by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 2, 2010
Sure, mileage matters, but there’s still a significant market for performance. Just ask BMW, which can barely meet demand for its expanding line-up of M cars and crossovers. If there’s a gap to fill, don’t worry. That’s where Alpina, BMW’s “other” performance arm...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 2, 2010
Already having passed its Japanese rival on the bottom line, Volkswagen is taking aim at Toyota’s other crown, hoping to soon surpass it as the world’s best-selling automaker. The German maker is rapidly moving to shore up global weak spots – like the United...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 1, 2010
The federal government will become a minority shareholder after General Motors upcoming IPO, according to well-placed sources, with the maker planning to sell 365 million shares of newly-issued stock for between $26 and $29 apiece. In all, reports the Reuters news...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 1, 2010
The muscle car king is dead. Long live the muscle car king. The long, lingering final act of Pontiac final came to an end, over the weekend, when dealers sold off the last new cars bearing the once formidable Pontiac logo and General Motors let its franchise...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 1, 2010
The push to zero-emission vehicles is inevitable, a senior Nissan executive declared during a visit to Detroit, on Monday, just weeks before the maker formally launches sales of its first mass-market battery-electric vehicle, the 2011 Nissan Leaf. By 2020, forecast...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 1, 2010
We’ve been spending a lot of time, in recent weeks, test-driving a variety of new electric vehicles, and it doesn’t take long to realize how even the most minor things can impact your range – the battery equivalent of fuel economy. Sure, you don’t have to worry about...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 1, 2010
Defying critics, the once-bankrupt Kia has posted a 66% increase in earnings for the third quarter, and with strong global demand and some critical new product in the pipeline the Korean carmaker is looking at further gains in the final three months of the year,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 1, 2010
Any resemblance to the legendary SR-71 Blackbird spy plane is purely intentional, says Ford designer Melvin Betancourt, of the new Ford Police Interceptor Stealth Concept, which will make its debut at the SEMA show, later this week. The police car business was thrown...
