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GM Debuts Maven Car-Share Service
1/21/2016General Motors Co. is launching a new car-sharing service today called Maven that promises customers highly personalized, on-demand access to cars for use by the hour or day.
Audi to Launch All-Electric SUV in 2018
1/21/2016Audi AG says it will begin assembling its first electric-only crossover vehicle at its factory in Brussels in 2018.
Obama Declares U.S. Auto Industry “All the Way Back”
1/21/2016President Barack Obama stopped in Detroit on Wednesday to tour the Detroit auto show.
VW Brand Restructures Product Development
1/21/2016Volkswagen AG has restructured product development operations for its VW brand to clearly define responsibility for each vehicle program under four unit chiefs.
Consumers Agree on Cars But Not How They Will Be Used
1/20/2016New research suggests 86% of consumers worldwide expect to own a car within the next 10 years, including 14% who can’t yet afford one.
New Spyker Concept Car on Tap for Geneva Auto Show
1/20/2016Beleaguered Dutch boutique carmaker Spyker NV, which exited bankruptcy last summer, plans to introduce a new concept car at the Geneva auto show in March.
GM Throws a Curve Ball in Ignition Switch Trial
1/20/2016General Motors Co. has diverted attention from its defective ignition switch by asserting the first plaintiff to reach a jury trial over the issue committed check fraud in a home purchase that soured.
Mirrorless Bimmers Expected by 2019
1/20/2016BMW AG plans to introduce a vehicle that uses video cameras in place of traditional rearview mirrors before the end of the decade.
Tesla Sues Supplier Over Model X Doors
1/20/2016Tesla Motors Inc. is suing Hoerbiger Automotive Comfort Systems LLC, claiming the German supplier failed to supply a production-ready hydraulic system to actuate the doors of the new Model X electric crossover vehicle, according to several media reports.
FCA Falling Behind on CO2 Emissions in U.S.
1/20/2016Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV risks falling short of federal emission and fuel economy standards over the next few years because it sells too many big trucks and not enough small cars, Bloomberg News reports.