by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 8, 2014
Everything you may have known about Volvo is wrong – certainly if you’re stuck back in the old days when the Swedish maker produced a narrow line of boxy, boring stations wagons. These days, the maker is rolling out some increasingly dynamic and curvaceous designs...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 7, 2014
Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally has broken his silence and quashed rampant rumors suggesting he would leave the suburban Detroit automaker for a job as the next chief executive of software giant Microsoft. Mulally, a former Boeing executive, has been widely credited...
by Michael Strong | Jan 7, 2014
Kia continues to find ways to grow its customer base whether its with pricing, improved quality and now it’s looking toward interactive technologies to differentiate the company and its vehicles from the pack. The Korean maker showed a couple of concepts at the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 7, 2014
A New Year and an old promise. Once again, China’s BYD says it is ready to finally enter the U.S. market. It’s the same thing the maker has been claiming since showing off its products at the North American International Auto Show in 2010. But while the company will...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 7, 2014
Dodge aims to put some power to the pavement next week when it unleashes the latest in its growing line-up of Blacktop models, a special appearance package that already includes versions of six of the brands other models. The emphasis is on appearance only, the...
by Michael Strong | Jan 7, 2014
Google’s reach into the automotive industry just extended a little further with the announcement of the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA): a group of auto and technology companies looking to expand the use of Android systems to vehicles. The Mountain View, Calif.-based...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 7, 2014
Mercedes-Benz has set out to rewrite the rules on small, entry-level luxury cars. Forget the little C-Coupe of a decade back, and the original Baby Benz. The maker is out to prove that good things can come in small packages – and with the upcoming introduction of...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 7, 2014
Despite the painfully long delays in launching production of the new Cherokee model, sales of Chrysler’s Jeep brand products hit an all-time global sales record for the second year in a row. Jeep, the cornerstone of Fiat/Chrysler chief executive officer Sergio...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 7, 2014
Americans are getting their first look at the hydrogen-powered fuel-cell vehicle that Toyota plans to put into production next year, and the maker is calling the FCV prototype a better mousetrap, a vehicle that can largely do anything a conventional, gas-powered...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 6, 2014
For the first time ever, sales of plug-based vehicles came within a hairsbreadth of hitting the 100,000 mark last year, jumping by 84% year-over-year as a flood of new products came to market. Conventional hybrid vehicles scored a more modest but still strong 15%...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 6, 2014
Ford Motor Co. may have been a late entry to the Chinese automotive market, but it’s making up for lost time. The maker surpassed Toyota in overall sales in the critical Chinese market during 2013, according to new sale figures. Ford’s sales surged 49% in 2013...
by Bob Gritzinger | Jan 6, 2014
For more than a century, college football fans have packed their gear and headed out across the land to the “Grand Daddy of Them All,” the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. What began as a midwinter event to promote southern California tourism has grown into one of...
