by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 29, 2012
Buoyed by the largest sales increase among all domestic makers, Chrysler saw its earnings surge by 80% during the third quarter, while revenues gained 18%. The U.S. maker – which is partnered with Italy’s Fiat SpA – has scored the biggest sales gains of any of the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 29, 2012
Japanese makers – led by Toyota – dominated the 2012 automotive reliability study by influential Consumer Reports magazine. But the study showed that European makers, notably the Audi brand, made significant gains. So did General Motors, though the other two Detroit...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 29, 2012
Honda came roaring back with a 36% increase earnings for the July – September quarter, marking a significant turnaround from the hammering it took a year earlier in the week of Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami. The maker delivered an 82.2 billion yen net...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 29, 2012
Chevrolet and Mattel have had a long and prosperous relationship. The toy company has been producing matchbox-sized replicas of the pony car since 1968, a year after the real Chevy Camaro first landed in showrooms. At the upcoming SEMA Show in Las Vegas, the automaker...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 29, 2012
Randy Bernard, the head of the IndyCar racing series, has stepped down after a controversial, three-year reign following an angry revolt by team owners determined to oust him. The announcement comes despite widespread praise for the IndyCar Series which was credited...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 28, 2012
With the opening of the last 41-mile stretch of a new toll road outside Austin, the Lone Star State now can lay claim to having the fastest highway in America. Motorists can cruise along that last portion of Texas State Highway 130 at speeds of up to 85 miles per...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 26, 2012
The auto industry has traditionally been male-dominated but Honda has rolled out a new model it claims to have specifically designed with women in mind. The new Honda Fit She’s is a pretty-in-pink version of the maker’s familiar subcompact that offers a few niceties...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 26, 2012
Toyota is fast recovering from last year’s Japanese earthquake and tsunami, a disaster that left it struggling for inventory for most of 2011. And while the maker has suffered additional setbacks this year – including a boycott in China and its largest single recall...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 26, 2012
Fiat/Chrysler boss Sergio Marchionne has made no secret of his disdain for electric vehicles, declaring them “economic lemons” during a discussion with reporters earlier this year and all but killing off the U.S. side of his company’s battery-car program. So, why is...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 26, 2012
Mercedes-Benz is about to deliver a heaping bowl of alphanumeric soup. Once known for just a handful of iconic products like the E-, S- and SL-Class models, the maker has rapidly added offerings to its global line-up in recent years. And while a few of those won’t...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 26, 2012
They’re nearly as much an icon of the British capital as Big Ben or the Tower Bridge. And they’re far more ubiquitous. But the familiar London Black Cab may now be an endangered species. The only company still producing the roomy little taxi has been forced into the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 25, 2012
While hybrids and electric vehicles may be the very definition of “green” technology to the average American motorist, the organizers and judges of the Green Car of the Year award have a somewhat different take. As their latest list of finalists for the annual honor...
