by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 21, 2013
The cost of buying and owning a vehicle can vary widely, and not just because of the car or truck you choose but also according to where you live. And a new study finds that Georgia has become the most expensive state to operate a motor vehicle in – while Oregon is...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 21, 2013
The Honda Civic was the nation’s most frequently stolen vehicle, while the maker’s Civic model came in second on the annual Hot Wheels report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau. The trade group revised the latest version of its study, no longer focusing on...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 20, 2013
It may be one of the most important sites in automotive history — the home of the first moving assembly line and the place where workers first were offered $5-a-day wages — but today, there are few signs to show the significance of the old Ford plant in...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 20, 2013
While American motorists will still have to wait awhile to see even the base version of the new Volkswagen Golf reach showrooms, VW is already offering us a look at the next-generation Golf R performance model. And the hot hatch will deliver a combination of more...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 20, 2013
At a time when other manufacturers have been struggling to gain traction in a slow-growing battery car market, California start-up Tesla Motors has been exceeding even its own optimistic expectations with the big Model S sedan. Offering a nearly 300-mile range with...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 20, 2013
It’s been called “America’s sports car,” but in an era when import brands account for more than half of the vehicles sold in the U.S. – and the majority of luxury models — that isn’t necessarily a plus as General Motors gets ready to roll an all-new Chevrolet...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 19, 2013
Sometimes one press release doesn’t tell the entire story. Indeed, it took two separate corporate statements to figure out what happened to former Porsche Cars North America COO Michael Bartsch. The German maker’s own terse statement suggested the 54-year-old was...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 19, 2013
Firmly back in control of the company bearing his name, Steve Saleen has some big plans in mind, starting with the latest in a series of tribute cars honoring each of the Big Three Detroit makers and the drivers who made models like the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 19, 2013
It’s been a couple of nail-biting weeks for Jeff Lotman. The Los Angeles car collector has been waiting three years to see the final results of the costly, ground-up restoration of his 1957 BMW 507 Roadster. He might have been fine with the wait if he hadn’t entered...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 19, 2013
If you think Wall Street traders have been running up stock prices faster than justified you just might be in for a shock when you check out the results of the half dozen major car auctions that were heading for an all-time record after the classic car weekend in tony...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 19, 2013
The Ram Rumble Bee carries quite a sting – and not necessarily from its 395-horsepower Hemi V-8. The shift knob of the new concept truck, it turns out, contains a bumblebee encased in amber – a warning, perhaps, for Ford which recently launched its new performance...
by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 19, 2013
In a bid to convince General Motors to keep building vehicles in Australia, workers at the maker’s Holden plants have approved a new labor pact that will help reduce production costs. Rising costs have already prompted Ford to announce plans to cease building cars in...
