by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 11, 2009
Kia will roll out the all-new 2010 Kia Forte compact sedan in early summer as a replacement for the aging and largely unlamented Spectra. “I think it looks really good,” said Tom Loveless, who noted it is also aimed at the sweet spot in the contemporary automotive...
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 11, 2009
The JETTA TDI clean diesel was named “Best of the Year” by Motor Week in its 2009 Drivers’ Choice Award competition. John Davis, Motor Week host, said the Jetta TDI really had no peer this year. “It is the best of all worlds rolled into one...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 11, 2009
If you’re an automotive executive fretting over the collapse of the U.S. market, the tidal wave of negative headlines and the steady assault of restrictive new government regulations, stop lamenting. You’ve only got yourself to blame, declared John Krafcik, acting CEO...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 11, 2009
Who says performance is dead? Despite the “greening” of the automobile, there are plenty of folks who like a little muscle. The reborn, 2010 Ford Taurus SHO says you can have them both. Equipped with a twin-turbo version of the automaker’s new Ecoboost V-6, the new...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 11, 2009
It’s a tough time to be launching new full-size pickups. Even though fuel prices have settled back a bit, the economy isn’t helping, and many of the “recreational” and personal use buyers have abandoned the segment for good. That’s been particularly bad news for...
by Ken Zino | Feb 11, 2009
We love to talk conventional wisdom, at TheDetroitBureau.com, especially when it’s wrong. So, pundits like to say that the global economic crisis is taking a particularly hard swipe at the luxury car market. Maybe they’re right when it comes to...
by Detroit Bureau | Feb 11, 2009
Sarah Wilson doesn’t need to be told about the problems of distracted driving. She’s got several seriously injured friends to remind her what happens when you split your time behind the wheel texting, cellphoning and simply ignoring the road. So, it’s not surprising...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 11, 2009
Nissan’s little Cube is one of those gotta-have machines we’ve been seeing for years at the Tokyo Motor Show and wondering why they didn’t bring it to the U.S. Now they’re finally going to. Since it’s launch, in 1998, the Cube has had the same sort of geek...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 10, 2009
One of the youngest and well-respected PR chiefs in the auto industry is moving on. Just days after Nissan Motor Co. reported a massive loss and revealed plans to slash jobs around the world, Simon Sproule has announced he will be among those leaving the troubled...
by Detroit Bureau | Feb 10, 2009
Ford hopes to burnish the bad-boy image of its big F-Series pickup with the launch of the 2010 Harley-Davidson F-150, which will be making its public debut, this week, at the Chicago Auto Show. The 14th time the automaker and motorcycle manufacturer have teamed up,...
