by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 22, 2011
The Lincoln Town Car is coming back to life – though long-town limo fans may not immediately recognize the replacement. With its long-in-the-tooth Town Car now out of production Lincoln has been looking at the prospect of losing its long-time grip on the so-called...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 22, 2011
With the launch of its new IPL G Convertible, Infiniti is adding some real muscle to its new performance sub-brand. At 343 horsepower and 273 lb-ft of torque, the 2013 Infiniti IPL G Convertible gets a noticeable bump up from the more conventional Infiniti G37 cabrio,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 22, 2011
Mercedes-Benz appears to be taking seriously the words its SL roadster is supposed to represent: Sport, Leicht – or Light, in English. The German maker has revealed that with the planned launch of an all-new version of the SL line, the 2-seater will migrate to a new,...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 22, 2011
General Motors Vice Chairman Stephen Girsky, the company’s chief troubleshooter, has been named Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Adam Opel AG, effective immediately. Girsky replaces Nick Reilly, who recently resigned from the board as a member and chairman...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 22, 2011
Automotive veteran Laura Soave has been forced out of her post as head of Fiat in the U.S. as the Chrysler Group LLC shook up the marketing effort behind the tiny Fiat 500 which has been suffering from sluggish sales since its public launch late last year. Timothy...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 21, 2011
Mass may be the enemy when it comes to fuel economy but it offers a distinctive advantage when it comes to a crash – which may be a main reason why a new study shows that occupants are likely to come out better in a collision involving a hybrid vehicle than if they...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 21, 2011
Can passion cure the blues for Lexus? It’s been a tough year for the upscale arm of Toyota, Lexus likely to lose its long standing as the nation’s best-selling luxury automotive brand due to production shortages that followed the earthquake and tsunami that struck...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 21, 2011
Forget the pyramids and the Great Wall, the first thing alien visitors might see as they approach the Earth, these days, is the Giant Mound of Tires – a 50-acre site in the back woods of South Carolina estimated to contain 250,000 used tires. Authorities have charged...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 21, 2011
The long-struggling Mitsubishi has finally landed at the top of the charts. In this case, the Environmental Protection Agency declaring the little Japanese battery-electric vehicle the most fuel-efficient automobile on American roads, averaging a whopping 112 miles...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 21, 2011
He was often seen as the outside interloper within the Detroit community, but when it came to marketing consumer goods perhaps no one was the more consummate insider than John Smale, the one-time junior executive in the toilet goods department who eventually rose to...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 18, 2011
Americans are no longer upset over the $50 billion bailout of General Motors that had many critics calling the humbled giant “Government Motors.” Or, so said GM CEO Dan Akerson during an appearance before the Detroit Economic Club during which he cautioned that the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 18, 2011
We’ve seen plenty of cars come in from Mexico, in recent years, as more and more makers take advantage of that country’s low labor costs and proximity to both the U.S. and fast-growing markets in Latin America. What we haven’t seen are cars produced by a Mexican car...
