(March 12, 2013) AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Chrysler Group CEO Sergio Marchionne’s customized 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392 and Mopar’s latest HEMI V-8 crate engine will be auctioned with all proceeds going to United Way for Southeastern Michigan . The auction will take place during the Barrett-Jackson auction in Palm Beach, Fla., April 4-6.

(March 11, 2013) BRENTWOOD, Essex —  Ford says its new European Fiesta ST is the company's fastest and most dynamic small production performance car ever, employing a precision-tuned and driver-focused powertrain and chassis to deliver the ultimate Fiesta driving experience.

(March 11, 2013) LONDON — The Hertz Corporation has expanded its Supercar offerings in Europe to cater to the international and local market demand. Providing the opportunity to drive high end marques that would normally retail at six figure prices, Hertz Supercars are now available for rental in France, Italy and, as of April, in the Netherlands.

(March 11, 2013) COLOGNE, Germany — The Ford Focus ST was the best-selling hot hatch in Europe in the last three months of 2012 according to figures from automotive data intelligence provider Polk, accounting for 44 per cent of all sales during this period, ahead of VW Golf GTI with 33 per cent and Renault Megane Sport with 12 per cent.
 

(March 11, 2013) FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Jennifer Hill is a former Tennessee Titans and Nashville Predators cheerleader. She is also a process engineer and manager at Nissan Motor Company.
 
"I wanted to dance and I also wanted to pursue a career in technology, and I decided to do both," said Hill, during a keynote address at a DigiGirlz event hosted at Nissan Americas.

(March 11, 2013) MAHWAH, N.J. — The all-new Range Rover Sport will make its global premiere in a ground breaking live drive through Manhattan, on March 26. Land Rover's fastest, most responsive and most agile vehicle to date will be revealed to audiences around the world on the eve of the 2013 New York Auto Show.

(March 10, 2013) DETROIT — In another effort to provide the best customer experience in the industry, General Motors is changing the way its customer call centers operate, staffing Customer Engagement Centers with expert advisors who reach out to new owners to answer questions and are empowered to resolve most issues on the spot.

(March 10, 2013) AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Mopar has announced the launch of a new line of Greasable U-Joints for Jeep vehicles and Ram trucks. The competitively priced Mopar Greasable U-Joints are the most recent addition to a long line of Authentic Mopar Parts introduced by Chrysler Group's service, parts and customer-care brand.

(March 10, 2013) Nissan and Mitsubishi have announced the model names and displayed the exterior designs of their jointly-developed new minicars for the Japanese market. Sales of the new minicars will begin in June under the Nissan DAYZ and DAYZ Highway STAR, and the Mitsubishi eK Wagon and eK Custom, model names.

(March 10, 2013) TORONTO — General Motors will invest $250 million in the CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, to install flexible body shop equipment and tooling for future vehicle production. “Conversion of the CAMI Assembly Plant to a flexible manufacturing facility will provide CAMI with the ability to produce multiple global architectures and body styles,” said Kevin Williams, president and managing director, General Motors of Canada.