AutoNation first-quarter net income soars
Auto retail giant AutoNation Inc.‘s first-quarter net income surged on higher used-vehicle sales and revenue, jumps…
Lincoln Star concept heralds 3 EVs due by 2025
LOS ANGELES — Lincoln Motor Co., trailing luxury rivals in the transition to battery power, on…
Ex-Ferrari tech chief eyed for McLaren CEO post, report says
McLaren Automotive is considering hiring Michael Leiters, the former head of technology at Ferrari, as its…
Conti restarts tire production in Russia to protect local workers
FRANKFURT — Continental said it has resumed production at its Russian plant in Kaluga to protect…
Toyota to invest $383M to build 4-cylinder engine, parts
Toyota Motor North America said Tuesday it will invest $383 million across four plants in the…
Ford wins order for 750 E-Transit vans from Penske Truck Leasing
DETROIT — Penske Truck Leasing has ordered 750 Ford E-Transit electric cargo vans, the latest high-profile…
Panasonic auto components plant caught in latest union vs. union dispute in Mexico
MEXICO CITY — A Mexican union said on Monday it will ask the U.S. government to…
Toyota Crown’s reign expands with new SUV, sedan
After deciding in 2021 to drop both its largest sedan and top-end SUV from U.S. showrooms,…
Musk’s tweet about taking Tesla private was false, U.S. judge rules
Tesla Inc. shareholders suing over Elon Musk’s 2018 tweet about taking the company private said they…
EV industry seen shifting to 800-volt architectures
Electric vehicles make up only about one-tenth of the global market. But automakers and suppliers are…
Texas car dealer taps into school pipeline for techs
In her 30 years in the auto industry, Julie Herrera has learned several tricks of the…
Honda to drop Insight hybrid in U.S.
Honda Motor Co. is dropping the Insight gasoline-electric hybrid in the U.S. to focus on hybrid…
Tesla could restart output at Shanghai plant April 18
Tesla is preparing to resume production at its Shanghai plant on Monday following a three-week stoppage,…
Rivian names chief sustainability officer as EV startup ramps up production
EV startup Rivian Automotive has named its first chief sustainability officer, Anisa Kamadoli Costa, who will…
GMC Canyon getting high-end off-road AT4X trim
DETROIT — GMC‘s next-generation Canyon will include high-end features and off-road capability as the brand adds…
EV maker VinFast sets battery-lease pricing in U.S.
Vietnamese electric automaker VinFast set pricing for a battery-lease program and introduced a partnership with Electrify…
Stellantis CEO Tavares’ compensation ‘not normal,’ French government says
PARIS – A French government spokesman said that the financial compensation for Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares…
Cruise autonomous vehicle with no human driver pulled over by San Francisco police
In a quiet San Francisco neighborhood earlier this month, three police officers stopped an autonomous vehicle…
GM, ramping up for EV production, reaches cobalt supply deal with miner Glencore
General Motors on Tuesday inked a deal with Glencore to secure cobalt from the global miner’s…
Ford inks Argentina lithium supply deal with Lake Resources
Ford Motor Co. said on Monday it has signed a preliminary deal to buy lithium from…
Global microchip shortage will fester into 2024, VW CFO says
BERLIN — Volkswagen Group expects the semiconductor shortage to continue longer than expected, the automaker’s finance…
Honda dealership finds hybrid roles help lift customer satisfaction
As an automotive finance veteran of nearly 30 years, Sue Wilke opposed the hybrid model of…
NADA ready to move needle on diversity in auto retailing
When the National Automobile Dealers Association revealed last month it was partnering with the National Urban…
Jeep keeps outdoorsy formula in marketing 4xe plug-in hybrid models
When electrification was on the horizon, Jeep knew exactly where to go with its message. The…
Magna, Lear look to new Detroit plants, minority JVs for growth
Two of the largest automotive seating suppliers are building out new plants in Detroit and looking…
Toyota dealership employee dead in Illinois after shooting; suspect charged with murder
An employee of a Toyota dealership in northern Illinois died Thursday evening after being shot in…
Toyota, Stellantis, GM dealerships change hands in four acquisitions
Four dealerships — representing General Motors, Stellantis and Toyota brands — were sold in first- and…
NCAA rule change opens doors for dealers to work with college sports stars
Ohio State University running back TreVeyon Henderson is among the top football players in the country,…
Barra, Musk, Farley, other industry leaders meet with Biden administration on EV policy
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said senior officials held a meeting Wednesday with major automotive leaders…
Chevy relaunches Bolt EVs after recall with 2 ads
DETROIT — Chevrolet on Thursday plans to debut two advertisements to relaunch the 2022 Bolt EV…