Startup automaker Elio Motors to produce three-wheel car in former GM facility
The Phoenix-based company Monday announced it has reached a deal to produce its small tandem-style vehicle at the former General Motors Shreveport Assembly and Stamping Plant in Caddo Parish, La.Watch...
View ArticleChrysler: Grand Cherokee leads Jeep to another global sales record
For the second consecutive year, the Jeep brand has set a new all-time global sales record. Chrysler Group LLC Monday reported 731,565 Jeep vehicles sold across the globe in 2013, a 4 percent increase...
View ArticleDetroit auto show: Chrysler announces 2014 Dodge Dart SXT Blacktop
The Auburn Hills-based automaker Tuesday announced the 2014 Dodge Dart SXT Blacktop package will debut at the 2014 North American International Auto Show next week.AUBURN HILLS, MI- Chrysler Group LLC...
View ArticleGM names new Chevy U.S. marketing head
General Motors Co. today announced the appointment of Paul Edwards as U.S. vice president, Chevrolet Marketing. Edwards, 44, has been executive director of GM's Global Marketing since 2010,...
View ArticleFord, Domino's Pizza partner for in-vehicle ordering app
The pair of Michigan-based companies Tuesday announced a new in-vehicle app that allows customers with a Pizza Profile and saved "Easy Order" Domino’s mobile app to place an order in a few simple,...
View ArticleAutomakers not doing enough to keep vehicle location data private, report finds
The report, released Monday by the Government Accountability Office, details how six major automakers and four other companies have varying practices and policies when it comes to sharing and...
View ArticleFord CEO Alan Mulally won't leave for Microsoft
According to a report Tuesday night from the Associated Press, Mulally, who was considered a leading candidate to succeed current Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, will stay at Ford through at least...
View ArticleFord: New Sync in-car connectivity system to debut on 2015 Mustang
Ford says the new SYNC AppLink, which Ford announced Tuesday at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, is developed to offer simpler menus, enhanced voice control and a host of new features...
View ArticleJoe Biden expected to attend 2014 Detroit auto show
The Detroit News and other media outlets report Biden is expected to visit the show Jan. 15 with at least three cabinet officials. The heads of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S....
View ArticleVW to showcase most powerful Golf ever at 2014 Detroit auto show
The Golf R, which made its world debut in last year at the Frankfurt auto show, features a four-cylinder turbocharged, direct-injection 2.0-liter engine estimated at 290 horsepower and up to 33 miles...
View ArticleChrysler's Mopar going big with virtual Custom Shop at Detroit auto show
Besides its usual custom and tricked-out vehicles, the Chrysler Group LLC service, parts and customer-care brand on Wednesday announced its largest exhibit to date at Cobo Center, a 5,500-square-foot...
View ArticleDetroit auto show: Porsche confirms 911 Targa debut
Alongside the 911 Targa, the all-new Cayenne Platinum Edition, Cayenne Diesel Platinum Edition, Porsche Macan S and Macan Turbo also will be on display for the first time at the Detroit show.DETROIT,...
View ArticleU.S. House votes unanimously to eliminate redundant auto sales paperwork
U.S. Reps. Gary Peters (D-Bloomfield Twp.) and Bob Latta (R-OH) co-authored the bill in a bi-partisan effort to eliminate a provision in the Clean Air Act that requires auto dealers to provide buyers...
View Article2014 Detroit auto show 'bigger, brighter and better,' official says
The 2014 North American International Auto Show is expected to be the start of an impressive year for the U.S. automotive industry. With nearly 800,000 people attending the show in 2013 -- the highest...
View ArticleGM: 2014 Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra receive 5-star NHTSA safety ratings
The new full-size pickups, according to officials, are the first to receive the 5-star NHTSA Overall Vehicle Score for safety since the implementation of more rigorous requirements for the 2011 model...
View ArticleMayor Duggan: Detroit auto show 'never looked better'
The Detroit auto show will be open to the public from Jan. 18-26 at Cobo Center, One Washington Blvd., following Press Preview Jan. 13-14; Industry Preview Jan. 15-16; and the Charity Preview Jan....
View ArticleDetroit auto show: First look at 2014 NAIAS show floor, $200 million displays
Cobo Center is abuzz with workers and construction machinery setting up an estimated $200 million worth of displays for the 2014 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.DETROIT, MI- Cobo...
View ArticleUber and Cadillac partner to offer free rides to Detroit auto show
Uber, a mobile app-driven limo service that launched in Detroit last March, is partnering with Cadillac to offer free rides to the 2014 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) at the Cobo...
View ArticleFord exec: Auto industry's resurgence has changed legislators' views on...
Ziad S. Ojakli, Ford vice president of government and community relations, said legislators are now more interested than even in recent years in discussing the auto industry and its bright...
View ArticleChrysler: 'Mopar Muscle' monster truck makes Monster Jam debut Saturday in...
Mopar, Chrysler's service, parts and customer-care brand, today announced will be taking to the Monster Truck Racing Series arena with the new 'Mopar Muscle' Ram monster truck beginning with the...
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