NEWS

China Could Become Cadillac’s Biggest Market by 2020

10/27/2014

General Motors Co.'s Cadillac luxury brand says China may become its largest national market by the end of the decade.

VW Owners in China Protest Company’s Recall

10/27/2014

Owners of Volkswagen Beetle and Sagitar (Jetta) cars staged demonstrations at VW dealerships in several Chinese cities on Sunday to protest the company's handling of a recall to address a rear suspension problem.

Toyota Retains Global Sales Lead

10/27/2014

Toyota Motor Corp. and its affiliates sold 7.6 million vehicles worldwide in the first nine months of 2014, up 3% compared with the same period last year, Bloomberg News reports.

GM Approves 30 Death Claims on Faulty Ignition Switches

10/27/2014

General Motors Co. has approved another claim of a fatality linked to defective ignition switches in 2.6 million of its cars, bringing the total to 30.

Infotainment Woes Hurt Vehicle Reliability Ratings

10/27/2014

Struggles with balky infotainment controls are an increasing cause of eroding reliability ratings from car owners, according to Consumer Reports.

Toyota’s U.S. Ad Agency in L.A. to Move to Texas

10/27/2014

Saatchi LA, the ad agency whose sole client is Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc., is following the company to Plano, Tex., Advertising Age reports.

Marchionne Buys More Shares in FCA

10/27/2014

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV CEO Sergio Marchionne has invested €2.6 million to buy 335,700 shares in the company.

Lear Adds Four Factories in China

10/27/2014

Seating and electrical systems specialist Lear Corp. tells AutoBeat Asia it will add four plants and expand five others in China over the next two years to pace the country's growing automotive market.

Report: No Big Architecture Changes for Jeep Wrangler

10/27/2014

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV won't be turning the iconic Jeep Wrangler into a unitized-body vehicle after all, according to Automotive News.

Ford’s Profit Drops 34%

10/27/2014

Ford Motor Co. posted net earnings of $835 million in July-September 2014 compared with nearly $1.3 billion in the same period last year.