The smallest Mercedes will remain the A-class compact, although the Smart brand could expand into subcompacts, Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche said.
General Motors has agreed to pay the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) a US$35m fine for failing to report in a timely manner the ignition switch defect.
German supplier Hella and state-owned Chinese automaker Beijing Auto have agreed to establish a 50-50 joint venture to produce lighting in Beijing.
Johnson Controls (JCI) and Yanfeng Automotive Trim Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Huayu Automotive Systems, the component group of Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC), say they have signed a definitive agreement to form a global automotive interiors joint venture.
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Northamptonshire Police will prosecute motorists caught taking photos of accident
Cars could be driving themselves down the world's streets far sooner than expected because of a change in a global treaty backed by European countries.
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19 May, 2014
Triple Formula 1 world champion passes away at home aged 88
It came from the scrap heap, welded together from the long-dead carcasses of four golf carts and a Pontiac Grand Am: Behold, The Frankentruck!
-- Jay Leno drives the McLaren P1, because he just bought a McLaren P1. It's the first one in America.
Jaguar has given the world a sneak peek at their upcoming XE sedan on Facebook and Twitter, four months before its debut at the
Now that the 24 Hours of LeMons season is in full swing, I'm getting more opportunities (in my role as
GM's acknowledgement of its ignition switch defect raises questions about whether the flaw could have played a role in any unexplained crash involving its recalled vehicles.
Parts makers can no longer simply run an extra shift to keep pace with expanding North American vehicle production; they have to build or expand factories.
When General Motors rolls out an embedded high-speed Internet connection across most of its lineup beginning next month, there will be a range of subscription options available for everyone from hard-core tech geeks to the technologically curious.
Ford Motor Co.'s new global design boss, Moray Callum, has begun to reshape his senior leadership team with an emphasis on product versatility and global experience, particularly in Asia.
A bullish Carlos Ghosn, emboldened by bumper profits and booming sales in North America, vowed a continuous offensive until Nissan Motor Corp. achieves 10 percent market share in the United States.
Google's self-driving car has never driven in the snow and gets puzzled by parking lots. Yet so much progress has been made in this 5-year experiment that the technology is ready to move out of tricked-out test vehicles and into real-world cars.
Johnson Controls Inc. isn't ready to write off the auto industry's much-maligned interiors segment.
Dealership service managers say traditional schools are turning out a generation of auto mechanics whose skills aren't keeping pace with the cars they're assigned to fix.
As General Motors tries to revitalize the images of Chevrolet, Buick and Cadillac, executives might want to take a page from the playbook of their lowest-profile brand: GMC.
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