by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 19, 2013
We got an unofficial sneak peek at the Volkswagen CrossBlue Coupe Concept earlier this week when a handful of renderings leaked out on the Web. Now, the maker is giving us an official preview prior to the weekend unveiling at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show. Like the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 19, 2013
Studies show American consumers remain wary of battery-electric vehicles for a variety of factors, including high costs and limited range. So, when their new electric vehicles go on sale, both Fiat and BMW aim to address those concerns directly with such innovative...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 19, 2013
Chrysler Group will lose a substantial amount of money on every battery powered Fiat 500 that it plans to sell in the state of California, Fiat/Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne warned during a speech in Detroit Thursday night. Marchionne said the new Fiat 500e is...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 19, 2013
Toyota Motor Co. is expected to announce Friday plans to 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 world’s largest automaker already produces more than...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 19, 2013
General Motors’ long-troubled Opel subsidiary plans to close an unneeded plant in Bochum, Germany by the end of 2014, a move that will come several years ahead of its original plan thanks to a major misstep by the powerful metalworkers union IG Metall. The move could...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 18, 2013
Already hammered by a series of recalls that have so far involved well over a million vehicles since the beginning of the year, Honda has added another 200,000 sedans, crossovers and minivans to the list, the newest recall involving problems with the maker’s...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 18, 2013
It hasn’t been a good week in court for either Fisker Automotive or Tesla Motors, both companies handed unexpected legal setbacks. For Fisker, a federal bankruptcy judge ruled the maker will get only a fraction it had hoped for from its battery supplier, the former...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 18, 2013
Peer pressure appears to be working to get teen drivers to reduce risky behavior when behind the wheel, according to a new national survey. Less than a third say they text and e-mail when behind the wheel with friends in the car – though 95% admit to doing so when...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 18, 2013
We’re still a couple days away from the weekend media previews at the Shanghai Auto Show but with plenty of new product and concept vehicles scheduled to debut there it’s probably no surprise to see a number of them start to leak out. A day after we got an...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 18, 2013
Sedan buyers looking to get hybrid-level fuel economy without having to actually opt for a hybrid vehicle now have a new alternative – the EPA giving the new 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Turbo Diesel a 46 mpg rating on the highway. That comes in ahead of the Toyota Prius V,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 18, 2013
There’s an unexpected chill in the air as we head out from our hotel on the outskirts of Pamplona, Spain, dawn still 30 minutes away. Yet despite the early hour, it’s hard to contain the excitement about what’s to come. It isn’t very often that we get to test a new...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 17, 2013
Expect to see a steady stream of Jaguar F-Type variants over the coming years, likely including an R-line model that could push the already beefy V-8 version of the sports car up into the 600-horsepower range, according to various sources. “You can expect us to do...
