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Bentley set to debut SUV

Bentley is scrambling to unveil an SUV at the Geneva auto show, a report said. Read More »

Bentley names ex-Ford designer Hilton to lead exterior design

Bentley has named designer David Hilton as the brand's head of exterior design. Hilton succeeds Raul Pires, who has joined Italdesign. Read More »

VW to decide on North American Audi plant this summer

Volkswagen expects to choose a site for Audi's North American plant by the summer, and locations in Mexico and the United States are in the running, according to Michael Macht, VW's head of manufacturing. Read More »

Skoda says Europe's economic crisis won't stop its growth

Volkswagen Group's Skoda division doesn't see Europe's economic problems slowing its growth. Read More »

BMW fights Mercedes with new fuel-efficient 3-series sedan

While BMW won the race for the luxury car market in the United States last year, the world's largest premium automaker is keeping a sharp eye on its rear-view mirror. Read More »

In Michigan, will Romney regret opposing auto bailout?

With Mitt Romney desperate for a win in Michigan's primary on Feb. 28, he will have to explain to voters why in 2008 he called for the federal government to stand aside as auto companies at the brink of insolvency begged for help. Read More »

DuPont launches sale of car paint unit, sources say

Chemical maker DuPont has launched the sale process of its lucrative car paint business, which could bring in more than $4 billion and should attract robust private equity interest, according to sources familiar with the matter. Read More »

Model X prototype heralds Tesla's first crossover

Tesla Motors on Thursday unveiled the second step of its product plan, a crossover with innovative upward-swinging, double-hinged rear doors and performance that the automaker says will out-accelerate a Porsche 911. Read More »

Dealers bullish on U.S. sales outlook, survey says

More than 75 percent of dealers expect their sales to increase by 10 percent or more this year, according to a survey released this week by Ally Financial. Read More »

Door fires in Toyota Camry, RAV4 models studied by NHTSA

Federal safety regulators have opened a preliminary investigation into consumer complaints of driver's side door fires in 2007 model year Toyota Camry sedans and RAV4 crossover SUVs. Read More »

BMW agrees to pay $3 million fine to U.S. auto safety regulators

BMW of North America will pay a $3 million fine to settle federal government allegations it failed to promptly notify regulators about potential vehicle safety defects. Read More »

UAW's King open to joining GM Opel board

UAW President Bob King said on Friday he would join the board of GM's money-losing Opel unit if asked by its German union. Sources previously told Reuters that German union IG Metall will name King to the Opel board next month. The U.S. Read More »

Pricing-probe costs trickle to small suppliers

With the automotive supply base in the cross hairs of federal antitrust investigators, smaller suppliers are dealing with added -- and unexpected -- expenses, experts say. Read More »

Mazda opens Chicago-area parts center

Mazda North American Operations has opened a parts distribution center in Aurora, Ill., to service 125 Mazda dealers in the Midwest and Canada. Read More »

GM poised to get approval to build $1.1 billion China plant

General Motors is poised to receive approval to build a 7 billion yuan ($1.1 billion) factory in China, according to a provincial government statement. Read More »

Audi sales rise in January as U.S., China sales offset weak Europe demand

Audi's global sales rose 0.8 percent to 96,100 cars in January, as strong markets in the U.S and China offset weak demand in Europe where consumer confidence remains flat amid the threat of recession in the region. Read More »

Low emissions are priority for Mitsubishi's new Outlander

Mitsubishi has focused on reducing emissions for the third-generation Outlander medium SUV, which will be unveiled in production form at the Geneva auto show. Read More »

Renault begins Lodgy production in Morocco, targets Europe

Renault has opened its new Dacia plant in Morocco. The factory will build the Lodgy minivan and an as-yet unnamed model for European and other markets. The plant's opening generated a stir in France with critics accusing Renault of transferring jobs outside of the country. Read More »

Daimler won't focus on staff costs to boost profit margin, personnel chief says

Daimler won't slash its workforce to close the gap with rivals BMW and Audi in terms of profitability, Wilfried Porth, the company's personnel chief said. Read More »

Michelin profit rises on U.S., Europe truck demand

Tiremaker Michelin said profit rose in 2011 on surging demand from European and U.S. truckmakers. Read More »

