by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 4, 2013
A small start-up that hopes to begin producing a new high-mileage automobile in mid-2014 has taken over an abandoned General Motors plant near Shreveport, Louisiana. Elio Motors plans to use about a third of the 1.8 million square foot facility, one of 89 properties...
by Bryan Laviolette | Jan 4, 2013
Chrysler is supporting budding auto designers in Detroit with the 2013 Autorama High School Design Competition and supporting the United Way for Southeastern Michigan at the same time. The competition gives all high school students attending a Detroit public school...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 3, 2013
Automakers have closed the books on 2012 and appear to be carrying enough momentum to continue their recovery in the year ahead. That is likely to mean record profits for both Detroit and foreign manufacturers, according to industry experts – but it could mean fewer...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 3, 2013
This story has been revised to clarify that only a select group of Subaru vehicles will actually need repairs. The automaker, however, needs owner help in identifying which ones. The New Year has gotten off to a bad start – for Subaru, anyway. The maker is being...
by Brian Armstead | Jan 3, 2013
It was a scene I did not expect, but should have given the prodigious performance of the 2013 Bentley Continental GT Speed. Not satisfied with the mere 198 mph top speed of the “base” Continental GT, Bentley’s team of engineers, led by the effervescent Brian Gush,...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 3, 2013
Despite concerns that the ongoing fiscal cliff crisis might scare off potential buyers, the American auto market continued its rebound in December, with preliminary indications that the month will wrap up with a solid, double-digit increase. And with the political...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 3, 2013
Given much of the credit from helping transform the brand’s traditionally cheap and dowdy image, German-born styling chief Peter Schreyer has been named one of three president at Kia Motor Corp. It marks not only one of the rare occasions when a senior stylist has...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 3, 2013
Sales of the Chevrolet Volt are expected to post a whopping gain when final figures for 2012 are released today – but despite setting a new sales record for plug-in hybrid technology the Volt still fell short of General Motors’ initial expectations. Volt sales were up...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 2, 2013
Check back tomorrow for TheDetroitBureau.com’s full review of the 200+ mph Bentley GT Speed. There are some folks who can never get enough wind in their hair, though with a top speed of 202 miles per hour we’re betting the new 2013 Bentley GT Speed convertible is...
by Jim Dunne | Jan 2, 2013
Ford is developing a new design and probably engine installation for the next version of its European Galaxy van – or so one would conclude from these shots of a prototype under test at Ford’s home base in Dearborn. The unanswered question is whether a U.S....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 2, 2013
The last-minute Congressional compromise that kept the country from going off the so-called fiscal cliff is good news for the U.S. economy and great news for the auto industry, for as the old adage goes: when the economy catches cold the auto industry gets pneumonia....
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 2, 2013
General Motors has reached an agreement that will step up the pace of the restructuring of its European operations by selling off the GM Powertrain operation in Strasbourg, France. The plant is being sold to Punch Metals International, a private-equity company...
