Three Tesla Employees Killed in Air Crash

Three Tesla Employees Killed in Air Crash

A small plane owned by a senior engineer with the maverick electric automaker, Tesla Motors, has crashed into a Northern California neighborhood killing three company employees. The crash scattered debris in a Palo Alto community, igniting fires.  But there have been...
First Look: 2011 Lotus Elise

First Look: 2011 Lotus Elise

I’ve been a fan of U.K. sports cars, I must confess, since my earliest days behind the wheel.  Sadly, the brand names I grew up with – Triumph, MG, Austin-Healy – have all vanished, leaving just a few options for those who covet British racing green.  Morgan is little...

Toyota Halting Production in Kentucky and Texas

Toyota officially confirmed late today that is suspending production once again  at two U.S. plants to trim growing inventory levels because of slow sales. Press reports earlier today coming out of Japan claimed that Toyota was preparing to shut plants in the U.S....
First Drive: 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon

First Drive: 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon

A fuel prices rise, there’s been a slow but steady shift in demand in the U.S. market, buyers downsizing both the cars they drive and the engines that power them.  In fact, the American market is beginning to look more and more like Europe’s, where compact models...

NHTSA FAQs on Toyota Safety Defects

Here’s the latest on three recalls involving about 6 million vehicles in the U.S. The views expressed below are those of the National Highway Traffic safety Administration, and not those of the TheDetroitBureau.com. – Ken Zino, editor-in-chief. Gas Pedal Entrapment by...
Viper Club Buys Parts, Tooling from Dodge

Viper Club Buys Parts, Tooling from Dodge

The Viper Club of America, an ownership group that claims to represent more than 25,000 dodge Viper owners from around the world, is buying some Viper parts, accessories and historical items directly from Chrysler Group. The agreement announced today covers historic...
Defunct Saturn Joins GM Certified Used Vehicles

Defunct Saturn Joins GM Certified Used Vehicles

GM Certified Used Vehicles is now selling Saturn cars and trucks from the 2005-2010 model years at any of its remaining Buick, Chevrolet and GMC GM Certified Used Vehicles dealers across the nation. Cadillac stores are apparently not participating. This...
Dealer “Sustainability” Pilot Program at Ford

Dealer “Sustainability” Pilot Program at Ford

Ford Motor Company announced a “Go Green” dealership sustainability program with its U.S. Ford and Lincoln Mercury dealers at the 2010 National Automobile Dealers Association Convention. The goal of the program is to help dealers implement cost-effective ways to...
Can “Big Dog” Chevrolet Save GM?

Can “Big Dog” Chevrolet Save GM?

It’s the 800 pound gorilla or, if you prefer, “the big dog,” in the words of General Motors President Mark Reuss.  But whatever you call it, there’s a lot riding on the success of the automaker’s Chevrolet division, perhaps more than at any time since the 1960s, when...
Toyota CEO Toyoda to Speak Out on Wednesday

Toyota CEO Toyoda to Speak Out on Wednesday

After taking some hits for his relatively low profile as Toyota became mired in a series of safety scandals, the automaker’s CEO, Akio Toyoda, has scheduled his third meeting with the media in barely two weeks; but the grandson of the giant Japanese automaker has yet...