U.K. Inflation Plunges to 0.5%
1/13/2015Inflation in the U.K. slowed to only 0.5% in December, well below the 2% considered healthy by the Bank of England, according to the Office of National Statistics.
VW Golf, Ford F-150 Win North American Car, Truck of the Year
1/13/2015Ford F-150 Ford Motor Co.'s all-new, aluminum-intensive F-150 pickup truck is the 2015 North American Truck of the Year.
45 Death Claims Eligible for GM Ignition Switch Fund
1/13/2015The fund set up by General Motors Co. to compensate victims of its defective ignition switches has raised the number of eligible death claims to 45 out of 303 applications received to date.
Cadillac Plans Entry-Level Luxury Sedan
1/13/2015Johan de Nysschen Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen tells reporters the General Motors Co. unit will respond to the entry-level Audi A3 and Mercedes-Benz CLA small luxury sedans with a similar model of its own.
Bentley to Call its First SUV Bentayga
1/13/2015Bentayga Volkswagen AG's Bentley Motors Group says the ultra-luxury crossover vehicles to be unveiled in production form later this year will be called Bentayga, a name inspired in part by a mountain in the Canary Islands.
Alfa Romeo Plans SUV in 2016
1/13/2015FCA Italy SpA's Alfa Romeo unit plans to unveil an SUV/crossover next year, sources tell Bloomberg News.
GM Touts Chevy Bolt EV Concept as a Game-Changer
1/13/2015General Motors Co. brags its Chevrolet Bolt electric people mover will be a market game-changer, assuming the company decides to build it.
Ford Rolls Out Next-Generation GT
1/13/2015Ford Motor Co. surprised journalists at the Detroit auto show on Monday by unveiling a completely redesigned version of the GT supercar it discontinued nine years ago.
Oil Prices Now at 6-Year Low
1/13/2015U.S. and global benchmarks for crude oil prices have both dropped to their lowest level since early 2009.
VIEWPOINT | THE FUTURE OF STEEL IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY
1/13/2015The auto industry's quest for improved fuel efficiency has focused considerable attention on "new" materials such as aluminum, plastic and magnesium.