Ford develops mobile aeroacoustic wind tunnelAuto News

Ford is taking wind-tunnel testing on the road, so that its engineers and the vehicles they test can spend less time traveling around the country.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1UxEoIM
Source Auto News

Toyota gets another boost from light trucksAuto News

Toyota Motor Sales posted a 3.8 percent sales increase in April, moving 211,125 vehicles for the month. Sales at the Toyota division, including Scion, rose 5 percent to 186,243 vehicles.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1SKKi8i
Source Auto News

Hyundai blames 'softness' in cars for Elantra's spring swoonAuto News

Just three months after Hyundai Motor Co. launched a clean-sheet redesign of the Elantra sedan, its best-selling car in the U.S.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1TtgBos
Source Auto News

Takata poised to recall another 35-40 million U.S. airbag inflators, reports sayAuto News

Under pressure from U.S. regulators, Japanese airbag manufacturer Takata is expected to announce as early as Wednesday that it is recalling 35 million to 40 million additional inflators in U.S. vehicles, according to several media reports today.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1WGL2fR
Source Auto News

Canadian sales rise 6%, set new monthly recordAuto News

Light-vehicle sales in Canada grew 6 percent in April to a record 200,327 deliveries, according to an industry report. Ford and FCA led the way with double-digit gains.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1WGFNNo
Source Auto News

Canadian auto sales rise 6%, set new monthly recordAuto News

Light-vehicle sales in Canada grew 6 percent in April to a record 200,327 deliveries, according to an industry report. Ford and FCA led the way with double-digit gains.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/24wj4Gl
Source Auto News

Canadian auto sales rise 6%, led by FCA and FordAuto News

Light-vehicle sales in Canada grew 6 percent in April to 200,327 deliveries, according to an industry report. Ford and FCA led the way with double-digit gains.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1rS8wno
Source Auto News

Sales advance 3.5% on fatter deals, truck volume; SAAR rebounds to 17.42MAuto News

Led by gains at Honda, Nissan, Toyota, Fiat Chrysler and Ford, U.S. light-vehicle sales increased 3.5 percent to 1.506 million in April, a record for the month.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1Z9eFFD
Source Auto News

Ford preps new engine, transmission for '17 F-150 Raptor, 3.5-liter EcoBoost modelsAuto News

More pieces of the Ford F-150 puzzle are coming together. The redesigned 2015 F-150 received aluminum body panels instead of steel. For 2017, two models will get a new powertrain.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1rS7dF2
Source Auto News

FCA, Google confirm plan for self-driving prototypes based on hybrid Chrysler PacificaAuto News

Google has agreed to buy 100 plug-in hybrid minivans from Fiat Chrysler to expand its self-driving vehicle testing program, the two companies said today in the most advanced partnership to date between Silicon Valley and a carmaker.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1Tk3fdM
Source Auto News

Next-generation Jeep Wrangler breaks coverAuto News

Spy photographers have captured their first shots of the redesigned 2018 Jeep Wrangler driving about near Fiat Chrysler's North American headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1rS4r2y
Source Auto News

U.S. Sales Rise in April (5/3/16)

U.S. sales rise in April: Big gains for Honda, Nissan, Mitsu; GM deliveries fall; FCA, Google said...
from TumblrCynthia Lin

American Honda gets lift from core cars, Odyssey to set record Auto News

American Honda posted its best April on record, with U.S. sales rising 14 percent to 148,829 vehicles on strong car and light-truck demand.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/21ucAWA
Source Auto News

GM sales drop 3.5% as rental sales slide; retail deliveries rise 12th straight monthAuto News

GM's April sales fell 3.5 percent, amid another big drop in deliveries to rental companies. GM sold 259,557 vehicles last month. Its retail sales rose for the 12th straight month, up 3.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1Y69Qgb
Source Auto News

Record car sales charge up Nissan in AprilAuto News

Big gains in deliveries of its Altima, Maxima and Sentra cars helped lift the Nissan brand to 113,429 sales in April, a 14 percent increase over April 2015 and a record for the month.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1SX61IQ
Source Auto News

Ford advances as F-series volume tops 70,000 for 2nd straight monthAuto News

Ford sold more than 70,000 F-series pickups in back-to-back months for the first time in a decade, helping the automaker increase its total U.S. sales by 3.6 percent in April.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1rRSb23
Source Auto News

