Nissan's sports car strategy rests on the stable genius of GT-RAuto News

Porsche has its Widowmaker, BMW its Clownshoe and Ferrari its Breadvan. Nissan's GT-R became Godzilla, an homage to the original giant of Japanese pop culture.

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Musk's belated explanation is unlikely to get SEC off his backAuto News

Elon Musk is finally offering more details on his bombshell tweet that he had 'funding secured' to take Tesla Inc. private. It's unlikely to get U.S. regulators off his back.

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New Jersey dealership sees vehicles float down the riverAuto News

Heavy rain lashed several parts of the East Coast over the weekend, triggering flash floods in northeast New Jersey that carried vehicles from a nearby Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge dealership downriver Saturday and into a bridge.

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Flash floods send cars drifting down river in videoAuto News

Heavy rain lashed several parts of the East Coast over the weekend, triggering flash floods in northeast New Jersey that carried vehicles from a nearby Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge dealership downriver Saturday and into a bridge.

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American Center for Mobility parts ways with CEO; interim chief namedAuto News

The American Center for Mobility said Michigan's transportation head Kirk Steudle will serve as its interim president and CEO, replacing John Maddox, who launched ACM as its top executive in 2016.

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Saudis Sparked Push for Private Tesla, Musk Says (8/13/18)

Saudis sparked push for private Tesla, Musk says; Actor Wahlberg promises ‘surprises’ at...
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Nielsen-JD Power platform helps measure and target ad campaignsAuto News

Nielsen and J.D. Power are banding together to bring auto marketers a new platform that will allow them to measure and target car buyers more precisely to boost return on investment.

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New dealer Mark Wahlberg greets customers, meets staff Auto News

Actor Mark Wahlberg made his first pit stop into his namesake Chevrolet dealership in Columbus, Ohio, Monday, going on a test drive with a customer, autographing another customer's vehicle and posing for lots of selfies with staff.

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New dealer Wahlberg greets customers, meets staffAuto News

Actor Mark Wahlberg made his first pit stop into his namesake Chevrolet dealership in Columbus, Ohio, Monday, going on a test drive with a customer, autographing another customer's vehicle and posing for lots of selfies with staff.

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Why VW paid for an ad featuring Chevy's BoltAuto News

The fallout from Volkswagen's diesel emissions scandal has left the automaker in an awkward spot: It must now fund an ad campaign pushing electric vehicle awareness that highlights competitors' products.

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Suppliers look for ways around tariffs -- some pushing legal boundariesAuto News

As the U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum products begin to impact bottom lines, auto suppliers are taking actions to sidestep the impact -- all proactive, but some on the outside of legality.

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Elon Musk says Saudi interest sparked effort to take Tesla privateAuto News

Elon Musk elaborated on what precipitated his effort to take Tesla private, portraying the interest that Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund has shown in the electric-car maker as key to the gambit.

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Battery tech may be next 'stranded assets' in green revolutionAuto News

Some of the latest battery technologies may become obsolete before reaching the market because of the breakneck pace of advances in the industry.

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