by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 15, 2013
It’s going to be a busy day on Detroit’s main thoroughfare when the annual Woodward Dream Cruise rolls into town this Saturday, with an estimated 40,000 to 60,000 muscle cars, hot rods and classics rolling down the eight-land boulevard. But Chrysler is hoping one...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 15, 2013
If any single vehicle nails what American motorists want most, it’s the Mercedes-Benz ML luxury crossover, or so says the latest in a series of annual studies by California-based AutoPacific, Inc., designed to identify the most ideal vehicles on the market. The Ideal...
by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 15, 2013
Fiat’s little 500e has had its first short-circuit, so to speak, the Italian partner of U.S. automaker Chrysler announcing the battery-electric vehicle as to be recalled due to a problem that could cause an unexpected loss of power. Despite the relatively small size,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 14, 2013
Audi apparently plans to electrify the Quattro Concept it first revealed at the Paris Motor Show three years ago when it brings the Quattro Sport E-Tron Concept to the Frankfurt Motor Show next month. Rumors of a new Quattro prototype have been making the rounds of...
by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 14, 2013
A decision on whether to build a new midsized crossover vehicle at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee may not come until early next year now. Various company sources caution that the German maker is looking at a variety of options for a production version...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 14, 2013
What’s the new word for “bling”? Whatever you want to call it, Cadillac hopes to regain some of the magic that made its original Escalade the darling of the hip-hop generation when it launches an all-new model next year. And journalists and potential buyers alike will...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 14, 2013
Recalls have long been a way of life for automakers and auto buyers alike. But federal regulators have announced a critical new step to ensure that when a vehicle is subject to a safety campaign the necessary repairs actually get made. The new rules revealed by the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 14, 2013
Mercedes-Benz is adding yet another option to its alphanumeric soup of product offerings – this time with a crossover complement to the new compact CLA model. No surprise, then, that the new utility vehicle will be dubbed the Mercedes-Benz GLA, a name the maker has...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 13, 2013
The Chevrolet Volt was intended to revolutionize automotive transportation and while there are plenty of critics who fault its high price and relatively Spartan interior there’s little doubt the extended-range electric vehicle has helped usher in a new era of...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 13, 2013
It almost sounds like an idea from a Jules Verne science fiction novel, but Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla Motors and Space X, wants to create a system of tubes linking major cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles in which passengers could be propelled...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 13, 2013
They once dotted the U.S. landscape, and for many Americans they were the only place to go to watch a movie. But drive-in movie theaters have been battered by high costs, dwindling attendance and, now, by the threat that new technology could make them obsolete by the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 13, 2013
The rise in popularity of diesel engines – largely due to better mileage than gasoline engines – has put this country’s leading seller of diesels in a bind. Volkswagen of America (VOA) is scrambling to improve the availability of the engines to satisfy demand for the...
