NEWS

GM Boosts Pickup Truck Prices 6%

10/16/2013

General Motors Co. has quietly raised prices by $1,500 on its redesigned 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra large pickup trucks, Edmunds.com reports.

Carmakers Cautious About Effect of Washington’s Fiscal Gridlock

10/16/2013

Carmakers report mixed readings about the impact on sales of the federal government's shutdown and possible debt default, The New York Times notes.

Aston Martin Confirms Plan for SUV

10/16/2013

Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. CEO Ulrich Bez tells Autocar the company remains hopeful of eventually producing the Lagonda SUV concept it unveiled in 2009.

Panasonic Touts Precision of Millimeter-Wave Radar System

10/16/2013

Panasonic Corp. says its new multi-sensor, wide-view millimeter-wave radar technology can separately detect cars, pedestrians and bicycles as far as 40 meters away in less than 0.1 seconds.

2015 Mustang Revealed?

10/15/2013

Renderings purporting to be of the 2015 Ford Mustang are based on spy photos and CAD images of the actual sport coupe, according to Web site Mustang6G.com.

Nissan Rogue Rolls Into Production in Tennessee

10/15/2013

Nissan Motor Co. says the first U.S.-produced 2014 Nissan Rogue small crossover built this week in Smyrna, Tenn. is the factory's 10 millionth vehicle.

Ford Hikes SUV Shipments from U.S. to China

10/15/2013

In a few weeks Ford Motor Co. will begin shipping as many as 40,000 crossover/SUVs per year from North America to China, The Detroit News reports.

Ford to Boost SUV Exports to China

10/15/2013

Ford Motor Co. is preparing to ship as many as 40,000 crossover/SUVs per year from North America to China roughly twice its current exports to the country from anywhere, The Detroit News reports.

BMW’s Drop-Top 4 Series Debuts at L.A. Show

10/15/2013

BMW AG will reveal the two-door convertible version of its all-new 4 Series coupe at the Los Angeles auto show in November.

BMW May Hike Production of i3 Electric Car

10/15/2013

BMW AG says strong initial demand for its new i3 electric city car suggests sales will surpass 10,000 units in 2014.