by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 18, 2012
When Infiniti unveils a new premium sports sedan at the Detroit Auto Show, next month, it will be badged the Q50 – making it the first product to adopt the luxury maker’s new alphanumeric nomenclature. Going forward, all Infiniti passenger cars will carry the Q badge...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 17, 2012
Chrysler is testing the waters to see which of four minivan concepts will best resonate with consumers – a critical challenge if the maker hopes to retain its lead in a segment it invented 30 years ago but which has come under increasing assault from foreign-owned...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 17, 2012
While the Model T is perhaps the best-known product ever built by the Ford Motor Co. – and voted the “Car of the Century” by a group of automotive media and experts from around the world, it was actually the Model A that put the company in gear. And a 1903 Model A...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 17, 2012
“This is one of the few places where you can see a Chevrolet Volt traffic jam,” laughs Scott Hinson, the lab director for Pecan Street Inc., an alternative energy project in Austin, Texas. More precisely, Pecan Street is part of the one square mile Mueller...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 17, 2012
From the all-new C7 Chevrolet Corvette to the next-generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class, the Detroit Auto Show is hoping to deliver something new for everyone when it opens its doors next month. Formally known as the 2013 North American International Auto Show, the event...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 17, 2012
Contrary to what Wall Street believes fleet and commercials customers represent a vital and profitable part of the automotive business and Ford Motor Co. plans to use its “One Ford” strategy to nail down more of that business in the U.S. and abroad. The...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 14, 2012
It’s going to be a busy year for Mercedes-Benz. Coming off a year of record sales, the German maker hopes to keep momentum going as it launches three critical new products into the American market. That list covers all extremes of the passenger car segment. At one...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 14, 2012
Daimler AG, in a move underscoring the growing importance of China to the company’ future, has named a new chief executive in charge of its operations in China and appointed him to the company’s Board of Management. Hubertus Troska, 52, will become chief executive...
by Jim Dunne | Dec 14, 2012
Ford has regained some momentum in the pony car wars, but diehard Mustang fans will have to wait until 2015 for an all-new model to take aim at Chevrolet’s resurrected Camaro. It’s a long wait but there could be some much – and long-awaited – good news coming with...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 14, 2012
Unless you’re the sort of person who finishes up their holiday shopping even before the first Black Friday ads show up on television, you’re likely racing around trying to figure out what to get for your loved ones. Maybe for yourself. Perhaps a new car is on...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 14, 2012
With barely two weeks left in the year, Mercedes-Benz is ceding victory to rival BMW in the luxury car sales sweepstakes. But there’s victory in that loss, contends Mercedes’ top American executive as he notes the maker still had its best year ever in the U.S. market...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 14, 2012
With its first light-duty diesel set to debut in a manner of months, senior General Motors officials are giving clear indications that they’re ready to launch additional applications of the high-mileage technology, including a diesel for the next-generation Chevrolet...
