oem coverageLETTERS TO THE EDITOR A special award to Bob Lutz 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013 It's so nice that we have Bob Lutz around to psychoanalyze our industry's leaders.... Read More »
Pop the clutch? Not with Bosch system 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  Any parent who has taught a kid to drive a stick knows the problem: When the clutch comes up too slowly, the engine stalls; too fast and there's lurching, angst and potential whiplash. Bosch thinks it has a solution.... Read More »
RICHARD JOHNSON Lutz admires entrepreneurs, couldn't be one 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  Bob Lutz says nice things about Rick Wagoner in his new book, Icons and Idiots, but faults his former boss at General Motors for coddling "useless" executives. Lutz got sideways with a few bosses in his time and never made CEO. Should he have been an entrepreneur instead of a corporate high-flyer?... Read More »
States seek to fill gas tax gap with EV-hybrid tax 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  State lawmakers seeking a new revenue stream to pay for the upkeep of roads are looking for owners of vehicles that use little or no gasoline to pay a little more.... Read More »
With Polk deal, IHS expands auto data empire 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  One of the best-known and longstanding names in automotive data, R.L. Polk, is being absorbed into one of the fastest-growing research firms, IHS Automotive.... Read More »
GM puts ex-labor chief back on the battlefield 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  Last week, Diana Tremblay was reassigned from her post as GM's top manufacturing executive in North America to lead a newly formed business unit charged with whacking away at the company's bureaucracy. The idea is to wring out nearly $2 billion in cost savings by streamlining everything from human resources to facilities management.... Read More »
Mitsubishi weighs Mirage sedan for U.S. 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will show a sedan version of its Mirage hatchback compact car to visitors from North America this month in Thailand, to gauge prospects for exporting the car to America.... Read More »
A bigger, flashier C class is coming 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  A bigger and roomier fourth-generation 2014 Mercedes-Benz C class will have a more dynamic exterior styling to challenge the BMW 3 series and the redesigned Audi A4 also due next year, sources tell Automobilwoche, Automotive News' German sibling publication.... Read More »
AMG gets first I-4, on the CLA45 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013 Mercedes-Benz says introducing AMG's first four-cylinder engine in November on the 2014 CLA45 AMG will help the performance sub-brand increase its share of the company's U.S. sales.... Read More »
Supra successor for Toyota? 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013 Toyota Motor Corp.'s incoming chairman said he wants the sports car the company is developing with BMW to be a mid-sized vehicle comparable to the Supra, which was discontinued in 2002.... Read More »
7-seat LR2 is likely for Land Rover 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013 Land Rover is expected to add a seven-seat, long-wheelbase version of its LR2 when the crossover is redesigned in 2015. The LR2 is currently offered only as a five-seater.... Read More »
Audi puts $2,000 premium on 3 new diesels 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013 Audi plans to charge a premium of more than $2,000 for its three new TDI models, testing luxury buyers' willingness to pay for the fuel economy of a diesel. The company announced last week that the A6 TDI sedan will start at $58,395; the A7 TDI four-door coupe will start at $67,795; and the Q5 TDI crossover will start at $47,395. All prices include shipping.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS EUROPE CONGRESS Audi sales boss calls for car-to-car data standard 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  The auto industry needs a standard for car-to-car and car-to-infrastructure data communication in order to keep a leading role in providing services to motorists, says Luca de Meo, Audi board member for sales and marketing.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS EUROPE CONGRESS BMW confident its EV will be a hit 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  Strong consumer interest in BMW AG's upcoming i3 electric compact car makes the company confident that its first EV will be a game-changer in the segment, sales boss Ian Robertson said.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS EUROPE CONGRESS VW, BMW expected to come out of Europe's crisis best 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013 The biggest and strongest automakers, or those whose vehicles have high average selling prices, will best emerge from the European economic crisis, Morgan Stanley analyst Stuart Pearson said.... Read More »
NAMAD, Jesse Jackson: GM needs more minority dealers 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  General Motors has too few minority-owned dealerships -- especially those owned by blacks -- civil rights leader Jesse Jackson said during GM's annual shareholders' meeting here this month. GM CEO Dan Akerson said GM has 198 minority-owned dealerships, but called that "inadequate."... Read More »
Lieblein leads GM's bid to cut costs while rolling out new products 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  How can an auto company save money while introducing 18 new or refreshed vehicles in 12 months? General Motors must answer that question if the company is to achieve CEO Dan Akerson's goal of increasing profits and widening profit margins this year and next. And the executive who must provide a lot of the answers is Grace Lieblein, 52, GM's purchasing boss.... Read More »
Automakers spread more glue to eliminate weight, rattles 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  Carmakers including Audi and Mercedes-Benz are turning to high-tech adhesives as they seek ways to make vehicles lighter and tougher. Automakers are using more aluminum and exotic composites, which cannot be welded together but have to be glued with adhesives that will not lose their strength and can hold together parts even at top speeds and high pressure.... Read More »
Q&A: JEAN-MARC GALES, CLEPA Global footprint, tech prowess buoy European suppliers 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  Europe is in a deep slump, but many suppliers in the region are adding business because of their global footprints. The key for Europe's parts makers is technology, says Jean-Marc Gales, CEO of CLEPA, a European supplier trade association.... Read More »
Q&A: PETER GUTZMER, SCHAEFFLER AG Schaeffler exec: Suppliers will play bigger role in engines 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013 
Soon, waving a finger will switch radio stations 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  Gesture control, the use of hand gestures to control a vehicle's infotainment system, is gaining momentum. Suppliers are developing technologies that allow motorists and passengers to adjust a vehicle's audio, climate control or navigation system through motion sensors. The technology works like Microsoft's Kinect game system.... Read More »
Quick-swipe plan removes pain from pairing a phone 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  Tired of plowing through a 300-page owner's manual to pair your smartphone with the infotainment system in the rental car you just picked up? There may be a solution. A Finnish software designer is adapting a technology called NFC to allow motorists to pair smartphones simply by swiping the phones against the instrument panel.... Read More »
Battery maker Exide files for bankruptcy 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  Time ran out last week for Exide Technologies, the 125-year-old battery maker once led by longtime auto industry executive Bob Lutz. With its Vernon, Calif., lead-recycling plant shut down since April by California environmental regulators and unable to restructure quickly enough, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.... Read More »
GM expands SUV recall to 480,000 vehicles for fire risk 4:03 pm U.S. ET | June 16, 2013  GM is recalling about 231,000 additional SUVs that might be in danger of an electrical short that could cause a fire. The move is an expansion of a recall from last August to check 249,000 SUVs for a short in a circuit board in the driver's door that could lead to a fire.... Read More »
Spain's CIE and India's Mahindra agree on deal to create major supplierJune 15, 2013 17:56 CET  Spain's CIE Automotive will buy a majority stake in the combined auto component unit of India's Mahindra Group to create a new company that will become one of the top 25 global suppliers, with annual sales of $3 billion and operations from North America to Asia.... Read More »
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