by Bryan Laviolette | Jul 23, 2010
Jeep Wrangler owners already know they can go just about anywhere. Now they can sleep comfortably once they get there. Jeep introduced a pair of small campers designed to resemble the Wrangler that’s pulling them. They feature Jeep wheels, Wrangler-style fenders and...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 23, 2010
Ford Motor Co continued to roll forward during the second quarter of 2010, reporting a profit of $2.6 billion, or 61 cents per share, as each of its major business operations around the world posted larger profits. The second quarter financial report reflected the...
by Ken Zino | Jul 22, 2010
General Motors Company and AmeriCredit Corp. (NYSE: ACF) today announced they have entered into an agreement for GM to acquire AmeriCredit, an independent – and more importantly successful – auto finance company in an all-cash transaction valued at about...
by Ken Zino | Jul 22, 2010
Well, fasten your seat belt – after two months of declining auto sales in the struggling U.S. auto market, it’s now predicted that new-vehicle retail sales will bounce back in July. New-vehicle sales are expected to come in at 928,000 units this July, according to...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 22, 2010
It may be struggling to reverse declining market share, quality problems and a poor public image, but Chrysler’s top executive says the bottom line is looking good and that a “substantial recovery is underway.” With Chrysler in the black to the tune of $143 million...
by Jim McCraw | Jul 22, 2010
Let’s face it, Porsches have always looked good in ticket-me-red. But with the launch of the German maker’s first gas-electric model, the 2011 Cayenne Hybrid, Porsche could look better in green. The Porsche Cayenne, the venerable German company’s first SUV, generated...
by Bryan Laviolette | Jul 22, 2010
The automotive world is going smartphone app crazy. The latest to join the fray? General Motors will roll out smartphone apps – specialized apps geared for customers of its four remaining U.S. brands – this fall. GM will release a new app for smartphones...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 22, 2010
Lincoln will launch its new 2011 MKZ Hybrid at the same price as the conventionally-powered version of the luxury sedan, the first time an automaker has decided to forego the normal price premium for a gasoline-electric drivetrain. The move, which Ford Motor Co....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 22, 2010
It was, for a time, the best-selling Jaguar ever, but when the British marque decided to abandon the small sedan, few wept at the departure of a model that had seldom received favorable reviews. Yet the question remains whether any luxury brand with even modest...
by Bryan Laviolette | Jul 22, 2010
Here’s a shocker: Men don’t like the way the women in their lives drive. In other news, a federal agency announced a study that determined that water is wet and fire is hot. As many as one in three men are so “frightened” by the driving of their distaff partner they...
by Ken Zino | Jul 21, 2010
The Marysville Auto Plant in Ohio has become the first Honda plant outside of Japan to assemble 10 million vehicles. This milestone passed with the production yesterday of an Accord sedan. The Accord was immediately moved into the plant’s West Cafeteria for display...
