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TOKYO — Mazda’s plans to resurrect its trademark rotary engine as a part of an electrified range extender is now on the back burner. The rotary range extender had been expected next year as part of the company’s multiple-solution approach to electrification. Mazda Motor Corp. still plans to resurrect the rotary — but first as

Jeep, a brand known for pushing adventures in the wilderness, is getting an assist from the weather as it pushes the new Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid. The brand, trying to get acquainted with the electric vehicle crowd, is displaying Wrangler 4xe ads on the screens of Volta charging stations in San Francisco and Los Angeles

Ford Motor Co. on Friday said it amended its bylaws to adopt gender-neutral language in an effort to build a more inclusive workplace. The automaker said it would use the title “chair” in place of “chairman.” This comes amid fierce debates over what it means to be a man or a woman, and how language

Mitsubishi Motors’ last halo vehicle was a turbocharged, all-wheel-drive sedan with 303 hp that exited the market as the 2015 Lancer Evolution Final Edition, selling for about $40,000 with shipping. The shine was off the aging “Evo” by the time it was discontinued, but dealers fondly remember the excitement it brought the brand. The automaker’s

A 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV owned by Vermont Rep. Timothy Briglin, a supporter of EVs in the state legislature, recently caught fire while charging in his driveway. The vehicle is a part of a November recall of more than 50,000 2017-2019 model year Bolts in the U.S. due to fire concerns. GM confirmed five instances

WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY — The U.S. and Mexico on Thursday agreed that a new union vote will be held at the General Motors Silao plant by Aug. 20, the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office and Mexico’s economy ministry said. Both countries released a joint statement that said Mexico has agreed to a number of safeguards before the

Polestar, the electric-car maker controlled by Volvo Car AB and its owner Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., is in talks to go public through a merger with Gores Guggenheim Inc., a blank check-firm, according to people with knowledge of the matter.  A transaction may value the combined company at around $25 billion, the people said.

Automotive supplier Magna International is partnering with work force education provider InStride to launch a pilot program that will provide qualified employees access to undergraduate degree programs free of debt. The initiative, Educational Pathways for Innovative Careers (EPIC), will be available for U.S.-based employees beginning this month. The program will provide coursework that lets employees

Three court-appointed experts determined that billionaire Robert Brockman is competent to stand trial in the largest tax-evasion case in U.S. history, despite his claims of dementia, prosecutors said in a court filing. If the findings are confirmed by a judge in Houston, the 80-year-old former CEO of dealership management systems vendor Reynolds & Reynolds would

LOS ANGELES — Genesis Motor North America CEO Mark Del Rosso has taken a leave of absence as of July 1, the automaker told Automotive News. Jose Muñoz, CEO of Hyundai Motor North America, will serve as the interim Genesis chief during Del Rosso’s absence. Genesis did not provide details about Del Rosso’s leave, other

DETROIT — Former UAW Regional Director Vance Pearson was sentenced Tuesday to a year in federal prison for conspiring to embezzle union funds and further racketeering activity with other high-ranking union officials. The court recognized that Pearson played “a minor role but at the same time, it was active,” said U.S. District Judge Paul Borman.

For dealers who still had cars and trucks to sell, June brought booming consumer demand and another jump in the industry’s average transaction price — which topped $40,000 for the first time. But for dealers with showrooms mostly surrounded by empty asphalt, it was a prelude to a summer of missing out on the party.

While North American auto factories leveled off in their production cuts because of microchip shortages this week, European and Asia Pacific plants made more volume changes. Worldwide, automakers could eventually see 6.1 million vehicles lost because of the supply crisis, according to AutoForecast Solutions’ latest weekly survey, compared with its forecast of 5.8 million vehicles

Some dealers are desperate for inventory. They’ve been calling peers, such as Terry Hanks, president of Sundance Chevrolet and Sundance Buick-GMC in Michigan, offering to pay handsomely, especially for light trucks. “They offered us $3,000 over sticker price for pickups,” Hanks said. “I never heard of such a thing in my life.” Hanks said he

DETROIT — Ray Curry, who last week became the UAW’s fourth president in three years, will be challenged to grow the troubled union in a time of unprecedented change as the industry shifts to electrification. That’s assuming he can win reelection next year in what could be the first direct vote by rank-and-file members in

