(February 3, 2014) General Motors, Ford and Toyota cited unusually bad winter weather for a drop in January sales compared to sales from a year ago. Sales dropped 12 percent at General Motors, 8 percent at Ford and 7 percent at Toyota compared to January 2013. Honda also cited weather for its 2.1 percent decrease.

(February 3, 2014) AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Chrysler Group today reported U.S. sales of 127,183 units, an 8 percent increase compared with sales in January 2013 when117,731 units were sold, and the group’s best January sales since 2008.

(February 3, 2014) IRVINE, Calif. — Maserati Ghibli increased 4,250 percent in new-car searches on KBB.com, the most of any advertised model during Super Bowl XLVIII, according to Kelley Blue Book. Other luxury models Jaguar F-Type, Hyundai Genesis and Audi A3 increased 1,733 percent, 838 percent and 813 percent in search activity on the site after the ads aired, respectively.

(February 2, 2014) INGOLSTADT, Germany — The development of Audi e-fuels has reached a new level. The synthetic fuels have now completed a test cycle in Ingolstadt in the pressure chamber and the glass engine – with clear results: Audi e-fuels often even perform better than their conventional counterparts.