by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 22, 2013
It’s hard to overstate the importance of Buick’s new Encore compact crossover-utility vehicle. Buick, which many didn’t expect to survive parent General Motors’ 2009 bankruptcy, has been struggling to redefine itself in a market where it had, for the past several...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 22, 2013
American motorists will have to wait a couple more years before they can get their hands on the next-generation Ford F-Series pickup. But that didn’t matter much to Wall Street, investors driving up the maker’s stock following the unexpected unveiling of the maker’s...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 22, 2013
The ongoing investigation of faulty lithium-ion power packs on the new 787 Dreamliner could have implications far beyond the aerospace industry, some observers worrying that Boeing’s battery problems could short-circuit the nascent market for plug-ins, hybrids and...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 22, 2013
Toyota Motor Co. is pushing to settle a series of wrongful death lawsuits in which the plaintiffs appear to have a solid chance of proving to a jury that unintended acceleration-related design flaws contributed to the accidents. The company maintains stuck floor mats...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 21, 2013
Little Mazda is lining up some big partners. Struggling to regain its footing after the collapse of its decades-old alliance with Ford Motor Co., the Japanese maker has been looking for new opportunities and, in recent months, it has inked several potentially...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 21, 2013
It could be a big year for the U.S. auto industry. After an unexpectedly strong close to 2012, most analysts anticipate the market will grow by as much as another million units this year – even more if Washington lawmakers can come up with a long-term solution to the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 21, 2013
Holy, bidding war, Batman! The original Batmobile from the wildly popular ‘60s TV series, Batman, has nabbed a $4.2 million winning bid at the Barrett-Jackson Auction. The 19-foot, bubble-topped 2-seater was designed by George Barris, a legendary Los Angeles...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 21, 2013
New car registrations in the European Union fell by 8.2% in 2012, dropping to their lowest level since 1995, according to figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association. And with the European Union still struggling to resolve its debt crisis and pull...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 21, 2013
The Obama Administration has begun the countdown as it takes the next step in the process of selling off its remaining stake in General Motors by no later than April 2014. The move comes a month after the U.S. Treasury sold off 200 million shares of GM common stock...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 20, 2013
It was a Corvette weekend at the annual Barrett-Jackson, one of the nation’s biggest classic car auctions, as bidders ran up big winning bids for both new and old versions of the 2-seater often referred to as “America’s sports car.” Less than a week after the all-new,...
by Mike Davis | Jan 18, 2013
TheDetroitBureau.com’s resident historian, Mike Davis was yet to get his license when the first Corvette rolled into GM’s private auto show, known as Motorama, 60 years ago. But he’s been watching and reporting on every ‘Vette since then. Davis recently released a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 18, 2013
After having the second-highest number of recalls for any maker operating in the U.S. market, Honda is getting off to a rough start for 2013, this time announcing it will recall nearly three-quarters of a million vehicles because missing rivets could case their...
