Subaru Rolls Out Smaller, Faster, Smarter Vision System
1/27/2014Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.'s Subaru unit has introduced a next generation of its EyeSight driver assist system it says is faster, smaller and more accurate.
Nissan Names New R&D Chief for N. America
1/27/2014Kunio Nakaguro has been named senior vice president of R&D for Nissan Motor Co. in North America.
BMW Plans 3-Series Pricing for i3 Electric Car
1/27/2014BMW AG says it will price its i3 electric car in the U.S. about the same as a typically equipped 3 Series sedan meaning about $38,000, Bloomberg News reports.
GM Says Dealers Like Online Shopping Tool
1/27/2014More than one-third of General Motors Co. dealers in the U.S. are using or signing up to participate in the company's new online shopping tool for consumers.
U.S. Auto Dealer Group Predicts 6% Sales Increase
1/27/2014Light-vehicle sales in the U.S. will reach 16.4 million units in 2014 compared with 15.6 million last year, the National Automobile Dealers Assn. forecasts.
Tesla’s Fast-Charge Network Links NYC, LA
1/27/2014Tesla Motor Inc. says it has opened 37 high-power charging stations along a route between Los Angeles and New York City that will enable its customers to drive their Model S electric sedans coast to coast without paying for electricity.
Lagarde Warns of Eurozone Deflation
1/27/2014With inflation shrinking to only 0.8% last year, the eurozone could fall into a dangerous period of deflation, warns Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund.
Report: Tavares to Become CEO at PSA in March
1/27/2014Carlos Tavares, who joined PSA Peugeot Citroen at the beginning of January, appears unlikely to take over as head of the ailing carmaker until March, according to Reuters.
Tata Managing Director Dies in Hotel Fall
1/27/2014Karl Slym, managing director for Tata Motors Ltd., died last weekend after falling from a high floor of the Shangri-La hotel in Bangkok.
NLRB Advises Dismissing Charges Against UAW, VW
1/24/2014A dozen workers at Volkswagen AG's assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., say they will appeal a recommendation to reject their complaints of coercion by the VW and the United Auto Workers union.