Price-fixing fines go to victim fund -- but not for this crime’s victims

Fines paid by suppliers pleading guilty in the U.S. Department of Justice’s crackdown on price fixing go into the federal Crime Victims Fund. But automakers, other suppliers and consumers who believe they were hurt by the price-collusion schemes aren’t eligible to tap that fund. Read More »

Skoda's January sales rise 10% on western European demand

Sales of Skoda, Volkswagen Group's Czech brand, rose by 10.2 percent in January to 75,400 units in year-on-year figures, the automaker said. The rise was driven by sales in western European markets, mainly Switzerland, Austria and Germany. Read More »

Aston Martin V12 Zagato has a UK take on Italian design

Aston Martin will maintain its Italian design link when it debuts the production V12 Zagato at the Geneva auto show, but in name only. Read More »

Jaguar's new station wagon keenly awaited by UK dealers

Jaguar will unveil the company's second-ever station wagon at the Geneva auto show when it takes off the covers off the XF Sportbrake. Read More »

Mitsubishi's redesigned Outlander to bow in Geneva

Mitsubishi plans to show a redesigned Outlander crossover at the Geneva Motor Show next month. It will go on sale first in Russia this summer, followed by Europe, Japan, China, the United States and other markets. Read More »

Nissan NV200 compact van debuts at Chicago auto show

The Nissan NV200 compact cargo van made its North American debut at the 2012 Chicago auto show. The smaller utility van will go on sale in early 2013, following the full-size NV cargo van that hits dealerships this spring. Read More »

BMW has no plans to use Mitsubishi's Dutch factory to build Minis

BMW says it has no plans to take over Mitsubishi's factory in the Netherlands to build cars for its rapidly expanding Mini brand. Read More »

Ford CFO Booth, product chief Kuzak to retire on April 1

Ford CFO Lewis Booth and global product development chief Derrick Kuzak -- key architects of the automaker's recovery -- will retire on April 1. Booth, 63, will be succeeded by Bob Shanks, Ford's vice president and controller, the automaker said today. Read More »

Group 1 on the lookout for more acquisitions, Hesterberg says

Group 1 Automotive will snap up more dealerships in 2012, CEO Earl Hesterberg said, but he doesn’t expect the retailer to make more acquisitions than it did in 2011. Last year, Group 1 added 14 franchises with total estimated annual revenues of $563 million. Read More »

Group 1's Q4 net income nearly doubles on new vehicle sales

Group 1 Automotive, the fourth-largest U.S. dealership group, said earnings nearly doubled in the fourth quarter on higher sales of new vehicles. Read More »

Hella plans $97M lighting plant in Mexico

German lighting and electronics maker Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. plans to spend $97 million on a plant that will build automotive headlamps and rear lighting systems in Mexico. Read More »

Kia to use expanded U.S. capacity to build more Optimas

Kia will use most of its expanded capacity in the United States to boost Optima production by as many as 60,000 units this year. Read More »

Opel's Visser promoted to global marketing role at Chevrolet

Opel's sales and marketing chief Alain Visser has been promoted to Chevrolet's global marketing vice president. Visser will be responsible for defining Chevrolet's brand differentiation strategy, for overseeing marketing strategies, and for enhancing alignment in Chevrolet's markets outside America Read More »

Chrysler says Eastwood helped shape ad message for Super Bowl

Chrysler Group, following a two-minute Super Bowl ad that became the center of a political debate, said the idea to use Clint Eastwood came two months ago and that the actor helped shape the message. Read More »

Cruze wagon may boost Chevy fleet sales

Chevrolet will unveil a Cruze station wagon at next month's Geneva auto show. The car may help to boost the brand's fleet sales in Europe where a wagon is a typical company car. Read More »

Opel returns to its cycle maker roots with electric bike concept

Opel will return to its historic roots at next month's Geneva auto show when it unveils an electric bicycle concept, along with its new Mokka small SUV and a high performance Astra compact car. Read More »

Morgan will unveil electric roadster concept with manual transmission

British sports car maker Morgan will unveil an electric version of its retro-styled roadster with a manual transmission at the Geneva auto show. Read More »

Daimler fourth-quarter profit grows 39% on strong Mercedes sales

Daimler reported a 39 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit, boosted by demand for the revamped Mercedes M- and C-class models. Earnings before interest and taxes gained to 2.18 billion euros ($2.9 billion) from 1.56 billion euros a year ago, the automaker said. Read More »

