by Bryan Laviolette | Nov 11, 2010
Here’s the problem with the Lincoln MKS, as it stands for 2011. The Ford Edge/Lincoln MKZ twins. Yes, the MKS’ new EcoBoost engine is awesome, providing an extra 82 horsepower over the standard 3.7-liter V-6 with better fuel economy to boot. But the rest of the car is...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 11, 2010
Volkswagen plans to begin market an electric vehicle in China as early as 2013, and may design a battery vehicle specifically for the Asian nation, a senior company official said. Now the world’s largest national automotive market, China is struggling with a variety...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 10, 2010
For a company with only one model nearing the end of its life to sell California battery-car start-up Tesla Motors remains charged up. The maker announced a 10% increase in revenues for the third quarter, along with a big jump in its margins. But while losses were...
by Mike Levine | Nov 10, 2010
To accommodate plans for a Dodge Dakota replacement under the new Ram truck brand, Chrysler is said to be considering a name change for its pickups, two sources have told our columnist, Mike Levine, who also serves as editor of PickupTrucks.com. The current Ram truck...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 10, 2010
Landing right in the middle of its forecasted range, General Motors is reporting a third-quarter profit of $2.0 billion, and the maker is predicting a full-year profit, as well, although the pace is slowing down. It would be the first full year in the black since...
by Bryan Laviolette | Nov 10, 2010
Maybe General Motors’ minivans aren’t extinct. They still live in China and are about to get a makeover. Could GM also be planning a reintroduction of the boxy people movers in the U.S.? GM isn’t talking about U.S. plans for GL8 minivan, which it...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 9, 2010
Though they have become a target of the Republican right wing, former President George W. Bush is defending the decision to offer bailouts to General Motors and Chrysler. Warning he could have left “a mess” for his successor, Barack Obama, Bush says the use of federal...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 9, 2010
Barely a week before its official debut at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show, Mitsubishi is giving us a good look at its new battery car, the 2012 i-MiEV. The shots of this production-ready 5-door reveal a battery-electric vehicle that is larger in virtually every...
by Marty Bernstein | Nov 9, 2010
Millennia ago when historians say Pheidippides ran 26+ miles from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens to announce the Persians had been defeated in an epic battle, who would have imagined it could become the precursor of a business model metaphor: who would defeat...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 9, 2010
Chrysler could wind up building a special sport utility vehicle for Maserati, using a Ferrari powertrain on the basic architecture of the latest-generation Jeep Grand Cherokee, which was itself completely redesigned for 2011. Sergio Marchionne, Chrysler’s chief...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 9, 2010
General Motors has sidelined thousands of workers since its bankruptcy, last year, and though it has begun rebuilding its job rolls as sales improve, the maker has decided to make at least one more cut: Mr. Goodwrench. The long-familiar figure, the symbol of the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 8, 2010
If you’ve ever started to nod off while driving but continued pressing on you’re not alone, according to a new study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Two of every five drivers admit they have fallen asleep behind the wheel at one point or another. And even...
