by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 24, 2011
After an extended run – a bit longer, in fact, than was originally intended — the last Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is getting ready to roll off the assembly line. But don’t fret. If you’ve been saving up to get that million-dollar exotic, there’ll be something to...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 24, 2011
Ford Motor Co. wants to function “more like a consumer electronics company,” CEO Alan Mulally has repeatedly stressed, something the maker is backing up with an array of in-car technologies that notably include the popular Sync infotainment system and the latest...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 24, 2011
Wary that oil prices could start surging for the summer, the White House will release 30 million barrels of oil from the nation’s strategic reserves in an effort to offset supplies lost due to Mideast turmoil. How much of an impact the move will have is uncertain,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 23, 2011
New car shoppers will find some good news and bad in the latest Initial Quality Study: the quality of all-new 2011 models “declined considerably”, but the quality of carryover products was better than ever, according to from Power and Associates. Japanese automakers,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 23, 2011
Like its major Japanese rivals, Toyota and Honda, the March 11 earthquake and tsunami will take a substantial toll on Nissan’s earnings for the current fiscal year, the maker forecast today – but Nissan officials also predicted that their company will experience...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 23, 2011
Despite the appearance of two Chinese white knights, the situation continues to deteriorate for Saab, the struggling Swedish automaker missing a payday for 3,800 of its employees. On Monday, Saab officials met with workers at the company’s Trollhattan assembly plant...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 23, 2011
This is an updated version of the story that first appeared on TheDetroitBureau.com on 6/22/11 Long-struggling electric vehicle maker Think Global has filed for bankruptcy – again – following the breakdown of its relationship with U.S. battery maker Ener1. The...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 23, 2011
Nobody’s confirming anything. But nobody at General Motors is flatly denying it either. Rumors are circulating that GM is getting ready to introduce a two-door version of the Chevrolet Cruze – and sources suggest the decision may have been made to produce the...
by Bryan Laviolette | Jun 23, 2011
HELP WANTED: Fisker Automotive is hiring about 120 employees for its Wilmington, Del., plant where it will build Project Nina. Some of those hires, mostly electro-mechanical technicians and early teams of production workers, will be hired this summer. Fisker’s...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 22, 2011
Seats that can monitor your heart or warn of an impending diabetic attack; vehicles that chat with each other – and with stoplights – Ford Motor Co. lifted its kimono this week to reveal an array of high-tech systems the Detroit maker hopes will help position it as an...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 22, 2011
There was a sense of déjà vu as we walked up to the new hybrid parked outside the Eagle Crest Conference Center. But no wonder. All similarities are purely intentional when it comes to the new 2012 Toyota Prius v, the first addition to what is soon to become an...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 22, 2011
With operations at most of Japan’s automotive supplier and assembly plants starting to return to normal, manufacturers are putting out the Help Wanted signs as they race to make up for lost production. Toyota and Honda alone expect to add up to 5,000 temporary workers...
