by Bryan Laviolette | Jul 19, 2012
Everyone who is fortunate enough to drive new cars and write reviews about them has their favorites. They may claim to objectively view every car that shows up in their driveway, but ultimately, they look forward to a week with that certain car. Their biggest worry...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 18, 2012
With the European market already in the start of a potential freefall, Ford Motor Company has already warned that its overseas operations could generate significant losses in the months ahead. But if recent numbers are any indication, the situation could prove worse...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 18, 2012
General Motors is continuing a massive shake-up at its money-losing European operations as part of a broader turnaround plan. The latest move puts board member Thomas Sedran in charge of Opel while two other executives with the German-based brand are being replaced....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 18, 2012
With its new Model S now in production, Tesla Motors is working up an assortment of additional products, according to the maker’s design chief, including a battery-powered challenger to the compact luxury segment’s powerhouse BMW 3-Series. The start-up battery car...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 18, 2012
In an increasingly crowded midsize segment, Ford Motor Co. has come up with a secret weapon to help launch the 2013 Ford Fusion: coffee. “It’s really kind of a natural,” said Craig Daitch, Ford manager of car communications as he stood outside...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 18, 2012
Locked in a global battle for the growing luxury market, both BMW and Mercedes-Benz plan to launch a new product blitz never before seen in the high-line realm – even as they both fight it out for dominance in what remains the world’s largest luxury market. The...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 18, 2012
Just days after the all-new 2013 Ford Escape became the target of a recall federal safety regulators revealed they have begun an investigation into older versions of the compact sport-utility vehicle – as well as the similar Mazda Tribute – due to a potential problem...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 17, 2012
It’s travel season and our readers have not only been clocking plenty of miles but also snapping pics of some Wild, Weird and Wacky Street Signs – then sending them in to share with TheDetroitBureau.com. For those who’ve somehow missed the news, we’re running a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 17, 2012
General Motors OnStar telematics service is getting into the car rental business. Or, more precisely, into the fast-expanding world of car-sharing. The concept skips the busy corporate rental counters that motorists traditionally experience. Instead, car-sharing...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 17, 2012
He is one of the most influential designers of the last two decades – and one of the most controversial. All of which added up to a Lifetime Achievement Award for Chris Bangle, the former BMW styling boss that gave the world the notorious “Bangle-butt.” The annual...
by Mike Davis | Jul 17, 2012
Okay, we’re about half way between the Chevrolet Corvette’s 59th birthday, June 30, and the Woodward Dream Cruise, August 18—at which there likely will be more Corvettes parading than any other model. For one thing, America’s only mass-production sports car has never...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 16, 2012
Days after appointing a new chief for its troubled European operations, General Motors is shaking up its global manufacturing system. The maker has named Tim Lee to head the vast empire of assembly and component plants stretching from Europe to Asia, Africa and the...
