by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 29, 2012
Lotus CEO Dany Bahar has been ousted due to alleged irregularities connected to a lavish expense account that he reportedly used, among other things, to bill two homes in Norwich, UK to the sports carmaker. The oft-controversial Turkish-Swiss Bahar is the man behind...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 29, 2012
Canadian government officials are hoping to have the trains running again by as early as Thursday now that legislation has been put before parliament to order a halt in a strike by thousands of Canadian Pacific Railway workers. CP operates nearly 15,000 miles of track...
by Denise McCluggage | May 29, 2012
Doug, a friend and regular at Santa Fe’s Tuesday Car Table, test drove a Fiat 500 Cabriolet that I had for a week and loved it. But considering our city’s 7000-feet altitude decided a turbo was indicated. He’d wait for the Abarth. He told Fred Vang, another Car Table...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 29, 2012
With motorists reportedly flooding dealer showrooms over the long holiday weekend, May could turn out to be the best month since mid-2007 for new car sales – with Japanese automakers Toyota and Honda driving much of the upturn as they recover from last year’s...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 29, 2012
Only a few months after revealing its updated, coupe-like sedan Volkswagen is ready to give the CC some more muscle, introducing the sporty new R-Line edition. Set to reach U.S. showrooms later this year, it’s the latest in a fast-growing series of “R” models that...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 25, 2012
Japanese automakers have long dominated the U.S. midsize passenger car market. Or, to be more precise, Toyota, with its Camry, and Honda, with the Accord, have been the manufacturers to reckon with. But in recent months, the established order has shown signs of...
by Marty Bernstein | May 25, 2012
Hooray for Joel Ewanick! He had a helluva week breaking molds, traditions and profligate spending while making new ad biz rules. He’s gone where few CMO’s have dared to go with the outlandish premise of getting a measurable return on every component of the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 25, 2012
As bells chime midnight along Lake Como the folks attending the annual concourse at tony Villa d’Este will get their first look at the updated 2013 BMW 7-Series. Lucky for us TheDetroitBureau.com had a chance to get an advance look at the new flagship sedan following...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 25, 2012
Controversial? Perhaps, but a jury of its peers also has found Chrysler’s “Imported from Detroit” Super Bowl spot highly effective. The campaign, which includes a series of ads playing off the Super Bowl spots with rapper Eminem — and then followed this year by...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 25, 2012
Already controlling a majority of Chrysler stock, Italian automaker Fiat SpA expects to further increase its holdings in its U.S. partner by mid-summer, according to the man who serves as CEO of both manufacturers. Meanwhile, Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne told...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 24, 2012
The self-styled leader in the emerging battery car field, Nissan is adding yet another electric model to its line-up. The maker has confirmed it will produce a battery-electric version of its NV200 commercial van. The big brother to the Nissan Leaf will initially be...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 24, 2012
Shipments of new vehicles from General Motors, Chrysler Group, Ford Motor Co., Honda and Toyota have been crippled by a strike against the sprawling Canadian Pacific Railroad by 5,000 of its workers. Teamsters Canada walked off the job just after midnight after...
