(April 29, 2013) DETROIT — Ford is teaming up with Shinola, a Detroit-based luxury goods manufacturer, to celebrate 50 years of the Ford Mustang with the release of a premium 46-millimeter wristwatch with Swiss movements.
 
Only 50 companies will be licensed to create products bearing the Mustang 50 Years logo, which was designed to celebrate the sports car leading up to its 50th birthday on April 17, 2014. Shinola is one of the first manufacturers to help mark this milestone.

(April 28, 2013) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nissan, in collaboration with Electronic Arts, is integrating the Nissan Leaf into the most recent edition of the popular city-building strategy game, SimCity. Players are able to create EV-friendly cities by driving Nissan Leaf all-electric vehicles and installing up to five Nissan-branded charging stations throughout their cities free of charge.

(April 28, 2013) TORRANCE, Calif. — For nearly three decades, the Toyota 4Runner mid-size SUV has been a stalwart for off-roading enthusiasts seeking a SUV with rugged, go-anywhere capability. Currently in its fifth-generation, 4Runner continues as one of the few fully capable mid-size SUVs, and the redesigned 2014 4Runner receives a rugged new exterior design, and interior refinements that add comfort and convenience without sacrificing its hallmark performance capability and excellent value.

(April 27, 2013) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — For drivers in the majority of states that require headlight use in rain and inclement weather, Nissan has made it easier for drivers to be in compliance with the law by widening the availability of its Smart Auto Headlights to its Altima, Pathfinder and Sentra models.

(April 27, 2013) DETROIT — The College for Creative Studies (CCS) announced today that Ford Motor Company Fund will donate $1 million over five years, strengthening its commitment to one of the world's leading art and design colleges and providing educational opportunities to Detroit youth. 

(April 27, 2013) AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Chrysler Group announced this week that it will invest $19.6 million in its Toledo Machining Plant in Perrysburg, Ohio, to increase capacity of the torque converter it's machining for the nine-speed transmission. With this announcement, the company's total investments in its U.S. operations since June 2009 increase to over $5.2 billion.

(April 27, 2013) DETROIT — The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray coupe will have a suggested starting retail price of $51,995, and the Corvette Stingray Convertible will start at $56,995. Both prices include a $995 destination fee, $1,400 more than the outgoing Corvette.

(April 26, 2013) DETROIT — General Motors has won bronze and silver Edison Awards for two corporate initiatives, its global landfill-free program and OnStar Family Link service, respectively. The competition honors game-changing products, services and processes.

(April 26, 2013) Honda reported today a 6.6 percent rise in quarterly net profit, helped by the yen's rapid depreciation and strong sales of its Accord and CR-V models the United States. In the quarter ended March 31, Honda recorded a net profit of 75.7 billion yen ($760.88 million), compared with 71.5 billion yen in the same period last year.

(April 26, 2013) LOMMEL, Belgium — Ford Motor Company and Schaeffler today demonstrated the Fiesta-based eWheelDrive car, a drivable research vehicle that could lead to improvements in urban mobility and parking by making possible smaller, more agile cars.

Powered by independent electric motors in each of the rear wheels, eWheelDrive technology offers space under the hood that in conventional cars is occupied by the engine and transmission, and in electric cars by a central motor.