Mercedes plans more pop-up stores to entice new buyersAuto News

Mercedes wants to give consumers a no-pressure shopping environment where they can simply see what a Mercedes is.

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EPA's Pruitt leaves uncertainty for auto industry in his wakeAuto News

Environmental groups and California are lining up to fight Pruitt's rewrite of auto emissions rules, prolonging the uncertainty for automakers and suppliers that have staked billions of dollars on technology to make vehicles cleaner and more...

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Vehicle sales highlights from a hardy first-halfAuto News

New light-vehicle sales rose 1.9 percent to 8,617,655 in the first half #8212; a pleasant surprise given those not-so-great expectations we began the year with.

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U.S. sets 90-day deadline to request exemptions from China tariffsAuto News

Companies seeking product exclusions from tariffs on Chinese goods imported into the United States will get 90 days to file such requests, until Oct. 9, the U.S. Trade Representative's office said Friday.

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BMW to Boost Prices Following New Chinese Tariff (7/6/18)

BMW to boost prices following new Chinese tariff; Toyota unwraps Supra; VW helps U.S. states clear...
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AutoCanada, facing investor pressure, appoints new presidentAuto News

AutoCanada, the country's largest publicly traded auto dealership group, named Michael Rawluk president and parted ways with Mark Warsaba. Steve Landry remains CEO of the company.

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Toyota Supra set to return to track, showroomAuto News

Toyota, after several months of speculation, said the Supra will return to U.S. showrooms and officially unveiled the Supra race car to replace the Camry in NASCAR's Xfinity Series starting in 2019.

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BMW forced to raise prices in response to China dutiesAuto News

BMW said Friday that it will be unable to "completely absorb" a new Chinese 25 percent tariff on imported U.S.-made cars and light trucks and will have to raise prices on the vehicles it makes in Spartanburg, S.C.

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Daimler gets OK for self-driving vehicle tests in BeijingAuto News

Beijing has given the green light to Daimler testing self-driving cars on public roads, making it the first international automaker to be granted such a license in the Chinese capital.

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How states are spending $3 billion in VW settlementsAuto News

The Volkswagen Group's sweeping diesel emissions violations cost the storied automaker more than $30.4 billion and is now helping fuel the rise of electric vehicles, buses and charging stations across the U.S.

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Renault-Nissan names ex-Daimler exec connected car bossAuto News

Renault-Nissan has picked former Daimler executive Kal Mos to lead the alliance's connected car activities. Mos succeeds Ogi Redzic, a former Nokia executive who was head of connected vehicles and mobility services at alliance since 2016.

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German automakers brace for headwinds as trade wars flareAuto News

The challenges facing German carmakers just got stiffer with Friday's start of a much steeper import tariff on U.S. car exports to China. The tit-for-tat trade move will hurt BMW and Daimler the most.

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Ford slides deeper into China rut Auto News

Ford's China slump intensified, with vehicle sales tumbling 38 percent in June and the automaker recording its worst ever first-half results as buyers shunned aging models that are awaiting updates and flocked to rivals.

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U.S., China dig in over trade as tariffs take holdAuto News

President Trump fired the biggest shot yet in the global trade war by imposing tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese imports, including auto parts. China, in retaliation, hiked tariffs on American light-vehicle imports to 40 percent from 15 percent.

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VW loses legal bid to keep diesel-scandal report under wrapsAuto News

VW Group lost a suit at Germany's top court seeking to ban Munich prosecutors from using a report they seized from Jones Day, the U.S. law firm the carmaker hired to investigate the roots of its diesel-emissions scandal.

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Nissan halts luxury car development with Daimler, report saysAuto News

Nissan says it is still committed to cooperating with Daimler following a report it has suspended joint development of a luxury compact car amid an uncertain U.S. market outlook.

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