by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 17, 2013
So what happens if you try to improve on the “ultimate” premium luxury sedan, a term one hears from the folks at Mercedes-Benz when discussing the new 2014 S-Class? The answer appears to be the upcoming Mercedes S63 AMG 4Matic. Churning out 577 horsepower, enough the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 17, 2013
Despite hopes that the European market might have finally bottomed out, car sales for the first half of 2013 plunged to a 20-year low, according to industry data, with little sign that the downturn is about to reverse itself. According to new data from the European...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 17, 2013
Ford has come up with a software update it will offer owners of more than 77,000 of its hybrid vehicles that it says should reduce the “variability” of the fuel economy they’re getting. That’s a cautious way of saying the fix should boost mileage that, in many cases,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 16, 2013
Chrysler Group is recalling more than 45,000 Ram 1500 pickup trucks due to a problem with their electronic stability control system. It’s an ironic turn of events as the full-size Ram pickup was today given a “Recommended” rating and named the top truck by Consumer...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 16, 2013
After slipping back into second place in the global automotive sales race, General Motors appears to be gaining momentum on its Japanese arch-rival and world’s best-selling automaker Toyota. GM says it sold 4.85 million vehicles worldwide during the first six months...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 16, 2013
It’s a big year for premium luxury car buyers, what with some major new products hitting market in the months ahead – notably including an all-new version of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. But while Hyundai isn’t starting from the ground up with the 2014 Equus update, the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 16, 2013
A day after launching the revival of the once-familiar Datsun brand, Nissan and its French partner Renault are laying out major plans for India and other emerging markets, including a plan to jointly develop a new line of ultra-low cost vehicles that the makers hope...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 16, 2013
After a series of recalls that have called into question Chrysler’s efforts to rebuild the company’s reputation for quality and reliability, the automaker has finally gotten a much-needed endorsement. Following a month in which more than 2 million...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 15, 2013
Barnacles! As SpongeBob SquarePants might say, “the best thing about secrets is telling someone else your secret.” And, it seems, Toyota has revealed a “secret collection of secrets,” though in this case, not so secretely. If you’re actually familiar with the popular...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 15, 2013
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is taking a closer look at about 218,000 Mercedes C-Class sedans due to consumer complaints about faulty taillights that reportedly have caught fire in some instances. NHTSA says it has so far received 21 separate...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 15, 2013
There are plenty of folks who still don’t see much of a future for electric vehicles. Clearly, they aren’t the ones investing in Tesla Motors. The Silicon Valley battery-car maker reached a critical milestone Monday morning when its shares surged just enough to push...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 15, 2013
With the legendary Juan Manuel Fangio behind the wheel, the sleek Silver Arrow – a Mercedes-Benz type W 196 R Grand Prix race car — dominated the European motor sports circuit in 1954. And now it has taken the checkered flag – make that the record auction bid –...
