by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 20, 2009
Though it’s still a year before it finally rolls into showroom, the Chevrolet Volt may be one of the auto industry’s best-known nameplates. But gaining publicity for the breakthrough technology is likely to be the easy part. In the coming months, General Motors will...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 20, 2009
Traffic is moderately heavy as I speed down the freeway, my eyes darting from the road ahead to the screen in the middle of my dashboard. My task seems relatively simple: just find the address of a restaurant stored in my car’s navigation system and set is as my...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 19, 2009
Less appears to be more for Daimler AG. The German maker, parent to Mercedes-Benz, Smart and Maybach, among other operations, has disclosed partial financial information indicating third-quarter operating profits and sales were lower than a year ago but better than...
by Ken Zino | Oct 19, 2009
Ford Motor Company is recalling model years 1995-2003 Windstar, 2000-2003 Excursion, 1993-1997 and 1999-2003 F-super duty, 1992-2003 Econoline, 1995-2002 Explorer and Mercury Mountaineer, 1995-1997 and 2001-2003 Ranger, and 1994 F53 vehicles equipped with a Texas...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 19, 2009
Grand Theft Auto may be one of the most popular video games, but it seems like the real crooks are going into another line of business. New data show that car thefts continue to tumble – in part due to improved security systems on new vehicles – and have hit a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 19, 2009
There may come a time when we’ll look back and try to remember when Korean cars might have best been described as cheap and cheerful. These days, the Asian makers are moving decidedly up-market, as this pic of the 2010 Kia Cadenza clearly illustrates. The other...
by Ken Zino | Oct 19, 2009
The five millionth vehicle produced by Shanghai Volkswagen (SVW) left the assembly line late last week. The occasion also marked the 25th anniversary of the Volkswagen Group’s first German-Chinese joint venture. Established in October 1984, Shanghai Volkswagen was one...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 16, 2009
You can play games, snap and send pics, even check whether a shelf is level. So it’s probably no surprise you can now pay your car bill on your smartphone. Mercedes-Benz Financial has launched the first automotive financial service app for the popular Apple iPhone. ...
by Ken Zino | Oct 16, 2009
BMW’s Landshut plant outside of Munich will become the world’s first foundry with emission-free sand core production, the German company announced today. The light-alloy foundry is introducing a new production method for gravity die-casting. Instead of conventional...
by Marty Bernstein | Oct 16, 2009
The bow-tie brand has come undone. For almost a century Campbell-Ewald Company (Ceco) has been the custodian of the Chevrolet brand, the creation and production of all its advertising and the spending of billions of dollars in various media. For much of this time the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 16, 2009
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested a former Ford Motor Co. engineer on charges of stealing secrets from the automaker and selling them to a Chinese supplier. Xiang Dong, aka Mike Yu, 47, of Beijing, China, was charged in a five-count federal indictment...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 16, 2009
With a panoramic roof that stretches from the windshield to the tailgate, the production-ready version of the 2010 Acura ZDX is making its formal debut, this week, at the Orange County Auto Show. The ZDX – like the new 2010 Honda CrossTour that it shares its...
