by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 14, 2013
Detroit makers dominated as the 2013 Detroit Auto Show opened up with the annual North American International Car and Truck of the Year awards. Cadillac claimed the coveted Car of the Year trophy with its new 2013 ATS compact luxury sedan, the new Ram 1500 pickup was...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 14, 2013
It’s often a matter of perspective, certainly so when it comes to Chevrolet’s 2012 global sales. The maker set an all-time record – but that still wasn’t enough to prevent another slide in its market share, General Motors’ largest brand confirmed today. Chevy sales...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 14, 2013
Few automotive brands have delivered more surprises than Hyundai. At the Detroit Auto Show on Monday, the automaker once again threw out a concept that shakes up the establishment with the intention of taking its premium offerings to another level. Hyundai Motor...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 14, 2013
With a performance by the celebrated Cirque du Soleil to kick things off, Infiniti has given a formal send-off to the little sedan that will be ushering in some big changes for the Japanese maker. Long lingering in the second tier of the global luxury market, Infiniti...
by Bryan Laviolette | Jan 14, 2013
Is there some danger in moving the coupe version of the BMW’s vaunted 3-Series to a new nomenclature? Probably not. BMW pulled the cover off the 4-Series Concept Coupe today at the Detroit Auto Show. Ian Robertson, member of BMW AG’s Board of Management, said...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 14, 2013
Barely three years after delivering a dramatic redesign of its big Grand Cherokee, Jeep is tinkering with success and while the updates for 2014 include a number of new safety and security features, an enhanced infotainment system and a new mileage-boosting 8-speed...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 14, 2013
A quick search of the web reveals a wide range of opinions about what Jeep has in store for its two smallest models, the Compass and Patriot. And there’s good reason. They’re actually two takes on the same platform, one designed to look like a fairly conventional...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 13, 2013
The automotive mantra, at least for Americans, has traditionally gone something like this: “bigger is better.” But that’s rapidly changing as motorists begin to downsize – both in mainstream and luxury segments of the market. So, it seems Mercedes-Benz may have picked...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 13, 2013
Copyright 2013. TheDetroitBureau.com They were the darkest of days, all the more so in the design studios at General Motors where a small team had been assembled and given the less than humble task of building the world’s best sports car. True, the Chevrolet Corvette...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 13, 2013
You can forgive the first Corvette. When it rolled out almost exactly 60 years ago, it was a stylish break from the heavy metal most U.S. manufacturers were producing at the time. But despite its striking looks it was a pretty primitive product, with a solid rear...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 13, 2013
Once one of the leaders of the U.S. luxury market, Lincoln has been little more than an afterthought in recent years — but the Ford brand is hoping to regain its former glory with an aggressive product program and, with this week’s introduction of the new MKC,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 11, 2013
It almost didn’t happen. Between General Motors’ bankruptcy and plenty of internal debate, the seventh-generation Chevrolet Corvette nearly failed to materialize. But after a two-year delay, the C7 is finally ready to make its tire-spinning debut....
