by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 23, 2013
Despite falling sales at its flagship VW brand, the Volkswagen Group of America has defied naysayers who have long argued that U.S. motorists won’t buy diesels – moving more than 100,000 Volkswagen Audi “oil burners” during 2013. It marks the first time the Volkswagen...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 23, 2013
With millions of dollars of television commercials airing this month and millions more in incentive money on the table, automakers are expected to end the year with a bang, sales expected to be up at least 4% from December 2012 – with the industry anticipating...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 23, 2013
It was the perfect opportunity to reach Hollywood’s elite, a mix of celebrities gathered for a preview screening of the new film, Llewyn Davis, at the Arc Light Theater on Sunset and Vine. To get to the afterglow party, the celebrities found themselves walking through...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 20, 2013
With the upcoming start of production at its new plant in Celaya, Mexico, Honda expects that as much as 90% of the vehicles it sells in North America will soon be produced locally. And it’s not alone. Toyota, Nissan, Volkswagen and other so-called “imports” are...
by Michael Strong | Dec 20, 2013
Ford Mustang aficionados should be circling Jan. 18 on their calendars as that’s when the first 2015 Mustang GT will be sold – by the Barrett Jackson auction house with the proceeds going to JDRF, formerly known as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The car,...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 20, 2013
The Highlander doesn’t get the kind of attention lavished on the Toyota Prius or the Camry, which continues to anchor the Japanese automaker’s line-up as the best-selling passenger cars in the U.S. However, the Toyota Highlander represents one of the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 20, 2013
Toyota is in the midst of some serious damage control – quite literally. The maker took a beating earlier this year when several models were slammed for their poor performance in the new “small overlap” crash test established by the Insurance Institute for Highway...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 20, 2013
Confirming a week of rumors and speculation, Lamborghini has unveiled the long-awaited replacement for its smaller model, the Gallardo, and it’s likely many will be calling the new Huracan LP610-4 the Baby Aventador. The new two-seater borrows heavily from its big...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 19, 2013
Daimler AG and Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. have locked down the alliance they announced earlier this year, a move that will see the new partners work together on the development of new V-8 engines for future Aston products. As part of the deal, the German maker will...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 19, 2013
The revolving door at the General Motors marketing department has been spinning fast the last couple years, and nowhere is that more apparent than Chevrolet which is losing another top manager as 2013 draws to a close. The latest to depart is Chris Perry, who has been...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 19, 2013
The old adage that “safety doesn’t sell” certainly doesn’t apply today. It has become just as critical a factor in the buying decision for most American motorists as fuel economy. So, there could be a lot of attention paid to the latest list of America’s safest cars,...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 19, 2013
With competition in the car business, growing more intense each quarter, it’s no surprise that front-line marketing and sales executives have become something of an expendable commodity. This week Chris Perry, a veteran marketing executive who had left Hyundai...
