Audi has unveiled the new A7 -- a sleek, upmarket liftback previewed by the Sportback concept at the 2009 Detroit auto show. The A7 aims to provide the company with a stylish but practical rival to contemporary four-door, coupe-styled cars such as ... July 27, 2010 10:01 European CT

Audi has unveiled the new A7 -- a sleek, upmarket liftback previewed by the Sportback concept at the 2009 Detroit auto show. The A7 aims to provide the company with a stylish but practical rival to contemporary four-door, coupe-styled cars such as ... 4:01 am U.S. ET | July27

DETROIT -- Attendance at this month's Detroit auto show rose 10 percent from last year to about 715,000, organizers say.“Our loose goal was to get as close to 700,000 as we could, and obviously we surpassed that,” said Sam Locricchio, ... 12:54 pm U.S. ET | Jan.25

DETROIT -- An electrical fire above the Audi exhibit forced the evacuation of thousands of people from the Detroit auto show on Thursday. There were no injuries, and the show reopened later in the afternoon, officials said. The damage was minor, ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.22

DETROIT -- Attendance at the 2010 Detroit auto show during its public days is up, by more than 21,000 attendees on Monday, according to the show's organizers.In 2009, there were 39,715 attendees at the show on Monday. This year, 61,112 attended. ... 3:53 pm U.S. ET | Jan.19

DETROIT -- Honda Motor Co. CEO Takanobu Ito has challenged his r&d staff: Develop a hybrid that exceeds the fuel economy of the Toyota Prius. Ito said a new hybrid would not necessarily be a next-generation version of Honda's recently launched ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.19

DETROIT -- At the Detroit auto show, General Motors and Ford revealed their comeback strategy for small cars: Adorn them with features seldom seen in domestic econoboxes, such as roomy interiors, computer gadgets, turbocharged engines and sporty ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

In what appears to be a change of direction for the company, BMW Group is willing to co-develop and share the next-generation Mini platform with another automaker. "The door is still open," said Wolfgang Armbrecht, Mini's vice president of ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

DETROIT -- BMW AG will lease its new ActiveE electric car to a limited number of customers next year in preparation for launching a plug-in vehicle in about four years, says Klaus Draeger, the BMW board member who heads r&d. The ActiveE, ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

DETROIT -- Chrysler Group is considering a new assembly plant in North America to make Fiat-based models. "There are a few options we're digging into, including a new plant," said Scott Garberding, senior vice president for manufacturing, at the ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

DETROIT -- General Motors Co.'s dealers, frustrated by low supplies of the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain, probably will have to wait until midyear for a typical 60-day supply of the crossovers, GM sales chief Susan Docherty said last week. ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

New and redesigned small cars from Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. are worrying some executives at Asian and European automakers. Here's a sampling of their views. ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

DETROIT -- Chrysler Group is considering a new assembly plant in North America to make Fiat-based models. "There are a few options we're digging into, including a new plant," said Scott Garberding, senior vice president for manufacturing, at the ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

DETROIT -- Even without a deal to team up with Chrysler Group on a new pickup, Nissan Motor Co. plans to keep the Titan truck in its lineup and develop a new range of models on its own. "We will do the next-generation Titan in-house," Larry ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

DETROIT -- Last October, when Chrysler Group created a fourth vehicle brand -- Ram, for commercial vehicles -- some customers and dealers were confused. What do you call the Dakota, for example? Is it a Ram Dakota or a Dodge Dakota, or a Dodge ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

DETROIT -- New products -- and more engineers -- are on the way to refill Chrysler Group's product pipeline, neglected by three years of corporate turmoil and bankruptcy. Chrysler already has hired 400 engineers for design and 200 to work on ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

DETROIT -- It was a concept car with no name, sitting off to the side of Chrysler Group stand at the auto show. Chrysler issued no specifications or press release about the car. But the Lancia Delta hatchback -- with a Chrysler grille and ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

