Category: Motor Age Articles

Crossovers and SUVs are running roughshod over the auto industry, crushing sedans, compacts and anything else that doesn’t approximate a 5,000-pound turtle. And yet amid the carnage, the earnest, doughty station wagon has emerged unscathed.

Chile’s exports of lithium carbonate grew as demand and prices for the key component in electric vehicle batteries continues to rise.

Elon Musk trekked to the outskirts of Shanghai on a rainy Monday to break ground on Tesla’s first car-production site outside the U.S. And in typical Musk fashion, he was big on promises and can-do attitude.

Carlos Ghosn will finally tell his side of the story, when the ousted Nissan chairman appears before a Japanese court for his first public hearing since being arrested nearly two months ago.

Kia Motors America COO Michael Cole said he sees bigger growth opportunities for 2019, even if sedan sales across the industry continue to sag or the overall market weakens.

U.S. sales for each of the five largest auto brands — Ford, Toyota, Chevrolet, Honda and Nissan — declined in 2018. But the No. 6 brand, Jeep, grew enough to keep the entire industry in the black for the year.

From Acura to Volvo, here’s what coming in the year ahead

Jim Perkins focused on doing what was right at Chevrolet — even when GM didn’t agree.

Mark Reuss now has his father’s old job. His assignment is to make sure it won’t be his father’s General Motors.

Manfred Gingl helped build Magna. Now he’s preparing to jolt IAC to a new level.