by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 26, 2011
The first Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 garnered a cool quarter-mil when it went across the auction block at the Barrett-Jackson Auction in Las Vegas over the weekend. The most powerful version of the Chevy muscle car ever built will reach showrooms early next year at a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 26, 2011
The possibility that General Motors’ telematics unit OnStar could spy on motorists – even after they stop subscribing to the service – has triggered a call for a government investigation by a leading U.S. senator who described the move as a “brazen” invasion of...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 26, 2011
After having hit bottom two years ago during the bankruptcy of General Motors and Chrysler, the reputation of the auto industry has rebounded. A new Harris Poll judging public attitude towards 22 large industries indicated what was described as a “huge improvement” in...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 23, 2011
Some of the key automotive stocks ended the week with a modest reprieve after being hammered on markets around the world for most of the week, but the upturn in shares of General Motors, Ford and other auto-related manufacturers and retailers barely begins to make up...
by Henny Hemmes | Sep 23, 2011
When the first BMW M5 was introduced, back in 1984, it was the fastest production sedan in the world, largely hand-built on the same chassis as the 535 but given the modified M1 engine under the hood. Time and again, each generation of M5 has gotten a bit more...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 23, 2011
Few automakers are more intent on partnering with the competition than Nissan, which is stepping up its cooperative alliance with erstwhile rival Mitsubishi just two weeks after confirming plans to significantly increase its ties to Germany’s Daimler AG. Nissan and...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 23, 2011
Though they were largely left out when General Motors and the United Auto Workers Union hammered out a new 4-year contract last week it looks like retirees at GM – as well as Chrysler – may have something to cheer about after all. They will see a restoration of some...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 23, 2011
There seem to be more and more automotive awards every year, and countless studies that try to rank the latest models according to some arcane quality algorithm. The Motorist Choice Awards aim to pull things together and let owners report on what are not only the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 22, 2011
Honda’s cute ute is finally taking its bows, the 2012 CR-V delayed by about three months due to the March disaster in Japan that set all that country’s makers on their ears. The CR-V has been one of Honda’s strongest sellers over the years – besting the likes of the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 22, 2011
The purple seats simply had to go. There was a time when Korean managers thought that whatever would sell in the home market would be fine with U.S. buyers, including an array of funky paint and fabric colors — at least, as long as the price was low enough. But...
by Bryan Laviolette | Sep 22, 2011
A lot of folks might be surprised to find out that this car exists. Manual transmissions are growing increasingly rare and in fact, the reasons to buy them are diminishing. In the old days, traditional manual transmissions were more efficient than regular automatic...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 22, 2011
A series of low-profile changes in the OnStar terms of service are generating a high level of anxiety among privacy advocates and others worried that the General Motors telematics service is turning itself into Big Brother. The revisions mean that even after canceling...
