NEWS

Land Rover Introduces 7-Passenger Discovery Sport

7/30/2014

2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport Land Rover says its new Discovery Sport features seating for seven in a 2-3-2 arrangement designed to add more flexible seating options while retaining a more compact vehicle footprint than traditional five-seat SUVs.

Report: Toyota to Name Fuel-Cell Car “Mirai”

7/30/2014

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to badge its upcoming fuel-cell sedan Mirai, a Japanese word for "future," an unnamed source tells Bloomberg News.

Ford Goes All-Out for iPhones

7/30/2014

Ford Motor Co. is replacing the Blackberry smartphones used by 6,000 of its managers with Apple iPhones over the next two years, Bloomberg News reports.

Italy Ponders Incentives to Aid Car Sales

7/30/2014

Italy may offer tax incentives to bolster demand for new cars, Reuters reports.

PSA Posts Operating Profit

7/30/2014

PSA Peugeot Citroen's consolidated operating income in the first half of 2014 surged to €477 million, reversing a €100 million operating loss in the same period last year.

Report: VW Is Struggling with New MQB Platform

7/30/2014

Volkswagen AG is grappling with the complexities of making multiple models that share the company's new modular transverse matrix (MQB) platform, according to Reuters, which cites unnamed company sources.

Chevy Volt Tops Ratings in Latest IIHS Crash Tests

7/30/2014

The Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid emerged with the highest "top safety pick plus" rating among the latest batch of 2014 model small cars crash-tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Lawsuit Aims to Widen Payments for GM Recalls

7/30/2014

A lawsuit filed in New York City on Tuesday seeks compensation for 658 plaintiffs with claims of injuries or deaths linked to cars General Motors Co. has recalled to fix faulty ignition switches.

TRW’s Second-Quarter Profit Rises 7%

7/30/2014

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. reports net earnings of $265 million in April-June compared with $248 million in the same period in 2013.

Mercedes Debuts Front, Rear, AWD Vito Van

7/29/2014

Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz Vans unit has unveiled a redesigned Vito midsize commercial van that offers front drive, rear drive and all-wheel drive options and an array of diesel powerplants that can deliver as much as 41 mpg.