Diana T. Kurylko

Goofy ads, variants help Mini rule its own little world
BMW, Mini's parent company, had forecast U.S. sales of 20,000 units of the original two-door in 2003, but 36,000 were sold. That was the beginning of Mini's surprising jo ...

BMW counts on new models to keep luxury sales crown
Mercedes-Benz led the U.S. luxury-brand sales race through April of 2013, but BMW of North America CEO Ludwig Willisch expects BMW to repeat as No. 1 for the year. ...

BMW counts on new models to keep U.S. luxury lead
Mercedes-Benz led the U.S. premium-brand sales race through April of 2013, but BMW of North America CEO Ludwig Willisch expects BMW to repeat as No. 1 for the year. ...

Mini's culture is as quirky as its cars
Mini is owned by BMW, but there's a broad gulf between the prestigious luxury marque and the funky small-car brand. ...

A tech triumph for the S class?
With a technology-rich S-class redesign arriving this fall and several derivatives to be added by 2015, Mercedes-Benz aims to boost stalled sales of its flagship. ...

Smart: Battery rental will ease consumers' EV anxiety
Smart USA says it can ease consumer jitters about EVs by offering customers who buy or lease the electric-powered ForTwo that went on sale last week the option of renting ...

Jaguar launches plan to spruce up U.S. stores
Jaguar is rolling out a plan to refurbish its U.S. dealerships in preparation for a wave of new products. ...

Jaguar ponders XQ name
Based on documents submitted to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Jaguar may name the all-wheel-drive compact crossover it has in the works the XQ, and call a new com ...

Revamped Mercedes S class strives to set new luxury mark
Mercedes-Benz is heralding the redesigned 2014 S class as a flagship that will set new benchmarks for luxury sedans with its packaging of technology, safety gear and opul ...

New Mercedes S class strives to set new luxury mark
Mercedes-Benz is heralding its latest-generation S class as a flagship that will set new benchmarks for luxury sedans with its packaging of technology, safety gear and op ...

Can battery rental reduce consumer jitters with EVs? Smart thinks so
Consumers have a lot of gripes about the battery life in high-tech products. Batteries seem to conk out way before the products do. Small wonder there's even more anxiety ...

Volvo jabs Germans, stresses sensible luxury
Volvo's new brand awareness campaign pokes fun at German competitors, touting Volvos as less flashy and more sensible. ...

Jaguar launches plan to spruce up stores
Jaguar is rolling out a plan to refurbish its U.S. dealerships in preparation for a wave of new products. ...

Jaguar ponders XQ name
Based on documents submitted to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Jaguar may name the all-wheel-drive compact crossover it has in the works the XQ, and call a new com ...

Mercedes USA CEO: Customer service will be 'my legacy'
Mercedes-Benz USA CEO Steve Cannon says customer service will be "the next major battlefield for all luxury manufacturers" and will be Cannon's main priority over the nex ...

Jaguar's U.S. boss leads drive to boost brand's image, awareness
When the topic is luxury brands, Jaguar Land Rover North America CEO Andy Goss wants Jaguar to be mentioned in the same sentence as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Lexus. ...

Subaru to expand Indiana plant capacity, add Impreza production
Subaru, the only automaker to boost sales in the United States each of the past five years, plans to expand production capacity at its Indiana factory by about 30 percent ...

Mercedes CEO: Customer service will be 'my legacy'
Mercedes-Benz USA CEO Steve Cannon says customer service will be "the next major battlefield for all luxury manufacturers" and will be Cannon's main priority over the nex ...

Goss: 'We have to move the Jaguar brand image forward'
When the topic is luxury brands, Jaguar Land Rover North America CEO Andy Goss wants Jaguar to be mentioned in the same sentence as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Lexus. ...

BMW plans to price i3 near 3 series
BMW's i3 electric car will be priced at about $40,000, or roughly the same as a well-equipped 3-series sedan, says Ludwig Willisch, CEO of BMW of North America. ...

Jaguar F-Type training is hands-on
On two high-speed race tracks last month, about 1,300 Jaguar sales and service employees were put behind the wheel of the new F-Type convertible, part of the new way Jagu ...

Subaru jumps 25% on new Forester

Fueled by demand for the redesigned Forester crossover, Subaru of America's April sales advanced 25 percent. ...

Mercedes USA names new Smart general manager
Mercedes-Benz USA appointed a new general manager of the Smart brand and is transferring the head of the company-owned Mercedes-Benz Manhattan dealership in New York to a ...

Mercedes' GLK, then C class, will get four-cylinder diesel
For the first time in nearly three decades, Mercedes-Benz will offer a four-cylinder diesel engine in the United States when the GLK250 BlueTec compact crossover goes on ...

Transplants keep rolling in N. America
The rise of foreign automakers in North America gained huge momentum during the dark days of the recession, accelerating the decline of Detroit 3 dominance. ...