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Jun
11th

Audi CEO Stadler’s home raided in Volkswagens’s diesel case

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German prosecutors widened an emissions-cheating probe against Audi to include CEO Rupert Stadler and Bernd Martens, the automaker's head of purchasing.
Jun
11th

Kia adds half million cars to US airbag recall

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Kia Motors said on Friday it was recalling a further 507,000 vehicles sold in the US due to a possible electronic fault which may prevent airbags from deploying in a crash.
Jun
11th

Malaysia’s new prime minister mulls new national car

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Newly elected Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said his office would explore opportunities to establish a new national car project in his country.
Jun
11th

China market in control as industry enters new era

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China has been the world's biggest auto market since 2009, when it eclipsed the U.S. But only recently has it reached a long-anticipated, and in many quarters, long-feared, tipping point.
Jun
11th

Alfa Romeo 8C has history

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The Alfa Romeo 8C is still a bit of a mystery to many in the U.S. The model was offered in only a handful of dealerships when Alfa Romeo "returned" to the U.S. 10 years ago with a single model.
Jun
11th

Finance technology leveraging Silicon Valley mindset, auto sales know-how

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For dealership fintech companies to be successful in a space where many entrepreneurs have failed, a Silicon Valley mindset combined with traditional auto retail expertise could be a winning combination.
Jun
11th

Kia ad campaign uses kid salesmen to poke fun at dealers

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Saad Chehab, who joined Kia Motors America in May 2017 as vice president of marketing communications, said the brand needed the fresh look for its summer sales campaign.
Jun
11th

Aston CEO Andy Palmer says mass market must adapt or die

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Andy Palmer, addressing the Automotive News Europe Congress, sounded the same worrisome themes about industry economics made famous by Sergio Marchionne, with a bit of Bob Lutz's doomsday talk thrown in.
Jun
11th

UAW President Dennis Williams leaves with a clouded legacy

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Dennis Williams' legacy likely will not be what many expected it to be when he was elected to lead the union in June 2014.
Jun
11th

Dealership staff plans celebrations for centennial

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Instead of hiring event planners to commemorate Adamson Ford's 100th year, each department was asked to come up with two community events, for one event every month.
Jun
11th

Mercedes Collection subscription program undercuts BMW, Cadillac on price

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Mercedes joins the subscription craze with a bang -- undercutting the luxury competition on price.
Jun
11th

New Lexus boss David Christ calls product plan ‘a work in progress’

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Like its competitors, Lexus is adding crowd-pleasing crossovers and taking a hard look at its car business, which has lagged in recent years.
Jun
11th

Auto dealers worry over rising interest rate, limited inventory

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Rising interest rates and stretched vehicle inventory could keep vehicle sales from growing in the coming months, a Cox Automotive survey finds.
Jun
11th

GAC’s U.S. launch threatened by tariff battle with China

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GAC Motor, angling to become the first homegrown Chinese automaker to export light vehicles to the U.S., is re-evaluating those plans after President Donald Trump's threat to level tariffs on imported vehicles.
Jun
11th

Ram launch slowed by delayed EPA approval

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Delayed EPA approval for key versions of Ram's redesigned 1500 may spoil a plan to flood the market with old and new pickups and possibly overtake the Chevrolet Silverado in sales this year.
Jun
11th

German regulator found 5 defeat devices in Daimler diesels, paper says

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Germany's road vehicle authority suspects emissions control devices are being used in the bulk of Mercedes owner Daimler's new Euro 6 diesel car fleet, encompassing 1 million vehicles, a newspaper said.
Jun
11th

Trump’s auto tariff threat grows more ominous

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There is little national security basis for the Trump administration's threatened tariffs on imported autos and parts, but they can't be dismissed as political theater or a negotiating ploy.
Jun
10th

Ford’s purchase of symbolic Detroit train station expected Monday

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Representatives of the Moroun family, which own Detroit's symbolic Michigan Central Station, plan an announcement Monday about the 104-year-old train depot, which is expected to be sold to Ford.
Jun
10th

Ford’s purchase of symbolic Detroit train station expected Monday

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Ford has purchased the long-blighted Michigan Central Station, a towering train depot in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood that will be the centerpiece of a sprawling urban campus the automaker will use to woo talent.
Jun
10th

PSA said to be interested in Paris car-sharing scheme

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PSA is interested in offering a 'free floating' car-sharing scheme in Paris, where drivers could pick up a vehicle and leave it elsewhere in the city, and is in contact with city authorities about it, the automaker told a French...
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