Huntsman, former presidential candidate, joins Ford’s board

Jon M. Huntsman, former Republican presidential candidate and ambassador to China, has been elected to Ford's board of directors effective immediately, the company said today. Read More »

China passenger-car sales tumble 24% on earlier-than-usual Lunar New Year

China's monthly passenger-vehicle deliveries fell the most in more than seven years after an earlier-than-usual Lunar New Year holiday season deprived dealers of a week's worth of sales. Sales dropped 24 percent from a year earlier to 1.16 million units in January. Read More »

BMW's U.S. output could hit 300,000 units in 2012

BMW will likely make more than 300,000 vehicles in the U.S. for the first time in 2012, Ludwig Willisch, CEO of BMW of North America, said. This would represent an increase of 8.7 percent from the 276,065 vehicles the company said it made there last year. Read More »

VW said to consider Proton partnership for Malaysia car hub

VW is said to be considering a partnership to produce cars at Proton factories in Malaysia in a bid to target markets in Southeast Asia. The move comes as VW's partner in the country, DRB-Hicom, agreed last month to buy 43 percent of the Malaysian automaker. Read More »

Kia Soul flexes 'bulldog' attitude with Track'ster concept

The Kia Soul is targeted at the young, hip and those who are perhaps a bit quirky. The automaker's Track'ster concept takes that a step further -- and sportier. Read More »

Reskinned Acadia gets new transmission, airbag system

General Motors today revealed a reskinned GMC Acadia, aiming to extend the success of the popular crossover. By the time GM launches the 2013 Acadia late this year, it will have been five years since the model debuted as the first of three large crossovers based on GM's Lambda platform. Read More »

Chrysler's Toledo manager promoted to lead N.A. manufacturing program

The head of Chrysler Group's Toledo Assembly Complex in Ohio has been promoted to lead the automaker's World Class Manufacturing program in North America. Read More »

Chrysler in talks to form financing JV, sources say

Chrysler is in talks with banks to create a financing joint venture that would help the automaker build on its recent sales momentum, sources say. Ally and JPMorgan Chase are among the banks Chrysler is talking with, The Wall Street Journal reported. Read More »

Daimler margin seen as best since 2007, but still trails BMW, Audi.

Daimler is set to report its best profit margin since dissolving the merger with U.S. carmaker Chrysler five years ago, but that still means third place behind BMW and Audi for the automaker's Mercedes brand. Read More »

ANALYSIS: Prius C shrinks in size, price

Toyota is enlarging the Prius family by adding a vehicle that is smaller and lower-priced than the original Prius. The Prius C -- the C stands for “city” -- is based on the subcompact Yaris platform. It uses a smaller engine and battery pack than the standard Prius liftback. Read More »

Opel losses mount, GM seeks union-backed cuts

General Motors will report a loss of more than $300 million at its troubled Opel unit next week, as the U.S. automaker races to cut costs that can win the backing of its German union, people familiar with the situation said. Read More »

Toyota seeks U.S. low-cost hybrid hit where Honda fell short

Toyota, the world's biggest seller of gasoline-electric autos, wants to spur demand for its hybrids in the United States with a smaller, cheaper version of the Prius, a goal that eluded Honda with its Insight. Read More »

Toyota to invest $400M, shift Highlander hybrid output to Indiana plant

Toyota will invest $400 million to build a hybrid version of the Highlander crossover at a plant in Indiana. Toyota already builds the Highlander in Indiana, but the hybrid Highlander has been assembled in Japan. Read More »

GM seeks deep cuts at Opel as losses mount, report says

GM is pressing labor leaders for deep cuts at its European unit to stem mounting losses in the region, according to a report. GM is considering closure of plants in Germany and England, the report said. Read More »

Financially strapped Mazda seeks partners

Mazda CEO Takashi Yamanouchi says the automaker is “actively” seeking alliance partners as it faces an increasingly dire financial future. His comments came last week after Mazda forecast a net loss of 100 billion yen ($1. Read More »

Volvo says retailers will soon get XC60 relief

Volvo’s U.S. retailers will receive 5,000 to 6,000 more XC60 mid-sized crossovers this year as a result of the company’s production boost in Europe. Read More »

Hyundai targets incremental sales with Elantra coupe, GT

Hyundai is extending its Elantra line with a sporty coupe variant and a practical five-door hatch. The cars are being revealed on Wednesday at the Chicago auto show. Read More »

