Land Rover Off Road; No Driver

A few years back I had the opportunity to drive—with, I am not ashamed to admit, really white knuckles—the Poison Spider Mesa trail in Moab, Utah.

New Ram Truck Ups the Torque Ante

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is increasing the output of its Ram 3500 heavy-duty pickup truck with a Cummins diesel engine to an industry best 900 lb-ft of torque.

Diesel Sales Drop to 5-Year Low in India

The proportion of new cars sold with diesel engines has declined to 33% in the fiscal year that began March 1 from a peak of 47% in fiscal 2012-2013, The Economic Times reports.

GM Commits $245 Million for All-New Vehicle Project

General Motors Co. says it will invest $245 million over the next 3-4 years to prepare its Orion Assembly plant in Michigan to build a vehicle unlike anything the company has produced before.

New Ford Diesel Gets 2-Stage Turbocharger

BorgWarner Inc.'s regulated-two-stage (R2S) turbocharging technology will be used in Ford Motor Co.'s new 2.0-liter four-cylinder diesel engine to debut in select Ford vehicles in Europe later this summer.

How to Design a Ford GT

When Craig Metros returned to Dearborn from a multiyear stint in Australia for Ford Design, he found himself engaged in a project that probably has more resonance—far more for automotive enthusiasts the world over—than an aluminum F-150: the Ford GT program.

Toyota Unveils Cleaner, More Efficient Diesels

Toyota Motor Corp. says its new 2.4- and 2.8-liter diesel engines are cleaner, quieter and more powerful than the "KD" powertrains they replace.

Union Confirms PSA Plant in Morocco

PSA Peugeot Citroen will build an assembly plant in Kenitra, Morocco, with initial capacity to make 90,000 cars per year, a French union leader tells Bloomberg News.

JLR Shows Selfie Technologies

Jaguar Land Rover is developing a pair of autonomous driving systems the company says could be launched in production vehicles in the next few years.

Volt Power

This is the new General Motors Enterprise Data Center located at the Milford Proving Ground in Milford, Michigan, a complex west of Detroit: Photo: John F.