NEWS

GM’s Ignition Switch Compensation Fund Gets 100th Death Claim

8/25/2014

General Motors Co. says it has received 100 death and 184 injury claims so far from families who say they were victimized by defective GM ignition switches.

BYD Hikes Plug-In and Electric Car Sales

8/25/2014

BYD Co., China's biggest maker of electric cars, says domestic demand for its electric and plug-in hybrid cars jumped sixfold in the first half of 2014 to about 7,600 units, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Chrysler’s Pickups Stick with Steel

8/25/2014

Chrysler Group LLC won't consider a shift from steel to aluminum body panels for its Ram 1500 large pickup until the truck receives a major overhaul early in the next decade, sources tell Reuters.

Special-Order Ford F-150 Trucks Won’t Arrive Till February

8/25/2014

Ford Motor Co. dealers have been told they won't receive custom-order 2015 model F-150 pickups until February.

Bosch Expands U.S. Tech Center

8/25/2014

Robert Bosch LLC has launched a $40 million expansion to its technical center in Plymouth Township, Mich.

AvtoVAZ to Trim Lada Production in Russia

8/25/2014

Russia's largest carmaker, OAO AvtoVAZ, is the latest to announce a production cut because of the country's shrinking car market.

Used Car Market Revved Up

8/25/2014

If you are shopping for a previously owned car or trying to negotiate a trade-in value for your current ride, you are no doubt witnessing the effects of the explosion in the used car business.

Poll: Chevy SS Tops Among Production Versions of NASCAR Vehicles

8/25/2014

We all know there's little similarity between the cars you see race on weekends and the ones in the showroom.

Auto Companies Use 3D Printing

8/25/2014

Automakers are joining other industries, like plastics, moving toward use of 3D printing.

Study: Recalls Don’t Hurt Used-Car Value

8/25/2014

High-profile recalls such as this year's callback of 2.6 million General Motors Co. cars for faulty ignition switches don't hurt depreciation rates for the affected vehicles, says Black Book, a provider of used-car pricing trends and risk analysis data.