Author: Automotive News Feed

A GM pickup ready to serve?; Supplier Schaeffler closing two U.K. plants, cites Brexit; Feds end Ford police car probe, mull expanding GM recall; VW’s plan to boost dealers’ profits.

Kia Motors Corp. tells U.S. dealers on Nov. 6, 2007, that it will begin selling a seven-seat, three-row SUV in the United States starting in 2008.

Samsung says Harman has put the company “firmly in the picture of the automotive industry” as it eyes the autonomous car market.

VW said the Tarok compact pickup will soon be offered in Brazil and it has the potential to boost the brand’s model range in other global markets.

Volkswagen Group said the operating return on sales at its core VW brand would come in at the lower end of its 4 percent to 5 percent target range.

The redesigned 2019 Audi A8 is beginning to arrive at U.S. dealerships. The flagship sedan, at launch in the U.S., is powered by a 3.0-liter aluminum turbo V-6, which produces 335 hp and 369 pound-feet of torque.

Former Magna International CEO Belinda Stronach — already the target of a $520 million lawsuit filed by her billionaire father Frank Stronach — is now being sued by her brother Andrew.

German supplier Schaeffler will shut two factories in Britain as part of changes prompted partly by the UK’s planned exit from the EU, with production shifting to Germany, China, South Korea and the U.S.

German supplier Schaeffler will shut two factories in the UK as part of changes prompted partly by Britain’s planned exit from the EU, with production shifting to Germany, China, South Korea and the U.S.

The scientist-turned-entrepreneur behind a battery technology adopted by chemical giants BASF and Johnson Matthey is back with another invention #8212; one he claims will boost electric-vehicle performance for years to come.