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Hackers compromised some online accounts of General Motors customers in April, potentially accessing addresses, phone numbers and other personal information, according to a data breach notice filed with California regulators. In a letter to affected customers, GM said it identified suspicious login attempts to an unspecified number of accounts between April 11 and April 29.

WASHINGTON — Ford Motor Co. has agreed to pay $19.2 million to resolve allegations it falsely advertised real-world fuel economy and payload capacity for some hybrids and pickup trucks, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office said Tuesday. The multi-state settlement covers 2013–2014 C-Max hybrids and 2011–2014 Super Duty pickups. In 2013, Ford lowered the advertised fuel

Auto supplier Piston Group said it will manufacture batteries for electric vehicles for energy storage technology startup Our Next Energy Inc., or ONE. Piston Group said it plans to produce ONE’s Aries battery packs, which utilize lithium iron phosphate chemistry to “increase range and reduce cost while eliminating nickel and cobalt supply chain and safety

BMW North America named Raymond Wittmann to be its next CFO and Marcus Casey to become head of marketing communications, replacing a pair of executives who are taking posts with BMW in Europe. Both appointments, announced Friday, will take effect Sept. 1. Wittmann, 50, replaces Stefan Kramer, who was executive vice president and CFO since

DETROIT — Jake Neher has joined the Automotive News multimedia team as coordinating producer for audio. Neher, 34, has worked in public radio for the past 12 years. Most recently, he was senior editor for WDET’s “Detroit Today With Stephen Henderson” and co-host of its popular Michigan politics podcast, “MichMash.” A Michigander for most of

WASHINGTON — As the auto industry endures global supply chain disruptions, including a semiconductor shortage that emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic, one trade association is hoping to avoid déjà vu. “Right now, our No. 1 public policy issue is to get passage of the competition bill that is making its way through Congress,” said Ann

There’s no ejector seat, oil slick maker or machine gun, but the 1964 Aston Martin DB5 that Sean Connery bought for himself more than a half-century after driving one as James Bond in Goldfinger is up for sale. The actor bought the DB5 at the suggestion of his children in 2018, two years before he

Supplier American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. is exploring a potential sale, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The company has hired an adviser to help with the process, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing private information. A leveraged buyout through a private equity firm is a likely option, one person

A new software stack developed by steering supplier Nexteer Automotive and Israeli tech startup Tactile Mobility allows vehicles to get a better “feel of the road” in hazardous conditions — and even to detect the health of a tire. The software is integrated into a vehicle’s steering system to instantly detect when the tires have

Hyundai Motor Group — solidly No. 2 in the U.S. electric vehicle market in the first quarter — will plow $5.5 billion into its first dedicated EV factory in the U.S., Automotive News has learned. An announcement was planned Friday afternoon. The company declined to comment on the details. The plant in Ellabell, Ga., about

TOKYO — Valeo, a pioneer in commercializing lidar technology, is developing a more advanced version of its laser-emitting safety systems for debut in 2024 that promises a twelvefold increase in resolution, a tripling of range and a much wider viewing angle that can see details the human eye, cameras and radar cannot. The lidar lineup,

Rules. Every racing series from quarter midget to NASCAR to IndyCar requires teams to adhere to what seems like a byzantine labyrinth of rules. The requirements — which govern everything from the size, thickness and placement of decals to the engine’s size and power output — help ensure cars from different teams are close to

Honda’s all-electric Prologue crossover is taking shape as the automaker prepares for an electrified future that targets half a million EV sales in North America by 2050. The 2024 Prologue, Honda’s first volume EV, will leverage General Motors’ Ultium platform and batteries as part of a partnership between the two automakers. Honda has said it

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has announced that prices for the ID Buzz electric van will start at 54,430 euros ($57,220) in Germany for the Cargo version and 64,581 euros ($67,891) for the five-seat passenger Pro version. Orders will open on Friday for the Buzz, with retro styling that evokes the original air-cooled, rear-engine VW Kombi (or

WASHINGTON — U.S. traffic deaths jumped 10.5 percent in 2021 to 42,915 — the highest number killed on American roads in a single-year since 2005, U.S. regulators said Tuesday in its preliminary estimate. The yearly increase is the highest reported since the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began using its current traffic fatality tracking system

