Audi, Chevy, Lincoln plan bigger marketing outlays to support '15 launchesAuto News

Several major auto brands will boost their marketing budgets next year to support busy model launch schedules, a group of executives said at the Automotive News Marketing Seminar in New York on Tuesday.



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GM creates product cybersecurity postAuto News

General Motors hired its first product cybersecurity chief in a move designed to address the growing challenge of providing safe, secure and reliable technology in vehicles.



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Lotus halts U.S. sales for 2015 model yearAuto News

Boutique British sports car maker Lotus may be due for a pit stop in the U.S. The only Lotus model sold in the U.S., the Evora, is being dropped for the 2015 model year because it no longer meets U.S. federal crash standards.



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Yazaki will pay $100 million to settle U.S. price-fixing claimsAuto News

Wire harness market leader Yazaki, which paid the largest federal criminal fine so far in a three-year prosecution of automotive supplier price-fixing, also will shell out the largest civil settlement -- $100 million -- in related settlements.



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Infiniti Q80 Inspiration signals a fastback futureAuto News

Infiniti released an image today of a large four-door fastback concept that signals the styling for a stream of new products planned over the next four years.



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Detroit automakers vs. Hollywood filmmakers for top digital design talentAuto News

When it comes to hiring hot young car designers, Detroit's automakers face tough competition from an unlikely but glamorous source: Hollywood.



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Detroit automakers vs. Hollywood moviemakers for top digital design talentAuto News

When it comes to hiring hot young car designers, Detroit's automakers face tough competition from an unlikely but glamorous source: Hollywood.



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California targets zero emission vehicles as Brown signs new lawsAuto News

California Governor Jerry Brown has a moonshot goal for the world's eighth-largest economy as he seeks to lead the global fight against climate change: 1.5 million zero-emission cars on state roads in the next decade.



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VW, Ford, GM, Toyota dominate North American Car and Truck of the Year short listAuto News

Volkswagen Group of America has four vehicles still in the running for the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards.



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Yazaki will pay $76 million to U.S. car buyers to settle price-fixing claimsAuto News

Yazaki agreed to pay $76 million to U.S. car buyers to settle civil price-fixing claims in Michigan federal court, attorneys for the buyers said today.



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How Mazda survived the atomic bomb, by a split hairAuto News

Mazda, the most famous company from Hiroshima, may have survived the city's infamous atomic bombing on Aug. 6, 1945, quite literally by only a split hair.



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GM says it will move Cadillac headquarters to New YorkAuto News

General Motors today confirmed plans to move its Cadillac brand headquarters to New York next year in a move to remake the luxury marque's image and broaden its appeal outside North America.



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Lyft to buy Hitch app's developer as carpooling competition growsAuto News

Lyft, which makes a mobile application for ride-sharing, is acquiring Corral Labs to expand its carpooling business as competition with Uber Technologies Inc. mounts.



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CarMax reports double-digit increases in Q2 revenue, profitAuto News

CarMax Inc., the largest U.S. used-car retailer, reported a 11 percent rise in quarterly revenue as easier availability of credit boosted car sales.



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Lyft to buy Hitch app's developer as competition growsAuto News

Lyft, which makes a mobile application for ride-sharing, is acquiring Corral Labs to expand its carpooling business as competition with Uber Technologies Inc. mounts.



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Lotus CEO 'confident' he can return brand to profitAuto News

New Lotus CEO Jean-Marc Gales says he's 'confident' he can make the money-losing brand profitable again by cutting jobs, adding dealers and boosting the sports car maker's lineup.



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Hyundai must pay $73 million punitive award in Montana teens' deathsAuto News

Hyundai must pay $73 million in punitive damages to the families of two Montana teenagers killed in 2011 crash blamed on a steering defect, a judge said.



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Hyundai, Kia unions plan partial strikes after $10 billion land dealAuto News

Labor unions at Hyundai Motor Co. and affiliate Kia Motors Corp. are planning partial strikes after a record $10 billion bid to buy property in Seoul's Gangnam district.



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Hyundai must pay $73 million punitive award in Montana teens' deathAuto News

Hyundai must pay $73 million in punitive damages to the families of two Montana teenagers killed in 2011 crash blamed on a steering defect, a judge said.



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Jaguar Land Rover developing a smarter car to woo city dwellersAuto News

Jaguar Land Rover is joining other automakers in seeking to make its vehicles more intelligent in a bid to win over city dwellers who are more fixated on smartphones than cars.



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