- Tesla's recall of 2 million vehicles for Autopilot issues now being probed by NHTSAon April 26, 2024 at 10:39 am
The agency wants to know if Tesla's December recall of more than 2 million vehicles to install new Autopilot safeguards is adequate.
- Quality woes hurt Ford earnings as GM outlook improvesby Michael Martinez, Lindsay VanHulle on April 26, 2024 at 10:00 am
Ford CEO Jim Farley said the company avoided about 12 recalls on its flagship F-150 by performing extra quality checks, but one Wall Street firm estimates the delay cost $3 billion in revenue.
- Service customer arrested at gunpoint after dealership lost paperworkby Nick Bunkley on April 26, 2024 at 4:00 am
A Kia dealership in California is being sued for reporting a vehicle as stolen after it misplaced the agreement loaning it to a customer who was having repair work done.
- Don Petersen, CEO who steered Ford to success in late 1980s, dies at 97by DAVID PHILLIPS and BILL KOENIG on April 25, 2024 at 9:51 pm
A mechanical engineer with a zeal for quality, Petersen led the company during some of its most prosperous years and was only the second person outside the founding Ford family to lead the automaker, after his predecessor, Philip Caldwell.
- CarNow eyes expansion, possible acquisitions after debt financingby Mark Hollmer on April 25, 2024 at 6:42 pm
CarNow, maker of digital retailing platforms for dealerships, plans to use $40 million in new debt financing to accelerate product development and pursue further market expansion.
- Hornet's torque powers adsby Vince Bond Jr. on April 25, 2024 at 5:37 pm
Dodge sold about 17,000 Hornets in the crossover's first year on sale in the U.S. and it working to build more buzz with an ad campaign that started this month.
- Tesla's freshened Model 3 Performance is a crazy fast, 510-hp bargainby Laurence Iliff on April 25, 2024 at 4:33 pm
Tesla adds adaptive suspension, improved sport seats and carbon-fiber interior accents. The performance trim is also the only Model 3 eligible for the $7,500 EV credit, making it a bargain.
- Toyota invests $1.4 billion in Indiana plant for large EVby Larry P. Vellequette on April 25, 2024 at 3:30 pm
The investment will add 340 jobs and a new battery pack assembly line, but details signal that either the Toyota Sienna or Toyota Highlander will become a full EV in 2026.
- Fred Beans buys 4 Rosenthal Automotive dealershipsby Gail Kachadourian Howe on April 25, 2024 at 3:20 pm
Rosenthal Automotive Organization divested four Philadelphia area dealerships it bought in June 2022 from Sussman Automotive Group.
- Asbury Q1 net income slips 19%; $4.2 billion in revenue sets recordby John Huetter on April 25, 2024 at 1:28 pm
Asbury Automotive Group produced $147.1 million in net income during the first quarter, down 19 percent from a year earlier as falling profit margins offset rising vehicle sales and revenue.