by Ken Zino | Mar 2, 2010
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. today announced plans to launch what it called its “most far-reaching sales program in its history.” This latest development followed the announcement that Toyota sales had declined 9% in February, moving far behind number two General...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 2, 2010
Downsizing is the name of the automotive game, these days, and Nissan is weighing in with the latest remake of its pint-sized Micra, which is taking its bows at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. Scheduled for a global roll-out, in the coming year, the Japanese maker says it...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 2, 2010
Okay, we get the stylish models, but we’re never quite sure what to make of it when automakers bring celebrities on stage at their auto show previews. We didn’t even recognize Lenka, the Euro-pop singer who tried to prop up the otherwise lackluster Chevrolet news...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 2, 2010
Geneva Motor Show-goers will get a chance to check out the third-generation people-mover from Volkswagen, and there’s a lot more to look at as the German maker has stretched the Sharan in virtually every critical dimension. The new design is decidedly more modern than...
by Henny Hemmes | Mar 2, 2010
Kia celebrated its attendance at the Geneva Motor Show with the world premiere of its compact crossover, the 2011 Sportage. With an all-new look that moves away from classic SUV design, and a new “ecoDynamics” powertrain, the Korean maker is betting Sportage should...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 2, 2010
The high-performance Mercedes-Benz SLS has barely had a chance to spread its gullwing doors, but the German maker is already beginning to test an environmentally-friendly version of the supercar that could give the gasoline-powered SLS a run for its money. Mercedes is...
by Ken Zino | Mar 2, 2010
General Motors announced today a restructured North American organization with Steve Carlisle appointed vice president, U.S. sales operations, responsible for dealer network, retail sales support and fleet & commercial. Carlisle was most recently executive...
by Ken Zino | Mar 2, 2010
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported February sales of 100,027 vehicles down 8.7% from the year-ago month, which itself was a bad month as the Great Recession increased its hold on global markets. Overall, all the light vehicle market increased 13%...
by Ken Zino | Mar 2, 2010
David Strickland, the newly appointed Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, admitted today that of the 125 engineers working on auto safety, only five are electrical engineers, and one other is a software engineer. This was a key...
by Ken Zino | Mar 2, 2010
Mazda North American Operations is recalling model year 2010 CX-9 vehicles equipped with electrically- heated front seats. There is a possibility under extremely cold conditions for the seat-heater control circuit to overheat and fail due to insufficient electrical...
by Ken Zino | Mar 2, 2010
Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac dealers the U.S. reported sales of 138,849, up a combined 32% compared to February 2009. General Motors Company attributed the moderately positive results by the continued strong growth of new GM crossovers and passenger cars. Retail...
by Ken Zino | Mar 2, 2010
General Motors Company will conduct a safety recall of 1.3 million compact cars to replace a motor in the power steering system. There have been ongoing complaints about the complete loss of power steering assist in Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G4, G5, and Pursuit...
