by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 24, 2011
Unceremoniously ousted by the carmaker’s former owners, one-time Chrysler CEO Tom LaSorda has resurfaced – with a pot of gold he intends to make available to entrepreneurs with big ideas. LaSorda has teamed up with an anonymous investor, and will work with the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 24, 2011
BMW is offering up an homage to what was arguably one of the most beautiful – and fast – sports cars of its era, the legendary BMW 328, which dominated racing and strongly influenced design three quarters of a century ago. Make that a “Hommage.” The new BMW 328...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 23, 2011
When Volkswagen opens its new U.S. assembly plant tomorrow, it will be a critical step in the maker’s plan to double sales by 2018 – in part by relying on low wages to help make models like the all-new 2012 Passat more competitive. The average blue-collar worker at...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 23, 2011
Toyota has gotten a clean bill of health from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration which has found no electronics-related steering problems with the 2009 and 2010 Corolla model. The second most popular model in the maker’s U.S. line-up had come under...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 23, 2011
An independent panel led by former U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater has issued some far-reaching recommendations aimed at helping Toyota avoid the sort of quality and safety problems that have been plaguing the maker – resulting in the recall of over 10...
by Mike Levine | May 23, 2011
Cummins is developing a high-efficiency inline-four-cylinder diesel engine with money from the U.S. Department of Energy and in partnership with Nissan for demonstration in the Titan light-duty pickup truck. The project, announced at the DOE’s 2011 Merit Review in...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 23, 2011
Toyota has the best working relationship when it comes to its suppliers, reports a new study, something that can pay off handsomely in terms of quality, reliability and cost – and also result in getting new technologies ahead of the competition. It was the first time...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 23, 2011
If you’re hoping to get your hands on the 335-horsepower version of BMW’s pint-sized 1 Series, better put your $46,135 down fast. The maker plans to only have the newest offering from its vaunted M division on sale in U.S. showrooms for a matter of months. In decades...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 20, 2011
Turning to an alternate source for power has helped General Motors reduce production costs enough at a plant in the Detroit suburbs enough to help GM justify bringing small car production back from South Korea. The newly retooled plant in Orion, Township, Michigan,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 20, 2011
Weary Americans will likely see prices at the pump continuing to soar, according to a survey of 550 energy industry executives, though not necessarily to the record levels of mid-2008. Nonetheless, with 64% anticipating crude oil will reach $121 a barrel this...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 20, 2011
After months of steady growth, the U.S. new car market appears to be taking a nosedive in May, according to observers tracking traffic at the country’s dealer showrooms. The “dismal” start appears to be the result of a variety of factors, according to a preliminary...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 20, 2011
Looking for a used car? Expect to have to look hard – and pay a lot more than you might have anticipated if you haven’t been in the market for a few years. While new car sales continue their slow recovery from the Depression-era downturn of 2009, demand for...
