(February 23, 2012) MONTVALE, N.J. — As Hollywood's elite gather to honor this year's most celebrated stars at the Kodak Theater on Sunday for the 84th annual Academy Awards, Mercedes-Benz is stepping out in high style with its own impressive talent.  The all-new 2013 SL 550 Roadster. 

(February 23, 2012) TORRANCE, Calif. — Honda will voluntarily recall approximately 45,800 model-year 2008 and early-2009 Odyssey EX-L and Touring vehicles in the United States to replace the two power tailgate struts.

(February 22, 2013) YOKOHAMA, Japan — Shoppers were in full force despite snow in north Yokohama, where Nissan's New Mobility Concept vehicle is taking a step closer to the roads of Japan — and the hands of consumers.

Tokyu Corporation joined Nissan and the city in the final year of its Yokohama Mobility Project Zero, to increase low-carbon transportation locally. Nissan's 100-percent electric vehicles — namely, the Leaf — and now its two-seater mobility cousin are the perfect size- and volume – for the narrow shopping and neighborhood streets of suburban Japan.

(February 22, 2011) DETROIT — When it comes to developing a diesel-powered Chevrolet Cruze for the U.S. market to be introduced in 2013, General Motors powertrain engineers have been there and done that — half a million times last year alone.

The Cruze diesel will leverage global powertrain expertise that has helped make GM’s fuel-efficient diesel engines popular options around the world.

(February 21, 2012) WOLFSBURG, Germany — The Volkswagen Group began 2012 with a rise in deliveries over January 2011 with 652,500 vehicles sold compared the last year at 644,200. New-found sales success was particularly noteworthy in the U.S. where January sales were up 39.5 percent over 2011 with sales of 36,700.

(February 21, 2012) SMYRNA, Tenn. — The first luxury vehicle produced in the state of Tennessee, an Infiniti JX luxury crossover in Emerald Green, rolled off the production line during a special ceremony Monday at Nissan's Smyrna Vehicle Assembly Plant. The all-new, 7-passenger 2013 Infiniti JX, the latest addition to the Infiniti Inspired Performance lineup, goes on sale at Infiniti retailers nationwide in March.

(February 20, 2012) DEARBORN, Mich. — Upgrades to Ford’s full-motion virtual test track will help the automaker continue to develop and test active safety and driver aid technologies that warn drivers of imminent collision, drowsiness and other potentially dangerous scenarios behind the wheel.
 

(February 18, 2012) TORRANCE, Calif. — Honda has voluntarily expanded its Jan. 31 recall of 347 model-year 2012 Honda Accord and Honda Crosstour vehicles in the U.S. to replace a side curtain airbag assembly to include additional Accord and Crosstour vehicles and to add certain model year 2012 Honda Civic and Acura MDX vehicles, increasing the total recall size to 974 affected vehicles.

(February 18, 2012) DETROIT — Cadillac is the most-desired automotive brand in the United States by men, according to results of a market research test by a company that studies emotional connections.

The 2012 “Most Desired Brands in the U.S.” survey was conducted by the global strategic neuro-insight firm Buyology Inc and uSamp, which measured personal and emotional connections to 220 well-known brands across 10 industries.

(February 18, 2012) AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — The votes have been tallied and Chrysler Group has secured the top automotive ranking and second place overall in YouTube's Ad Blitz 2012 contest. In its fifth year, the YouTube Ad Blitz program is one of the largest consumer polls of Super Bowl ads. Its online and interactive gallery of Super Bowl commercials allows users to view and vote on their favorite ads.