by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 16, 2012
Are automakers ordering more recalls this year? While it will likely be the end of 2012 before that question can be answered it certainly seems like more than a few days don’t go by without another headline about some safety problem or another leading to a new...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 16, 2012
French President Francois Hollande wasted no time ripping into PSA Peugot Citroen’s plans to close a major assembly plant north of Paris as part of a turnaround plan expected to be used in seeking a government bailout of the ailing automaker. The new leader, who took...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 16, 2012
Korean carmaker Hyundai has never been shy about wrestling opponents to the ground – and now it says it is willing to go to the matte when it launches the new Hyundai Veloster Turbo. That’s matte as in the distinctive, non-gloss paint finish it will offer on the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 16, 2012
Despite the recent decline in fuel prices, American motorists still want significantly higher fuel economy from the cars and trucks they buy, according to a new study that found nearly nine in ten of those surveyed want the U.S. to reduce oil consumption while three...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 16, 2012
These days, almost every car on the road is likely to offer a couple cupholders. But that means you still have to brew up your own batch of java or stop at the local coffee shop on your way to work. Not so when the new Fiat 500L hits the road in October. The...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 13, 2012
This story has been updated to reflect new developments in Korea and comments by Hyundai officials in the U.S. Hyundai Motor America is likely to lose market share in 2012 even as it takes aim at another all-time annual sales record. The problem, cautions CEO John...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 13, 2012
Mercedes-Benz dealers are most likely to deliver customers the sort of shopping experience they want – and then close the deal, according to a new study. Asian luxury dealers were close behind, along with Jaguar and Cadillac, according to the latest Pied Piper...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 13, 2012
Gaining momentum after a painfully slow start to 2012, Chinese car sales rose by 9.9% last month, according to the country’s automotive trade association. The market was particularly strong for makers such as Honda, recovering from last year’s production cuts which...
by Harvey Lamm | Jul 13, 2012
Best known as the founder and former Chairman and CEO of Subaru of America, Inc., Harvey Lamm is the co-author — with Syd Havely — of the recently-published book, “Getting Traction—The Subaru Story and the Entrepreneurial Mindset.” At a time when other...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 13, 2012
Investors from China and Silicon Valley combined Wednesday to raise $84-million for a Detroit-based startup, Protean Electric Inc., which has developed technology to propel cars and trucks using motors mounted directly inside a vehicle’s wheels. Protean, which bills...
by Bryan Laviolette | Jul 13, 2012
Chevrolet is whetting the appetite of full-size truck buyers with a short video showing a heavily camouflaged prototype of the next-generation Silverado pulling a load up a steep incline. The next-generation truck will likely offer incrementally better horsepower,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 12, 2012
Did Toyota get off too easily after it was largely cleared by a pair of investigations looking into the maker’s problems with so-called Unintended Acceleration? That’s a possibility being raised by Sen. Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican, who has sent a letter to the...
