Toyota Updates Standard Safety, Pratt Dispels Autonomous Myths
2017 Los Angeles Auto Show By mid-2018 Toyota will debut as standard equipment an updated version of TSS on certain unnamed vehicles in the U.S.read more
View ArticleSubaru Starts Thinking Big With 3-Row Ascent
2017 Los Angeles Auto Show “We didn’t have a vehicle we could offer to larger families,” Subaru of America President Tom Doll says, explaining why the Ascent is coming to market. “There was that hole...
View ArticleRoadster Arrives With Refreshed BMW i8 Coupe
Greg Kable 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show The sexy fuel sipper with a power retractable roof goes on sale in the U.S. in early 2018. BMW’s new open-top i brand model receives new seats, an updated head-up...
View ArticleLexus Utility Vehicles Expand, Shrink Seating
2017 Los Angeles Auto Show Toyota’s luxury marque adds a row to its popular RX midsize CUV and takes a row away from its biggest SUV the LX. read more
View ArticleNew-Gen CLS Shows Mercedes Sedans Alive and Well
Greg Kable 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show As with its predecessors, the all-new CLS relies heavily on the E-Class, from which it borrows its platform, drivelines, chassis, electric architecture and more....
View ArticleFinalists for North American Car, Utility and Truck of Year Announced
Los Angeles Auto Show Jurors evaluated the finalists based on segment leadership, innovation, design, safety, handling, driver satisfaction and value for the dollar.read more
View ArticleNissan’s U.S. Dealers to Get Their Brazilian Kicks
2017 Los Angeles Auto Show The B-segment Kicks represents the first new nameplate from the automaker in eight years and extends Nissan’s lineup in the growing CUV sector.read more
View ArticleMitsubishi Eclipse Reborn As CUV
2017 Los Angeles Auto Show Its exterior has coupe-like elements that may harken back to the Eclipse sports car, but inside the automaker promises interior quality and refinement never before seen in a...
View ArticleMercedes Plans to Offer 50 Electrified Models By 2022
2017 Los Angeles Auto Show “It always starts with looking at customer expectations,” Dietmar Exler, head of Mercedes-Benz USA, says in a WardsAuto Q&A. “What do they want and how can you top...
View ArticleHyundai Kona Makes North American Debut, Better Availability Projected
2017 Los Angeles Auto Show While Hyundai has alternately called the Kona a small or subcompact CUV, the vehicle actually rides on the Elantra’s C-size platform.read more
View ArticleToyota’s Off-Roading Concept FT-AC
2017 Los Angeles Auto Show The concept utility vehicle has removable parts, including side-mirror cameras and fog lights doubling as flashlights.read more
View ArticleToyota Projects Strong November; Camry Won't Lead
2017 Los Angeles Auto Show Younger buyers are embracing the Camry’s sportier grades, but it won’t be enough to put the midsize sedan back atop Toyota’s sales chart, says a senior executive.read more
View ArticleVW Looks to Build MEB-Based Electrics in North America
2017 Los Angeles Auto Show A U.S. production site appears likely, but the automaker may be delaying a decision on a new dedicated-EV plant in part due to uncertainty over NAFTA.read more
View Article’18 Mazda6 Unveiled With Updates Inside and Out
Erik Derr 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show The refreshed sedan will use Mazda’s turbocharged Skyactiv-G 2.5L gasoline 4-cyl., which now employs cylinder deactivation for optimum fuel efficiency.read more
View ArticleNissan Brings 'Star Wars' to Dealerships
2017 Los Angeles Auto Show Nissan is extending its tie-in with a popular movie franchise across the automaker’s entire galaxy, including 1,100 U.S. retail points. read more
View ArticleVolvo Intros Unique Subscription Service in Offbeat Way
2017 Los Angeles Auto Show For a flat monthly fee, consumers can get a Volvo XC40 for two years and coverage for insurance, maintenance, potential repairs and wear and tear. A concierge service is...
View ArticleToyota Building Hydrogen Generation Plant
2017 Los Angeles Auto Show The 100% renewable tag Toyota is applying to the project comes from its use of agricultural waste as a feedstock.read more
View ArticleKia Touts Extensive Improvements to ’19 Sorento
The cabin’s newly added technology better caters to consumers seeking a premium CUV that’s “hugely refined, incredibly rugged, with class-leading roominess...and now with standard 7-passenger, 3-row...
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