FCA sees 5.6% gain on small Jeeps, pickups, minivansAuto News

Continued strong demand for Jeeps and Ram pickups, as well as rebounding minivan volume, boosted FCA US sales 5.6 percent in April.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1Z8P13Y
Source Auto News

Mercedes widens lead over Lexus, BMW with SUVsAuto News

Mercedes-Benz led U.S. sales of luxury autos in April, solidifying its top spot ahead of Toyota's Lexus and the BMW brand as demand for SUVs stayed strong.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1rRPttt
Source Auto News

Ford advances as F-150 demand tops 70,000 for 2nd straight monthAuto News

Ford sold more than 70,000 F-series pickups in back-to-back months for the first time in a decade, helping the automaker increase its total U.S. sales by 3.6 percent in April.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1Z8P0Nz
Source Auto News

Mercedes SUV gains help widen U.S. sales lead over Lexus, BMWAuto News

Mercedes-Benz led U.S. sales of luxury autos in April, solidifying its top spot ahead of Toyota's Lexus and the BMW brand as demand for SUVs stayed strong.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1NT9Mjv
Source Auto News

Ford, Fiat Chrysler report higher April sales in CanadaAuto News

Ford and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles reported double-digit growth in Canadian auto sales in April, fueled by growing demand for trucks in a market expected to once again break records in 2016.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1VIttx6
Source Auto News

VW's U.S. slump hits 6-month markAuto News

Continued weakness in the Volkswagen brand's core lineup of passenger cars dragged down its U.S. sales for the sixth consecutive month in April while Audi continued to roll, notching its 64th-straight monthly record.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1NSOpPc
Source Auto News

Toyota, Honda, Nissan, FCA, Ford gain on trucks, deals; GM slipsAuto News

Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Fiat Chrysler and Ford posted April U.S. sales increases in what forecasters said would be a strong month while General Motors recorded its biggest decline in more than two years.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/24mPkix
Source Auto News

Mercedes-Benz pickup takes shapeAuto News

The joint effort between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG that is expected to yield a pickup for Daimler's Mercedes-Benz subsidiary is starting to bear fruit.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1Tj3ZzW
Source Auto News

Toyota, Honda, Nissan, FCA, Ford gain on trucks, deals; GM slipsAuto News

Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Fiat Chrysler and Ford posted April U.S. sales increases in what forecasters said would be a strong month while General Motors recorded its biggest decline in more than two years.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/24mPkix
Source Auto News

Beyond GM and Ford on gearboxes, a dream list of joint venturesAuto News

If GM and Ford can work together to save time, money and engineering resources on transmissions, then other automakers could do the same thing on a number of important fronts.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1Tj1RZ1
Source Auto News

GMC's redesigned '18 Terrain ditches toaster profileAuto News

The next-generation GMC Terrain will lose its toaster-shaped silhouette, new spy photos indicate.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/24mPk20
Source Auto News

Nissan, FCA, Ford gain on trucks, deals; GM slipsAuto News

Nissan, Fiat Chrysler and Ford posted April U.S. sales increases in what forecasters said would be a strong month while General Motors recorded its biggest decline in more than two years.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1NSoc3x
Source Auto News

Jeep, Ram propel FCA to 6% gain in April; GM drops 4% while Ford rises 3.6%Auto News

Ford said its April U.S. light-vehicle sales increased 3.6 percent on gains from SUVs and trucks while FCA US posted a 5.66 percent rise as consumers continued to snap up new Jeeps and Ram pickups. GM dropped 4 percent.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/26ORZAp
Source Auto News

Jeep, Ram propel FCA to 6% gain in AprilAuto News

FCA posted a 6 percent rise in April U.S. sales as consumers continued to snap up new Jeeps and Ram pickups.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1TiGZRE
Source Auto News

FCA, Google plan self-driving prototypes based on Chrysler Pacifica, report saysAuto News

Fiat Chrysler and Google plan to develop several dozen self-driving prototypes based on the carmaker's Pacifica minivan in the first phase of a joint project to create autonomous vehicles, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.

from Automotive News Breaking News Feed http://ift.tt/1WFa92H
Source Auto News