Automotive News Breaking News Feed

• American Axle and UAW reach tentative agreement
  Sat, 17 May 2008 02:05:00 EST
  The UAW and American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. reached a tentative contract agreement late Friday aimed at ending an 11-week-long strike that had triggered thousands of layoffs and cost General Motors at least $1 billion.

• Historian and author Beverly Rae Kimes is dead
  Fri, 16 May 2008 23:04:00 EST
  Longtime automotive historian and author Beverly Rae Kimes died Monday, May 12. Kimes, whose age was not available on Friday, wrote or edited more than 20 books about the automotive field.

• Delphi sues Appaloosa, others for failed investment plan
  Fri, 16 May 2008 16:25:00 EST
  Delphi Corp. said today it filed lawsuits against investors who it said prevented the troubled supplier from getting the exit financing it needed to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month. The complaints filed in U.S.

• Audi to tout show car in Austria
  Fri, 16 May 2008 18:00:00 EST
  Audi is offering a glance at its A3 TDI clubsport quattro, a show car it plans to unveil at the Lake Worther Tour car show in Austria this month.

• $4 gasoline now a reality
  Fri, 16 May 2008 16:51:00 EST
  Swirling talk of gasoline prices reaching $4 became a reality this week in areas across the country, and national averages neared or surpassed the unprecedented mark. Regular unleaded gasoline averaged $3.

• GM crossover production to resume Monday
  Fri, 16 May 2008 14:48:00 EST
  Production will resume Monday, May 19, at a General Motors crossover vehicle assembly plant that has been on strike since April 17.

• Scion to ship xD Release Series 1.0
  Fri, 16 May 2008 14:34:00 EST
  Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.'s Scion brand said Friday that its third limited-production model for 2008 will roll into dealer showrooms in June. Only 2,000 of the xD Release Series 1.0 will be built.

• Tata enters X Prize race for 100-mpg car
  Fri, 16 May 2008 13:32:00 EST
  Tata Motors Ltd. of India has signed on as the first automaker to enter the Progressive Automotive X Prize competition.

• Five Automotive News staffers win Wheel Awards
  Fri, 16 May 2008 10:45:00 EST
  Five Automotive News staff members were honored for outstanding automotive journalism on Thursday evening at the annual International Wheel Awards ceremony.

• Remy remains in red after exiting bankruptcy
  Fri, 16 May 2008 10:28:00 EST
  Supplier Remy International Inc. posted a loss in its first quarter after emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December. Remy said it lost $6.6 million in the first quarter ending March 31, an improvement from the $24.