Author: Automotive News Feed

BMW is breaking new ground with its extensive use of carbon fiber in the i3 electric car. The move represents the biggest shift in automobile production since at least the 1980s when the first all-aluminum car frames were made.

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General Motors CEO Dan Akerson says he’s frustrated by the ‘confusing’ overlap between GM’s Chevy and Opel brands in Europe, signaling that a major strategic shift is ahead to change the company’s brand strategy in the region.

GM CEO Dan Akerson predicts that GM will gain U.S. market share in 2014 as a slew of new and redesigned vehicles hit the market.