by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 9, 2014
German maker Audi recently announced plans to invest $30 billion in a chase for luxury segment leadership, a move that will see it boost its current model count from 49 to 60 by 2020. The Volkswagen AG subsidiary isn’t waiting to get there, however, and plans to...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 9, 2014
Despite plunging fuel prices that helped drive a sharp increase in sales of pickup trucks and utility vehicles last year, the fuel economy of the typical new vehicle sold in the U.S. hit an all-time record in 2013. The average window sticker of new vehicles sold in...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 9, 2014
Buick, a brand many expected to be abandoned when General Motors emerged from bankruptcy nearly five years ago has not only proved naysayers wrong but done so by turning in an all-time global sales record for 2013. Ironically, the one-time pride of the gilded age of...
by Michael Strong | Jan 9, 2014
Every now and then it happens. In fact, it happened just a couple of months ago with the 2015 Ford Mustang: a leak. Not of fluids, but of photos. In this case, the 2015 Subaru WRX STI, which was supposed to make its world debut at the North American International Auto...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 8, 2014
There are a number of folks – including some California regulators – who’d be happy to see the internal combustion engine go extinct. But as makers of hybrids and other battery-cars have learned to their chagrin, the time-tested ICE is proving a moving target that’s...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 8, 2014
With rare exception, Lexus isn’t a brand folks typically associate with performance. The asterisk on the line-up was the original Lexus IS-F, a V-8-powered monster that gave German competitors like the M3 reason to keep a watchful eye on the rearview mirror. With...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 8, 2014
Volkswagen is getting into the hot hatch market, finally confirming it will bring the gen-four version of its Golf R to the U.S. market. But expect to wait. With American drivers still waiting for the latest version of the mainstream Golf, the new R won’t reach U.S....
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 8, 2014
General Motors once again sold more cars in China than it did in the United States as the automaker and its Chinese partners shipped nearly 3.2 million vehicles to customers there, while predicting further growth in China during 2014. “We expect vehicle sales to...
by Henny Hemmes | Jan 8, 2014
While the Detroit Auto Show has traditionally been the New Year’s kickoff for the automotive industry, the annual Consumer Electronics Show has increasingly upended that role, this year eight different manufacturers trumpeting their presence in the North Hall of the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 8, 2014
Replacing an icon is always a serious challenge in the car business but that hasn’t stopped Nissan. The Japanese automaker has unveiled version of the London Taxi, which is specifically designed to try to replace the iconic black cabs that have long carried...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 8, 2014
Chevrolet plans to punch up both the power and performance of the new Corvette Z06, it appears, with the new 2015 model due to deliver at least 620 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque. Or so suggests the normally hidden data for a Z06 launch site Chevy is...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 8, 2014
Walk into a showroom, plunk down your money and within a few years that new car will likely be worth a fraction of what you paid. Or so it goes with most vehicles, but there are a handful of models that will defy the aging process only to become collectibles that...
