Author: Automotive News Feed

U.S. auto sales edged up in October, which was not what analysts had expected. Here are five highlights from the month.

Members of the Tesla Motors Club forum suspect Elon Musk may be anonymously posting under the name Fact Checking.

It seems fairly transparent that GM favors a zero-emission mandate to help promote the electric vehicles that it manufactures and sells, whether the public wants them or not.

The change would end Mini’s insistence on a separate high-profile identity.

German registrations fell at a slower pace in October as Europe’s biggest market stabilized following disruption caused by the introduction of new emissions rules.

Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess says he recognizes the need for VW dealers — whose average profit margins lag almost every other brand in the U.S. — to improve their returns and that VW itself must help in that effort.

After years of being Detroit’s third wheel, FCA outearned Ford in the third quarter and matched GM’s 10.2% North American profit margin.

She’s little known in the U.S., but Ailian Chen, chairwoman of Wanfeng Auto Holding Group, is a high-profile communist achiever at home.

GM is probably getting too much credit for bucking the Trump administration’s attempt to water down fuel economy and emissions standards.

Lexus hopes demand for premium rides can offset a shrinking market for large sedans.