— Total new-vehicle retail sales in the United States are expected to reach 6.5 million for the first half of 2014, a 6 percent increase over the first half of 2013, according to an analysis by J.D. Power. Retail sales at the beginning of 2014 were ....

British racer Katherine Legge has become the first female driver and the 11th in total to be confirmed to race in the new all-electric FIA Formula E Championship after signing for the newly rebranded Amlin Aguri Formula E team. The 34-year-old former ....

— American race driver Derek Hill, son of World Champion Phil Hill, will strap himself behind the wheel of the lone surviving Maserati Tipo 151, of which only three were ever constructed, to race in the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion August 14-17 ....

– The Volkswagen Group delivered 4.11 (January-May 2013 3.87 6.3 percent)* million vehicles from January to May. The company handed over 864,600 (May 2013 816,300 5.9 percent)* units to customers in May. The Volkswagen Group brands delivered ....

- Jaguar Land Rover, the UKs leading manufacturer of premium luxury vehicles delivered a strong sales performance in May, retailing 38,831 vehicles in the month, up 20 versus the same period last year. Calendar year to date, Jaguar Land Rover has ....

– The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivered 2.55 (January-May 2013 2.44 4.4 percent) million vehicles in the first five months of the year. Deliveries grew by 3.9 percent in May, with the brand handing over 531,100 (May 2013 511,000) vehicles ....

I Holden has carried its positive sales momentum into May, continuing to outperform the market in 2014 and cementing its position in the top two for automotive sales for the month of May and overall. With sales totalling 44,441 year-to-date (YTD), ....

Holden has launched a new End of Financial Year (EOFY) campaign that offers customers incredible value and red-hot offers across a broad range of its world-class product portfolio. Holdens sizzling EOFY offers are available until June 30 and include ....

Merry month of May for Opel the automaker again made substantial gains on the German passenger car market last month. Opel had a total of 21,040 new registrations, 9 percent more than in May of last year. With this, Opel considerably outperformed ....

General Motors fleet of fuel cell vehicles recently clocked up over three million miles (4.8 million km) of hydrogen-powered, real world driving. Some of the fleet have accumulated more than 120,000 miles (193,000 km). They are all part of GMs large-scale ....

I Ford China sales grew 32 percent in May with 93,323 wholesales sold compared to 70,449 wholesales in May 2013. Year-to-date sales were up 39 percent, with 461,473 wholesales sold compared to 332,308 wholesales sold in the first five months of 2013. Passenger ....

Brand Tops 100,000 Global and 70,000 U.S. Sales in May Jeep® brand records best sales month ever 100,207 global sales and 70,203 U.S. sales Global sales up 42 percent in 2014 and 55 percent in May U.S. sales up 49 percent in 2014 and 58 ....

- Subaru of America, Inc. today reported 44,170 vehicle sales for May 2014, a 11 percent increase over May 2013 sales of 39,892 and the best-ever May sales month in company history. Year-to-date sales for Subaru total 196,641 - a 19 percent increase ....

- Maserati North America, Inc. reported today a U.S. sales increase of 406 percent (1,144 retail units) compared with (226 units) in May 2013, one year ago. In its centennial year, this milestone marks the best sales in the companys history. The ....

Ford Motor Company U.S. sales totaled 254,084 vehicles in May, up 3 percent from a year ago. Retail sales set several model records with 174,889 vehicles sold – an increase of 6 percent. Fusion and Escape had their best months ever, which helped ....