by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 12, 2011
In the future, General Motors expects to hold capital spending steady from year to year and to avoid dramatic peaks and equally dramatic valleys. “We want to eliminate the big swings in capital spending,” GM Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 12, 2011
Where’s the sheet metal? It’s been a good week for General Motors, which opened the annual Detroit Auto Show by winning the coveted North American Car of the Year trophy, something you’ll readily find reference to as you wander through the maker’s sprawling stand at...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 11, 2011
Auto executives are normally guarded about future product plans but Chrysler/Fiat Chief executive officer Sergio Marchionne let several cats out of the bag during a discussion with a small group of reporters from the U.S and Canada, during the Detroit Auto Show....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 11, 2011
General Motors will rapidly expand its line-up of electric cars, trucks and crossovers, from hybrids to full battery-electric vehicles, says CEO Dan Akerson – including a new version of the Chevrolet Volt that will reach market in the next year or two. The maker has...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 11, 2011
After a series of delays, Chinese automaker BYD is finally getting ready for its formal U.S. retail launch, company officials declared during a news conference at the Detroit Auto Show. And the truly green-minded motorist will find more than just the e6 battery car...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 11, 2011
Who said battery cars are for geeks? Well, rich geeks, perhaps, because it will take a Silicon Valley entrepreneur to afford the battery-powered supercar Mercedes-Benz is formally introducing at this year’s Detroit Auto Show. The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell is...
by Tim Healey | Jan 11, 2011
Are minivans back in vogue? Maybe, maybe not. But Kia is testing the waters with the KV7 Concept that it unveiled in Detroit at the 2011 North American International Auto Show. The boxy KV7 has the same squared-off profile as the Ford Flex “people mover,” albeit with...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 11, 2011
It hasn’t been an easy year for Toyota Motor Co., but the maker’s CEO and founding family heir Akio Toyota says he’s confident the worst is over and the rebuilding process begun. During his first visit to the annual Detroit Auto Show, Toyoda made an onstage appearance...
by Detroit Bureau | Jan 11, 2011
It’s Day Two of the Big Event, the Detroit auto show, or if you prefer the North American International Auto Show. The event anchors a week-long extravaganza featuring almost all of the hottest new cars, along with the people who make them a reality....
by Bryan Laviolette | Jan 10, 2011
When Audi’s new A6 hits the market later this year, expect to see a lot of features that debuted on the flagship A8. As is typical of most new luxury sedans, The A6 is crammed with several new technology features impacting safety, entertainment and efficiency....
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 10, 2011
Daimler AG plans to put the ultra-luxury Maybach brand under review and should have a decision on its future this year, Daimler Chairman Dieter Zetsche told TheDetroitBureau.com during an interview at the North American International Auto Show. Originally envisioned...
by Tim Healey | Jan 10, 2011
Hyundai must be serious about improving the fuel economy of its fleet. How else to describe the wave of small cars that are on the horizon for the Korean automaker? There’s the Veloster hatchback, which was introduced at the 2011 Detroit auto show, and Hyundai has...