LOS ANGELES — As the world’s largest maker of internal combustion engines, Honda Motor Co. has been reluctant to join its automotive peers on the electrified bandwagon. In the U.S. market today, 93 percent of Honda’s sales come from gasoline-powered vehicles and just 7 percent from hybrids. EVs are zero. But all that’s going to

HORSESHOE BAY, Texas — About halfway through the most challenging off-road trail prepared for journalists here — ominously labeled the Ghost Pepper course, as opposed to the easier Jalapeño and Habanero paths — a reporter a few vehicles away in our caravan of Ford Broncos radioed that he was stuck at a steep, mud-caked rock

HORSESHOE BAY, Texas — About halfway through the most challenging off-road trail prepared for journalists here — ominously labeled the Ghost Pepper course, as opposed to the easier Jalapeño and Habanero paths — a reporter a few vehicles away in our caravan of Ford Broncos radioed that he was stuck at a steep, mud-caked rock

Fast-growing Umansky Automotive Group of Memphis, Tenn., has entered California with the acquisition of five dealerships representing six brands in the San Francisco Bay area. Umansky Automotive bought Porsche Livermore, Jaguar-Land Rover Livermore, Audi Livermore, Livermore Honda and Livermore Subaru, all in Livermore, Calif., on Wednesday from Qvale Automotive Group. Livermore is southeast of San

LaFontaine Automotive Group said it has purchased the Ralph Thayer Automotive group’s three stores, all of which are in the Detroit suburb of Livonia. LaFontaine, of Highland, Mich., will add Hyundai, Mazda and Volkswagen dealerships after the transaction closed on Thursday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The stores have been renamed LaFontaine

It currently is a day of the week—which one? Doesn’t matter, but kicking back at the end of it with a cold snack is surely a great way to wind down. But who wants to get up from the couch, work-from-home desk, or patio to grab their first (or second, or third … ) brewski

WASHINGTON — NHTSA on Thursday launched a cloud-based dashboard for sifting and sorting more than 50 years’ worth of auto safety recall data. The agency’s searchable database allows users to sort, filter and visualize data, such as the total number of recalls by manufacturer and total number of potentially affected vehicles. It also allows users

Ferrari SF90 Stradale Full Overview Fiorano. The word, let alone the actual place, bursts with visions of Michael Schumacher obsessively knocking off lap after lap of Formula 1 testing; of Ferrari 288 GTO and F40 prototypes finessing the ragged edges of their track chops; of Big Ideas pressure-tested under il Commendatore‘s watchful gaze before he

Volvo Cars laid out an extensive road map to becoming a fully electric car maker by 2030, including plans to sell 600,000 battery electric vehicles at mid-decade and build a European battery gigafactory in 2026. Volvo also said it plans to equip many of its future vehicles with self-driving technology, including standard lidar sensors from

See all 32 photos At first glance, the Cayenne Turbo GT looks much like its lesser Turbo stablemate. Those with sharp eyes, however, will note a number of small styling enhancements, such as a distinct front fascia with bigger side air intakes and a more prominent front lip, black fender arches, a set of gorgeous

U.S. light-vehicle sales slowed in June from the booming pace of April and May, as shortages of many popular vehicles kept consumers on the sidelines, forecasters said. Second-quarter sales are still expected to reach the highest level since at least 2018, but analysts anticipate declining volume in the months ahead. Cox Automotive expects total sales

My most excellent source—Deep Burble—recently told me the sad tale of the stillborn sixth-generation Camaro Z/28 that almost was, but never will be. I just had to say something. Yes, friends, Chevrolet was all set to build a follow-up to the absolutely brilliant, Best Driver’s Car winning fifth-gen Camaro Z/28. Now it ain’t. Feeling blue?

DETROIT — The Detroit automakers and the UAW said on Tuesday fully vaccinated workers at their U.S. factories will not have to wear masks on the job beginning on July 12. General Motors, Ford Motor Co., Stellantis and the union that represents their U.S. manufacturing workers said in a joint statement that those who have

There are lots of special-edition Rolls-Royces with interesting details and backstories. Heck, there’s one with the entire Arabian peninsula on its hood. Or how about another that includes a cryptographic mystery concealed in glyphs hidden around the car? The special models Rolls-Royce recently pulled the wraps off of, however, are a little more traditional. These models are

A Michigan plant of French supplier Faurecia suffered minor damage from a roof fire Monday evening, causing some production to be temporarily paused. No employees were harmed. The company was working to get back to full production at the Faurecia Interiors Systems plant in Saline, Mich., by the end of the day Tuesday, according to