by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 21, 2011
With the upcoming launch of its latest powertrain, AMG, the Mercedes-Benz performance division, claims it will be able to deliver the muscle of a traditional AMG V-8 with the mileage of a compact 4-cylinder powertrain. While that might be a mild exaggeration, the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 21, 2011
Cash-starved California has pulled the plug on a program that provided a significant financial incentive for buyers of approved electric cars, such as the Nissan Leaf. California was one of more than a dozen states that have enacted some form of cash incentives meant...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 21, 2011
The federal government has severed its remaining ties to the once-bankrupt Chrysler Corp., Italian automaker Fiat buying up the Treasury’s remaining shares in the Detroit maker. Sergio Marchionne, CEO of both Fiat and Chrysler, is expected to follow that news by...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 21, 2011
Over the last couple of years, Chrysler has defied conventional wisdom and seemingly informed opinion by reviving its product line despite scarce resources. The re-launch of its SRT performance line, marked by the debut of four revamped muscle cars represents the next...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 21, 2011
As if things in London weren’t already in an uproar over the News of the World hacking scandal, which threatens to embroil senior government leaders, police officials, as well as the Murdoch-owned media. Now comes word the London bobbies are chasing American...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 21, 2011
There are plenty of small cars on the market now nudging into 40 mpg territory, but for those who want great mileage, the sacrifice is usually in the form of roominess and comfort. Buick, with the debut of the new eAssist system – standard on the 2012 LaCrosse – aims...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 20, 2011
Bankruptcy be damned, it seems. Almost exactly two years after its parent, General Motors, emerged from Chapter 11 Chevrolet says it set an all-time record with sales for the first half of 2011 reaching 2.35 million. Of course, when it was founded, a century ago,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 20, 2011
If all goes according to plan, General Motors will be producing tens of thousands of plug-in hybrids annually in the coming years. So, what to do with the batteries when it comes time to sent vehicles like the Chevrolet Volt to the scrapyard? Even after a decade of...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 20, 2011
Its sales may lag well behind industry giant Toyota, but Nissan North America is now out-producing the transplant operations run by its rival. In fact, Nissan’s four assembly lines in the U.S. and Mexico turned out more cars, trucks and crossovers than any other...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 20, 2011
When Chicago’s Dee Brustein graduated college earlier this year, her parents chipped in to help her buy a new Ford Fiesta. The one they had in mind was a sedan. Dee, with her degree in engineering, wanted something that was both more practical and hip. So she opted...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 20, 2011
Get your motor running… Head out on the highway… It’s hard to say exactly how many Harley’s the classic hippie-era film, Easy Rider, actually sold, but it helped ingrain the idea of traveling America on two wheels, and that dream seems to be coming back to life for...
by Bryan Laviolette | Jul 20, 2011
Bugatti Veyron, meet the Shelby SuperCars Tuatara ( (pronounced twu‐tar‐ah). SSC announced Monday that it will build the Tuatara, the successor to the Aero and Ultimate Aero supercars, which went back and forth with version of the Veyron for the title of world’s...
