While the Tier 1 manufacturer of carbon fiber body panels used mostly in high-end sport cars pursues an aggressive growth strategy aimed at expanding its market into luxury automobiles, it must continue to improve its manufacturing processes to cut …
They will bring to average consumers the kind of autonomous driving capability that has been mainly confined to high-end, optioned-up premium and luxury vehicles. The 2015 Toyota Camry, for example, will be available with adaptive cruise control and …
But might he split FCA into two groups: Fiat/Chrysler and an Italian luxury-brand equivalent of Ford's defunct Premier Auto Group — and then taking the luxury unit to the market? "Let us first see how Alfa will restart," said Marchionne when asked …
Ferrari, based in Maranello, Italy, is 90 percent-owned by Fiat and a key component of Marchionne's plans to expand in luxury cars following the merger to create Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV. Montezemolo, who took charge of the unit in 1991, wanted to …
New entrants like electric car leader Tesla might disrupt the rest of the industry if it can turn its lead in luxury vehicles to the mass market. Then there is the latest fad of so-called connectivity and communications technology. It's not that the …
The AIA indicated that the combined number of registered new and imported used cars stagnated in the first eight months of 2014 compared to the same period of 2013, while it decreased by 7.1% from the first eight months of 2012. It said that the luxury …
According to a park publication, the overlook that now bears his name was built by the Pacific Coast Borax Company in the late 1920s, "as a waystop to allow visitors in automobiles to see Manly Beacon, a prominent landmark in Death Valley's 'Badlands.
With a starting list price of $46,845 for a rear-drive version, or $48,295 for all-wheel drive, the QX70 stands at the top of the crossover utility vehicles sold by the Infiniti luxury car brand. Combining the comfort and easy-driving capabilities of …
Where are the cars? Automobiles like the Toyota RAV4 EV, Chevy Spark EV, and Fiat 500e upped the ante in electric range yet remain available only in limited release to West Coast consumers. That won't do as an industry game-changer any more than the …