by Brenda Priddy | Sep 17, 2009
Infiniti may have “revealed” the new M in 3D virtual reality earlier this year, but never mind that, we have the REAL thing! On my morning run today, I unexpectedly stumbled upon two pre-production testers. No clay models here – these were as real as it...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 17, 2009
While hybrid sales volumes may still be modest, Toyota Motor Co. appears to be convinced there’s enough demand to introduce an array of gasoline-electric models that would share the Prius badge with the Japanese maker’s most popular entry into the emerging field....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 17, 2009
It’s hard to find an inch of unused space at the grand Festhalle pavilion that Mercedes-Benz has filled with its newest products and displays touting its latest technology. Nor is there any more room left at Halle 11, the newest addition to the Messe, the convention...
by Ken Zino | Sep 16, 2009
Chrysler Group LLC today announced it would offer a leasing option starting tomorrow for U.S. customers on all 2010 model year Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles through Chrysler’s preferred lender, GMAC Financial Services. Year-to-date, Group sales are of -40% as the...
by Ken Zino | Sep 16, 2009
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Ray LaHood and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson today jointly proposed a rule establishing what they called “an historic national program” that would improve vehicle fuel...
by Ken Zino | Sep 16, 2009
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood thanked auto dealers for their participation in the CARS program – aka Cash for Clunkers – in a speech before the National Automobile Dealers Association Convention today. NADA had been critical of the red tape around what...
by Ken Zino | Sep 16, 2009
While many questions remain about the acceptance of electric vehicles among buyers, there is no doubt that the auto industry is increasingly turning to them as a way of offsetting emissions of traditional internal combustion engines that have dominated vehicle...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 16, 2009
Among automotive aficionados, you’ll frequently hear it said that this model or another “looks different” on the road from how it appears at the auto show. There may be a good reason, considering that cars are meant to be driven, rather than worshipped, like sheet...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 16, 2009
A key component of the luxury market is exclusivity. Okay, leather, wood, carbon fiber and high-performance engines don’t come cheap, but those willing to spend the really big dollars are looking, as much as anything, to have a product they won’t see parked next to...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 16, 2009
When it comes to launching its all-new flagship sedan, the Mulsanne, Bentley is playing it by the numbers – and those numbers are huge. The British marque pulled the covers off the replacement for its aged Arnage sedan, last month at the annual Pebble Beach Concours...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 16, 2009
The crisis surrounding Opel, the German subsidiary of General Motors, hasn’t delayed the planned launch of the maker’s extended-range electric vehicle, or EREV, the Ampera. Sharing much of its fundamentals with the U.S. EREV, the Chevrolet Volt, the Opel Ampera will...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 16, 2009
The all-new 2010 Ford Taurus is loaded with an array of advanced technological features that the automaker hopes will win consumers over to the reborn nameplate. But one of the newest features has been saved for Ford’s advertising campaign for the Taurus sedan, and...
