by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 8, 2013
Some things are worth waiting for, or so one hopes in the case of the 2014 Audi SQ5 performance crossover making its debut at the Detroit Auto Show next week. It’s the long-awaited production version of the Q5 Custom Concept first revealed way back in 2009 – with some...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 8, 2013
For the third time in four years, Toyota Motor Corp. recalled more vehicles than any other automaker operating in the U.S. market during 2012. Toyota’s various safety-related service actions involved a total of 5.3 million cars, trucks and crossovers last year, nearly...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 7, 2013
It can spot a potential problem 500 feet away and tell the difference between a red and green light. It can anticipate a corner even before the driver turns the steering wheel. It’s designed to prevent a crash but can also make it easier to survive a collision even as...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 7, 2013
General Motors and Ford Motor Co. have ended 2012 with all-time sales records in China — but the news is nowhere near as good for Japanese makers. Stung by a dispute between China and Japan over a chain of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, Toyota,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 7, 2013
If you’re wondering where Hyundai might take things when it updates its popular Genesis sedan in a few years you might want to take a close look when the HCD-14 concept vehicle makes its debut at the Detroit Auto Show next week. The Korean carmaker has offered up this...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 7, 2013
American motorists are getting more out of their new vehicles as the average fuel economy of new cars and trucks sold increased 6% and set an all-time high in 2012 as consumers responded to higher gas prices and the increased availability of attractive high-mileage...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 7, 2013
China’s sovereign wealth fund is reportedly looking to acquire a significant stake in Daimler AG, the German parent of automotive brands Mercedes-Benz and Smart. A report in the well-placed Communist Party newspaper the Peoples Daily is citing anonymous sources...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 7, 2013
General Motors Co. is poised for a major breakout that will transform the company over the next 18 months, according to the head of the company’s core North American operations. Mark Reuss, president of GM’s North American Operations, described as a “huge opportunity”...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 4, 2013
General Motors is recalling nearly 70,000 late-model SUVs, pickups and vans because of potential defective transmission interlocks that could let the vehicles roll away after being parked. More than a dozen different 2013 models are involved in the recall, 54,686 of...
by Marty Bernstein | Jan 4, 2013
We saw 2012 end with metaphoric skyrockets lighting the midnight sky for most auto marketers. Business was far better than expected. It was good, damn near great! Some auto advertisers were patting themselves on the back for their Super Bowl ads that went viral –...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 4, 2013
Buy a qualifying battery-electric vehicle and you’ll be up for a $7,500 federal tax credit. You’ll also be in line for additional incentives from California, Colorado and nearly a dozen other states and local communities. If anything, the Obama Administration and...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 4, 2013
The long-promised revival of Detroit’s two main luxury brands failed to materialize in 2012 despite the launch of some major new products that generated largely positive reviews. Both Ford Motor Co.’s Lincoln and General Motors’ Cadillac wound up losing market share...
