Nissan has offered its Murano with a CVT since the vehicle was launched At the time it was the most powerful vehicle to offered with the transmission. But those days are changing. In the quest for better fuel economy more and more vehicles, including larger and more powerful vehicles, are offering CVTs.
Nissan is building upon […]

On the 42nd birthday of the Ford Mustang, which was introduced on April 17, 1964, Shelby Automobiles announced that it began production of the new Shelby GT-H at its Las Vegas production facility. The Shelby GT-H was unveiled last week at the New York Auto Show.
The Shelby GT-H celebrates the 40th anniversary of Shelby’s 1966 […]

At the New York Auto Show, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn announced that the forthcoming GT-R would be sold under the Nissan brand in the U.S. rather than as an Infiniti, as many had believed. Ghosn said that every country except the United States wanted the next GT-R to be a Nissan. The U.S. unit couldn’t […]

At a press conference at the New York Auto Show last Wednesday, Mark Fields, Ford’s President of the Americas, said “we’re very pleased with our early progress” with our “Way Forward” plan. “But it remains a long journey,” he added.
“All of this means taking a longer-term view of the market, rather than incremental thinking. It […]

Honda is cutting its U.S. sales target for its Fit subcompact by up to 24 percent to shift production capacity to make more Civics. Higher-than-expected sales of the all-new Civic in the U.S., Japan and Europe means Honda needs to devote more capacity to building Civics cars instead of Fits.
“It’s really about competing for supply […]

American Suzuki Motor staged the North American debut Thursday of its all-new 2007 Suzuki SX4 compact sport crossover at the New York Auto Show. The car had its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show and is already available in Europe as the Suzuki SX-4 and Fiat Sedici. The SX4 crossover comes to U.S. showrooms […]

Land Rover introduced an all-new customer communication tool entitled “Go Beyond TV” at the 2006 New York Auto Show. Land Rover is the first auto maker to offer their own broadband TV station. Go Beyond TV will feature Land Rover dedicated footage along with lifestyle and adventure content via external partners.
The Go Beyond microsite features […]

Ford unveiled the F-150 FX2 Sport trim package of its F-Series pickup truck Thursday at the New York International Auto Show. Ford hopes the sporty model will help it meet its bold new target to sell more than 900,000 F-Series pickups for the third year in a row.
The new F-150 FX2 Sport, a rear-wheel-drive version […]

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said in an interview he still feels it’s too early to fully back hybrids, and declining sales are evidence of this. “At least admit I was the only guy saying, ‘Watch out, the consumer decides, don’t be excited about it,’” Ghosn said in an interview with reporters at the New York […]

Honda may reduce production of the Honda Accord hybrid because of slow sales, Honda Executive Vice President Dick Colliver said Thursday at the New York Auto Show. Colliver was the second executive in as many days to question hybrid sales. Nissan’s Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn said Wednesday that hybrid sales appear to be slowing down, […]