Subaru of America recently kicked off its fourth annual “Share the Love" charity event. Subaru will donate $250 for every new  vehicle sold or leased through Jan. 2 — up to $5 million in total support —  to one of the following five charities: American Forests, the ASPCA, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Meals On Wheels Association of […] [Read More]

The Larry H. Miller Automotive Group has added another store to its ranks. A grand opening and ribbon cutting celebration was held Nov. 15 at the new Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram Riverdale dealership in Riverdale, Utah. The dealership — located at 1481 West Riverdale Road — will serve customers primarily from the Roy, Weber/Ogden, Riverdale and […] [Read More]

General Motors has announced a recall of almost 5,700 midsize pickups to correct an issue with the seatbelt warning function in these models. Models involved include the early-model 2012 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon, all of which were built between Aug. 27 and Oct. 21. Breaking it down, 5,220 units are in the U.S., 210 are […] [Read More]

Touting the design as luxurious and cutting-edge as its sporty models, Porsche Cars North America highlighted plans for its new headquarters, which is scheduled to open in late 2013. To ensure every square inch of the brand new facility is infused with these Porsche brand and product values, the OEM selected HOK, a leading global […] [Read More]

Chrysler announced Monday the new head of the Fiat brand for North America to replace Laura Soave, who has left Chrysler and is pursuing other interests. Appointed to the position — effective immediately — is Timothy Kuniskis, whose most recent post was as director of product marketing for both the Chrysler and Fiat brands. [Read More]

Along with announcing plans for its former Saturn manufacturing hub, General Motors revealed Monday that vice chairman Stephen Girsky has been named chairman of the supervisory board for Adam Opel AG effective immediately. The OEM said Girsky replaces Nick Reilly, who resigned from the board as a member and chairman. Reilly recently announced that he […] [Read More]

Three more recalls have come out from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, mostly for 2012 models. The largest of the three is the recall by General Motors of 1,798 vans — the 2012 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana manufactured between June 2 and Oct. 17. NHTSA indicated that the second stage of the dual-stage […] [Read More]

Chrysler Group, the Chrysler Foundation and the UAW all joined forces to make sure this week’s Thanksgiving holiday is better one for hungry people throughout the Midwest and the nation’s capital. Late last week, a caravan of Chrysler vehicles filled with food donated by hundreds of employees departed the company’s headquarters for Lighthouse of Oakland […] [Read More]

On Thursday, Toyota celebrated the opening of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi, the company’s new $800 million plant outside of Tupelo, Miss., that assembles the Corolla. Joining Thursday’s celebration were Toyota Motor Corp. president Akio Toyoda and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour. The facility — located in Blue Springs — is Toyota’s 14th North American plant, further […] [Read More]

Bringing its total U.S. investments to more than $4.5 billion since June 2009, Chrysler announced earlier this week that it plans to invest $1.7 billion to support the development and production of its next-generation Jeep, set to come out in 2013. This investment includes pumping $500 million into its Toledo Assembly Complex in Ohio, where […] [Read More]