by Ken Zino | Jul 26, 2010
Porsche AG is about to start testing Boxster models equipped with an all-electric powertrain, which could eventually supplement its hybrid models that are currently starting production. The newly confirmed program is part of the Stuttgart Model Region for...
by Bryan Laviolette | Jul 26, 2010
With thousands of employees, dealers and suppliers watching, Ford took the wraps off its 2011 Explorer at a big party outside the company’s World Headquarters in Dearborn. Derrick Kuzak, Ford’s global product development director, gave a brief rundown on the new sport...
by Ken Zino | Jul 26, 2010
An independent crash test conducted for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration showed that Nissan Cube models do not comply with a Federal motor vehicle safety standard that limits the amount of fuel that can leak in a rear crash. Leaking gasoline during...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 26, 2010
You normally don’t expect to see Ford CEO Alan Mulally wandering through New York’s crowded Herald Square in the middle of a Monday morning. But this isn’t your typical weekday, not as far as Ford is concerned. The automaker’s chief executive is in the Big Apple for...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 26, 2010
While it may not be quite as familiar as the well-known S-Class, the Mercedes-Benz CL coupe is arguably the brand’s flagship, both a styling and technology showcase. And the top-line German coupe will be getting an updated look for 2011, as you can see from these, a...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 26, 2010
A federal grand jury in Detroit has indicted two engineers of Chinese descent with corporate espionage that had targeted General Motors Corp. hybrid technology by stealing documents with a market value of $40 million. The case was considered significant enough for FBI...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 23, 2010
Small doesn’t sell – or so went the old automotive axiom. But these days, automotive marketers are singing a different tune. Small is beautiful, and there’s no better example than the Mini. Since it made its U.S. debut in 2002, BMW’s British brand has handily...
by Bryan Laviolette | Jul 23, 2010
Ford of Europe is working on an all-wheel drive, hybrid version of its RS rally-inspired high-performance car. Could it be destined to show up in the U.S.? So far, the automaker isn’t saying. “Rumors are fun, aren’t they?” a Ford spokesman said in response to a query...
by Ken Zino | Jul 23, 2010
Politics might make strange bedfellows, but when environmental and industry advocacy groups hop into the sack together it gets our attention. This is precisely what’s happening with a newly launched advertising campaign that challenges the pork-driven, pay-to-play...
by Ken Zino | Jul 23, 2010
Well, score a big victory for the Stronach family. Magna International Inc. (TSX: MG.A; NYSE: MGA) today announced that its shareholders approved the previously announced proposal to eliminate Magna’s dual class share structure, paying the founding Stronach...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 23, 2010
General Motors is expected to announce its eagerly-anticipated IPO in mid-August, industry sources are reporting, this morning. The timing could permit the company to actually stage its return to Wall Street sometime before the hotly-contested November elections...
