders to fix their looming labor shortage.
Sep
19th

Mirror, mirror off the car? Focus turns to cameras

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Many of today's better-appointed vehicles have side mirrors that tuck away automatically. Major suppliers are working on making those mirrors disappear altogether.
Sep
19th

Mercedes’ decision on U.S. pickup due next year

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Mercedes-Benz will decide in the next eight to 10 months whether it will bring a pickup to the U.S. market.
Sep
19th

After GM settlement, an unsettled feeling

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The known financial toll to GM for hiding a deadly safety defect now exceeds $2.3 billion.
Sep
19th

Mitsubishi preparing to close Illinois plant, report says

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Mitsubishi Motors has started preparing for the closure of its assembly plant in Illinois after failing to find a buyer for the high-cost auto factory, the Nikkei business daily reported.
Sep
18th

UAW president sees FCA workers ratifying contract

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While product and job commitments under the UAW's tentative labor contract with Fiat Chrysler are still being finalized, UAW President Dennis Williams said wage and other economic improvements in the deal should result in ratification by the...
Sep
18th

UAW-FCA workers would get extra holiday, extra pay under proposed contract

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In addition to raises and bonuses, the tentative labor agreement between Fiat Chrysler and the UAW includes a number of benefit restorations as well as a guard against a threatened tax hit on UAW member's health care plans.
Sep
18th

Gentex transforms rear-view mirror into high-tech vision system

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Gentex is broadening its role from a traditional Michigan-based auto parts maker to a supplier of high-tech vision systems that eventually could be integrated into self-driving cars.
Sep
18th

W.Va. dealership group pays $80,000 civil penalty over ads

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A West Virginia auto dealership group agreed to pay an $80,000 civil penalty to settle a U.S. Federal Trade Commission lawsuit that charged it with showing misleading advertisements, the FTC said.
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