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May
15th

Dealership tweaks Yelp, online strategy

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Focusing too much effort on one website can backfire. Stevens Creek Subaru learned this the hard way.
May
15th

In new automotive era, even Toyota struggles

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A lackluster test drive of an EV prototype underscores for Akio Toyoda the new challenges posed by an evolving auto industry. His reaction has Toyota in crisis mode as it grapples with next-generation technologies and plunging profits.
May
15th

Ford rebuffs critics of its tech investments

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Ford's decision to spend billions on autonomy, electrification and new mobility services is being questioned by shareholders and some directors.
May
15th

Marketers call for less car, more heart

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Automakers will need to do more if they want their brands to resonate with consumers on a personal level. That was the consistent theme from speakers at the Automotive News Marketing 360 event here last week.
May
15th

To grow globally, Jeep turned to driveline maker GKN

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The redesigned 2017 Compass is the key to Jeep's strategy to grow its global sales. And the key to the Compass is an innovative driveline system developed by GKN.
May
15th

Nvidia beats Intel in Toyota self-driving battle

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Toyota's self-driving vehicles will carry Nvidia's platform, making the chipmaker the dominant supplier of the brains of autonomous vehicles.
May
15th

GM wind tunnel serves as classroom

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The duties of work-study students typically consist of writing safety operating procedure documents for equipment in the wind tunnel, such as welding machines and charging stations.
May
15th

Welburn tells how he really feels about GM’s design work

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In an interview with Car and Driver, retired General Motors design boss Ed Welburn reflected on what worked and what didn't.
May
15th

BMW gets fired up over ABC report

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"Sensationalistic" is how BMW of North America is describing an ABC News report alleging a pattern of parked BMW vehicles spontaneously bursting into flames.
May
15th

Now that’s what we call Land Cruisin’

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A 2,000-hp Toyota Land Cruiser, with former NASCAR champ Carl Edwards piloting, set a 230-mph speed record.
May
14th

Lyft, Waymo ink self-driving vehicle deal, report says

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Google affiliate Waymo and rideshare company Lyft have signed an agreement to bring autonomous vehicle technology into the mainstream, a newspaper reported.
May
14th

VW expands U.S. recall to 292,000 Porsche, Audi models on fire risk

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Volkswagen is adding about 292,000 Porsche and Audi vehicles to a previous recall for a fuel-pump defect that could result in fire.
May
14th

Renault expects return to normal production on Monday after cyberattack

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Renault expects to resume normal production on Monday in factories that were hit by a cyberattack. Renault and alliance partner Nissan were among companies hit by malicious malware attachments.
May
14th

Renault production resumed at most sites after cyberattack

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Renault said 90 percent of its factories were running normally on Monday morning after the automaker had earlier halted production at sites in France and Romania to prevent the spread of ransomware.
May
14th

Renault-Nissan resume nearly all production after cyberattack

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Renault-Nissan said output had returned to normal at nearly all of their plants, after a global cyberattack caused widespread disruption including stoppages at several of the alliance's factories.
May
14th

Fifth fatality reported from auction crash in Mass.

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The death toll from this month's deadly auction crash rose to five as a 55-year-old man died from injuries sustained during the incident.
May
14th

How to fund road upgrades for self-driving cars

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Congress should initially tax automated-vehicle travel at a penny per mile to help fund future infrastructure improvements required for the safe operation of driverless cars, a leading transportation think tank suggests.
May
14th

Japan’s automakers scramble to fill truck gap

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Stung by imploding profits, Japan's automakers are scrambling to jam out more of the only vehicles that seem to sell these days: crossovers, pickups and SUVs.
May
14th

MTS scandal offers lessons on China dealings

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A management scandal in its Chinese office cost MTS Systems millions of dollars and played havoc with the supplier's recent financial reports.
May
13th

VW hit with U.S. unfair labor practice complaint at Tenn. plant

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The National Labor Relations Board has filed an unfair labor practices complaint against VW at its Tennessee plant. VW will fight the charge.
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