Vehicle TechnologySonic to use iPads for sales from start to finish 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 10, 2013  Sales reps at Sonic Automotive Inc. dealerships will begin using iPads next year to handle the vehicle sale from beginning to end.... Read More »
Audi revamps Web site for the smartphone set 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 10, 2013 Audi has tried to cultivate a tech-savvy image in the United States, becoming one of the first brands to offer Wi-Fi in most vehicles. But until recently, Audi of America's Web site, audiusa.com, did little to shore up that image. When shoppers configured cars, the photos were small, drab and not very useful, says Mark Ramsey, general manager of digital retail operations at Audi of America.... Read More »
OnStar: GM's link to more sales? 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 10, 2013 General Motors, seeking to use its OnStar telematics service as a stronger selling point, is dangling some OnStar features to nonsubscribers. GM said last week that buyers of properly equipped 2014 models will get five years of free smartphone-based features that enable the buyers to start or unlock their vehicles from almost anywhere.... Read More »
Need a parking space? Audi has an app for that 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 10, 2013 A new app available in Audi vehicles makes it easier to find parking spaces. ParkMe Inc., a Santa Monica, Calif., company that collects parking data from operators of lots in 1,800 cities in 19 countries, said at a telematics conference here that it is providing Audi with real-time parking data available through vehicle infotainment systems.... Read More »
Turbos: MPG or muscle? 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 10, 2013  Some automakers say turbochargers offer high fuel economy and quick acceleration, the best of both worlds. Well, yes and no. Turbocharged vehicles allow automakers to keep power output high while they downsize engines for better fuel economy. But much of the mpg gain is lost when American drivers stomp the gas pedal and enjoy turbos' high performance.... Read More »
Apply now for PACE supplier innovation awards 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 10, 2013  The Automotive News PACE Awards, which honor game-changing innovation by suppliers, are entering their 20th year. PACE judges this week are starting to receive applications for the 2014 awards. The deadline is Aug. 30.... Read More »
LETTER TO THE EDITOR 'Too dependent on technology' 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 10, 2013 We all have become a little too dependent on technology and the expectations of what technology can do for us. Much of the technology has created a safety hazard in the use of our cars.... Read More »
Tablets are far from mainstream F&I tools 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 10, 2013  Since he started using an iPad to take car buyers through the finance and insurance process, Tim Dulaney has seen product sales and profit per vehicle jump.... Read More »
Adhesives tapped to make cars lighter, tougherJune 8, 2013 06:01 CET  Carmakers including Audi and Mercedes are turning to high-tech adhesives as they seek ways to make cars lighter and tougher. As automakers increase the use of lightweight materials such as aluminum and exotic composites, which cannot be welded together but have to be glued with adhesives, industry experts forecast the amount of glue used in an average car may grow by at least a third over the next five to 10 years, from around 15kg now.... Read More »
Infiniti boss puts EV on hold, reduces sales expectationsJune 7, 2013 06:01 CET  Infiniti's new boss is calling for new priorities. Less than a year into his job as president of Nissan Motor Co.'s premium marque, Johan de Nysschen is tempering expectations that Infiniti will nearly triple sales in four years.... Read More »
Aston Vantage S gets more hpJune 7, 2013 06:01 CET  Aston Martin revealed the 2015 V-12 Vantage S, powered by a new version of the British automaker's 6.0-liter V-12. Aston Martin has begun taking orders, and deliveries are scheduled to start early next year.... Read More »
Japan's nonstop search for best stop-start systemJune 7, 2013 06:01 CET  Suppliers and carmakers are trying out competing energy-storage systems to power the fuel-saving engine stop-start systems that are increasingly common on vehicles.... Read More »
GM offers free remote-start service via smartphones 2:37 pm U.S. ET | June 5, 2013  General Motors is giving buyers of 2014 models free remote-start service through a wireless OnStar application. OnStar subscribers now have the ability to start or unlock their vehicles from almost anywhere using their smartphones or tablets, via an OnStar application called RemoteLink.... Read More »
Smartphones, devices influence expectations for connected cars, study says 12:00 pm U.S. ET | June 5, 2013  Consumer expectations for connected-vehicle technology are being shaped by nonautomotive devices such as smartphones and tablets, according to a new study.... Read More »
LEARNING LAB Stanford innovation center studies the auto's past, plans for its future 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 3, 2013  Drawing on Stanford's resources, the Automotive Innovation Facility in Palo Alto, Calif., has become an academic hothouse for all things automotive. It's a think-big tank that looks at everything from how body panels corrode to the history of iconic cars -- not just to solve today's problems but to understand the future of personal transportation and to plan for it.... Read More »
BMW Gran Lusso Coupe concept hints at revival of luxury 8 series 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 3, 2013  BMW has unveiled a concept for a large luxury coupe that hints of the possible revival of the departed 8 series and a rival for Mercedes-Benz's CL. The four-seat BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupe, unveiled at the 2013 Villa d'Este Concours d'Elegance here, suggests a more spacious and bigger coupe than BMW's current 6 series.... Read More »
Japan's nonstop search for best stop-start system 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 3, 2013  Suppliers and carmakers are trying out competing energy-storage systems to power the fuel-saving engine stop-start systems that are increasingly common on vehicles.... Read More »
UNPLUGGED Early adopters have their EVs, but the crucial second-tier buyers haven't stepped up. And the price war has begun. 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 3, 2013  Disappointing sales of electric vehicles have plunged the segment into an old-fashioned price war -- one that some EV proponents fear could erode acceptance of the technology in the long term.... Read More »
Cruze woos VW fans with 46-mpg diesel 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 3, 2013  The gaudy 46 mpg highway rating on the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze diesel, combined with its smooth powertrain and relatively quiet cabin, might be enough to ease Americans' leeriness of diesel cars.... Read More »
REALITY CHECK Infiniti boss puts EV on hold, reduces sales expectations 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 3, 2013  Infiniti's new boss is calling for new priorities. Less than a year into his job as president of Nissan Motor Co.'s premium marque, Johan de Nysschen is tempering expectations that Infiniti will nearly triple sales in four years.... Read More »
Self-driving car safety worries feds 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 3, 2013 Self-driving cars are not ready for prime time, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said last week as it urged states to require motorists to have special licenses and be in the driver's seat at all times to operate the vehicles.... Read More »
Most powerful Corvette ever 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 3, 2013  The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray's 6.2-liter LT1 V-8 has been rated at 455 hp at 6,000 rpm and 460 pounds-feet of torque at 4,000 rpm -- the highest standard-power rating ever for the Corvette. An optional performance-exhaust system boosts the rating up to 460 hp and 465 pounds-feet of torque.... Read More »
Aston Vantage S gets more hp 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 3, 2013  Aston Martin revealed the 2015 V-12 Vantage S, powered by a new version of Aston's 6.0-liter V-12. Aston Martin has begun taking orders, and deliveries are scheduled to start early next year.... Read More »
Better Place bites the dust after 5-year run 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 3, 2013  Better Place, the Palo Alto, Calif., company that aimed to change the world with a global system of cars powered by switchable batteries, is going to -- well, a better place.... Read More »
THE DEALER SPEAKS: O.C. WELCH, O.C. WELSH FORD-LINCOLN 'All this Bluetooth stuff' is a time-suck for dealerships 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 3, 2013  From the time he started his own car-cleaning and -detailing operation in Savannah, Ga., at age 20, O.C. Welch knew he was going to be a lifer in the car business.... Read More »
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