by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 2, 2012
Facing a significant backlog of unsold inventory, General Motors will shut down production of the Chevrolet Volt for five weeks. The maker has notified 1,300 workers at the GM plant in Detroit that they will be idled from March 19th through April 23rd while assembly...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 2, 2012
Even as the automaker prepares to launch its first U.S. fleet-test of a plug-in hybrid, Audi CEO Rupert Stadler is confirming expansive new plans for a range of battery-based vehicles from some of its smallest to its sportiest offerings. That electric assault will...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 2, 2012
There’s been plenty of action in the midsize passenger car market of late. We saw an all-new Toyota Camry hit the road for 2012 while key players like Ford and Honda have weighed in this year with offerings of their own. So, can Nissan be far behind? Clearly not, as...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 2, 2012
Only days after the 2012 racing season got underway legendary team owner Roger Penske delivered what could be the big bombshell for 2013 – announcing he will end his long-time affiliation with Dodge next year and put his team colors on a NASCAR entry from Ford. The...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 2, 2012
Toyota has called “grossly inaccurate” a news report on CNN that charges the Japanese maker with covering up a memo that could reveal additional causes for so-called “unintended acceleration.” The Japanese giant recalled millions of vehicles in late 2009 and early...
by Bryan Laviolette | Mar 2, 2012
The Countryman is the biggest model in Mini’s lineup and now it’s getting a new engine to match its extra girth. Mini is introducing the John Cooper Works Countryman with a newly developed 211-horsepower version of the turbocharged 1.6-liter four cylinder Mini engine....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 1, 2012
U.S. car sales surged to their highest level in four years — reaching numbers not seen since the start of the industry’s worst downturn since the Great Depression. Notably, there were no real losers during a month where analysts had anticipated a few...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 1, 2012
A once-familiar is apparently getting ready to make its return – but the revival of the old Datsun brand will be targeted at new and emerging markets. Expanding upon recent rumors, Japan’s well-regarded Nikkei news service reports the Datsun name once used by Nissan...
by Denise McCluggage | Mar 1, 2012
Editor’s Note: Battery-carmaker Tesla has been roiled in controversy as it turns out customers can turn their car into a virtual “brick” by failing to keep the vehicle charged. We asked our intrepid correspondent, Denise McCluggage to muse on the risks of cutting-edge...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 1, 2012
Big SUVs are so outré, or so the environmentalists would have you believe, and they may be right considering the continued migration of traditional truck-based SUVs to more efficient crossovers. So what is a Bentley to do as it prepares to bring its first...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 1, 2012
TheDetroitBureau.com will update the Feb. 2012 sales story as more manufacturers report in. With Volkswagen posting its best sales in almost 40 years, new car sales continued to gain momentum and to provide a huge lift the US economy during February. Early forecasts...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 1, 2012
We’ve not even punched our ticket for the Geneva Motor Show but automakers are clearly looking ahead to the next big even in auto show season, the New York International Auto Show, with Buick revealing plans to pull the wraps off the updated Enclave crossover/utility...