DETROIT -- Chrysler Group broke with tradition last week by not holding a formal press conference at the biggest auto show in North America. Nevertheless, the new Chrysler controlled by Fiat Auto delivered a message loud and clear: We're doing ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

When luxury brands such as Audi and Cadillac show alternative powertrains, it's clear that green-leaning customers -- and rising fuel economy standards -- are having a profound impact on the auto industry. The powertrain revolution played a ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

DETROIT -- BMW AG will lease its new ActiveE electric car to a limited number of customers next year in preparation for launching a plug-in vehicle in about four years, says Klaus Draeger, the BMW board member who heads r&d. The ActiveE, shown ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

DETROIT -- Honda Motor Co. CEO Takanobu Ito has challenged his r&d staff: Develop a hybrid that exceeds the fuel economy of the Toyota Prius. Ito said a new hybrid would not necessarily be a next-generation version of Honda's recently launched ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been fixed to clarify several points related to Toyota's plans to launch hydrogen fuel cell vehicles by 2015. The story now notes that Takeshi Uchiyamada, head of product planning and advanced technology at Toyota ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

DETROIT -- Nissan Motor Co.'s big plans for small cars, with small price tags, are pegged to its plants in Mexico. "I think $10,000 is a good" price point for Nissan's coming small cars, Carlos Tavares, Nissan's chairman for the Americas, said ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

DETROIT — The Nissan Juke small crossover, which goes on sale in September, is one of eight products that Nissan Motor Co. plans to launch in the United States in the next 12 months, the Japanese automaker said here last week at the auto show. ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

Volkswagen expects U.S. sales to more than double sometime after 2011 to about 450,000 vehicles after it adds a new mid-sized sedan and replaces three models. Stefan Jacoby, CEO of VW Group of America, said the growth will come from the ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

In what appears to be a change of direction for the company, BMW Group is willing to co-develop and share the next-generation Mini platform with another automaker. "The door is still open," said Wolfgang Armbrecht, Mini's vice president of ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

EDITOR'S NOTE: An earlier version misstated the engines available in 7-series BMWs since 1992.BMW AG this year will introduce a 7-series car in North America with an inline six-cylinder engine, said Ian Robertson, the company's ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

Mark Fields, Ford Motor Co.'s president of the Americas, introduced the reskinned 2011 Lincoln MKX crossover, which has an 8-inch touch screen for managing audio, navigation, climate control and mobile phones. Sales begin in summer. ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

Hyundai Motor America plans to increase leasing this year. For the first time since 2007, it will offer a lease on the Sonata mid-sized sedan.When the redesigned Sonata goes on sale next month, it will be offered with monthly lease ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

Audi of America will increase viral marketing and social media campaigns and boost its 2010 advertising budget. The brand also will continue big-event TV spots, Scott Keogh, Audi's chief marketing officer, said at the show.Audi's 2010 ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

Bentley expects a turnaround this year after global sales dropped 39 percent in 2009. Christophe Georges, president of the Volkswagen AG luxury unit, said the decline in Europe matched the 49 percent U.S. drop, to 1,367 cars."We'll see ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

DETROIT -- Scion's future product lineup will reflect greater American influence, says Yoshi Inaba, president of Toyota Motor North America Inc. Today only one of three Scion vehicles, the tC coupe, was designed and engineered in the United ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

The next-generation Infiniti QX56 due this summer will be as big as the current model and will share a platform with the Patrol, Nissan's global SUV. The 2011 QX56 and Patrol are on a "new body-on-frame chassis that is derived from the original ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

General Motors Co. will produce a version of the Cadillac Converj plug-in concept car introduced at last year's Detroit auto show, Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said. The two-door Converj uses the same technology as the Chevrolet Volt plug-in ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

Daimler AG CEO Dieter Zetsche said discussions with French automaker Renault SA will be completed by midyear, but he would not say whether the talks involve cooperation on future Smart cars, as has been reported.Zetsche did say ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

