NEWS

Forecast: Commercial Wireless Battery Chargers to Bow in 2017

8/11/2015

The first wireless charging systems for plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles will be commercially available by 2017, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics Inc.

GM-Honda Partnership Stacks Up on Fuel Cells

8/11/2015

The two-year-old fuel cell partnership between General Motors Co. and Honda Motor Corp. has yielded significant advances in reducing the size and weight of the fuel cell stack and supporting components such as compressors, injectors and manifolds.

GM Tests Appeal of Chevrolet Impala Sedan in Korea

8/11/2015

Next month General Motors Co. will begin shipping Detroit-made Chevrolet Impala large sedans to South Korea, The Wall Street Journal reports.

July Sales Drop 28% in Russia

8/11/2015

Sales of passenger and light-duty commercial vehicles in Russia fell 28% in July compared with the same month in 2014, according to the Moscow-based Assn. of European Businesses.

GM Ignition-Switch Fund Has Only One Injury Claim Left

8/11/2015

The fund set up to compensate victims of General Motors Co.'s defective ignition switches has only one minor-injury claim remaining to process.

India’s Sales Recovery Poised to Accelerate

8/11/2015

The current growth in India's car and truck market will strengthen in the six months beginning in September, predicts the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers.

BMW Going Soft on Convertibles?

8/11/2015

BMW AG is eschewing steel hardtops for its next-generation convertibles, reports Bimmer Today.

Strike Halts Operations at GM Plant in Brazil

8/10/2015

General Motors Co. confirms its factory in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, has been idled by a strike, Reuters reports.

Tesla’s Service Chief Takes Leave of Absence

8/10/2015

Jerome Guillen, who was named Tesla Motors Inc.'s vice president of service and deliveries in March, has taken a leave of absence through the remainder of 2015, according to a regulatory filing.

Hot Rides for 2016

8/10/2015

Of the more than 40 new and refreshed vehicles due to bow in the 2016-model year, Forbes has identified its list of the 13 Hottest New Cars.