by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 23, 2013
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide a contentious case with deep roots in Daimler AG’s dark World War II history – and contentious activities decades later and half a world away. The case involves the conducts of Daimler employees working in Argentina in the 1970s...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 23, 2013
Nissan, true to the vision of its chief executive, remains upbeat on the prospects for sales of electric vehicles as its launches production of a revamped U.S. version of the Leaf. After suffering unexpectedly slow sales last year, demand for the Nissan Leaf has...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 23, 2013
Even as more states move to bar motorists from texting while driving, a growing number of automakers have been adding supposedly safer voice-to-text features to their vehicles. But a new study by the Texas Transportation Institute warns that the newer technology is...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 23, 2013
Even as the company’s founder is set to testify before a House hearing, the U.S. Department of Energy has seized $21 million from Fisker Automotive to apply towards repayment of a federal loan the floundering battery-car manufacturer received. The move appears to have...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 22, 2013
For more than a century, steel has been the heavy lifter of the auto industry. It’s strong, durable but, yes, enormously heavy. And that’s a big problem for an industry that will soon have to roughly double the mileage of the typical vehicle. So, considering every...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 22, 2013
Ford and General Motors are charging forward into the past this week at the Shanghai Auto Show, reviving two once-familiar nameplates in a bid to build market share in what has become the world’s largest automotive market. The Ford Escort and Buick Riviera are just...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 22, 2013
It’s Earth Day, and if you’re thinking about something more environmentally friendly when it’s next time to trade in, you’re not alone. While sales of “green” cars are often linked to the rise and fall of fuel prices, there’s been a slow but unmistakable increase in...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 22, 2013
Sales of new vehicles during the first half of April remained in a healthy holding pattern as buyers continued to replace aging vehicles, according to the updated monthly sales forecast developed by J.D. Power and Associates’ Power and Associates and LMC...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 19, 2013
Lopsided exchange rates and potential natural disasters are two reasons why Toyota officials said they plan to shift production of the Lexus ES from Japan to the U.S. during a news conference in New York earlier today – but TheDetroitBureau.com has learned of yet...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 19, 2013
General Motors is offering a “preview of Buick’s future” with the new Riviera concept vehicle it is debuting at the Shanghai Auto Show. The decision to reveal the futuristic coupe in China is a proverbial “no-brainer” considering that China is the GM brand’s largest...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 19, 2013
Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyota confirmed today the maker will invest more than $500 million in its Georgetown, Kentucky plant to move production of one of its Lexus luxury vehicles to the U.S. for the first time. The recently updated Lexus ES sedan will begin...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 19, 2013
The iPhone has become an integral part of life for many folks these days, so perhaps it should come as no surprise it will soon “become an integrated component” in what Volkswagen has dubbed the iBeetle which is making its debut this coming weekend at the Shanghai...
