by Ken Zino | May 26, 2010
If the latest survey from Consumer Reports is accurate, 73% of car buyers said they were “somewhat” or “very likely” to purchase the same make they currently drive the next time they shop for a new car. However, if they were to change brands, most respondents said...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 26, 2010
Sales of the new Buick LaCrosse will set another record for May, senior division officials tell TheDetroitBureau.com, and the brand is hoping to keep that momentum moving with the upcoming launch of the smaller Regal sedan. Still more product is in the pipeline,...
by Ken Zino | May 26, 2010
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has more than 6,200 complaints involving sudden acceleration in Toyota and Lexus models, including 89 deaths and 57 injuries. The safety agency, which is under attack by Congressmen and safety advocates for not doing...
by Ken Zino | May 26, 2010
The Honda versus Toyota question goes back for decades, not as long as the Yankees versus the Red Sox, but with almost the same intensity among fans as the ongoing diamond debate. The latest version of the Accord, introduced in 2008, is more aggressively styled, has a...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 25, 2010
Like it not, the electric car is here to stay, Carlos Ghosn, CEO of the Renault-Nissan Allliance, said during a whirlwind visit to Detroit. The Japanese side of the alliance, in particular, is betting heavily on battery power, with its first battery-electric vehicle,...
by Ken Zino | May 25, 2010
The Volkswagen Group will take a 90.1% stake in Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A. (IDG), Turin, including the brand name rights and patents. The agreement was announced today at a joint press conference in Turin. Regulatory approvals are pending. The shares are being...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 25, 2010
Is the over-heated Chinese car market finally showing signs of cooling down? And if so, will the Beijing government yet again intervene to keep the momentum building? Now the world’s largest national automotive market, China’s car sales have been growing at a torrid...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 25, 2010
Well that didn’t take long. While he said he planned to retire to write up more of his memoirs – and log some hours in his Czech-made fighter jet — Bob Lutz has has found a few moments to take on another job. The former General Motors vice chairman has...
by Ken Zino | May 25, 2010
The fallout from Toyota’s cover-up of unintended acceleration problems and the lack of action at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration continues to reverberate in Washington in ways that will affect all automakers and possibly make our roads safer. David...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 25, 2010
There was a look of disappointment in the eyes of the radar cop as we drove by, a wee bit below the speed limit. Seeing us coming, with the ticket-me-red paint job and the white racing stripes on the front fender he was certain we were going to help him meet the...
by Mike Davis | May 25, 2010
Unfamiliar-appearing taxicabs won’t be the only new look on American streets in a couple of years. Police sedans too will be all different as Ford’s venerable Crown Victoria Police Interceptors (CVPIs) are retired. The giant change is triggered by Ford’s decision to...
by Ken Zino | May 24, 2010
Ford is recalling model year 2010 Ranger vehicles for defective parking brakes. On Rangers made from June 8, 2009 through February 2, 2010 equipped with manual transmissions, it is possible for the parking brake cable to become disconnected from the right rear...
