by Detroit Bureau | Jan 9, 2012
Two thousand eleven was a huge year for Chrysler, but the automaker knows that it has to fill a huge hole in its lineup to succeed. With that in mind, the automaker’s Dodge brand resurrected the Dart nameplate, putting it on a new compact which replaces the unloved...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 9, 2012
Baby Boomers, step aside. There’s a new generation of car buyers entering the market and Chevrolet wants to win them over. They’re the target audience for a pair of distinctive concept vehicles General Motors’ largest brand is debuting at this year’s North American...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 9, 2012
It may soon be difficult to tell all the new players in the affordable roadster segment without a sports car, what with new offerings like the Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S ready to take on the venerable Mazda Miata. Now, add in the Mini Roadster, making its U.S. debut...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 9, 2012
The Hyundai Elantra and Range Rover Evoque have taken top honors in the heated battle for 2012 North American Car and Truck of the Year. The awards, announced at the opening ceremonies of this year’s Detroit Auto Show, are being viewed by many as a sign of the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 9, 2012
Chrysler is sharply scaling back its plans for the U.S. roll-out of the Italian Fiat brand following an unexpectedly slow launch last year, but Sergio Marchionne, who serves as CEO of both sides of the trans-Atlantic Chrysler-Fiat alliance, insists that the shortfall...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 9, 2012
The rapidly expanding partnership between Germany’s Daimler AG and the Euro-Asian Renault-Nissan Alliance will take another step forward when the partners begin production of a new line of 4-cylinder engines in the U.S. in 2014. Nissan’s current powertrain plant, in...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 9, 2012
It may be Cadillac’s smallest model but the new ATS sedan has some big shoes to fill. Making its debut at the 2012 North American International Auto Show, in Detroit, this week, Caddy gave the automotive media a sneak peak Sunday night at the 2013 model, which will...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 9, 2012
It’s been nearly six decades since Mercedes-Benz introduced the then-revolutionary SL, those letters short for “sport” and light.” Like all too many other products introduced in the decades since, the SL roadster has gotten bigger and bulkier. But the all-new model...
by Detroit Bureau | Jan 9, 2012
Editor’s Note: This guide and its links will be updated regularly during the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. No slight intended, but there aren’t many things that can fill the hotels, restaurants and conference centers of Detroit in the middle of winter – nothing, that...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 9, 2012
More than a quarter century after the original Ford Taurus revolutionized automotive design – and put the U.S. automaker at the top of the midsize sales charts – Ford is hoping to do it again with the launch of the new 2013 Fusion sedan. The new Fusion, making its...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 9, 2012
It’s already the biggest onboard telematics service in the U.S., but OnStar has far grander aspirations, with a variety of new concepts being unveiled at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas. The General Motors subsidiary will be showing off a prototype...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 6, 2012
As the saying goes, home is where the heart is. Thus, Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne’s decision to serve as the campaign chair for the United Way of Southeastern Michigan is certain to be parsed for its underlying significance in a multinational company, such as...
