Mitsubishi has given up on making sedans and will focus exclusively on SUVs
With the 2012 departure of Suzuki from the U.S. market, the title of "most challenged" automaker probably passes to Mitsubishi.While it's backed by a huge Japanese conglomerate, it's a tiny player in...
View ArticleMcLaren will stick to supercars – no SUV in the future
Contrary to what everyone else in the luxury auto business is doing these days, supercar specialist McLaren just declared that it won't build an SUV.At the unveiling of the company's new 570S supercar...
View ArticleIf you want Bentley's new Bentayga SUV, you'll need to get in line – now!
Love it or hate it, the Bentley Bentayga SUV is headed for showrooms. According to company Chairman Wolfgang Durheimer, prospective buyers may have to wait to get their hands on one. And they may have...
View ArticleGM could spend $1.3 billion to build more SUVs in Texas (GM)
General Motors is mulling a $1.3 billion expansion of its Arlington, Texas, assembly plant to boost production of its sport-utility vehicles, according to documents from the city.The U.S. automaker...
View ArticleVolvo's new luxury SUV will use crystal Champagne glasses to take on Range Rover
Volvo's second generation XC90 SUV is taking the safety-centric brand into some unfamiliar territory— ultra luxury. For the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show, the Swedish automaker rolled out a Range Rover-esque...
View ArticleChinese automakers have figured out how to battle their foreign rivals in the...
BEIJING (Reuters) - Two years ago, just one Chinese SUV ranked among the country's top-10. In the first three months of this year, that number jumped to eight — a sign that Chinese automakers may have...
View ArticleMercedes and BMW are competing against each other to build some pretty...
For years, BMW and Mercedes have been locked in a perpetual state of one-upsmanship. And for the better part of the last decade, BMW's X6 and X4 have had the sport utility coupe or SUC (and I'm not...
View ArticleAmericans and Chinese both love SUVs (GM, F, FCAU)
The two best car markets in the world right now are the US and China.You might think this would be awesome for the Chinese, and you'd be right.But to a large degree, the Chinese auto market is an...
View ArticleVolvo has installed a luxury lounge in its new XC90 SUV
The race to create the ultimate luxury SUV is in full swing. Volvo is the latest to join the mad dash. Earlier this month, the Swedish automaker introduced a version of its new XC90 SUV equipped with a...
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View ArticlePorsche just had its best month ever in the US, and it's thanks to one car
With 5,217 cars sold in April, Porsche's US operations had its best month in company history. According to the automaker, sales were up 28%, compared to the same period in 2014.Although, 5,000 or so...
View ArticleReport: Lamborghini could get $111 million from Italian government to build...
SUVs and crossovers are hot in the car business right now.And based on the latest news from Italy, Lamborghini looks to be seriously considering one of their own.The automaker has not yet officially...
View ArticleMost midsize SUVs failed crash tests by a US safety group
(Reuters) - Most midsize SUVs being crash-tested by a U.S. safety group fared poorly, with the worst performer being the Dodge Journey, which sustained severe structural damages.Of the seven models...
View ArticleLexus is taking a bold design risk with its most important SUV
It is a brave new look for the popular Lexus RX, which was shown for the first time at the 2015 New York International Auto Show.In hopes of attracting younger buyers, the United States’ best-selling...
View ArticleIt could be Sweet Home Alabama for Aston Martin's new SUV factory
Aston Martin will decide whether add production at another plant by the end of the year and it would likely be in the United States, the British luxury sports car maker's chief executive told...
View ArticleThis is what it's like to drive the new Audi Q7 in the Swiss Alps
Don’t worry, America, it’s not a wagon. It just drives like one, is as useful as one, and, if you squint at it the right way, kinda looks like one.But it’s still one of God’s Own Vehicles: a fully...
View ArticleTo escape chaos in Libya, young drivers are battling it out with 4x4s on sand...
With the engines throbbing, young Libyans battle it out among the sand dunes, not with Humvee-style fighting vehicles but brightly coloured and sporty four-wheel drives.In a weekly escape from the...
View ArticleIt's (probably) official: The new Lamborghini SUV will be made in Italy
A long episode of national anxiety is finally over: Lamborghini will build its forthcoming SUV in Italy.OK, it wasn't actually a long episode. It was really rather short — speculation heated up just a...
View ArticleLamborghini will start selling its much-anticipated SUV in 2018
Lamborghini has finally confirmed plans to launch on the market an SUV.Lamborghini first previewed the vehicle in 2012 with the Urus concept but concerns over the health of the global economy as well...
View ArticleFord is cutting short its summer break again because so many people want...
Detroit automakers typically shut down for two weeks in the summer to ensure their production lines are in top shape.This year, however, is the third year in a row that Ford will shorten employees’...
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