March 2022

From spy shots, the next-generation Q5 appears slightly larger than the current model, and sensor placement indicates it will receive a greater degree of assisted driving capabilities. The front fascia is changed dramatically, though it…

War is disrupting Europe's auto industry. And Ukraine's previously unappreciated role as a supply base is now proving to be a pinch point. Labor-intensive wire harnesses are typically made in low-cost countries — Ukraine, for example.…

Toyota, which has long held the industry's throughput title, remained atop the ranking and saw its average throughput jump 10 percent to 1,638 vehicles sold per franchise. Lexus unseated Honda for the No. 2 ranking, as its throughput…

Over the past week, 96,300 vehicles were cut from production plans worldwide because of the microchip shortage, according to AutoForecast Solutions. So far this year, about 1.25 million vehicles have been removed from factory schedules…

Last year was dominated by some of the biggest dealership acquisition deals in auto retail history from some of the biggest names in the business. Given that explosion in deals, expect changes in the rankings for some of the largest…

A North Carolina mansion nicknamed the Baby Biltmore for its resemblance to the state's most famous estate has changed hands, with the CEO of Sonic Automotive buying it from the widow of AutoNation co-founder Steve Berrard.A private…

Holoride's tech operates through a wireless connection to the vehicle, via a passenger's personal device, and combines navigational and car data to create immersive location-based experiences with the use of VR headsets. To date, many…

In Green Ghost & the Masters of the Stone, an action-comedy film coming to theaters in April, Charlie Clark stars as a car dealer in a Texas border town. That part isn't much of a stretch for Clark, who actually is a car dealer in a…

The Automotive News Congress has been transformed for 2022. Automotive News will host events in four key markets.At the first congress session in Nashville on May 18, General Motors President Mark Reuss will be the closing keynote…

That dropped the Hyundai brand's exclusive count to 393 as of Jan. 1, down by 279 from a year earlier. Hyundai had 827 franchises overall. The Genesis brand, born in 2016, shed 31 franchises in 2021, or 9.2 percent of its network.…