'White space' is Buick's playgroundAuto News

Buick's U.S. lineup -- threadbare five years ago -- has emerged as a place where General Motors can gamble on different body styles and explore market niches that its rivals either haven't yet discovered or don't care to.



from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1Eg8tSx

Source Auto News

Nissan to go big on Altima midcycle changeAuto News

Nissan's volume-leading Altima sedan is to get substantial midcycle changes for the 2016 model year. The company will not tip its hand on the details, but Nissan's North American product planner describes the planned freshening as "significant."



from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1yeX5W9

Source Auto News

Sizing up the beauty queens, class clowns of DetroitAuto News

Staff Reporter Ryan Beene was on the floor at the 2015 Detroit auto show, judging the cafeteria cachet of the most talked-about vehicles.



from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1yeX3xD

Source Auto News

Hyundai's segment-bending Santa CruzAuto News

Hyundai billed the Santa Cruz as a concept, but U.S. chief Dave Zuchowski can hardly hide his desire to lure "urban adventurers" with a funky compact truck.



from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1yeX5FP

Source Auto News

While supercar world awaited Acura NSX, nobody saw Ford GT comingAuto News

A showdown between Ford's GT and the Acura NSX supercars quickly became the talk of the Detroit auto show, after Ford's surprise entry managed to upstage the much-anticipated Acura.



from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1Eg8tC5

Source Auto News

Tesla's Musk focused on turning EV skeptics into believersAuto News

In an hourlong discussion at the Automotive News World Congress, Tesla's Elon Musk offered several pearls of Elonthink and a few prized revelations about his personal life.



from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1Eg8tC1

Source Auto News

AutoNation loses a key architectAuto News

With COO Mike Maroone's pending departure, AutoNation Inc. must complete its digital transformation without one of the plan's key architects.



from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1Eg8tBX

Source Auto News

Mercedes 'will lose talent' in moveAuto News

Steve Cannon, CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA, says only about 40 percent of its 1,053 employees are likely to move when the U.S. headquarters moves from New Jersey to Atlanta. Mercedes has made offers to the employees it wants to keep.



from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1Eg8vtB

Source Auto News

Caddy's focus: Plug lineup holesAuto News

Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen has had about five months since taking over the brand to assess the gaps in his vehicle lineup. He has found a lot of them.



from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1yeX3hc

Source Auto News

Assault on Fortress DetroitAuto News

Tougher specs, more rugged designs and ample new trim levels -- all wrapped in copious red-white-and-blue marketing.



from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1Eg8pSV

Source Auto News

Alfa Romeo aims to 'play with the big boys'Auto News

Alfa Romeo will resemble BMW in products and pricing when it offers a full lineup through 2018, executives at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles suggested last week during the Detroit auto show.



from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1yeX3gY

Source Auto News

Scion's plan: Less quirky, more pragmaticAuto News

After struggling for years, Toyota's youth-oriented Scion brand aims to get back on a fast growth track by adding products that are more pragmatic and by gearing its advertising to a slightly older crowd.



from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1Eg8pSP

Source Auto News

Dealerships say thanks with local gift cardsAuto News

Two dealerships in Grand Junction, Colo., hope a customer-appreciation promotion will generate nearly $200,000 worth of business for locally owned shops and restaurants in their hometown -- and sell some new cars in the process.



from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1yeX5pb

Source Auto News