by Michael Strong | Jan 11, 2014
Now defunct Fisker Automotive’s remaining assets, including a former General Motors plant in Delaware, will be available to the highest bidder after a ruling by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Gross yesterday. Two companies – Hybrid Technologies LLC and Wanxiang America –...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 11, 2014
Just days before it learns whether its 2014 Chevrolet Silverado pickup wins honors as the North American Truck of the Year, General Motors has announced it is recalling 370,000 full-size trucks due to a potential fire hazard. The safety action covers both the new...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 10, 2014
When Mazda unveiled its SkyActiv technology a few years back, the maker boasted that its gasoline-powered SkyActiv-G technology would deliver the fuel economy of a diesel. But it also promised that it would soon add a SkyActiv diesel that would yield the mileage of a...
by Michael Strong | Jan 10, 2014
Automaker secrets continue to be exposed in the run up to this year’s North American International Auto Show as photos and some details of the all-new 2015 Chrysler 200 have been revealed. The new version is clearly a step up from its predecessor, which was a slightly...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 10, 2014
With Americans already worked up over the idea that the federal government’s National Security Agency is spying on their e-mails and phone calls, it’s likely little surprise that Ford Motor Co. Global Marketing Director Jim Farley touched off another furor this week...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 10, 2014
Volkswagen AG reached one of its major goals in 2013, selling more cars than any foreign automaker in China. In capturing the title, it outsold General Motors for the first time in eight years in China. Volkswagen’s two joint ventures sold more than 3.19 million...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 10, 2014
We’ve already gotten some momentum for the New Year thanks to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, with automakers rolling out an array of new high-tech features and even a few concept vehicles, such as the Toyota FCV hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle and the Ford...
by Michael Strong | Jan 10, 2014
The Fisker saga continues today when a judge will decide if the assets of the now-defunct electric-vehicle maker can be purchased by one company or if they’ll be opened to an auction. Hybrid Technologies, a company owned by Richard Li, a Hong Kong billionaire, is...
by Michael Strong | Jan 9, 2014
Bentley is riding a wave of powerful new models and good news into the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The premier luxury maker is showing its Continental GT V8 S in North America for the first time at the show. It is teamed with the Flying Spur,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 9, 2014
If you love the feeling of the wind and sun on your face – but just not quite enough to buy a convertible, Porsche has a third alternative for you, the next-generation 911 Targa that will make its formal debut at the North American International Auto Show next week....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 9, 2014
You’re going to need a scorecard to keep up with all the offerings Volkswagen plans to unveil in Detroit next week, including its sporty Golf R, Passat BlueMotion Concept, a likely production version of the CrossBlue crossover – and, as this image suggests, a possible...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 9, 2014
Buying a car can be one of the most expensive and complicated purchases a consumer ever makes – and some unscrupulous dealers are making it both more complicated and far more expensive than buyers might realize, according to Federal Trade Commission authorities who...
