(June 3, 2014) RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Nissan has announced the opening of a satellite design studio in Rio de Janeiro to explore Brazil's unique passion for automotive design and desire for quality products with high-character and high-energy design.

Located at Nissan Brazil's headquarters, Nissan Design America Rio (NDA-R) is tasked with researching further into Brazil's design taste and consumer's needs.

(June 3, 2014)  AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Chrysler Group today reported U.S. sales of 194,421 units, a 17 percent increase compared with sales in May 2013, and the group’s best May sales since 2007.

The Jeep, Dodge, Ram Truck and Fiat brands each posted year-over-year sales gains in May compared with the same month a year ago. The Jeep brand’s 58 percent increase was the largest sales gain of any Chrysler Group brand during May and its best sales month ever. Chrysler Group extended its streak of year-over-year sales gains to 50-consecutive months in May.

(June 3, 3014) The designers and engineers behind Volvo’s all-new XC90, which will be revealed later this year, have completely re-conceived the way drivers operate their cars and dispensed with the normal array of buttons. Volvo says a large tablet-like touch screen, a head-up display, state-of-art-voice control and thumb controls on the steering wheel, all combine to form a more convenient way of interacting with the vehicle.ith the vehicle.

(June 2, 2014) HERNDON, Va. — Volkswagen has announced a video campaign with Top Gear TV host and rallycross driver Tanner Foust to support the launch of the all-new 2015 Golf GTI. Foust, who is also one of the world’s leading professional stunt drivers, brings the Golf GTI driving experience to life with the aid of a car fitted with dozens of GoPro cameras.

The versatility of the GoPro camera makes it uniquely suited to highlight the performance of the 2015 Golf GTI and its powerful EA888 TSI turbocharged and direct-injection engine.

(June 2, 2014) DETROIT — The 2015 Cadillac Escalade features a new yet instantly recognizable design that maintains the vehicle's signature quality and elegance. The styling cues combine sculpted surfaces with high technology embellishments to give Escalade an unmistakable stand-out appearance.

(June 1, 2014) DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford is bringing to market a new generation of steering technology that will help make vehicles easier to maneuver at low speeds and in tight spaces. At higher speeds, the new technology will help make the vehicle more agile and fun to drive.

(May 31, 2014) HERNDON, Va. — Volkswagen has announced the official arrival of the all-new 2015 Volkswagen Golf GTI in U.S. dealerships, as the first customer deliveries start nationwide. Building on the iconic performance and style of the original hot hatch, the new GTI is bigger, safer, lighter, more powerful and fuel-efficient than its predecessor.

(May 31, 2014) Ford is recalling nearly 1.39 million SUVs and sedans in North America, most for the possible loss of power steering. Ford said it will recall 195,527 Explorer SUVs in North America from the 2011 to 2013 model years and 915,216 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner SUVs from model years 2008 to 2011 on power steering issues.

Also, Ford said it will recall nearly 200,000 Taurus sedans in North America from the 2010 to 2014 model years on a corrosion issue.

(May 30, 2014) Volkswagen is turning the virtual world into reality this weekend, as it presents the GTI Roadster concept at the famous Woerthersee GTI meeting in Austria.

The GTI Roadster was originally created as a purely electronic car, to feature in the Sony PlayStation 3 classic, Gran Turismo 6 (GT6).  The result of cooperation between Volkswagen and Sony Computer Entertainment, the GTI Roadster is the work of three young Volkswagen designers, winners of an in-house competition to design a vehicle to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Gran Turismo game.

(May 30, 2014) IRVINE, Calif. — With Kia’s first-ever rear-drive luxury sedan continuing to arrive in showrooms across the U.S., the marketing campaign for the all-new 2015 K900 continues this summer with custom displays and unique test-drive opportunities at a series of lifestyle and cultural events nationwide.

It will also include a partnership with OpenTable that will provide influential tastemakers with the opportunity to take test-drives and enjoy an intimate dining experience while interacting with world-class chefs, including Graham Elliot.