AutomotiveGM tops benchmark quality study for the first time 1:00 pm U.S. ET | June 19, 2013  GM for the first time ranked atop a closely watched survey measuring new-vehicle quality, while Ford continued to be dragged down by its electronic features. GM placed two brands -- GMC and Chevrolet -- in the top five of J.D. Power and Associates' Initial Quality Study released today.... Read More »
GM says China luxury vehicle demand slower than expectedJune 19, 2013 14:27 CET  GM, which just broke ground on a new Cadillac assembly plant in China, forecast demand for luxury autos will grow at a slower pace than the total vehicle market this year.... Read More »
Ford to offer SiriusXM app for in-vehicle radio 4:06 pm U.S. ET | June 19, 2013  Ford is the first automaker to offer in-vehicle access to the SiriusXM Internet Radio App, the companies announced today.... Read More »
Report: Megaplatforms will be a major factor in industry’s future 3:56 pm U.S. ET | June 19, 2013 The auto industry’s next-generation vehicle platforms may allow manufacturers to produce new products at unprecedented speed, but they also will bring great challenges to manufacturers and suppliers, according to an AlixPartners study.... Read More »
Renault starts modular production with Nissan in cost-cutting driveJune 19, 2013 17:49 CET  Renault is introducing a modular-production strategy with Nissan to reduce spending by building more vehicles in common. The Renault Espace, Nissan Qashqai and X-Trail will be among the first models to use the architecture.... Read More »
Toyota shows on Twitter how the Auris hybrid is builtJune 19, 2013 06:01 CET  Toyota used Twitter to broadcast the steps taken to build the Auris hybrid compact car at its UK factory in what the automaker says is a world-first social media project.... Read More »
GM says new V-6 pickups' fuel efficiency exceed Ford’s F series 10:49 am U.S. ET | June 19, 2013  General Motors, introducing redesigned full-sized pickups this year, said its new Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra base engines will exceed the fuel economy of Ford's F series.... Read More »
JIM HENRY Is a dollar penny-ante stuff? Not to feds 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 19, 2013  To the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, even $1 a month is too much if it's the cost of discrimination in auto lending. Even if that discrimination is completely unintentional.... Read More »
JAMIE LaREAU In F&I, man beats machine every time 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 19, 2013  Some Lincoln dealers see opportunity in Lincoln's plan to trim its complimentary maintenance program from 4 years/50,000 miles to 2 years/24,000 miles starting with 2014 models.... Read More »
GM says China luxury vehicle demand slower than expected 8:27 am U.S. ET | June 19, 2013  General Motors, which broke ground on a new Cadillac assembly plant in China today, forecast demand for luxury autos will grow at a slower pace than the total vehicle market this year.... Read More »
BMW production expert to head Jaguar Land Rover manufacturingJune 19, 2013 13:15 CET  Jaguar Land Rover has named BMW production expert Wolfgang Stadler as its new manufacturing director. Stadler will... Read More »
Toyota uses Twitter to show how Auris hybrid is madeJune 18, 2013 09:26 CET  Toyota will use Twitter to show how it builds the Auris hybrid at its UK factory. The company aims to reach new customers in what it says is a world-first social media project.... Read More »
American Axle hopes demolition of Detroit complex will spark interest in property 12:21 pm U.S. ET | June 18, 2013  American Axle & Manufacturing's historic Detroit Manufacturing Complex is set for demolition as the supplier pushes forward with a new plan to unload the shuttered property.... Read More »
Tesla plans Model S battery swap as fast refueling option 3:29 pm U.S. ET | June 18, 2013  Tesla Motors, already adding a network of fast-charging stations for its luxury electric cars, is readying a service to rapidly swap a car's battery with a charged pack for added convenience.... Read More »
GM: Labor costs must be cut to save Australia plants 3:34 am U.S. ET | June 18, 2013  GM's Holden unit and its labor unions will begin talks to reduce costs enough to keep its Australian plants viable, a month after Ford said it will stop making cars locally.... Read More »
Suzuki airbag warning lights probed by NHTSA 10:28 am U.S. ET | June 18, 2013  Federal safety regulators say they have opened an investigation into problems on two models of Suzuki vehicles for potentially malfunctioning warning lights for front passenger seats.... Read More »
Rolls-Royce picks veteran BMW engineer to lead manufacturingJune 18, 2013 06:01 CET  Rolls-Royce has named Frank Ludwig, 42, as its manufacturing director. The German national has been with Rolls' parent, BMW Group, since 2002 and has held manufacturing jobs at the Mini and BMW brands.... Read More »
Volvo said to be poised to begin China output at Chengdu plantJune 18, 2013 14:47 CET  Volvo will start building a stretched variant of the S60 at its first China manufacturing plant in Chengdu in the second half of this year, according to a Chinese media report.... 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 »
Dealers reap more Internet leads 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013 Dealerships are seeing a surge of traffic on their Web sites and a greater willingness by shoppers to leave their crucial contact information, said data consultant Dataium. The brightening auto-selling climate combined with dealership Web-site improvements are prompting more Internet leads than a year ago.... Read More »
Output soars to 16M, with high-profit twist 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  Vehicle production in North America is back near record levels, with output forecast to surpass 16 million units this year for the first time in more than a decade. But even though the numbers look similar to the days when Detroit used sky-high incentives to grapple with bloated inventories, the industry is in a much different place this time around.... Read More »
500 too small? Larger 500L to the rescue 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  Since returning to America in 2011, Fiat and its struggling dealers have been getting by on just the 500. But the cars that rolled off a transport ship from Europe in June promise to change that. The four-door 2014 Fiat 500L, going on sale this month in Fiat's 205 dealerships in the United States, shares most of its name with the smaller 500 coupe, but that's about all it shares.... Read More »
Lincoln targets fastest-growing segments 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  As Lincoln tries to reinvent itself, Ford Motor Co.'s struggling luxury brand will target only the fastest-growing luxury segments in which it can competitively and profitably field entries, the company said.... Read More »
JCI turns to private equity to sell auto electronics unit, report says 6:40 pm U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  Johnson Controls is speaking to private equity firms about selling its roughly $1 billion automotive electronics unit, after buyout interest from several rival auto parts suppliers faltered, according to several people familiar with the matter.... Read More »
GM's new head of N.A. manufacturing takes up busy launch schedule 1:28 pm U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  GM has named a longtime labor relations and manufacturing executive to run its North American factories during one of its busiest-ever vehicle launch periods. Gerald Johnson, now executive director of global program quality and launch, will become GM's new vice president of North America manufacturing, effective July 1. Johnson, 51, will oversee 74,000 employees across 56 plants.... Read More »
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