by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 27, 2009
Asian manufacturers, Toyota and Honda in particular, led the way on quality and reliability, according to the latest annual survey of more than 1 million car buyers by the influential publication, Consumer Reports. But Ford Motor Co. posted significant gains as the...
by Ken Zino | Oct 27, 2009
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced results for the fiscal second quarter that showed net sales and other operating revenue amounted to ¥2,056.6 billion, a decrease of 27% compared to the same period last year. The sharp drop was primarily due to decreased sales in its...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 27, 2009
Fisker Automotive, a California-based start-up, will purchase General Motors’ shuttered Wilmington, Delaware assembly plant and begin producing a new line of “affordable” plug-in hybrids at the facility, starting in 2012, the company confirms. As TheDetroitBureau.com...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 26, 2009
Sometimes you have to go to Hell and back to put a car through its paces. Hell, Michigan, in this case, a damned cute little town about an hour west of Detroit, where we could test the mettel of the 2010 Buick LaCrosse. If the name of this new sedan brings a sense of...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 26, 2009
Having succeeded in remaining profitable through the worst of the global recession, Volkswagen AG continues to pounce on acquisitions of opportunity. It is now stalking an old ally, Wilhelm Karmann GmbH, according to press accounts in Germany. Volkswagen’s management...
by Ken Zino | Oct 26, 2009
Nissan North America is recalling 2008 and 2009 Rogue models for a defective screw in the steering gear box that could result in the driver losing all steering control. More than 160,000 vehicles are affected by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Campaign...
by Ken Zino | Oct 26, 2009
As the global Great Recession drags on, with European and North American auto markets languishing, the prospects for the Swedish car industry are challenging. The industry could collapse before customers return in numbers sufficient for revival. Swedish new car sales...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 26, 2009
A shuttered assembly plant that had been producing two General Motors roadsters could seen see new life producing next-generation plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles, or PHEVS, for the California-based start-up Fisker Automotive. Vice President Joe Biden, a former...
by Mike Davis | Oct 25, 2009
The recent reports of a Chinese industrial spy stealing data from Ford Motor Company for his homeland and a cabal of Koreans doing the same to General Motors for the Russians remind me of a funny story from several decades back — the first time I ever heard of...
by Ken Zino | Oct 23, 2009
Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced today that it has selected Deutsch LA as its new advertising agency of record for the U.S., replacing Crispin Porter + Bogusky of Miami. It was the third VW advertising agency in less than five years. Deutsch previously worked for...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 23, 2009
Ford needs workers at its Louisville Assembly Plant to approve a new round of apparently huge concessions. Workers in Louisville need Ford to give them a new product to build. Both sides may get what they want, or not. The automaker is reportedly getting ready to...
