Retail
Carvana brings online used-car sales to Detroit
July 19Online used-vehicle retailer Carvana is opening up shop in Detroit, its 32nd U.S. market, vowing to relieve consumers of the need to spend time at dealerships.
BMW moves deeper into Silicon Valley with Shift investment
July 19BMW's venture capital fund poured $38 million in a Silicon Valley online used-car startup focused on younger buyers, the company said Wednesday.
Advocates for blind join U.S. push for autonomous cars
July 19Advocates for the estimated 1.3 million legally blind people in the U.S., and millions more with other disabilities, have joined automakers and technology companies in lobbying Congress to help spur the roll out of self-driving vehicles.
Lincoln MKX set for 'mesh' face-lift
July 18Two years after the second-generation MKX debuted, the premium midsize crossover will undergo a freshening for the 2018 model year that resembles the face of Lincoln's latest cars and light trucks.
Audi made an ad in China comparing a wife to a used car -- it's not going over well
July 18In an Audi commercial from China, a mother-in-law interrupts a wedding ceremony to inspect the bride, checking whether she's up to standard. The scene was used in an ad promoting used Audis.
BMW names new ad agency in Canada as U.S. review looms
July 18Interpublic Group's FCB has been named agency of record for BMW in Canada, months before the luxury automaker is expected to launch a U.S. review.
Second-generation Subaru Crosstrek will start at $22,170
June 15Subaru's second-generation Crosstrek, expected at dealerships later this summer, will be priced closely to the outgoing model. The 2018 Crosstrek 2.0i will start at $22,170.
Chrysler Pacifica cruises down Sesame Street in new partnership
July 17The Chrysler brand's lineup of family-friendly vehicles will be cruising down "Sesame Street" as part of a new sponsorship deal with the show.
Kelley Blue Book launches national TV campaign
July 17Kelley Blue Book, in its new ad campaign, is trying to tell customers that it can do more than give them the fair market value for their vehicle.
Led by GM, inventories near records
July 17Of the U.S. industry's total inventory growth of 354,200 units in the past year, General Motors has added 272,700 units. All other carmakers added 81,500, up 2.6 percent.
Where do you get the money?
July 17In heavy manufacturing, you don't just dump all those machines and foundries and everything associated with an engine program. So what happens to all that money invested in internal combustion engines?
August Fruehauf helped create trucking industry
July 17In 1914, Detroit blacksmith and carriage maker August Fruehauf was given a challenge that led to the creation of a new industry.
