DaimlerChrysler Corp. has aggressive expansion plans for the Jeep brand for the '04-'07 model years, including two entry-level products and a high-end Grand Cherokee variant, with the first of the affordable Jeeps expected to debut next year. The...
So far, General Motors Corp. is using its Quadrasteer 4-wheel steering (4WS) system exclusively on fullsize trucks, but supplier Delphi Automotive Systems predicts the chassis technology will be applied to more than just long wheelbase vehicles by...
Flex Products is betting there's a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow it has just created. The Santa Rosa, CA-based company will try to move niche market color-changing paint into the mainstream automotive market this year by debuting its...
HIROSHIMA, Japan When Mazda Motor Corp. launches the RX-8 sports car in spring 2003, consumers can thank a cross-functional team of powertrain and production engineers for making the car and its hallmark rotary engine an affordable reality. Mazda...
Wanting to put 2001 behind them, European auto makers are anxious to let the world see what's next at this month's Geneva Motor Show. Several major manufacturers will introduce crucial products at Geneva, with hopes that they all end up sales...
The European Commission is proposing swift changes to rules governing uniform pricing of cars in European Union countries and the distribution and servicing of vehicles sold in the EU. The new rules have yet to be approved by the individual EU...
PARIS Europe's overall diesel sales captured a 35.9% market share in 2001, but fourth-quarter sales were even hotter, at 39.8%. The fourth quarter historically has been a good indicator of the coming year's trend, says auto analyst Peter Schmidt...
Bob Lutz turned 70 in February, the average age more or less of traditional Cadillac DeVille and Buick Park Avenue buyers. But Lutz is no geezer. He drives hot cars and motorcycles, flies his own jet and maintains a swirling pace at General Motors...
Just as collision repair technicians must learn the variations among vehicles different fasteners, different materials, different structures their managers and co-workers in the shop office are dealing with many variations in insurance claims...
A Missouri mom made Internet history by becoming the 10 millionth customer of online car-buying lead generator, Auto-bytel Inc. Autobytel celebrated its one-millionth customer in December 1997 after 28 months live on the Web. In less than twice...