With demand overtaking low supplies, Ford Motor Co. will boost production of full-sized SUVs, Ford Americas President Mark Fields said at the auto show. On Jan. 1, supply of the Ford Expedition had dropped to 31 days, and supply of the ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

A month into his new job as head of General Motors Co.'s global engineering, Karl-Friedrich Stracke has issued a new mandate: Meet or beat the engineering in all competitors' cars, every year.GM needs to have top vehicles to survive, he ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

The booty is back in Detroit.Except for booths of exotic brands such as Ferrari and Lamborghini, willowy female models had become scarce at the Detroit auto show in recent years. But this year the leggy ladies are here, adorning the stands of ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.18

DETROIT -- Scion's future lineup likely will have a stronger U.S. influence as it prepares to bring two new products to this country.Today only one of Scion's three U.S. vehicles was designed and engineered in the United States.“Scion ... 12:31 pm U.S. ET | Jan.13

DETROIT -- BMW this year will introduce in North America a 7 series equipped with an inline six-cylinder engine, said Ian Robertson, the BMW AG board member in charge of sales and marketing.The turbocharged 740i will be the first 7 series ... Jan. 13, 2010 06:01 European CT

DETROIT -- Nissan will grow its crossover U.S. lineup this September with the addition of the Juke, officials said. The Juke is one of eight product launches the Japanese automaker has planned for the United States in the next 12 months. The ... Jan. 13, 2010 06:01 European CT

DETROIT -- Toyota is poised to have hydrogen fuel cell vehicles for the public by 2015, says Takeshi Uchiyamada, executive vice president of product planning and advanced technology at Toyota Motor Corp. “We think we can have small volumes ... Jan. 13, 2010 06:01 European CT

Detroit is full of good-news tidbits this week.But let's be honest. We're all thankful the worst U.S. sales year in 27 years -- 10.4 million units, ugh -- is over. A modest recovery is starting. But even the most optimistic 2010 forecast, ... 1:21 pm U.S. ET | Jan.13

DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. has teamed with hip-hopper Nelly and DUB magazine to create a tricked-out 20115.0-liter Mustang GT, Ford marketing chief Jim Farley said here today at the auto show. The car, which will be unveiled tonight, hits ... 3:22 pm U.S. ET | Jan.12

DETROIT -- Daimler AG CEO Dieter Zetsche said discussions with French automaker Renault SA will be completed by mid-year, but he would not say whether the talks concern cooperation on future Smart cars as has been reported.Zetsche did say that ... Jan. 12, 2010 06:01 European CT

Nissan will grow its crossover lineup this September with the addition of the Juke, officials said on Monday. It is one of eight product launches the Japanese automaker has planned for the United States in the next 12 months.The Juke will be ... 9:53 am U.S. ET | Jan.12

DETROIT -- In its quest to compete with Audi and Lexus, Ford Motor Co. is attempting to take the brand up a notch with new interior technology on its reskinned 2011 Lincoln MKX crossover.Ford unveiled the MKX at the Detroit auto show this ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan.12 | UPDATED: 1/12/10 11:08 a.m. ET

DETROIT -- Subaru of America Inc. expects 2010 will be another good year for the automaker, COO Tom Doll said here at the auto show.Company executives were all smiles during today's press conference. And they had good reason to be. Defying a ... 12:52 pm U.S. ET | Jan.12

DETROIT -- Two concept versions and more than two years later, Honda's CR-Z was finally shown in production form at the Detroit auto show on Monday.The sporty two-seater hybrid coupe retains the basic shape of the original concept first shown at ... 12:33 pm U.S. ET | Jan.12

DETROIT -- Volkswagen AG has gone public on plans for a coupe variant of the next-generation Jetta with the unveiling of a near-to-production-ready concept at the Detroit auto show.Dubbed the New Compact Coupe (NCC), the new two-door previews ... Jan. 12, 2010 13:02 European CT