Volvo’s next safety frontier -- animals

Having long ago made a name for itself in vehicle safety, Volvo is turning its attention to protecting animals. Or more correctly, protecting animals and drivers from each other. Read More »

Chrysler bonuses to be paid Friday, will average $1,500 for hourlies

Chrysler Group hourly and salaried workers will receive profit-sharing and performance bonuses on Friday, just nine days after the automaker reported a $183 million profit for 2011. Read More »

Akio obsessed over FR-S until he got a car he could 'talk to'

While the Scion FR-S sporty coupe was under development, Toyota President Akio Toyoda came out to test drive the vehicle once a month. And he didn’t always like what he drove. Read More »

A car plant for 1 euro may seem like a bargain, but is it?

What can you do with a single euro coin? Not a great deal -- except now it appears you can buy a car plant with it instead of putting it towards a cup of coffee. Read More »

BMW reports strong global sales in January on SUV, Mini demand

BMW continued to generate strong global growth last month as it seeks to maintain its title as the world's top-selling premium brand, ahead of rivals Audi and Mercedes-Benz. In January, sales of the company's core brand rose 5.9 percent to 96,183 units. Read More »

Toyota to boost capacity at Indonesia plant to 120,000 cars

Toyota will boost annual capacity at its Karawang plant in Indonesia by 50,000 cars to 120,000 cars in a bid to keep up with growth in Southeast Asia's top economy, a senior official at the company said. The official said Toyota would invest an additional 15 billion yen ($195. Read More »

Audi to add new models, dealerships in India in bid to boost sales

Audi will launch four new models and expand its dealers' network in India this year, as it looks to increase sales and market share in the luxury car segment of Asia's third-largest economy. Read More »

Nissan reports strong third-quarter profit on China sales

Nissan, Japan's second- biggest automaker, reported third-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates as the carmaker reached record sales in China. Net income was 82.7 billion yen ($1 billion) in the three months ended Dec. 31, the company said in a statement. Read More »

Faurecia profit surges on U.S. auto recovery

France's Faurecia reported second-half profit surged 30 percent on a strong recovery in U.S. auto production. Operating income rose to 311 million euros ($412 million), or 3.9 percent of sales, from a 3.3 percent operating margin a year earlier, the company said. Read More »

Acura ILX sedan debuts at Chicago auto show

Acura unveiled the production version of the 2013 ILX compact sedan today and said the vehicle will be an entry point into Honda's luxury brand. The five-passenger sedan will offer three engine choices, including Acura's first gasoline-electric hybrid. Read More »

GM seeks deep cuts at Opel as losses mount, report says

GM is pressing labor leaders for deep cuts at its European unit to stem mounting losses in the region, according to a report Tuesday. Read More »

GM's China sales post first drop in 6 months

GM reported its first drop in China sales in six months as purchases slowed during the weeklong Lunar New Year holiday. Deliveries to Chinese dealers fell 8 percent to 246,654 vehicles in January, from 268,071 a year earlier, the company said in a statement today. Read More »

Acura RDX gains power, loses weight for '13

Acura used the Chicago auto show to introduce the second generation of the RDX crossover with a new engine, transmission and all-wheel-drive system. Replacing the turbocharged 2.3-liter from last year's RDX is a 3.5-liter V-6 that produces 273 hp, 33 hp more than the outgoing model. Read More »

UAW's Bob King to join board of GM's Opel, report says

The head of the United Auto Workers, Bob King, will join the supervisory board of General Motors Co.'s Opel unit, a German newspaper reported. Read More »

Chrysler's halftime ad: A roadmap for America?

