by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 23, 2012
A team from the University of Michigan shined – quite literally – in the 2012 American Solar Challenge, a sun-powered race the school won for the fourth consecutive year. The U-M team led the race by as much as 10 hours, going into the final stretch of the 8-day...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 23, 2012
Short of Indy’s brickyard perhaps no race track in the world is as well-known as the German Nurburgring. But the challenging course could soon see its last race. Dating back to the 1920s, the long and challenging circuit has been regularly used for a variety of motor...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 20, 2012
As one of the architects of Ford Motor Co.’s successful effort to survive the deep U.S. recession without a federal bailout, former Chief Financial Officer Lewis Booth demonstrated his turnaround skills. But can the now-retired Ford exec pull that magic off on a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 20, 2012
In recent years, the Huffington Post has gone from being a minor sideshow on the web to one of the Internet’s most popular sources of news, especially after founder Arianna Huffington sold her firm to wounded tech giant AOL. But now the news site’s publisher has...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 20, 2012
With virtually every automaker now offering some form of high-tech infotainment system, Honda might have just seemed late to the party with the launch of its new HondaLink technology – were it not, that is, for the fact that the maker’s smartphone-based system will...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 20, 2012
The new 2013 Cadillac ATS will reach showrooms in the U.S. early this fall – but the big news could be the launch of exports to markets outside North America before year-end. Don Butler, vice president of Cadillac marketing, said the exports initially will go to...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 20, 2012
With the brand facing increasingly aggressive competition from its upscale European competitors. Lexus has a lot riding on the upcoming launch of the newly redesigned LS. Parent Toyota’s CEO Akio Toyoda has promised to put more “passion” into future models and a new...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 20, 2012
Honda Motor is adding additional capacity at its plant in Indiana as it shifts more production and more responsibility to its operations in North America. In addition, it expects to double its exports of finished vehicles from the United States to other parts of the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 19, 2012
With fuel prices taking an unexpected tumble since nearing an all-time peak in April, sales of pickups, SUVs and other lower-mileage models have begun bouncing back. But a new study suggests that demand for electric vehicles and hybrids is anything but dead....
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 19, 2012
While the all-new C7 Corvette is still a ways off into the future, Chevrolet and parent General Motors are getting set to celebrate a big anniversary for “America’s sports car.” They’re getting set to mark the 60th anniversary by rolling out the most powerful Corvette...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 19, 2012
Ford Motor Co. is advising owners of an estimated 11,500 new Escape crossover-utility vehicles to park the vehicle until they can be repaired by dealers due to a potential fuel line leak that could cause the vehicle to catch fire. Ford’s all-new 2013 Escape crossover...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 19, 2012
Honda is recalling 172,000 crossovers and luxury sedans due to a problem with the vehicles’ door latches that could cause a door to come flying open while driving. The recall impacts two of the maker’s newest models, the redesigned 2012 CR-V crossover-utility vehicle...
