by Bryan Laviolette | May 18, 2012
Ford is taking direct aim at the Toyota Prius v with its new C-MAX Hybrid, announcing that the vehicle would provide better fuel economy and have a lower base price when it goes on sale as a 2013 model. The company said dealers are not taking orders for the C-MAX,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 17, 2012
You might not have noticed. Indeed, it seems pretty much everyone but the folks on the assembly line missed the fact that the Lexus HS250h went out of production back in January. And no surprise. Even at its launch in mid-2009 normally upbeat U.S. officials for the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 17, 2012
Chevrolet’s performance portfolio is about to get a bit bigger. General Motors’ largest brand has confirmed it will bring a version of the new Australian-made Holden VF Commodore to the States where it will be sold as the limited-edition Chevy SS. The long-rumored...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 17, 2012
Anyone who spends even a little time online knows that things can get heated when discussions on social media sites turn to controversial subject like sex, religion or Chicago v New York pizza. But this week’s big flame war pits Ford against General Motors over GM’s...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 17, 2012
Automakers normally take their marketing efforts quite seriously, not surprising when you consider the billions of dollars at stake. But every so often, a little humor creeps in – such as the Tweets Ford has been sending out about General Motors’ decision to stop...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 17, 2012
A new study suggests the federal government’s decision to increase the amount of ethanol in gasoline could have “adverse results,” which several industry trade groups say translates into the likelihood it could wreck some engines. Federal regulators last year upped...
by Bryan Laviolette | May 17, 2012
Fuel economy requirements are about to increase and carmakers are going to be scrambling to find ways to squeeze more miles out of a gallon of gas. And to do it, automakers are going to count on the electric motor and battery to help. General Motors is reintroducing...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 16, 2012
Plagued by a cash shortage and struggling to find alternative funding sources in case it can’t free up a frozen government loan, California battery-car start-up Fisker Automotive is telling prospective investors it plans to delay by about a year the launch of its...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 16, 2012
What is an “American” car? That’s become increasingly difficult to define in an era when most major international automakers operate at least one U.S. assembly plant – while cars bearing a Detroit nameplate might come from a plant in Korea. With much of the design and...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 16, 2012
Analysts and investors alike will be watching the ticker closely today to see how the market responds to word that the “Oracle of Omaha” has grabbed 10 million shares of General Motors stock. According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Buffett’s...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 16, 2012
Just days before the superstar of the digital world is expected to launch a multi-billion-dollar IPO General Motors has delivered an unexpected blow by revealing it will pull its advertising off the Facebook site by mid-year. It’s unclear whether the news will have...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 16, 2012
He oversaw the nation’s second largest automaker during one of the most critical points in the industry’s history, acknowledging changing times with massive plant cuts but also approving a string of critical new products that helped reassert Ford Motor Co. as an...
