Month: June 2013

Used-vehicle prices dropped 4.8 percent overall last month compared with May 2012. But prices of used pickups emerged as the only segment to show a slight, year-over-year price increase, the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index reveals.

Ford defended its top position in automotive brand loyalty for the first quarter of 2013, according to an analysis by Polk, a suburban Detroit research firm.

Toyota staged a Hollywood-style party with celebrity chefs, performance artists and acrobatics to introduce the redesigned 2014 Corolla Thursday in California.

Toyota staged a Hollywood-style party with celebrity chefs, performance artists and acrobatics to introduce the redesigned 2014 Corolla Thursday in California.

“The interior has been considerably spiffed up, with more upscale design and better-quality materials to address a prevalent criticism of the previous model’s inside, which might charitably be called grim.”

The federal government’s power to force automakers to fix vehicles could be hindered if Chrysler Group prevails in its refusal to recall 2.7 million Jeeps linked to 51 fire deaths.

Daimler may build Mercedes cars in Mexico, including the A class, a newspaper said. Daimler could start joint production with Nissan in Mexico.

General Motors has told its South Korean labor union it has no plans to produce the next-generation Aveo small car in the country for the time being, prompting the union to threaten strike action.

Porsche has resumed production of its Cayenne SUV in Leipzig, Germany, after floods in the region brought the assembly line to a standstill after water levels prevented the delivery of components manufactured in Slovakia.

To learn just how different the Chinese Ford Kuga compact crossover is from its North American sibling, the Ford Escape, step into the back seat. Most American car owners rarely ride there.