(January 22, 2013) COLOGNE, Germany — Every parent is familiar with the challenge of keeping a new car clean in the face of everyday use by children and pets. Ford has now tried to make that job a little easier for mums and dads by “child-proofing” the new Fiesta-based B-Max sold in Europe.

(January 21, 2013) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — An Arizona man purchased the original Batmobile for $4.2 million at the Barrett-Jackson Auction on Saturday. Rick Champagne, a Phoenix-area logistics company owner, bought the car that was featured in the much-loved Batman series, which ran from 1966 to 1968 and starred Adam West and Burt Ward, following a flurry of spirited bidding.

(January 21, 2013) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Five Chevrolet performance cars, including the first retail production model of the 2014 Corvette Stingray, raised a combined $2.14 million at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale collector car auctions that concluded Sunday.

(January 20, 2013) DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 17, 2013 – The Ford Atlas Concept, a vision for the future of pickups, has been named Autoweek Magazine’s Most Significant vehicle of the 2013 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS).
 

(January 20, 2013) DETROIT — General Motors forecasts modest global industry growth in 2013 driven by the United States and China, while Europe is expected to experience further contraction. 

Based on this outlook and a strong cadence of new vehicle introductions, the company expects its global profitability to rise modestly in 2013 on an earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) adjusted basis, with improvements anticipated from each region.

(January 19, 2013) DETROIT — Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said in Detroit last week that Chrysler may have as many as 200,000 nine-speed transmissions available this year that will eventually go in three new models. The nine-speeds will go into the successor to the Jeep Liberty, the new 200 midsize sedan and the Dodge Dart compact sedan, Marchionne told reporters after a speech in Detroit.

(January 18, 2013) AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Through lifestyle driven models, the new 2013 Chrysler 300 continues to show the numerous personalities that are capable from its elegant and iconic design.

Beginning with the ultimate in muscle — Chrysler 300 SRT8 — new Chrysler 300C John Varvatos Luxury Edition, the ultimate audiophile Chrysler 300S with Beats by Dr. Dre, and now arriving in time to tackle winter, the ultimate all-weather athlete — the new Chrysler 300 Glacier.

(January 19, 2013) After a year filled with recalls in 2012, Honda continues to have problems early in 2013. Honda said Friday that it is recalling 777,000 late-model Pilot and Odyssey vehicles in the United States and Canada due to a problem with the deployment of driver's side airbags.

No crashes or injuries have been reported in relation to the issue, Honda said in a statement.

(January 18, 2013) CHERRY HILL, N.J., — Subaru today announced pricing for the all-new 2014 Forester. The Forester 2.5i model will be available in base, Premium, Limited and top-line Touring versions beginning at $21,995 for the base model 2.5i with a six-speed manual transmission.