by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 24, 2010
With its first battery-electric vehicle set to go into production later this year, Ford Motor Co. is announcing big steps to move its “electrification’ program forward, including a $135 million investment and the creation of 220 new jobs. Michigan will become its new...
by Ken Zino | May 24, 2010
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood today announced that while seat belt use is at a record high 84% nationwide, 45 million Americans are still not using seat belts when riding in motor vehicles. In an effort to increase belt use and save lives, the Secretary...
by Robb Mahr | May 24, 2010
United Auto Workers Union President Ron Gettelfinger sees more new jobs in the U.S. auto industry as the nation begins its slow economic recovery and praises the current Chief Executives of the Domestic car and truck manufacturers. Speaking to the Birmingham Senior...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 24, 2010
Susan Docherty, former marketing chief for General Motors’ core North American operations has been given a new assignment as head of sales, service and marketing for the maker’s International Operations. Promotion or demotion? That depends on how you look at GM’s...
by Ken Zino | May 24, 2010
Nissan is recalling more than 41,000 model year 2010 Titan, Armada, QX56, Frontier, Xterra, and Pathfinder vehicles manufactured from November 19, 2009 through March 3, 2010 for a problem with the front wheels, which could send the trucks out of control. The lower...
by Mike Davis | May 24, 2010
Once again, as a result this time of North Korea being fingered for sinking a South Korean Navy vessel, the Cheonan, even the remote possibility of a war on the Korean peninsula of Northeast Asia should be creating a lot more concern than it has in the United States....
by Joseph Szczesny | May 21, 2010
Chrysler chief executive officer Sergio Marchionne confirmed the automaker plans to build a 7-seat Dodge sport utility vehicle off the same platform developed for the new Jeep Grand Cherokee. In a conversation after the official launch of the Grand Cherokee at...
by Marty Bernstein | May 21, 2010
They’re out. And they’re in. No, they’re out now, too. And they’re in! If Joel Ewanick’s departure from Hyundai – spending a brief minute and a half at Nissan before becoming CMO of General Motors — made waves, then his latest move is setting off a tsunami. ...
by Ken Zino | May 21, 2010
President Obama today ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to institute the first regulation to increase fuel efficiency and decrease greenhouse gas pollution from medium- and heavy-duty trucks for...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 21, 2010
Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne says the struggling automaker will add 1,100 workers, most on a new second shift, as it ramps up production of the all-new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee. While some workers will be called back from among the many idled in recent years, a...
by Brenda Priddy | May 21, 2010
We’ve been seeing next-generation CLS prototypes with lots of camo for some time now. Today, we’ve caught the 2012 CLS on a photo shoot wearing almost no disguise at all! From our photos, it quickly becomes apparent the CLS is in for quite a change. The...
by Ken Zino | May 21, 2010
Subaru of America has started a safety recall to inspect and maybe replace the transmission fluid cooler inlet hose on more than 29,000 2010 Legacy and Outback models. It has also issued a “stop sale” of Legacy and Outback models. The cars in question are...
