(February 27, 2017) WOLFSBURG, Germany — The Volkswagen Group appears to be making progress with overcoming the diesel engine crisis. In 2016, the company’s operating business presented a very robust performance even though earnings were impacted once again by negative special items.

Before special items, the Group exceeded its original forecasts. Sales revenue in fiscal year 2016 rose by EUR 4.0 billion ($4.23 billion) to EUR 217.3 billion ($230 billion). At EUR 7.1 billion, the group’s operating result, which had slipped into the red in the previous year due to the diesel issue, was back in strongly positive territory.

(February 25, 2017) AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — FCA says that the all-new 2017 Jeep Compass expands the brand’s global reach with an unmatched combination of attributes that includes legendary and best-in-class 4x4 off-road capability, advanced fuel-efficient powertrains, premium and authentic Jeep design, superior on-road driving dynamics, open-air freedom, and a host of innovative safety and advanced technology offerings.

(February 25, 2017) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — If the 5 million engines that Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama has produced over the past 14 years were lined up side by side, they would stretch from Huntsville to Los Angeles! 
 
“Five million, that’s incredible.  You just don’t think in those terms,” says Theodore Bridgeforth, a group leader and original team member who helped bring that first engine forth back in 2003.

(February 24, 2017) STUTTGART — The new Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid sees the sports car manufacturer launch a plug-in hybrid as the flagship of a model line for the first time. The four-liter V8 engine from the Panamera Turbo is combined with an electric motor, resulting in 680 horsepower of system power with outstanding power delivery.