Is what is good for Chrysler good for America? The automaker is courting controversy and won kudos for a two-minute Super Bowl advertisement that was less a car sales pitch than a political message in a presidential election year. Read More »

NADA's Underriner: 54.5 mpg fuel-economy proposal threatens sales

The proposal to increase federal fuel economy standards to 54.5 mpg by 2025 threatens to price millions of consumers out of the market, the incoming chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association said Monday. Read More »

Buick Regal to get mild hybrid as standard powertrain for '13

GM is expanding its eAssist mild hybrid technology by making it standard on the base-model 2013 Buick Regal. The eAssist powertrain, introduced as an option on the 2012 Regal, delivers 25 mpg in city driving and 36 mpg on the highway. GM will phase out the base 2. Read More »

How the Buick Regal GS became a collectible so soon

What are the 10 most collectible Buicks from the past and present? Hagerty Insurance lists the 2012 Buick Regal GS on its annual Hot List as a future collectible along with nine other Buicks dating back to 1932. The company specializes in insuring collectible and classic vehicles. Read More »

GM picks plant manager as customer-experience czar

GM appointed Alicia Boler-Davis as U.S. vice president of customer experience, a position created four months ago as a way to boost customer retention. Read More »

Credit thaw driving auto loan approvals, sales

The steady thaw in credit markets and rebound in auto sales is spurring lenders to approve buyers faster and at better rates to compete for a piece of an expanding market. Read More »

Steve Miller named CEO of jet maker Hawker Beechcraft

Turnaround specialist and former Chrysler CFO Steve Miller has been tapped as CEO of Hawker Beechcraft, the jet maker partly owned by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. He's been hired in part to rework terms of a revolving credit line and speed a restructuring. Read More »

Mitsubishi willing to sell Dutch plant for 1 euro, minister says

Mitsubishi is willing to sell its Nedcar factory in the Netherlands for 1 euro, according to Dutch Economics Minister Maxime Verhagen. In return a buyer would have to guarantee that the 1,500 workforce could keep their jobs. Read More »

GM should revive 9-4X crossover from the rubble of Saab

General Motors has a perfectly good crossover that's waiting to be produced. Actually it was produced; several hundred were assembled before production was halted. I'm talking about the Saab 9-4X. Read More »

Nissan concept previews a new subcompact for Europe

Nissan will unveil the Invitation concept for a new subcompact model at the Geneva auto show next month. The concept previews a replacement for the Note minivan, sources said. Read More »

New vehicles' fuel economy rises nearly 3 mpg from 2008-12 models, study says

New cars and trucks for sale on U.S. dealer lots today get nearly 3 mpg more than new vehicles for sale four years ago, University of Michigan researchers said. For all 2012 light vehicles offered for sale, the average EPA estimated fuel economy is 21.5 mpg, up 14 percent from 18. Read More »

Toyota third-quarter profit jumps, sees 'tough race' in N. America

Toyota's third-quarter operating profit jumped 51.1 percent to 149.7 billion yen ($1.95 billion), the automaker reported on Tuesday. Toyota now expects operating profit -- earnings from its core operations -- for the year to end-March of 270 billion yen ($3. Read More »

Suzuki forms fuel cell JV with UK's Intelligent Energy

Suzuki has formed a joint venture to manufacture fuel cell systems with UK-headquartered Intelligent Energy.The deal gives Suzuki access to the British company's fuel cell technology for its next generation of fuel cell vehicles through a non-exclusive license agreement. Read More »

Daimler-Renault van to launch in autumn

Mercedes unit will launch a small van that uses the Renault Kangoo's platform starting in the autumn. Read More »

Bush defends GM, Chrysler loans

Former President George W. Bush on Monday defended approving the bridge loans that kept General Motors and Chrysler Group alive during the 2008 U.S. financial crisis. Read More »

Foreign automakers brace for battles as U.S. election looms

AIADA Chairman Ray Mungenast isn't as confident as others that 2012 will be a smooth year for manufacturers -- at least not in Washington. Read More »

Mitsubishi to end production in western Europe

Mitsubishi says it will end production at its only western European plant, in the Netherlands, at the end of this year, a move that was expected as its sales in Europe have dropped to a third of their peak. Read More »

Opel picks veteran consultant for new board post

Opel has chosen veteran automotive consultant Thomas Sedran, 47, as the newly created management board member of operations, business development and corporate strategy. Sedran will take up the role on April 1. Read More »

Fisker stops work at Delaware plant to renegotiate DOE loan

Electric car startup Fisker Automotive said on Monday it has suspended work at its U.S. manufacturing plant and laid off 26 workers while it renegotiates the terms of its $529 million loan from the U.S. Department of Energy. Read More »

Saab dealers eye parts firm, press GM to cover warranties

About 25 dealers met with Saab Cars North America Monday to discuss the formation of a parts distribution company and the disposal of 2,200 new cars remaining in Saab's dealer inventory. The remaining Saab dealers are also asking General Motors to cover warranty repairs for 2010 and 2011 models. Read More »

