Hyundai is killing off the Elantra Coupe for 2015, after just two years on the market.

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Even though I tipped the Audi Q3 to win the compact crossover sales race, a story in Automotive News highlights another problem that Mercedes, and other luxury brands, could face: a lack of inventory.

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Here’s an interesting study in how two markets, with a similar affinity for small crossovers, will get wildly different products.

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While we get the Hyundai Accent, Europe and other world markets get the i20, seen above.

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What is almost certainly the most powerful sedan in the world will be unveiled Wednesday at a special event in Detroit.

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There I was, all ready to do something that no automotive journalist ever does: purchase a brand new performance car. I was days away from going down to the local Ford dealer and signing on the dotted line for a brand new Ford Fiesta ST. I had it all picked out: an ST3 model, with the […]

A Japanese motorist has spotted what appears to be the next-generation Mazda MX-5 while out testing in Japan.

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Back in May, we reported on the rather fat inventory levels of Cadillac’s products, examining through the context of the one product with less than 100 days of supply – the SRX crossover. A few months later, dealers are tight on the newly redesigned Escalade, but the inventory picture for Cadillac’s car lineup hasn’t gotten much better.

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Following GM Financial’s subpoena from the Department of Justice, Santander Consumer said that it had received a subpoena as well related to

“production of documents and communications that, among other things relate to the underwriting and securitization of nonprime auto loans since 2007,”

 

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Toyota is not going to be expanding any plants in the United States, even as they are forced to absorb further production of the Toyota Camry as their assembly deal with Subaru winds down.

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  The first teaser shot of the Chevrolet Volt has emerged, with the car debuting at the 2015 North American International Auto Show. (Read More…)

The topic of subprime auto loans has been a hotly contested one at TTAC, with numerous commenters defending both the practice and the stability of recent run-up in subprime lending.

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Even though I’ve taken a crack at it in numerous articles, this infographic from GM Financial contains a much more thorough explanation of how auto loans are securitized. Click here for the full-size version.

Back in the heyday of import tuner magazines, there was an ever-reliable advertisement for some kind of “electric turbocharger”, generally the kind seen above. Much like the “10x pheromones”, one couldn’t help but wonder who was buying enough of them that buying ad space was worthwhile.

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On this day in 1991, Peugeot officially announced its exit from the U.S. market.

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