by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 8, 2011
A 10-month government investigation has cleared Toyota of charges that its products might be unexpectedly surging out of control due to mysterious electronic gremlins. The study, conducted for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in cooperation with the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 8, 2011
The new Buick Regal, currently an also-ran in the midsize mileage race, is about to get back in the game. The maker will give Regal the same eAssist hybrid driveline used by the bigger Buick LaCrosse, it will formally announce at the Chicago Auto Show, this week. ...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 8, 2011
With an estimated 20,000 orders waiting, Nissan is desperately struggling to catch up on demand for its new Leaf battery-electric vehicle and will increase production as quickly as possible, company officials have revealed. So far, less than 1,000 of the so-called...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 8, 2011
Hammered by a strong yen, the end of green car incentives at home and the cost of reining in quality and safety issues, Toyota Motor Co. is reporting a sharp, 39% decline in its fiscal third-quarter net earnings, but the maker now expects full-year profits to come in...
by Marty Bernstein | Feb 8, 2011
It doesn’t matter which reviewer, panel or research group has measured, evaluated or analyzed the 60 commercials in Super Bowl XLV, with rare exception, the game’s automotive ads did not resonate with consumers. (Or did they? Click Here to check this take on...
by Bryan Laviolette | Feb 8, 2011
A typical American will spend enough on car insurance to buy a Porsche 911 Carrera during their lifetime, according to a study released by Insurance.com. The website said the average U.S. driver will spend $84,388 insuring their car during their lifetime. That’s...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 7, 2011
The problems may have their roots in Japan, but a news conference in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, could play a pivotal role in determining the future of the world’s largest automaker. The U.S. Department of Transportation is expected to release the results of a long...
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 7, 2011
Few pieces of data in the car and truck business provoke as many claims and counter-claims as towing capacity, which seems to have become more important than raw horsepower in some segments. Towing leadership swings back and forth and truck makers are quick to assert...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 7, 2011
European automakers overwhelmed their North American and Asian competition, placing eight of the 10 products to make the cut as finalists in the World Car of the Year balloting. Audi, with the new A1 and A8 models, and BMW, with the redesigned X3 and 5-Series, have...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 7, 2011
With its share growing, even as the U.S. automotive market shows stronger signs of recovery, Ford Motor Co. says it will upping production for the rest of the quarter – and is anticipating further increases later in the year. The Detroit maker says it is struggling to...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 7, 2011
There was a game on, last night. Yet, as often happens, Super Bowl becomes for many just a filler for the real battle — between advertisers. As tough as the fight was between Green Bay and Pittsburgh, the real war pitted the eight automakers who spent an...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 7, 2011
Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne has expressed his “regret” at a remark he termed “inappropriate” referring to the loans the automaker got from the U.S. and Canadian governments following its 2009 bankruptcy. Following a weekend meeting with Chrysler retailers at the...
