by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 22, 2011
Maybe it’s the video game craze? You’re certainly less likely to get busted for stealing a car in Grand Theft Auto. A nationwide crackdown is getting at least some of the credit for what appeared to be a 7.2% decline in car thefts last year. The preliminary number,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 21, 2011
While its factories are rapidly getting back up to full speed following the devastating March earthquake in Japan, Toyota dealers are struggling to meet demand for the popular Prius with barely a “three to four-day supply” of the world’s best-selling hybrid model, a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 21, 2011
Former White House “Car Czar” Ron Bloom will be one of those called to testify in what could be an angry Congressional session looking into the long-term impact of the General Motors bailout. Among other things, lawmakers are expected to focus on the decision to...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 21, 2011
There was something familiar about the car stuck in the back of a Swiss restoration shop, something Bob Lutz confirmed when he found the ancient owner’s manual and saw the neat notations made by his father nearly a half century earlier. It took Lutz, the now-retired...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 21, 2011
Ford Motor Co. has promised its frustrated dealers that it will invest $1 billion in a bid to make the struggling Lincoln brand competitive, with an assortment of new products coming to market by 2014. Once locked in a bitter, ongoing battle with Cadillac for...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 21, 2011
General Motors has offered a sneak peek at the new, South American-designed, midsized Chevrolet Colorado Rally truck. Making its debut at this week’s Buenos Aires International Auto Show, the Rally is the second show-truck version of the automaker’s next generation...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 20, 2011
It’s one of the best-known nameplates in Europe, but few Americans know the “blitz,” the lightning-strike logo of German-based Opel. But that could be about to change, says a senior executive with the General Motors subsidiary. The brand’s chief counsel apparently...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 20, 2011
It’s not easy to change a brand’s image. Build a reputation for poor reliability and you can struggle for decades convincing customers you’ve turned things around. So how, you might ask, has Hyundai achieved its image makeover in such a short period of time?...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 20, 2011
With summer officially just a day away, motorists by the millions are rolling back the tops on their convertibles – or at least hanging an arm out the window. And that could be putting them at severe risk of cancer, new research warns. While it may be difficult to...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 20, 2011
Rising fuel prices have triggered a marked shift in what motorists are buying these days, especially when it comes to engine choices – and that has prompted General Motors to invest more than $65 million in plants in New York and Tennessee to expand production of the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 17, 2011
Weary automotive journalists will still wear out the shoe leather, but they’ll have a full two days to complain about their aching feet, next January, when the North American International Auto Show returns to a more traditional two-day media preview. The shift will...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 17, 2011
Members of the Republican-controlled House of Representatives will now get their chance to prove how serious they are about cutting the budget deficit – even at the expense of political sacred cows – when they consider a proposed measure eliminating nearly $6 billion...
