Asbury terminates Park Place acquisition
Asbury Automotive Group has terminated its $1 billion purchase of most of the luxury Park Place Dealerships in Texas days before the deal was scheduled to close. Asbury, in a...
Ford’s Outrageous Transit V-8 Supervans Were Race Cars in Boxy Bodies
You could hear a Supervan long before you could see it. A screaming V-8 thumped the eardrums, but what eventually barreled into view was not a sleek race car but...
VW plans short-time work for 80,000 German employees
Volkswagen Group plans short-time working for about 80,000 employees in Germany after the coronavirus pandemic forced the automaker to idle its European factory network. Under German short-time working rules the...
Meet Aston Martin’s New 3.0-liter Twin-Turbo V-6 Headed for the 2022 Valhalla Supercar
Aston Martin has a very new, very powerful 3.0-liter turbocharged V-6 on the way, and here's a closer peek at it. Like a proud parent, the marque released a slew...
Toyota taps Kuffner, ‘Moonshot’ computer whiz, as next director
TOKYO -- Toyota has nominated James Kuffner, currently the CEO of its automated driving and robotics arm, to join the board of directors from June, signaling a shift in President...
2020 Mazda3 Long-Term Update 1: Sights and Sounds
I've come to appreciate a few things in our long-term Mazda3 that set it apart from its main rivals, the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla. For starters, the optional head-up...
Aston Martin to temporarily shut UK plants
Aston Martin said it will suspend production at its U.K. manufacturing facilities starting Wednesday until April 20 to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. The luxury automaker operates two plants in...
Two FCA plant workers with COVID-19 have died, UAW says
DETROIT — Two Fiat Chrysler Automobiles factory employees who tested positive for COVID-19 have died, a UAW spokesperson said Tuesday. They are the first U.S. auto plant workers known to...
Tech vendors waive fees, offer aid to dealerships
Dealerships are getting some help from technology vendors to counter the financial hit brought by the COVID-19 virus, which has slowed sales and forced some showrooms to close to help...
Kia Motors will re-close West Point, Ga., assembly plant March 30 over coronavirus concerns
Kia Motors America, after closing its Georgia plant two days last week over supply chain problems and reopening Monday, will suspend production again beginning next week as the industry copes...