BMW has unveiled the new-generation BMW 7-Series at an event in Munich, which will be publicly showed at the Paris Motor Show this September and will go on sale in November.

U.S. auto sales plunged 18.3 percent in June from a year before as gasoline prices above $4 a gallon and a sour economy drove U.S. consumers away from fuel-thirsty trucks.

Volkswagen CEO Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn and German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel have revealed a new plug-in hybrid electric car called the Golf Twin Drive and expects to launch the first electric cars by 2010.

Mercedes-Benz will start offering the R, ML and GL 320 BlueTEC in the U.S., the world’s first three diesel SUVs which not only meet the particularly demanding criteria of the American Bin 5 standard, but also have the potential to fulfill the stringent EU6 standard.

Fiat Group’s brand, Alfa Romeo is introducing a new sporty mini called MiTo to widen its product range and appeal to younger more environmentally conscious drivers, which are looking for high-performing, fuel-efficient and stylish compact car.

Ford said on Friday it was making further reductions to its North American truck production plan while adding more small cars, crossovers and fuel-efficient powertrains, as the company responds to the continued deterioration in the U.S. business environment and the accelerated shift away from large trucks and SUVs.

Chrysler announced today that it is pricing its full-size 4x4 sport-utility vehicle (SUV) hybrid electric vehicles nearly $8,000 below the competition.

Honda Motor Co. has begun production of the new FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicle, with the first vehicle coming off the line.

Mercedes-Benz announced today company's "Road to the Future," detailing their plans to produce more fuel-efficient and environmentally-sustainable premium automobiles based on their modular green technologies.

General Motors announced plans Tuesday to close four North American truck and SUV plants by 2010, new small car models, the production go-ahead for the Volt electric vehicle and the possible sale of its Hummer brand.