by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 11, 2011
Hyundai, which is making an aggressive push to claim the fuel-economy crown long held by Japanese automakers such as Toyota and Honda, has discovered that pitching 40 mpg is a fast way to draw customers into its showrooms. The Korean maker also appears to be breaking...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 11, 2011
Mercedes-Benz is doing the best job treating potential buyers when they walk into the showroom, reports a new study, which is one reason the maker has continued building demand as the luxury market recovers. But while it’s the third year in a row that the German...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 11, 2011
Some of the industry’s biggest automakers have decided to go tow-to-tow. Few pieces of data in the car and truck business provoke as many claims and counter-claims as towing capacity, which can be even more important than raw horsepower in some segments. Indeed,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 8, 2011
Buy a car, get a check. Since Chrysler first launched the modern incentive wars, more than three decades ago, that’s become the standard pitch to win over reluctant buyers. But General Motors is trying something a little different to stand out from the crowd,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 8, 2011
While it may not have the marketing muscle behind it, Mitsubishi is likely to get some serious buzz for its new “i” battery car thanks to a 126 MPGe rating from the EPA – significantly higher than its two key electric vehicle competitors, the Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 8, 2011
If you’ve ever gotten lost trying to find a friend’s new house or a well-reviewed new restaurant you’ll undoubtedly have wished for an onboard navigation system. Portable “navis,” in fact, have become one of the hottest perennial holiday gifts. Yet despite frequent...
by Tim Healey | Jul 8, 2011
Nissan joined the crossover game with the Murano in 2002, and since then, the Murano has spawned smaller clones such as the Rogue and the Juke urban ute in Nissan’s lineup. The Murano was last redesigned in 2009, and for 2011 the big news is the addition of the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 7, 2011
With cash in hand to pay both workers and boycotting suppliers, Saab will re-start its Swedish assembly line on August 9th, the automaker confirmed, though company officials acknowledge Saab still has a tough battle ahead if it hopes to reverse the financial problems...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 7, 2011
A boycott by advertisers that included Ford, General Motors’ Vauxhall, Renault, Mitsubishi and others helped to bring down one of Britain’s tabloid powerhouses. The Murdoch-owned News of the World will shut down, sending over 200 employees onto the street, as the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 7, 2011
Steadily rising health-care costs will again become a key issue when the United Auto Workers begins contract talks with General Motors, Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group later this month. Critics of the Obama administration’s 2009 bailout of General Motors and...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 7, 2011
Like an “exotic” dancer, Infiniti is giving us only the briefest look at its upcoming JX crossover, one little glimpse at a time, with the maker only planning to fully open the kimono at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in August. After providing a stylized tease...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 7, 2011
Conventional wisdom suggests that young buyers will turn away from the products their parents drove – potentially good news for Detroit’s Big Three who collectively lost the big Baby Boom generation to the imports. New models, such as the Ford Fiesta, are specifically...
