DETROIT – In a continuing effort to win over the hearts and car-buying dollars of American consumers, Toyota Motor Corp. President Fujio Cho says the auto maker must strive to create more jobs here in the U.S. “We still have to make...
No Hemi Envy at Ford, GM Chrysler Group just keeps making more Hemi V-8s. But even though Detroit rivals Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. acknowledge the Hemi’s smashing success, neither are ready to admit to any Hemi envy. Dave...
DETROIT – Rolls-Royce Motor Cars had its best sales year of strictly Rolls-Royce branded cars in 14 years, and sales of its redesigned Phantom that debuted at the auto show here two years ago are up 164% compared with last year, the company&...
Embrace of the Titans General Motors Corp. product guru Bob Lutz was spotted leading an entourage of reporters through the auto maker’s display at the Detroit show this week. As the journalists hung onto his every word, a much larger...
DETROIT – BMW AG plans to put a limited number of 7-Series bi-fuel cars on the road that can run on hydrogen or gasoline with the flip of a switch, says Tom Purves, chairman and CEO of BMW North America LLC. The auto maker uses the North...
DETROIT – For the past half-dozen years, Toyota Motor Corp. has been highly focused on appealing to younger buyers, going as far as creating a whole new division – Scion – aimed exclusively at attracting Generation Y consumers...
DETROIT – The Jaguar Advanced Lightweight Coupe represents the future of Jaguar design and is key to the recovery of the brand, says Joseph Greenwell, chairman and CEO of Jaguar Cars Ltd., at the introduction of the concept here at the North...
DETROIT – Volvo Car Corp. is developing a “C-minus” segment car for global release in 2006 spawned off an abbreviated version of its S40 sedan’s C1 architecture, Ford Motor Co. Chief Technical Officer Richard Parry-Jones...
DETROIT – Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.’s Infiniti division says its offbeat Kuraza concept is a look at “the future of luxury.” Many onlookers, meanwhile, breathe a quiet hope that the car is a pure concept – with no...
General Motors Corp. is providing details about the new hybrid-electric vehicle (HEV) drivetrain innovation, whose development program with DaimlerChrysler AG surprised the auto sector when announced last month. The two companies, which have been...