by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 3, 2012
Trend or just a temporary setback? In recent months, buyers have been steadily moving up-market while also adding significantly more content to the vehicles they buy. Along with cutbacks in the typical industry incentive package that has rapidly driven up the price...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 3, 2012
Unless you were a home-schooled only child, chances are you’ll recall the daily battle to conform to peer pressure during your high school years. A new study says that teens are not only more likely to try to conform with friends when it comes to music and clothing...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 3, 2012
While it may have walked away from the classic – and fast-shrinking — minivan market, Ford is betting big on the growing “people-mover” niche, with an all-new offering set to make its debut at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. The Ford B-Max will be the smallest...
by Marty Bernstein | Feb 3, 2012
Super Bowl XLVI – At last the hype will be over Football is a fast game. In any single NFL play, all the blocking, tackling, running, passing and kicking – with an occasional stomp – the action will all be over in barely six seconds. By comparison, the typical Super...
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 3, 2012
General Motors has just added to a string of new investments in the U.S. by announcing plans to start construction next week on a $200 million stamping facility next to the company’s assembly plant in Arlington, Texas between Dallas and Fort Worth. GM and the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 2, 2012
The strong upturn in U.S. car sales will translate into a wave of new jobs for American auto workers. Chrysler, Volkswagen and Honda all are announcing plans to expand production – meaning more workers – at plants across the country. The biggest increase announced...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 2, 2012
It’s no surprise when folks go California dreaming during the middle of a Midwest Winter. But Kia has something substantial to show for its efforts – in the form of the new Track’ster Concept it plans to unveil at next week’s Chicago Auto Show. Might we be getting a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 2, 2012
Chrysler workers have a variety of reasons to be pleased about the maker’s improving fortunes. They’re not only seeing thousands of jobs added but receiving their first profit-sharing checks since 2005 as a result of the maker landing in the black for the first time...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 2, 2012
You’ve got to go green to earn some green, it seems. Automakers are putting ever more emphasis on their environmental efforts, touting even the most subtle efforts to win over ever more Earth-conscious buyers. That includes everything from adding new zero-emission...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 2, 2012
A California woman angered by the relatively poor mileage delivered by her Honda hybrid has won a small claims lawsuit awarding her nearly $10,000 in damages. Heather Peters quickly declared it a “victory for Honda Civic owners everywhere,” after a Los Angeles...
by Bryan Laviolette | Feb 2, 2012
Sometimes in life, things are not as they appear. Take this Kia Forte. What looks like your basic compact economy sedan, is actually a stealth sports sedan in disguise. It handles the curves well, has quick, confidence-inspiring steering and just enough power to be...
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 1, 2012
With Volkswagen and Chrysler Group leading the way, the U.S. auto industry is off to a good start for 2012, a number of key analysts upping their forecasts for the full-year. The seasonally adjusted annual rate, or SAAR for the new vehicle market appears to have hit...
