Author: Automotive News Breaking News Feed

Mercedes-Benz widened its luxury-vehicle lead over the BMW brand in November as sales of the new entry-level CLA coupe contributed almost all of the Daimler unit’s gain in the United States market.

A United States senator has asked 20 of the world’s biggest automakers for information on how they secure their vehicles from cyber attacks, in light of reports by security experts who say they have identified ways to hack into cars.

Ford’s Canadian unit sold more vehicles than all other automakers in Canada in November, helped in part by strong sales of the Fusion sedan.