Media

Former Mercedes spokesman A.B. Shuman dies at 72

4:54 pm U.S. ET | May 14, 2013
Arnold Baer Shuman, a product spokesman for Mercedes-Benz of North America for more than two decades, died suddenly Friday at his home in New Jersey. He was 72.... Read More »

 

Tesla CEO talking with Google about 'autopilot' systems

May 10, 2013 06:01 CET
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the electric-car maker is considering adding driverless technology to its vehicles and discussing the prospects for such systems with Google Inc.... Read More »

 

Jaguar positions F-Type roadster with historic 'baddest boy' bloodline

2:51 pm U.S. ET | May 9, 2013
Jaguar is launching its first two-seat roadster since Steve McQueen tooled around Hollywood in his E-Type in the 1960s. And the luxury carmaker is looking to tap into that old-school auto attitude with a $20 million campaign that plays up the 2014 F-Type's historic bloodline to Jaguar roadsters of the past.... Read More »

 

Tesla CEO talking with Google about 'autopilot' systems

9:21 am U.S. ET | May 7, 2013
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the electric-car maker is considering adding driverless technology to its vehicles and discussing the prospects for such systems with Google Inc.... Read More »

 

LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE

Fiat ad or (Arianna, Pitbull) music video?

7:42 am U.S. ET | May 4, 2013
I present to you Fiat's latest video in North America, "Sexy People." Some things just need to speak for themselves. I am left without words.... Read More »

 

Aston Martin plans new products after completing investment deal

May 2, 2013 10:28 CET
Aston Martin said it will go ahead with a major product development program after completing a partnership with Italian private equity firm Investindustrial.... Read More »

 

GM pulls Chevrolet ad that includes song labeled as racist

2:29 pm U.S. ET | May 1, 2013
GM apologized for a Chevrolet ad that included a song referring to "the land of Fu Manchu" where all of the girls sing "ching, ching, chop-suey," which one Chinese newspaper called racist. The ad ran in Canada and never appeared in China.... Read More »

 

Sirius wants to expand auto offerings to telematics, new CEO says

2:51 pm U.S. ET | April 30, 2013
The new CEO of satellite radio company Sirius XM Radio thinks radio is a good business, but for the future he said opportunities may lie with in-car services like automated safety.... Read More »

 

VW recall highlights perils of too much success in China

April 19, 2013 06:34 CET
VW, Mercedes and BMW all posted record global sales last year, fueled by demand in China. This year, that growth is at risk after the Chinese government stepped up scrutiny of the automakers and media outlets questioned their quality, leading in one case to a recall of VW cars.... Read More »

 

Subaru uses Google to clear out '13 Foresters

12:01 am U.S. ET | April 15, 2013
Subaru of America in the first quarter used Google and other digital marketing to reduce inventory of its 2013 Forester crossover and make way for the redesigned 2014 model.... Read More »

 

GM reviews South Korea operations as tensions rise with North

April 5, 2013 06:01 CET
GM CEO Dan Akerson said the automaker is making backup plans for its operations in South Korea as tensions with North Korea heighten. Chevrolet Europe gets most of its cars from South Korea.... Read More »

 

GM reviews South Korea operations as tensions rise with North

9:26 am U.S. ET | April 4, 2013
General Motors CEO Dan Akerson said the automaker is making backup plans for its operations in South Korea as tensions with North Korea heighten.... Read More »

 

Scion to Kansas City: We have a Google problem

12:01 am U.S. ET | March 25, 2013
Scion is changing its online presence in a pilot it launched in December. Scion is buying pay-per-click advertising on Google for all 41 Scion stores in the six-state Kansas City region.... Read More »

 

Ford campaign touts technology

1:44 pm U.S. ET | March 22, 2013
Ford will highlight its vehicles' technology and fuel economy in a new national, multi-media ad campaign launching in April. The campaign, which the company calls “AND not OR,” will tell consumers they don't have to make compromises to drive a Ford vehicle.... Read More »

 

DAVID BARKHOLZ

Google's national shopping plan has dealers on edge

12:01 am U.S. ET | March 18, 2013
Dealers are greeting with angst -- and anticipation -- Google's intention to roll out nationally an online vehicle shopping service. Either way, the giant search engine carries so much influence in the Internet car-shopping equation that many dealers plan to participate once the service comes to their areas David Barkholz is a reporter for Automotive News.... Read More »

 

Musk extends Times feud, calls Model S review 'ethics violation'

12:01 am U.S. ET | March 10, 2013
Tesla CEO Elon Musk took another swipe at The New York Times on Saturday, calling the newspaper's critical review of his Tesla Model S electric car a "low-grade ethics violation."... Read More »

 

Automakers divvy up product placements in superhero movies

12:34 am U.S. ET | March 9, 2013
Tony Stark, the fictional superhero in Walt Disney's "Iron Man" films, will park the Acura supercar he drove last year in favor of a battery-powered Audi when his latest motion picture opens May 3.... Read More »

 

Google poised for major retail push

12:01 am U.S. ET | March 4, 2013
Google is poised to expand its online car-shopping service to dealers throughout California and enter more states, sources say. By expanding the pilot, Google is signaling its intention to be a more significant force in online auto shopping.... Read More »

 

MARK RECHTIN

Is Tesla's fight with The New York Times over?

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 27, 2013
Tesla Motors' CEO Elon Musk has been at war with The New York Times regarding a recent negative review that he claimed was rigged to make the Model S sedan fail.... Read More »

 

Dealer Ernie Boch ponders bid for Boston Globe

4:16 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 25, 2013
Boston car dealer Ernie Boch Jr. is considering buying The Boston Globe. Boch, who called the Globe an “institution,” said the process is still in the preliminary stages.... Read More »

 

FINAL ASSEMBLY

The Times vs. Tesla: A no-decision bout

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 25, 2013
So was Tesla wronged by that New York Times review of the Model S that detailed how the electric car ran out of juice in the middle of a test drive?... Read More »

 

Tesla test drive report had problems, Times editor writes

12:13 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 19, 2013
The New York Times auto critic who had a Tesla Model S stall during a test drive took imprecise notes that left him open to valid criticism, the paper’s public editor wrote. Tesla CEO Elon Musk -- who said reporter John Broder “changed the facts” when they didn’t suit his opinion of EVs -- then responded on Twitter afterwards to say his faith in the Times was “restored.”... Read More »

 

DAVID BARKHOLZ

Google contacts angry dealers, restores reviews

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 18, 2013
In a welcome change for many dealerships, Google is restoring customer reviews mysteriously deleted last year from dealership Web pages and opening a communication pipeline to dealers David Barkholz is a reporter for Automotive News.... Read More »

 

MARK RECHTIN

The cold facts about Tesla

4:01 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 12, 2013
It is a scientific truth that electric vehicles fare poorly in cold climates. It's just the way electrons react when placed under that sort of climatic stress. So when The New York Times took a Tesla Model S for a spin in freezing temperatures -- which ended with the vehicle out of juice on a flatbed -- it was almost to be expected. What was not expected was Tesla's response.... Read More »

 

UAW steps up organizing drive at Shahid Khan's Flex-N-Gate

4:22 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 12, 2013
The UAW, stepping up its organizing efforts at auto supplier Flex-N-Gate, plans rallies at seven of the company's plants Wednesday to highlight what the union contends is mistreatment of workers at the supplier's nonunion operations.... Read More »