Author: Automotive News Breaking News Feed

Over the last three years, manufacturers have improved their vehicles’ headlights. However, a majority of these better-quality lights come with a significant cost.

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said he was examining all tools to raise U.S. tariffs on Chinese vehicles to the 40 percent duties that China is now charging on U.S.-produced vehicles.

Lincoln President Joy Falotico said the brand is backing off the target, established under former CEO Mark Fields in 2014, after the cost to export U.S.-built vehicles to China rose.

The Palisade is the latest addition to Hyundai’s campaign to rework its car-heavy lineup with a batch of new, redesigned or freshened light trucks.

A federal judge in San Francisco ordered the Justice Department and Fiat Chrysler to hold new talks with a court-appointed settlement master to try to settle the government’s civil suit over the company’s diesel vehicle emissions.

The third-generation 2020 Kia Soul receives a new platform, sleeker headlights and more sculpted lines but keeps the trademark quirky looks that have made it standout on the road.

Kia is expanding the Niro lineup next year with a battery electric version of the compact crossover that can drive 239 miles on a single charge.

Nissan is giving the Murano a nip and tuck for the 2019 model year as the automaker looks to keep the midsize crossover competitive in a growing and increasingly crowded segment.

Rep. Debbie Dingell, one of the automotive industry’s staunchest supporters in Congress and a former GM executive, chastised the company for its decision to idle or close U.S. assembly plants.

Ford, which had planned to start production of Lincoln models in China in late 2019 with a local partner, is trying to move that timing up, even if slightly, to help overcome tariffs.