GM’s Ignition Switch Compensation Fund Gets 100th Death Claim
8/25/2014General 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
8/25/2014BYD 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
8/25/2014Chrysler 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
8/25/2014Ford 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
8/25/2014Robert Bosch LLC has launched a $40 million expansion to its technical center in Plymouth Township, Mich.
AvtoVAZ to Trim Lada Production in Russia
8/25/2014Russia'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
8/25/2014If 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
8/25/2014We 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
8/25/2014Automakers are joining other industries, like plastics, moving toward use of 3D printing.
Study: Recalls Don’t Hurt Used-Car Value
8/25/2014High-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.