by Bryan Laviolette | May 3, 2012
ST. LOUIS – Someday, the high-energy teenagers competing at the FIRST Robotics World Championship may be the ones designing some future successor to this Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon. In fact, General Motors is counting on it. That’s why the automaker sponsors 74 teams in...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 2, 2012
The U.S. battery car market got off to a slow start last year. From the standpoint of a deficit-ridden Treasury, that’s probably the good news. A quick run of the calculator suggests that the federal government provided about $135 million in subsidies during 2011 for...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 2, 2012
General Motors, in a bid to save cash and expedite the development of new technology, is restructuring its research and development efforts – but the move is going to be felt in the form of job cuts, especially in suburban Detroit. As part of the shake-up, GM is...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 2, 2012
Sure, some folks will buy mom a mirror for Mother’s Day. It might be inside a nice, expensive package of make-up, or perhaps a wall-mounted mirror over the vanity. But OnStar is betting your female parental unit might like a mirror for the car. A replacement mirror,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 2, 2012
She has already broken the glass ceiling as General Motors’ first female director of global product development – but could Mary Barra be on her way to become the giant automaker’s first woman CEO? Based on comments made by the man who currently holds that title it’s...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 2, 2012
It has built its fortune helping Internet users navigate their way through the Web, but Google’s next big act may be helping commuters navigate their way to work – hands-free. Officials from the Silicon Valley giant have been quietly meeting with their automotive...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 1, 2012
It was the sort of month when even the “losers” could see the bright side. Despite a modest decline in its own April sales, General Motors significantly increased its full-year forecast for an industry that continues to gain sales momentum despite near-record fuel...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 1, 2012
Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow, nor hail shall keep the folks carrying the Olympic torch from their appointed rounds in the build-up to the London games, this summer. And to make sure there are no embarrassing flame-outs along the way event organizers turned to...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 1, 2012
While several major makers have yet to weigh in, preliminary numbers confirm that the U.S. new car market continued gaining momentum in April – though there were a few setbacks, notably for the two largest of the domestic makers. But it is likely to wrap up as another...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 1, 2012
Forget distracted driving. A new study says there’s a far more serious problem that’s responsible for as many as 2 million accidents annually. When’s the last time you used your own turn signals? According to research by the Society of Automotive Engineers, drivers...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 1, 2012
Chrysler Group is looking for ways to change another part of the bailout plan originally imposed by the Obama administration’s auto czar while the company was facing bankruptcy three year ago. Chrysler has notified Ally Financial Inc. it will not renew its...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 1, 2012
The good news: American motorists are clamoring for Hyundai products. The bad news: the Korean maker doesn’t have enough to go around, so it is adding a third shift to its Alabama assembly plant in a move that should squeeze out another 20,000 vehicles annually. It...
