Led by double-digit sales increases at Fiat Chrysler and GM, the U.S. auto industry closed out a stellar 2014 with a blockbuster December as U.S. consumers took advantage of year-end deals, lower fuel prices and an improving economy.
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5 Jan, 2015
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BMW has raised the prices of its vehicles in the US, effective 5 January, USA Today reported.
BMW agreed to pay $820 million to its distributors in China to help cover their losses after the retailers stopped ordering cars from the automaker, a dealers' group said.
Volkswagen and Audi have raised the prices of their models in South Korea, The Chosunilbo reported.
Nissan is developing a fifth generation Micra, a media report said.
BMW will use the 6-9 January CES show in Las Vegas to demonstrate a concept vehicle with lighting innovations consumers can expect in the future.
Domestic sales among South Korea's five main automakers jumped by 24.3% to 154,108 units in December, compared with 123,931 units in the same month of last year, according to data released individually by the vehicle manufacturers.
The Discovery will be 11 this year, but one of its rivals is older still. Launched in Japan more than 15 years ago, Mitsubishi's biggest SUV has just had yet another facelift.
There are lots of ways to gauge really good years in the auto industry, but here's one of the best: how many brands set sales records.
General Motors provided a sneak peek at the 2016 Chevrolet Volt -- which will be quicker, quieter and have a longer range than its predecessor -- Sunday night at International CES in Las Vegas.
Jaguar sales are set to surge following the arrival of the new XE midsize sedan and updated large premium XF. Jaguar Land Rover's global head of sales, Andy Goss, spoke about the brand's future with Automotive News Europe.
Jaguar is poised to have a record 2015 and to increase global sales to well above 200,000 vehicles this decade as a massive investment in products, plants and underpinnings starts to pay dividends.
Honda dealer Greg May decided to follow American Honda Motor Co.'s advice and add service bays and make other improvements to his service department.
In an increasingly digital, on-the-go world, Dale Snow's challenge was to devise the most effective way to update millennials on car repairs.
Moray Callum, Ford's global design chief, is coming off a frenetic year when Ford introduced a bevy of crucial products including the global 2015 Mustang and aluminum 2015 F-150 pickup, both generally well-received by critics.
Mercedes-Benz could become the first luxury carmaker to launch new models in China before rolling them out in Europe and the U.S.
With gasoline selling for less than $2 a gallon in some states, it's fair to ask whether the industry's investment in electric vehicles has been an expensive blunder.
Most car companies don't worry much about the cost of parking, but in a garage under a San Francisco overpass, a group of BMW employees is figuring out how to factor those costs into a new business model.
To boost Mini's prospects of long-term profitability, parent BMW Group has decided the British brand needs to shrink its lineup to four nameplates from seven.
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