(August 1, 2013) AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Chrysler Group today reported U.S. sales of 140,102 units, an 11 percent increase compared with sales in July 2012 (126,089 units), and the group’s best July sales since 2006.

(August 1, 2013) The Ford Escape has set a new sales record. It is now the first small utility ever to sell more than 150,000 vehicles in the first half of any year.

TheEscape is on pace to break its all-time annual sales record, set last year, of 261,008 vehicles sold. Sales through June totaled 156,626 vehicles outselling Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4 through the first half of this year.

(August 1, 2013) COSTA MESA, Calif. — Since the moment it rocked the automotive world at its introduction in September 2000, Hyundai’s Santa Fe has been a powerful player in the crossover segment. That momentum continues, with two all-new models leading the charge to a retail sales growth rate exceeding 40 percent through June, highlighted on July 31 by the sale of the one millionth Santa Fe in the United States.

(July 31, 2013) DETROIT — The all-new 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel’s advanced 2.0L engine uses a variable-swirl intake system to create a “perfect storm” of air and fuel that helps enhance performance while reducing emissions.

(July 31, 2013) TORRANCE, Calif. — Start your engines — this year's highly anticipated Honda Civic Tour will kick off tomorrow (Aug. 1) when headliner Maroon 5  takes the stage alongside special guest Kelly Clarkson in St. Louis.

(July 31, 2013) WHITLEY, UK — The first Land Rover electric Defender has started work at the Eden Project near St Austell in Cornwall in an inaugural real world trial of its capabilities. Unveiled at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, the Land Rover Electric Defender is a pioneering research project into the electrification of an all-terrain vehicle.

(July 31, 2013) DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford will offer the 2014 F-150 with the ability to run on compressed natural gas, making Ford the only manufacturer with an available CNG/LPG-capable half-ton pickup.

(July 29, 2013) AUBURN, Ind. — Auctions America has announced that well-known car collector and television personality Jay Leno will make a special appearance and provide color commentary for the live television coverage of its highly anticipated California Auction.

(July 30, 2013) DETROIT — General Motors’ Rayong engine plant in Thailand and Cheongna proving ground in Korea are now landfill-free, bringing the company’s total to 33 sites throughout Asia that recycle, reuse or convert to energy all of their daily waste. GM’s landfill-free facility count in Asia compares to 45 in North America and 22 in Europe. 

(July 30, 2013) AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Chrysler Group, riding sales gains in the United States and globally, reported net income of $507 million in the second quarter as strong sales of pickups and SUVs led the automaker to its eighth consecutive quarterly profit. Earnings rose 16 percent from the $436 million posted during the same quarter of 2012, Chrysler said in a statement today.