by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 29, 2011
Delivering on a promise to streamline his trans-Atlantic alliance, CEO Sergio Marchionne announced a broad realignment of the management structure that will increasingly result in Chrysler and its ally Fiat operating as one global company. Significantly, the move will...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 29, 2011
With many of the nation’s automotive leaders surrounding him at the White House, President Barack Obama revealed details of the unexpected compromise that will set the nation on a course of drastically improved automotive fuel economy over the next decade-and-a-half –...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 29, 2011
BMW has finally taken the wraps off two concept cars that signal the strategy of its long-anticipated electric car sub-brand, BMW i. The prototypes, which are set to make their formal public debut at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show, show the Bavarian maker...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 29, 2011
Can the full-size pickup go from being a gas-guzzling behemoth to the poster child for environmental efficiency? A new partnership teaming up Ford and Canadian-based Azure Dynamics aims to bring the F-Series truck a big step closer to being earth-friendly. Early in...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 29, 2011
Though sale have fallen well short of Toyota’s initial goals, the industry giant remains “absolutely” committed to keeping the full-size Tundra pickup in its line-up, according to a senior company official. In its bid to boost demand for the truck, “all options are on...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 29, 2011
The pickup market, though barely half the size of its one-time peak, is still a viable – and profitable – force in the U.S. automotive market. So, expect to see Detroit makers, in particular, do everything they can to retain the segment’s viability – though that...
by Bryan Laviolette | Jul 29, 2011
We’ve all heard it before. “You won’t catch me driving a minivan,” the raffish 20-something says. Of course, that is before the invasion of the Little People, and all of their paraphernalia, from diaper bags to portable playpens. Some have turned to sturdier-looking...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 28, 2011
While details are being withheld until tomorrow’s formal White House announcement, there’s a growing consensus building for the apparent compromise on the nation’s future fuel economy standard – one potentially major opponent signaling it is ready to sign on. Reports...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 28, 2011
General Motors Ventures, GM’s private venture capital fund, will investment $7.5 million in Sunlogics PLC, a firm specializing in solar projects.The investment reflects estimates that the use of solar panels will double between now and 2016. Sunlogics will shift its...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 28, 2011
Despite the slow global recovery, a weak U.S. economy, rising raw materials costs and other “headwinds,” automakers around the globe have been delivering some solid earnings for the year’s second quarter – though not always enough to keep investors happy. That’s what...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 28, 2011
Ford will invest nearly $1 billion in India in a bid to gain ground in what many see as a market that could potentially rival the long-term growth of China. Most of that money – about $900 million – will go for a new plant, the company’s second, that could boost...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 28, 2011
It’s not often you get a chance to crawl inside a major product more than a year before its official launch, but even as most makers are starting to push their 2012 products, we found ourselves this week getting up-close-and-personal with the all-new 2013 Chevrolet...
