Jeep: Record volume, minivans keep FCA streak aliveAuto News

Record Jeep volume and resurgent minivans helped Fiat Chrysler squeak out a 1.1 percent U.S. sales gain in May, despite two fewer selling days from the same month a year ago.

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GM volume off 18% on launch disruptions, fleet cuts Auto News

General Motors sales sank 18 percent in May amid the disruption of several key vehicle launches from earthquake-related supply problems, as well as its biggest drop in rental deliveries this year.

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Ron Hall Sr., founder of Bridgewater Interiors, dies at 72Auto News

Ron Hall Sr., founder, chairman and former CEO of minority auto supplier Bridgewater Interiors LLC, died today from an undisclosed illness. He was 72.

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Record Jeep volume, minivans keep FCA streak aliveAuto News

Record Jeep volume and resurgent minivans helped Fiat Chrysler squeak out a 1.1 percent U.S. sales gain in May, despite two fewer selling days from the same month a year ago.

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GM, Toyota, Ford, Honda, Nissan fallAuto News

GM, Toyota, Ford, Nissan and Honda posted declines in May sales while Fiat Chrysler, behind record Jeep demand, eked out another gain as the U.S. industry appeared headed to its seventh monthly drop since 2009.

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FCA, behind Jeep, keeps sales streak alive; Toyota, GM and Ford fallAuto News

Ford, GM and Toyota posted declines in May sales while Fiat Chrysler, behind record Jeep demand, eked out another gain as the U.S. industry appeared headed to its seventh monthly drop since 2009.

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Hyundai to launch 200-mile EV in 2018Auto News

Hyundai Motor said it plans to launch an electric vehicle with a driving range of about 200 miles per charge in 2018, aiming to better compete with other electric car makers such as Tesla Motors Inc.

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Nissan recalls 79,853 Pathfinders to fix brake light switchAuto News

Nissan is recalling 79,853 Pathfinder crossovers from the 2013 and 2014 model years because the brake lights can remain on even when the brake pedal is not being applied.

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Ford recalls 1.9 million vehicles for Takata passenger-side airbagsAuto News

Ford said it is recalling 1.9 million vehicles from the 2005 through 2011 model years for defective passenger-side airbag inflators made by Takata Corp.

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FCA, behind Jeep, keeps sales streak alive; GM and Ford fallAuto News

FCA, boosted by strong Memorial Day weekend traffic and record Jeep sales, posted a 1.1 percent rise in May U.S. deliveries, extending the automaker's streak of year-over-year monthly gains to 74, or just over six years.

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FCA, behind Jeep, keeps sales streak alive, but Ford fallsAuto News

FCA, boosted by strong Memorial Day weekend traffic and record Jeep sales, posted a 1.1 percent rise in May U.S. deliveries, extending the automaker's streak of year-over-year monthly gains to 74, or just over six years. Ford fell 6.1 percent.

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FCA, behind Jeep, keeps sales streak alive - barelyAuto News

FCA, boosted by strong Memorial Day weekend traffic and record Jeep sales, posted a 1.1 percent rise in May U.S. deliveries, extending the automaker's streak of year-over-year monthly gains to 74, or just over six years. Overall, U.S.

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Four automakers selling some vehicles with defective Takata airbags, Senate report saysAuto News

Four automakers confirmed they are selling some new vehicles with defective Takata airbags that will eventually have to be recalled, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Democrats said in a report today.

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GMC teams up with veterans Auto News

GMC and a crew of disabled veterans are taking to the skies for a 360-degree adventure in this week's No. 1 campaign.

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Musk says it's 'obvious' Model 3 owners will pay to use SuperchargersAuto News

Tesla will likely charge owners of its forthcoming Model 3 sedan to use the company's network of Supercharger stations, which is free to owners of current models, CEO Elon Musk said.

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Toyota recalls 490,000 vehicles in Japan, other regions over airbagsAuto News

Toyota is recalling a total of about 490,000 vehicles in Japan, China, Europe and other regions over potentially faulty airbag inflators produced by Takata Corp, further widening a massive global recall.

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Toyota restarting production lines after supplier plant blastAuto News

Toyota said it would resume operations on Thursday at production lines in Japan that were suspended earlier this week after an explosion at a plant operated by a supplier choked off the automaker's supply chain.

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Musk says it's 'obvious' Model 3 owners will pay to use SuperchargersAuto News

Tesla will likely charge owners of its forthcoming Model 3 sedan to use the company's network of Supercharger stations, which is free to owners of current models, CEO Elon Musk said.

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Chevy store fined $40,000 for selling recalled new vehicles without repairsAuto News

Federal regulators fined a suburban Phoenix Chevrolet dealership $40,000 for selling recalled new vehicles without the proper repairs. Sands Chevrolet of Surprise, Ariz.

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Auto executives cooling toward acquisitions, study saysAuto News

Automotive industry executives are less interested in pursuing acquisitions than they were a year ago and are favoring deals that minimize political or technology risks, according to a new survey by Ernst and Young.

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