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The Arteon, Volkswagen’s new flagship sedan, will be positioned between the Passat-based CC and the luxury Phaeton in the lineup.

Mercedes-Benz is working on getting more trucks to U.S. dealerships to alleviate inventory shortages, including more units of the hot GLC compact crossover.

AutoNation sees used-vehicle sales at its soon-to-launch AutoNation USA used-vehicle stores as a major growth opportunity in 2017. The retailer has designed a strategy to fund the expansion which, CEO Mike Jackson said, won’t be a drag on earnings.

Thieves in central England stole two trailer loads of new engines from the Jaguar Land Rover plant in Solihull, England, last week.

The number of nightmares that can happen with the online vehicle purchasing process is mind-boggling, says one reader.

Longtime Detroit-area dealer Jack Demmer died Jan. 31. He was 93.

Brian Hamilton has spent nearly two decades thinking of new, innovative ways to deliver what you want to hear, when you want to hear it, wherever you are.

A lack of cutting-edge technology has long kept Suzuki Motor Corp., one of Japan’s smaller automakers, in constant search for a larger partner.

The most striking part of the National Automobile Dealers Association convention was the large number of vendors offering digital or electronic services to dealerships.

Bribery. Corruption. An $809 million settlement. It’s a scandal no automaker would want to be a part of. The good news for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is that it had absolutely nothing to do with it.