Nissan division aims for 1.1M U.S. sales in 2012, up 16%

Nissan Division, the one major Japanese brand whose sales were not greatly affected by the March earthquake, is looking to add to its 2011 momentum with a 16 percent increase in volume to 1. Read More »

UAW Chief Bob King to join Opel board, paper says

UAW President Bob King will join the supervisory board of GM's struggling Opel unit in March, marking the fourth new appointment to come out of Detroit recently, a German newspaper reported late on Monday. Read More »

Small Acura sedan, Hyundai Elantra coupe among 10 Chicago debuts

Acura will make a splash at the Chicago Auto Show this week with the introduction of its ILX small sedan and the redesigned 2013 RDX crossover. GMC will unveil the next-generation Acadia, and Hyundai will show a coupe version of the popular Elantra. Read More »

GM aims for 10% profit margin over next few years, report says

GM aims to raise its profit margin to 10 percent over the next several years, up from the current margin of about 6 percent, Daniel Ammann, chief financial officer, told The Wall Street Journal in an interview. Read More »

Honda's credit rating outlook lowered by Moody's

Honda’s credit rating outlook was dropped from stable to negative by Moody’s Investors Service over concern the automaker faces challenges in regaining its market position due to growing competition, Bloomberg reported today. Read More »

After Honda verdict, will consumers head to court?

Heather Peters' win in a Los Angeles small claims court against Honda has all the makings of a David vs. Read More »

GM seeks Volt boost from California carpool lanes, Super Bowl ad

GM hopes its plug-in Chevrolet Volt, stung by safety concerns, can get a sales boost from a version due next month that lets solo California drivers use carpool lanes and a Super Bowl ad touting its technology. Read More »

Autoliv posts weaker-than-expected Q4 profit

Sweden's Autoliv, the world's biggest maker of airbags and seat belts, posted slightly weaker-than-expected quarterly pretax profits and predicted slower sales growth for 2012. Pre-tax earnings fell to $211 million from $231 million a year ago. Read More »

Turkish new-car sales drop 29% in January

Turkish car sales dropped 29 percent in January to 21,077 units from the year before. Sales of vans and other light commercial vehicles also declined by 44 percent to 8,468 units in the same period. Read More »

UK car sales seen as flat but stable in January

British new-car sales remained flat at 128,852 units in January, just 200 more cars than the year before, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said Monday. The SMMT said the economic outlook remained weak in 2012, but added that it expected the market to expand next year. Read More »

Suzuki Q3 operating profits drop 2.8%, keeps profit forecast

Suzuki posted a 2.8 percent fall in quarterly operating profit as weaker Indian sales hurt and it kept its annual profit forecast unchanged despite an anticipated revenue hit from Thailand's floods and a stronger yen. Read More »

Toyota, Honda begin to rebuild

An early trend: Last year's three big sales winners -- Chrysler Group, Hyundai-Kia and Volkswagen of America -- continued to drive the market in January. An early subplot: American Honda and Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. have begun their long-awaited sales recoveries after a tough 2011. Read More »

Japan gets tough on collusion

For Japanese auto parts suppliers, these are deeply disturbing times. A business culture that has long overlooked collusion is under attack. Japan's Denso Corp., which supplies major automakers worldwide and is a member of the Toyota Group, and Yazaki Corp. last week joined Furukawa Electric Co. Read More »

Wade urges timeout on facility plans

After its long-awaited study of facility-improvement programs, the National Automobile Dealers Association wants automakers to put their programs on hold for review, citing conclusions in the study that they cost too much, produce uncertain results and matter little to shoppers. Read More »

More dealers bring hunt for leads in-house

A growing number of dealers say they are drifting away from the third-party Internet lead providers that have dominated online vehicle marketing for 15 years. Read More »

Under fire, TrueCar alters Web pricing

TrueCar.com, the online vehicle shopping service, has stopped offering vehicle prices from dealers and promises of big discounts. Instead, TrueCar shoppers now request price quotes from local dealers after they visit the TrueCar Web site. Read More »

Coda looks for EV-friendly, multiline, franchised dealers

It's a truism that electric vehicle makers need to target early-adopter buyers. But Coda Automotive CEO Phil Murtaugh also needs to attract early-adopter dealers. Read More »