2020 BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe First Look Review: Bringing Sexy Back
BMW hit a home run when it decided to bring back the legendary 8 Series to replace the outgoing 6 Series. First available as a coupe or
2020 Cadillac XT5 First Look Review: Updating A Best-Seller
Cadillac realizes it can’t survive with sedans only. Not even the hot-selling Escalade SUV is enough. No, General Motors’ luxury brand requires
A high-roller for high rollers. Customisation is in vogue at the moment, but choice can be seriously confusing. In our configurator challenge, we let the CarAdvice team loose on a manufacturer’s
2018 Mazda 6 Test Drive Review: Boost Makes The Heart Grow Fonder
Can the addition of a turbocharger reinvigorate the Mazda 6?
Ever since the introduction of the third generation Mazda 6 for the 2014 model
2019 Lexus IS Test Drive Review: Outgunned But Not Outstyled
In an effort to pull buyers away from the established German luxury brands, Lexus introduced the IS (a rebadged version of the Toyota Altezza)
2019 Ford F-150 Raptor Test Drive Review: Nothing Else Like It
By the mid-late 2000s, Ford finally realized that although the on-road performance of the F-150 SVT Lightning was incredible, the sports truck’s
Hyundai Auto Canada has become the first Canadian automaker to sign on to the BlackNorth Initiative, which in part will see the company recruit dealer principals of color.
CEO Don Romano said that as
Imazu: Was told to keep digging TOKYO — A clique of Nissan colleagues worked secretly to investigate their chairman at the time, Carlos Ghosn, before taking their findings directly to prosecutors,
Nikola Corp., the troubled electric-truck startup, lost a key member of its executive team with the departure of the former head of its fuel cell development program.
The company said Jesse Schneider,
Lawyers for former Reynolds and Reynolds Co. CEO Bob Brockman have asked a judge to delay a competency hearing in a federal tax fraud case after Brockman recently was hospitalized for an undisclosed medical
TOKYO — Ashwani Gupta had been COO of Mitsubishi Motors Corp. for barely seven months when he sat down to dine with its chairman and talk about the troubled carmaker’s revival plan.
But the discussion
2019 Toyota Corolla Hatchback Test Drive Review: Happy, Affordable, Manual
Car reviewers are often asked for opinions on which vehicle their friends should buy and the discussion often goes in the same
2020 Hyundai Venue First Look Review: Affordable Isn’t A Bad Word
Back towards the end of 2018, Hyundai told CarBuzz it thought a smaller SUV to sit below the Kona might be a good idea, saying there
Former BMW and Volkswagen Group CEO Bernd Pischetsrieder has been named chairman of the supervisory board at Daimler, succeeding Manfred Bischoff, who is stepping down after 14 years in the position.
Pischetsrieder,
2020 Kia Seltos First Look Review: Big Style, Small Size
It wasn’t too many years ago when Kias were considered cheap and basic transportation and not much more. It’s amazing just how fast that perception
2020 Cadillac XT6 First Drive Review: Not The Standout It Needs To Be
By the summer of 2014, Cadillac had seemingly found the path that would lead it to the growth it so badly wanted. After years of lackluster
Volkswagen Group said it will claim damages from former CEO Martin Winterkorn and former Audi boss Rupert Stadler, as the company tries to draw a line under its diesel cheating scandal.
The automaker’s
DETROIT — General Motors has added former Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman and NBA COO and Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum to its board of directors, effective Thursday.
The additions expand GM’s
Cox Automotive Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer Janet Barnard will retire at the end of June, company President Steve Rowley said Thursday in a statement.
Barnard’s career at Cox
GHSP has named industry veteran Dan Dawiedczyk its next president to scale its existing automotive business and new technology market operations globally.
Dawiedczyk, who is succeeding Tom Rizzi, will
DETROIT — Jim Farley’s total compensation from Ford Motor Co. jumped 41 percent to $11.8 million in 2020, when he took over as CEO.
Farley’s pay included a $1.4 million base salary, $5.1
2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray First Look Review: The Attainable Game Changer
Don’t blame rare steaks that bleed when stabbed with a fork or head-first tackles on the ten yard line for inspiring the
SES, formerly SolidEnergy Systems, has tapped Rohit Makharia, who led battery development for the Chevrolet Bolt, as president and COO, effective immediately. This month SES agreed to jointly develop
Four months before Tesla’s new European factory is scheduled to begin production, the automaker is still looking for a plant manager despite reports that former Daimler manager Rene Reif had agreed
Here are edited highlights from the latest episodes of “Daily Drive,” Automotive News‘ weekday podcast, hosted by Jason Stein and Steve Schmith.
