UPDATE: BMW Group Set Sales Record in January
2/10/2016BMW AG reports its sales grew 8% to a record 152,900 units in January.
Toyota Will Test Hydrogen Power for Factories
2/10/2016Toyota Motor Corp. plans to test hydrogen to help power its Japanese assembly plants as soon as this year.
NHTSA Says Technology Could Be the “Driver” for Autonomous Cars
2/10/2016The automatic cars Google Inc. is developing may not need a human pilot because their self-driving technology could qualify as the “driver” under federal law.
GM Expanding Capacity to Make Midsize Pickup Trucks
2/9/2016General Motors Co. says it is expanding capacity at its pickup truck factory in Wentzville, Mo., to meet demand for its Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon midsize pickup trucks.
Ex-Lear CEO Rossiter Dies
2/9/2016Bob Rossiter, longtime CEO at Lear Corp. through good times and bad, died on Sunday after a lengthy battle with cancer.
GM Plans Brake Pedal Recall for 473,400 Trucks, SUVs
2/9/2016General Motors Co. is preparing to repair brake pedals that could come loose in 473,400 of its fullsize trucks and SUVs in the U.S. and Canada.
Daimler to Replace Takata Airbag Inflators in 840,000 Vehicles
2/9/2016Daimler AG says it will recall about 705,000 Mercedes-Benz cars and 136,000 Daimler commercial vans in the U.S. to replace driver-side Takata Corp. airbag inflators that could explode in a crash.
Subaru Teases New Crosstrek Concept
2/9/2016Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. has released a darkened teaser image of the front end its new XV Concept vehicle ahead of the vehicle's introduction next month at the Geneva auto show.
Hella Goes Small with New Radar Sensor
2/9/2016Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. says its fourth-generation 24-GHz radar sensor is less expensive, 25% smaller and offers more measuring capacity than the outgoing device.
Another Volkswagen EV in the Works?
2/9/2016Volkswagen AG is developing a second all-new electric vehicle for its Modular Electric Platform (MEB) that could be launched ahead of the previously announced electric crossover vehicle due in 2020, Autocar reports.