by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 11, 2010
While December brought another sales decline for General Motors, there are some clearly positive signs, said Mark Reuss, the automaker’s president of North American operations, and that could bring an end to the sharp cutbacks the automaker has been suffering in...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 11, 2010
Ford Motor Co. plans to invest another $450 million in its electric vehicle, on top of an earlier, $550 million investment. The move, the company claims, will help it create as many as 1,000 new jobs in Michigan. Among other things, the automaker will relocate...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 11, 2010
You may have trouble keeping up with Volkswagen in the months to come. The German maker, now one of the world’s largest, has been steadily ramping up its product offerings, in recent years, and promises the biggest blitz yet for 2010. What company officials are...
by Ken Zino | Jan 11, 2010
The all-new 2011 Honda CR-Z sport hybrid coupe made its U.S. production debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit today. CR-Z maintains the sleek styling of previous concept versions, while bring what Honda calls sporty handling to the hybrid...
by Ken Zino | Jan 11, 2010
Hyundai made the decision several years back to try to lead in fuel economy in the segments it competes in – a plan that is now emerging in production just as fuel economy and emissions reduction have become the hot topics in the business. Enter the freshened Sante Fe...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 11, 2010
Stressing that the auto industry is an essentially part of a healthy American economy, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood nonetheless cautioned that the government can only work with the industry, not cover the cost of the massive transformation it’s not going...
by Ken Zino | Jan 11, 2010
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today unveiled the FT-CH, a dedicated hybrid concept at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. Smaller and projected to be less expensive than the mid-size Prius, the FT-CH is part of a larger is strategy...
by Ken Zino | Jan 11, 2010
American Honda is recalling 76,000 Canadian built 2006 and 2007 Ridgeline pickup trucks after several of them caught fire. Ridgelines made between January 17, 2005, and June 7, 2006 have a wiring harness connector for the heating, ventilation and air conditioning...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 11, 2010
For only the third time, a single manufacturer has swept the prestigious North American Car and Truck of the Year (NACTOY) awards. Ford Motor claimed victory in the truck category with its quirky Transit Connect van, while the maker also captured the crystal car...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 11, 2010
Ford is going global. Again. In classic form, the automaker would routinely develop separate models for key markets like the U.S. and Europe, even though it was a costly way that the Japanese long ago proved ineffective. Following the strategy of the company’s new...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 11, 2010
Who knew square could be so hip? There’s been a rush of new models that could best be described as “box-mobiles,” including the Nissan Cube, Kia Soul and Scion xB. Could General Motors’ GMC truck brand be next to enter the fast-growing fray? That’s a distinct...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 10, 2010
One thing you can say about Steve Saleen: he has eclectic taste. The one-time race driver has made a career of tweaking and tuning a variety of high-performance muscle cars, and even built his own supercar, the Saleen S7. Now, with an all-new company, he’s back and...
