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LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE Why the auto industry needs to slow down 2:55 pm U.S. ET | April 29, 2013  I'd like to offer a bit of counterintuitive thinking, at least in terms of technology. Here it is: The auto industry needs to slow down. We have arrived at a point where the pace of technological advancement -- how fast automakers and suppliers can make their products better -- has vastly outstripped their own manufacturing abilities to keep up.... Read More »
ATS coupe is on the way, Cadillac tells its dealers 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 29, 2013 General Motors plans to introduce a coupe version of its Cadillac ATS compact next year, one in a spate of vehicle introductions for the luxury brand. Several dealers told Automotive News they were shown an ATS coupe at a national dealer meeting in Las Vegas this month.... Read More »
NEWS ANALYSIS Is Cherokee the global Jeep? 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 29, 2013  The Cherokee is starting to look like Jeep's global SUV. Jeep President Mike Manley called the Cherokee "an obvious choice" for production in China.... Read More »
SHANGHAI AUTO SHOW Ford weighs compact for China 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 29, 2013  With an eye to growth in China's booming compact car market, Ford has revived an old nameplate for a new concept car. The Ford Escort Concept is an extended-wheelbase version of the Focus.... Read More »
SHANGHAI AUTO SHOW Audi and Caddy target young Chinese buyers 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 29, 2013 More retail owners of luxury cars in China drive their own vehicles, so automakers give more attention to driving performance, cockpit design and front-seat amenities.... Read More »
SHANGHAI AUTO SHOW Volvo CEO: Luxury car clashes with image 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 29, 2013 Volvo will not develop a flagship sedan to challenge the BMW 7 series, Mercedes-Benz S class or Audi A8. Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson said such a flagship doesn't fit Volvo's green image.... Read More »
Ford charity commits $1 million gift to CCS programs 3:29 pm U.S. ET | April 26, 2013  The Ford Motor Company Fund, the charitable arm of Ford Motor, said today it will be donating $1 million to the College for Creative Studies in Detroit over the next five years.... Read More »
Mercedes GLA concept previews compact crossover 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 22, 2013  Mercedes-Benz will enter the growing compact crossover segment next year with the GLA, a five-door that was scheduled to debut as a concept model at the Shanghai auto show this past weekend.... Read More »
FINAL ASSEMBLY Report: Daimler is thinking small 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 22, 2013 A German press report last week revived speculation that Daimler is thinking small, planning to position a Mercedes model above the Smart in 2016, with technology to be based on the flexible A-class architecture and with engines from Renault.... Read More »
Ford targets Chinese buyers with Focus-based concept 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 22, 2013 Ford Motor Co. was to have unveiled a Focus-based concept car last week at the Shanghai auto show that targets local tastes with a stretched wheelbase and larger rear doors.... Read More »
Jeep dilemma: Keep SUV guts, add comfort 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 15, 2013  With the help of key suppliers -- ZF Friedrichshafen and American Axle & Manufacturing -- that developed two major innovations, the Cherokee is Jeep's best hope to compete with today's Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4 and Ford Escape.... Read More »
SHANGHAI AUTO SHOW PREVIEW Crossovers and SUVs will take center stage in ShanghaiApril 15, 2013 06:01 CET  Automakers will test China's huge appetite for crossovers and SUVs with introductions at the Shanghai auto show. Acura, BMW, Citroen, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen plan world debuts for compact crossovers, while Jeep -- which arguably started the SUV craze -- will roll out its new Cherokee.... Read More »
SHANGHAI AUTO SHOW PREVIEW A bevy of crossovers and SUVs will take center stage at China's auto extravaganza 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 15, 2013  Automakers will test China's huge appetite for crossovers and SUVs with introductions this week at the Shanghai auto show. Acura, BMW, Citroen, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen plan world debuts for compact crossovers, while Jeep -- which arguably started the SUV craze -- will roll out its new Cherokee.... Read More »
Bigger C-class line to challenge BMW 3 series 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 15, 2013  Mercedes-Benz will add a convertible and diesel- and hybrid-powered sedans to its C-class lineup after the car is redesigned next year.... Read More »
Poll: Deal trumps tech for shopper 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 15, 2013 For all the effort automakers lavish on new sheet metal and technology, 79 percent of U.S. car shoppers would rather get a good deal on an older model than wait a few months for a redesign, according to a new survey.... Read More »
FINAL ASSEMBLY An errant Caddy badge foils GM's bid to be sneaky 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 15, 2013 How do you hide a behemoth like the 2015 Cadillac Escalade? For General Motors engineers, the answer is to make it look like a Ford.... Read More »
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Social media aid Visteon design 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 15, 2013  Visteon Corp. is using social media-style software to share part designs with potential customers and employees, a process it says will help speed new products to market.... Read More »
Lexus plans rival to Q3, X1 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 8, 2013 Lexus plans to show a production-ready premium compact crossover to rival the Audi Q3 and BMW X1 at next year's Geneva auto show, a company source said.... Read More »
Refining the Hyundai-Kia brand plan 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 8, 2013  Only two months into his new job as the first joint global design chief of Hyundai and Kia, Peter Schreyer is guarded about his burgeoning makeover plans. But this much, he says, is clear: The sibling brands need more distinct identities.... Read More »
BMW expands 4-series lineup 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 8, 2013  The BMW X4 concept crossover with coupe styling debuts this month at the Shanghai auto show and will be built in Spartanburg, S.C.... Read More »
FINAL ASSEMBLY Crunching numbers on the Z28: Zoom tops price 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 8, 2013  Even though automakers are straining to reach ever-rising fuel-economy standards, speed still counts -- a lot. Witness the Chevrolet Camaro Z28.... Read More »
Panamera gets a plug-in hybrid 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 8, 2013  Porsche dealers will get their first plug-in hybrid to sell by the end of this year. The plug-in hybrid is part of the restyled -- and bigger -- Panamera family of sedans.... Read More »
NICK BUNKLEY In the computer age, it's time to analog-off 3:04 pm U.S. ET | April 5, 2013  My 2-year-old son recently started asking about the clock hanging on the wall of his bedroom. What does learning how to tell time have to do with cars? Ideally, nothing, because analog clocks have no reason to be in cars anymore.... Read More »
Kia eyes BMW, Audi; aims to add technologyApril 5, 2013 06:01 CET  Not only is Kia benchmarking BMW and Audi; it is crawling out of the shadow of its bigger corporate sibling, Hyundai. Its new goal: model its own brand identity after Volkswagen's as it seeks to be mass-market yet one notch above the pack in terms of quality and flair.... Read More »
NEW YORK AUTO SHOW Z28 revs Chevy's performance line 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 1, 2013  Chevy's performance division is on a roll. And GM plans an advertising campaign to spread the word.... Read More »
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