by Mike Davis | Apr 10, 2009
The defining moment for safety statistics for me stands out in my memory. It was early one Sunday morning, summer of 1951, in a small town in Alabama. Harry and I had been driving all night, long before the advent of Interstates, in his worn ’46 Ford Club Coupe...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 9, 2009
Daimler AG plans to stick with Formula One racing despite the company’s need to conserve cash and in the face of ongoing controversies regarding the conduct of its McLaren Mercedes team. Dieter Zetsche, Daimler’s chief executive officer, said the company...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 9, 2009
Hoping to kick-start the struggling Cadillac division, one of the “bookends” of a downsized and restructured General Motors, the automaker will replace one of its most important products and add a new model that could become its global best-seller, a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 9, 2009
We expect we’ll continue to hear the one-liners for some time. “I’ve always wanted to do a real dog-and-pony show,” suggested Honda PR-meister Sage Marie. “The New York Auto Show is really going to the dogs,” chimed in a colleague....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 9, 2009
The Australian with the crocodile boots and the big knife may be gone, but after 15 years, Subaru’s Outback is back in an entirely new skin for the 2010 model-year, making its debut at the New York International Auto Show. The Outback has much in common with the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 9, 2009
There’s something to be said about being the only automaker in the American market to post a sales increase in 2008. How Subaru pulled that off is going to be debated for some time, but certainly a good share of the credit goes to products like the Subaru...
by Ken Zino | Apr 9, 2009
The transformation of automaker from utilitarian conservative to something with a little more, well, soul takes years, if not decades. Kia Motors America (KMA) is hoping that the 2010 Forte Koup production car that debuted today in New York will help move the brand...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 9, 2009
By all measures, it should have been a great year for Toyota Motor Company. The Japanese automaker wrapped up 2008 fulfilling its long-held goal of besting its American rival, General Motors Corporation, to become the world’s best-selling automaker, a push...
by Ken Zino | Apr 9, 2009
If you take a four-door hatchback body style and combine it with the rear-drive hybrid drivetrain from General Motors that is also being used by Chrysler and Mercedes-Benz, can you come up with a BMW? Well, that’s what the German sports sedan maker is hoping to...
by Mike Levine | Apr 9, 2009
Regardless of whether or not Chrysler and Nissan restart shelved plans to swap a small car and a full-size truck with each other, Nissan says it will continue to produce and sell the Titan half-ton pickup. Last year, the two companies announced that the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 9, 2009
Think of the possibilities provided by 7 gears and 518 horsepower. (Of course, it helps not to think about the possible fines and points on your license.) The new Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG is the most powerful model to ever wear the German maker’s midsize badge. ...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 8, 2009
Would American luxury buyers embrace a midsize Mercedes-Benz sedan delivering fuel economy better than most of today’s hybrids? That’s the question the German automaker is trying to answer as it ponders whether to begin importing its E250 Bluetec, a...
