Air bag accident, lawsuit prompt GM to recall Cruze Auto News

An accident that left a Georgia woman blind in one eye and a subsequent lawsuit led GM Thursday to recall about 33,000 Chevrolet Cruze sedans in North America for potentially defective airbags made by Takata.



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Rockefeller proposes bill to strengthen auto-safety regulatorsAuto News

The chairman of the U.S. Senate committee that oversees auto safety proposed a bill late Thursday that would give U.S. regulators more funding and greater power to deal with safety defects in automobiles. The legislation from Sen.



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China's GAC set to export Trumpchi line to U.S., exec says Auto News

The China-made SUV shown in the latest Transformers movie may hit U.S. showrooms as early as next year, testing demand by American consumers for Chinese autos.



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TrueCar to drop 75 dealerships in policy disputesAuto News

TrueCar this month plans to drop up to 75 of its 8,000 participating franchisees for failing to honor price guarantees made to car buyers or for other violations of TrueCar policies, President John Krafcik said today.



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Inside the Camaro's transformation for latest 'Transformers' film Auto News

The reimagined Camaro in the latest Transformers film features a slew of design alterations unique to the movie.



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Infiniti, Mercedes start joint engine output in Tenn.Auto News

Infiniti began building its first engines outside of Japan here today in a new factory that represents the deepening ties between Nissan Motor Corp. and Daimler AG.



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Sales Growth Expected to Cool in June (6/26/14)

June U.S. sales expected to cool after a hot May; Takata boss apologizes; Speedy Sonata ad; Barra...

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Group 1 sues Florida dealership over buy-sell disputeAuto News

Group 1 Automotive thought it had a done deal to buy an Audi store in North Miami Beach from Prestige Motor Car Imports for $72 million. But Prestige said no. Now Group 1 is suing the luxury-import retailer to complete the transaction.



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GM lifts stop-sale order on Cruze as probe continuesAuto News

General Motors, which has recalled a record number of vehicles in the United States this year, lifted its temporary stop-sale order on its top-selling Chevrolet Cruze sedans as it evaluates the vehicles for a new type of airbag problem.



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Mitsubishi to supply small sedan to Chrysler for sale in Asia, report saysAuto News

Mitsubishi will supply Attrage sedans to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles for sale in Asian markets later this year, Japan's biggest business newspaper reported.



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Former supplier CEO wins U.S. House seat in FloridaAuto News

The former CEO of wheel supplier Hayes Lemmerz is headed to Congress to replace a Florida representative who resigned in January after being busted for possession of cocaine.



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No diesel Cherokee without Grand Cherokee sales boost, Jeep brand chief saysAuto News

Jeep brand head Mike Manley says sales of diesel-powered Jeep Grand Cherokees in the United States would have to nearly double before the brand would consider offering a domestic diesel-powered version of the smaller Jeep Cherokee.



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Five-store Tesla compromise reached in PennsylvaniaAuto News

The pro-Tesla legislation in Pennsylvania that helped spark a confrontation between dealers and other automakers earlier this month is now halfway to passage -- but with important new limits in place on the number of stores Tesla Motors would be...



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GM victim-compensation plan to be released MondayAuto News

Ken Feinberg will disclose details of his plan to compensate victims of General Motors' defective ignition switch during a press conference on Monday, the attorney said today.



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Takata CEO apologizes to shareholders for airbag recall crisisAuto News

Takata CEO Shigehisa Takada today apologized to shareholders about the company's growing liabilities for its role in industrywide airbag recalls, but said the company was still tallying the costs of the recall, according to those who attended the...



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Barra says more recalls possible as automaker reviews dataAuto News

General Motors CEO Mary Barra said more recalls remain possible as the automaker continues to grapple with a series of safety problems that have prompted the recall of 20 million cars.



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Daimler and Nissan approve joint Mexico production, report saysAuto News

Daimler and Nissan have finalized a joint venture deal to build future Mercedes and Infiniti compact cars in Mexico, sources said today as the automakers called a news conference to unveil the plans.



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