AUSTIN – Self-driving startup Argo AI on Tuesday said it had launched driverless vehicles in Miami, Florida and Austin, Texas, but added the vehicles initially were used for in-house testing, with commercial applications following at an unspecified time. Argo, backed by Ford and Volkswagen AG, has tested its robotaxis on public roads in both cities

Dealership marketing company AutoWeb says its board will explore strategic alternatives for the company, including a potential sale or restructuring, as “substantial doubt” exists about its ability to continue as a going concern. The Tampa, Fla.-based company said Monday that a special board committee will evaluate strategic alternatives, including obtaining new debt or equity funding;

DETROIT — Cadillac is expanding deliveries of the Lyriq electric midsize crossover beyond initial reservations this fall and will offer customers free public charging for two years or a credit to install a home charger. “These are important steps for Cadillac, as we make good on our promise to deliver an EV offering more than

For the first time in months, North American assembly plants did not add vehicles to their long list of production schedule cuts caused by the global microchip shortage, according to the latest weekly estimate by AutoForecast Solutions. Factories in Europe, China, South America, the Middle East and Africa also held firm on their production plans,

Penske Automotive Group Inc. is pausing on its goal to have its standalone used-vehicle CarShop locations sell 150,000 vehicles annually by the end of 2023, as it deals with higher costs of sales and vehicle acquisition woes. Penske announced in February 2021 that it planned to expand its CarShop locations in the U.S. and U.K.

LOS ANGELES — A subsidiary of oil and gas giant Shell will soon support charging for Penske Truck Leasing‘s light-duty electric vehicles. Shell Recharge Solutions will provide Level 2 charging stations to support Penske’s electric truck fleet in five states by the end of the year, the companies said last week at the Advanced Clean

Mercedes-Benz of Sugar Land is building customer loyalty and making roads safer at the same time. Since 2014, the Texas dealership has sent more than 260 teenagers through a driving safety school that uses an array of Mercedes vehicles to teach various maneuvers. The initiative started as a perk for dealership clients’ children as part

Volkswagen dealers were left angry, shocked and suspicious by surprise news last week that the brand’s German parent plans to build a new company in the U.S. to sell an electric pickup and SUV under the Scout name, not least because Volkswagen AG was silent on how it intends to retail the vehicles. The lack

MEXICO CITY – General Motors has agreed a 8.5 percent wage hike with the new, independent union at its pick-up truck plant in the central Mexican city of Silao, labor representatives said on Thursday, one of the highest recent raises in the country’s auto industry. A GM Mexico spokeswoman confirmed the raise in an email

Shakespeare was wrong when Romeo rhetorically asks, “What’s in a name?” The answer is not irrelevant — it’s money. In fact, Volkswagen is banking on that fact. The German automaker is moving ahead with plans to resurrect the Scout name that it acquired last year when its heavy-truck brand merged with Navistar and, in the

CDK Global Inc. is being sued in federal court by a shareholder who alleges the company left out key information in its solicitation statement following its announced sale to Brookfield Business Partners. CDK and Brookfield unveiled the planned $8.3 billion deal on April 7. Brookfield agreed to purchase all of CDK’s outstanding shares for $54.87

Taiwan’s Foxconn, best known as the manufacturer of the iPhone, is now in the car manufacturing business. Lordstown Motors on Wednesday said the $230 million deal announced in the fall to sell its sprawling 6.2 million-square-foot plant to Foxconn has closed. The deal transfers to Hon Hai Technology Group — which trades under the Foxconn

Cadillac plans to launch a high-performance variant of the popular Escalade SUV this summer that starts at nearly $150,000. It will become the most expensive Cadillac, or about $46,000 more than the highest-priced 2022 Escalade trim, the Sport Platinum. The 2023 Escalade-V, the first-ever Cadillac V-Series SUV, will be built in small volumes, Cadillac said.

Shift Technologies said it cut positions last month equating to about 10 percent of its corporate team and is pausing its expansion into the Las Vegas market as the online used-vehicle retailer focuses on trimming costs and operating more efficiently. San Francisco-based Shift said Tuesday in a shareholder letter disclosing its first-quarter financial results that

TOKYO — Rebounding Mitsubishi Motors Corp. stepped up its recovery in the latest quarter, bouncing back to profitability on better sales and beneficial foreign exchange rates. The Japanese automaker forecast steady operating profit in the current fiscal year, citing continued momentum of a more profitable product mix, despite rising procurement costs. In the fiscal fourth