NEWS

Jury Orders Toyota to Pay $11 Million in Accelerator Lawsuit

2/4/2015

A jury in Minnesota has found Toyota Motor Corp. 60% responsible and ordered the company to pay about $11 million for a crash that killed three people and seriously injured two others.

Mercedes to Headquarter U.S. Unit Outside Atlanta

2/4/2015

Daimler AG says its Mercedes-Benz USA headquarters will be in Sandy Springs, a suburb of Atlanta, Ga.

Hyundai to Unveil All-New Tucson Crossover Next Month

2/4/2015

Hyundai Motor Co. will debut its next-generation Tucson small SUV/crossover on March 3 at the Geneva auto show.

Denso Chooses Arima as Its Next CEO

2/4/2015

Denso Corp. expects to elect Koji Arima president and CEO at its shareholder meeting in June.

Ghosn: Russian Auto Market Will Shrink by One-Third

2/4/2015

Renault-Nissan alliance CEO Carlos Ghosn tells Bloomberg Television that further contraction of the Russian car market this year could cut sales volume by about 33% from a peak in 2012.

Qoros Hires Ex-GM Executive as CEO

2/4/2015

China's Qoros Automotive Co. has hired former General Motors Co. executive Phil Murtaugh as its new CEO.

Brown Named CEO of Ally Financial

2/4/2015

Jeffrey Brown has been appointed CEO of Detroit-based Ally Financial Inc., the former financial arm of pre-bankruptcy General Motors Co.

Car Sales Grow 3% in Germany

2/3/2015

Retail deliveries of new cars in Germany rose 3% to 211,300 units in January, according to the government's KBA transport authority.

Magna Buys Sensor, Display Businesses

2/3/2015

Canada's Magna International Inc. has acquired the electronic components, head-up display and ultrasonic sensor units of Germany's Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions Corp.

Ford Debuts Hot-Rod Focus RS

2/3/2015

Ford Motor Co. says a new all-wheel-drive system will help maximize the high-performance handling of its upcoming Focus RS sport sedan.