by Marty Bernstein | Feb 24, 2012
Hyundai calls it the “Big Voices in Big Places” philosophy; I’m calling it Media Chutzpah, Incorporated. Not long ago, the Korean carmaker was largely ignored by most Americans, with barely a one percent share of the U.S. market. But now, with its sales soaring –...
by Bryan Laviolette | Feb 24, 2012
Here’s the deal with the MazdaSpeed 3: There simply is no way to get this much performance and this much horsepower for this little money anywhere else. But to accomplish that, compromises will have to be made. The Speed 3 starts with the small Mazda 3 hatchback,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 23, 2012
Somebody is going to need to plug the leak in Geneva – not us of course. It seems like every day we catch a glimpse of another one of the many products that are scheduled to debut at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. And today brought a pair of inadvertent early...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 23, 2012
Honda has announced the recall of nearly 9,000 late-model crossover-utility vehicles due to potentially faulty fuel tanks that pose the risk of a spill or fire. The action comes as the maker struggles to resolve quality-related issues that resulted in Honda recalling...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 23, 2012
Weeks ahead of the upcoming Geneva Motor Show we’re getting our first good look at the next-generation Audi A3 thanks to some fortuitously leaked photographs. As with the outgoing model, Audi will offer the subcompact model in a mix of body configurations – starting...
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 23, 2012
The automotive upsurge is continuing and could lead the industry into one of the strongest spring selling seasons it has seen since the economy started to flounder. Kelley Blue is predicting new-vehicle sales will surpass 1.05 million units, reach a 13.8 million...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 23, 2012
While the U.S. auto industry may be “back,” as President Barack Obama recently declared during his State-of-the-Union address, that hasn’t changed the fact that a majority of Americans remain opposed to the 2008 – 2009 bailout of Detroit. A new Gallup poll finds 51%...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 23, 2012
Jaguar and its truckmaking partner Land Rover have agreed to set up a plant in China, currently the world’s fastest-growing luxury auto market. As with other foreign makers, Jaguar Land Rover will enter into a joint venture with one of the many local Chinese...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 22, 2012
For a company known for its quality and reliability, Honda has been having a bad month. The maker today recalled 45,800 of its Odyssey minivans because the gas-filled struts that hold up the rear hatch could fail unexpectedly leading to potentially serious injuries....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 22, 2012
Federal safety regulators have launched an investigation of a major Swedish-based airbag supplier linked to recent recalls by four separate Japanese automakers. That list includes Toyota, Nissan, Subaru and Honda – the latter maker announcing a recall early this month...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 22, 2012
Bugatti has never been one to skimp on power, not since the launch of the mind-bogglingly fast Veyron broke the 1,000-horsepower barrier. But the maker has continued nudging up the pony count with a series of Veyron spin-offs and now is set to unveil what it’s...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 22, 2012
General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroen have confirmed they have begun discussing “possible cooperations and alliances.” Both makers cautioned that their talks are still too early to discuss in detail, though industry sources are indicating that the U.S. maker, the...
