By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
CHICAGO, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Four years ago a betting man would have risked even money that Chrysler would disappear, but four years later Chrysler Group is planning to go public.
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
CHICAGO, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Despite initial growing pains associated with any new technology, the U.S. automaker Ford says it can see a day when all vehicles are either hybrids, electrics or powered by turbocharged engines.
By PAT NASON, United Press International
Ford adds 1,400 workers at Flat Rock plant ... Fitch upgrades GM credit rating ... GM reaches sales milestone in China ... Chinese automaker to open plant in North Korea ... Honda recalls 408,000 CR-V vehicles in China ... Impala tops Consumer Reports list of best redesigns ... GM plans 'self-driving' car this decade ... Drunken driving crackdown across U.S. for Labor Day --auto industry news from United Press International
By PAT NASON, United Press International
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday it is investigating reports of three major fires in Jeep Grand Cherokee sport utility vehicles.
By PAT NASON, United Press International
U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co. said this week it will lower the fuel efficiency rating on the C-Max, a hybrid vehicle, from 47 miles per gallon in combined city and highway driving to 43 mpg.
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
Results of overlap front crash tests of a dozen small cars by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety were mixed.
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
Likely inspired by the success of Porsche's Cayenne sport-utility vehicle, England's Bentley Motors has announced plans to build "the world's most powerful SUV."
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
Nissan is giving the Datsun brand a Go in India.
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
Early in our relationship my wife deferred to my competence in all things automotive.
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
Auto safety advocates are calling for government regulators to crash-test older model Jeeps to make sure protective trailer hitches actually protect occupants.
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
Sometime in the not-too-distant future a driver will be able to get out of a vehicle in front of a hotel or restaurant and her car will find an open parking spot and park itself at the touch of a button.
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
I had a girlfriend in college who had a 1970 Toyota Corolla. Back in the day the boxy Japanese compact was a novelty, sort of like what early buyers of Hyundai and Kia vehicles experienced when they drove South Korean cars in the early 1990s.
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is taking a close look at 400,000 Ford F-150 pickups with 3.5-liter EcoBoost gasoline engines because of a lack of power in some circumstances.
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
The Detroit Three automakers are scaling back their annual summer production shutdowns to keep up with demand for top-selling models.
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
U.S. automakers win "Total Quality" awards
With any technology there's a learning curve and hybrids are no different.
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
Never heard of Coda Automotive? Don't feel too bad.
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
Outgoing U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood released voluntary guidelines to discourage automakers from installing electronic devices that could create distractions for drivers.
There are reasons why sales of new cars and trucks continue at a torrid pace.
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
There's a new sheriff in town and it wears a blue oval -- or does it?
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
Hyundai and Kia, which admitted inflating gas mileage claims, now have a huge recall on their hands.
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
It's hard to get excited about a minivan. Even the best of them are utilitarian people-haulers that their owners buy for all the proper reasons: safety, seating room and convenience.
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
Owners of Honda cars got some bad news and some good news.
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
As a new car owner I can tell you about the hassle of carrying a smart key as big as a tube of lip balm around to open, close and start the vehicle.
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
Nearly a year ago I asked the question: "Who is buying all these cars?" The answer not surprisingly was baby boomers, parents and grandparents of today's students who had the money to afford a new car.
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