by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 5, 2012
Following the lead of its mainstream sibling Nissan, the upscale Infiniti brand is about to charge into the battery-car market. Confirming an earlier report on TheDetroitBureau.com, the Japanese maker unveiled its LE Concept battery-electric vehicle, or BEV, at the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 5, 2012
Honda hopes to pump some new life into one of its most troubled product lines with a modest but much-needed update for 2013. No longer linked to the maker’s mainstay Accord, Honda officials are hoping to see sales double for the 2013 Crosstour. Of course, that starts...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 5, 2012
The pint-sized Volkswagen Up! has nabbed a big honor, winning the sought-after World Car of the Year trophy during a morning session at the 2012 New York Auto Show. The victory took many observers by surprise, especially considering the minicar was going up for the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 5, 2012
Acura continues its efforts to reposition itself as a major luxury player, rather than an upscale also-ran, with the NY Auto Show unveiling of the all-new RLX “flagship.” The new model compliments several other recent product roll-outs, acting as the top-line...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 5, 2012
The 2012 New York Auto Show is delivering more than a few surprises – notably including Hyundai’s unexpected announcement that it is launching not one but two new versions of the 2013 Santa Fe crossover. The Santa Fe is one of the most important models in the Korean...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 4, 2012
Jaguar will add an all-new sports car to its line-up a little more than a year from now, the maker revealed during its New York Auto Show news conference. Dubbed F-Type, it is the long-anticipated production version of the CX-16 concept car unveiled last year. The...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 4, 2012
Nissan is the latest major maker to weigh in with an all-new entry into the crowded and increasingly competitive midsize sedan market. The maker pulled the wraps off its latest-generation Altima during the 2013 New York Auto Show media preview. It’s one in a flood of...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 4, 2012
It’s the rare automaker that can keep secrets, but Chrysler pulled off a coup by keeping the covers on the reborn Dodge Viper up until the very moment the 2-seat supercar made its debut at the opening press day of the 2012 New York Auto Show. Make that the SRT Viper,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 4, 2012
Henrik Fisker, founder of the eponymous Fisker Automotive, was clearly searching for something new to reveal during an evening news conference the night before the formal opening of the 2012 New York Auto Show. The problem is that much of what he had hoped to say –...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 4, 2012
It was once the best-selling car in America, in the ‘60s reaching a peak of a million sales a year. But in more recent times, the Chevrolet Impala hasn’t fared nearly as well. And of the big sedans Chevy does build each year, most of those wind up going into daily...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 4, 2012
It’s as iconic a symbol of New York as the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building and street vendors selling hot dogs. But over the next several years the Big Apple’s classic yellow cab will get a decidedly different look. No, it’ll stay as yellow as the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 4, 2012
They may little more than an asterisk on the sales charts, right now, but battery cars will account for as much as 10% of the market by 2020 – or so predicts Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, one of the industry’s most unabashed promoters of zero-emissions technology. A little...