“We think of Amazon as a digital
Edsel Ford, who for years ran the company’s annual Salute to Dealers program, turned over that role to his son last year.
“Our great company has been tested in many ways, not least of which
Ghosn and Kelly, Nissan’s only American director at the time, were arrested on the same day in a coordinated swoop and charged with scheming to hide more than $80 million in deferred compensation
In an old-is-new-again move, Nissan Motor Co. is readopting a hemisphere-wide management structure for North and South America.
It is a structure Nissan turned to in 2007 in an effort to bring its central
Imagine General Motors’ Mary Barra declaring herself “EV queen” or Ford Motor Co.’s Jim Farley appointing himself “lord of the Bronco.”
And then formalizing it by
2019 Ford F-150 Test Drive Review: The Champion For A Reason
There’s not much to say about the Ford F-150 that the mention of a few key facts cannot convey. That includes the F-150’s status as not
TOKYO — Americans Michael Taylor and his son Peter could face jail terms of up to three years after Tokyo prosecutors charged them on Monday with illegally helping former Nissan Chairman Carlos
2020 BMW X6 First Look Review: Evolution At Its Finest
BMW product planners are geniuses. It all began over a dozen years ago when they were strategizing on how best to take advantage of a growing demand
2020 Nissan GT-R First Look Review: Aging, But Doing So Beautifully
In many ways, it’s good Nissan has yet to replace the GT-R. While most other automakers are adapting electrification to varying degrees
2020 Audi A4 First Look Review: A Personality Found
Believe it or not, it’s been four years since the current generation Audi A4 debuted and a lot has happened since. Longtime rivals, mainly the all-new
2020 Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 First Look Review: US Gets Shortchanged
Mercedes-Benz remains deadlocked in a battle with Audi and BMW, each vying to be the best luxury automaker in the world. In order to remain
2020 Audi Q7 First Look Review: A Much-Needed Facelift
Audi has done a good job keeping its US lineup fresh but there are a handful of models in need of an update. The second-generation Q7 has only been
2020 McLaren GT First Look Review: Grand Touring Redefined
McLaren is on a mission not only to be the best supercar and hypercar company in the world but also to establish credibility as a serious player
2019 Acura MDX Test Drive Review: A-Spectacular New Look
The MDX may no longer be Acura’s best-selling model (that honor goes to the smaller RDX), but it is still one of the most important vehicles Honda’s
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 First Look Review: Simply The Best
With high-dollar exotic cars flying off shelves at unprecedented rates, the war between sports car manufacturers has been heating up. And as the
2020 Porsche 718 Spyder First Look Review: Absolute Driving Pleasure
Sports cars are becoming less frequent these days, high-performance ones even less so. Obviously that’s not good news for enthusiasts
2020 Mini Cooper SE First Look Review: Small Size, Smaller Range
Of all the brands suited to build an electric car, Mini seems like the ideal fit. Its compact, city-vibe vehicles adhere perfectly to the
Johan de Nysschen is leaving his job as Volkswagen Group’s North American COO, saying he has “done everything I have set out to do here.”
De Nysschen, 62, who previously worked for Audi,
Here are highlights from the latest episodes of ‘Daily Drive’, Automotive News’ weekday podcast, Oct. 3-6, hosted by Jamie Butters with Kellen Walker.
“[Ford CEO Jim Farley] and I
Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc.’s executive chair resigned following what the company said were death threats and baseless allegations against certain directors, accelerating a planned transition
Faraday Future Intelligent Electric’s executive chair resigned following what the company said were death threats and baseless allegations against certain directors, accelerating a planned leadership
2020 McLaren 720S Spider First Drive Review: A Topless Heat-Seeking Missile With Manners
There’s a point where Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde comparisons give way to “this car can just do it all.” This
2020 Buick Encore GX First Look Review: Staying Ahead Of The Curve
Although Buick struggled to find success with its sedan lineup, the same can’t be said for its crossovers. The only remaining sedan
2020 Lotus Evija First Look Review: A New Hypercar Era Begins
It’s not often automakers get second chances. But Lotus is one of them. Ever since Chinese automaker Geely bought the financially-strapped