by Ken Zino | Aug 25, 2009
Today the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the mid-session review to the House of Representatives. The latest update to the Administration’s economic forecast, last done in February, and its budget projections going out until 2019 shows a...
by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 25, 2009
With ambitious plans to expand in the U.S. market now beginning to unfold, Volkswagen of America is putting the company advertising work up for review as part of a plan to expand beyond the niches from which it pulls most of its sales. The company will need a broader...
by Ken Zino | Aug 25, 2009
There is good news of sorts for people trying to understand how the new Chrysler Group will revive itself going forward. The privately held company will have a display of vehicles as part of Fiat’s display at the Frankfurt Auto Show in September. There will be no...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 25, 2009
By noon today, U.S. auto retailers will have to submit the final paperwork for their last Cash-for-Clunkers deals or forfeit the refunds they expect from the federal government. The Cash Allowance Rebate System, or CARS, as it’s more formally known, has come to a...
by Marty Bernstein | Aug 24, 2009
OK, 489,269 New Cars Were Sold, Now What? What’s a dealer to do? Now that the program has all but ended, many dealers selling small, energy efficient and environmentally efficacious vehicles have no cars on their lots to — hmm, that is the question, isn’t it?...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 24, 2009
The original, 2000 Honda Insight was the first hybrid-electric vehicle to reach North American shores and it was certainly no trouble to spot it rolling down the road, thanks to its unusual, teardrop-shaped aluminum body. But the 2-seat design had limited...
by Ken Zino | Aug 24, 2009
The General Motors Company board of directors met last Friday to discuss the two bids for its loss-making European operation Adam Opel, and made no decision. One bid under consideration is from a consortium led by Canadian parts maker Magna International (MGa.TO),...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 24, 2009
Maserati will lift the veil on its first-ever 4-seat convertible during the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, next month, but we’re able to give you a sneak peek at what’s coming with these shots of the 2011 Maserati GranCabrio. The new model adds, if you will, the third...
by Jim McCraw | Aug 24, 2009
Ford Motor Company’s Special Vehicle Team, the source for all things Shelby and Cobra and birthplace of the Ford GT, has just introduced the F-150 Raptor, its first pickup truck project since the last Lightning hot-rod pickup six years ago. It’s a “pre-runner” in...
by Ken Zino | Aug 24, 2009
The price of oil is rising once again. Demand is increasing to record levels in China as the U.S. appetite for oil is growing again, too. Reserves are dropping as well. So crude oil is now selling at more than $73 a barrel, a record for all of 2009. Moreover, since...
by Ken Zino | Aug 22, 2009
Volkswagen of America is recalling 13,500 vehicles equipped with its Direct Shift Gearbox transmission. Models affected by the recall include the Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, GTI, and Eos built between September 2008 and August 2009. VW says the recall applies to 2009...
