by Mike Davis | May 26, 2011
The last tangible evidence of one of Detroit’s iconic brands was rapidly disappearing this week as demolition contractors tore down the last of the DeSoto plant, 50 years after Chrysler Corporation discontinued the car line. Moreover, the Albert-Kahn-designed DeSoto...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 26, 2011
Bryan Nesbitt is a man on the move. The well-reviewed designer made an early jump from the Chrysler design studios to the General Motors Technical Center. He then wound up in Europe as GM’s styling boss, before returning to the Tech Center. Now, Nesbitt is getting...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 26, 2011
When the new Lamborghini Aventador was introduced, earlier this year, it included a feature that allows a driver to slightly raise the nose to prevent the front wing from scraping on speed bumps or steep driveways. For the Italian maker, that’s about as big a...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 26, 2011
The People’s Republic of China faces a huge dilemma when it comes to cars. On the one hand the swift rise of the Chinese automobile industry has brought jobs, investment and a huge measure of prestige to China over the past decade. Only last month, the Shanghai Auto...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 25, 2011
Hyundai is ready to let buyers slip into the newly-updated 2012 Genesis sedan, and despite some significant upgrades and changes, it’s carrying a barely 1% price increase, at $34,200 – before delivery charges. The 2012 model-year brings the first significant update of...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 25, 2011
This exclusive report (c) TheDetroitBureau.com. It has been updated to reflect additional details. Anxious to attract the sort of high-performance buyers increasingly drawn to European sports cars from the likes of Porsche, Ferrari and Lamborghini, General Motors is...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 25, 2011
For years German carmakers were deeply skeptical of electric cars – and basically they still are — but the German government, backed by the European Union, has announced plans to put one million EV’s on the road in Germany by 2020, which, in terms of vehicle...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 25, 2011
Following up on an earlier announcement that it would invest $2 billion in 17 U.S. plants, General Motors today provided additional details confirming it will add 2,500 jobs at the Detroit plant producing the well-publicized Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid. Known as the...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 25, 2011
The United Auto Workers is preparing to tell General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group LLC it wants seats on the boards of directors of all three companies during contract negotiations this summer. UAW president Bob King said he did not want to negotiate...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 25, 2011
The White House is going green. President Obama is ordering his administration to make a high-mileage shift by replacing its current vehicle fleet with more fuel-efficient battery cars and compacts – and ruling out full-sized sedans unless absolutely necessary. The...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 24, 2011
Despite the “skeptical and patronizing looks” of those who placed a “death sentence on our company,” Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne suggested the automaker has proved it is both a viable and competitive player in the global auto industry. The executive, who also runs...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 24, 2011
Americans will log literally billions of miles on the highway over the long Memorial Day weekend. And while we may like to think about open road adventures, the traditional start of the summer season is just as likely to bring endless traffic jams as millions of...
