Category: Motor Age Articles

Gridlock in Washington isn’t just a political problem. Auto dealerships in the capital region are beginning to sense the economic effects of the partial government shutdown.

It was easy to miss some of the design cues around the Detroit auto show this. But from taillights to body lines, they were daring.

Lyft and Magna formed a partnership last year to develop autonomous vehicles, but the two companies are not putting any dates on when their co-developed self-driving systems will be ready for the road.

A judge’s ruling that Ford Motor Credit can reclaim vehicles worth up to $90 million from bankrupt Texas dealership group Reagor Dykes likely will torpedo the retailer’s latest attempts to restructure.

While the capability exists to do an auto finance contract online, some state regulatory forms requiring wet signatures hamper the vehicle-buying process from being completed over the Internet.

Porsche and its stamping press supplier Schuler will build a jointly owned plant in Germany. Porsche will get advanced and flexible new technologies. Schuler will get a test bed for perfecting future customers’ stamping presses.

Clutch Technologies, inspired in part by its customers’ use of the platform, is broadening its subscription offering to appeal to a wider pool of consumers.

If granted bail, ousted Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn said he would remain in a Tokyo apartment and wear a tracking device to monitor his whereabouts, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.

How will the Telluride, XT6 and others make their mark in a category that’s already brimming with three-row crossover options?

Nissan and Mitsubishi are now weighing a civil suit seeking damages from the ousted chairman, apart from the potential prison time he faces in his criminal cases.