by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 19, 2011
The unexpected ouster of Ernst Lieb, the popular – and seemingly successful – CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA has created far more questions than answers, a deepening mystery in an industry where secrets are seldom held for long. After word leaked out that the 56-year-old...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 19, 2011
With its Cayenne sport-utility vehicle now the brand’s best-selling model, Porsche is planning a hefty investment to ensure a second, smaller crossover — dubbed Cajun — gets off to a good start. That will include a 500-million Euro investment to expand the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 19, 2011
Though the final tally won’t be released until later today it is now clear that the Ford Motor Co.’s tentative contract with the United Auto Workers Union will be approved. Workers in Louisville, Kentucky accepted the agreement yesterday, and though the votes at a few...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 18, 2011
The latest smartphones can do just about everything but cook breakfast – though they can help track down the recipe for a mean Eggs Benedict. Now, General Motors is looking at ways to link smartphones to alert your car to unseen pedestrians and other obstacles. In...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 18, 2011
We’ve never understood why Audi has been so stingy with its performance line-up. True, there was a time when BMW’s M models and the Mercedes-Benz AMG offerings would come and go, disappearing for a model-year or two, but these days they are mainstays of their...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 18, 2011
As fans of the feature film “Back to the Future” might recall, it took a bolt of lightning to send the hero hurtling through the space-time continuum. A small start-up company’s ambitions don’t include time travel but it does hope to put an electric power pack under...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 18, 2011
General Motors has sold more than 2 million vehicles in China for the second year in a row – and despite the slight slowdown in the market – now the world’s largest – the U.S. maker appears set to post another yearly sales record. The American auto giant reached the...
by Bryan Laviolette | Oct 18, 2011
Sunday’s tragic 15-car accident that killed race car driver Dan Wheldon has many people calling for changes to make the race safer. NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson even said that the cars should stop racing on ovals. But it’s not the tracks that are the problem. It’s the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 17, 2011
In a striking and unexpected move Daimler AG has announced that Ernst Lieb has been relieved of his duties as CEO of the maker’s Mercedes-Benz USA operations effective immediately. The move took even well-placed insiders by surprise, triggering a variety of rumors...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 17, 2011
Honda is hoping to pump some life into its slow-selling Insight hybrid for 2012 by adding more features, giving it a more high-tech appearance – and bumping up its mileage. There’s no question the Insight needs some help. Sales have lagged significantly below...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 17, 2011
Despite an increasingly tense war of words that could land the erstwhile partners in court, Volkswagen says it has no intention of selling off its stake in Japan’s Suzuki Motor Corp. The two makers have been engaged in an increasingly noisy public spot, in recent...
by Mike Davis | Oct 17, 2011
It’s been a year since TheDetroitBureau.com reported first driving the innovative Chevrolet Volt, the first fully developed gas-electric plug-in hybrid. In the months since there has been a lot written about the Volt, its rivalry with the pure battery-electric Leaf...
