by Michael Strong | Jan 2, 2014
Automakers are struggling to find ways to make it cheaper and easier to recharge electric vehicles and Ford plans to show off one possible alternative that replaces the plug with the sun. The Detroit maker plans to reveal a concept version of its current plug-in...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 2, 2014
“Behold the Kia GT4 Stinger,” our friends from Korea suggest, offering the first rendering of the sporty little concept vehicle the maker plans to reveal at the North American International Auto Show just a little more than a week from now. The maker had previously...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 2, 2014
Fiat SpA shares soared to nearly their highest level in a year on news that the Italian maker will soon complete its “defining” acquisition of U.S. alliance partner Chrysler for about $4.3 billion. At the same time, Fiat’s top two executives urged workers on both...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 2, 2014
Though gas prices ended the year well below their 2013 peak, the New Year is off to a poor start, 2014 is off to a bad start, motorists in much of the country paying the highest price on record for the start of the year. There have been a number of recent reports...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 2, 2014
Audi’s Sport Quattro Concept is about to make a return engagement – albeit renamed the Sport Quattro Laserlight to put a focus on the show car updates newly installed laser headlamps. The striking hybrid design made its first appearance at the Frankfurt Motor Show...
by Michael Strong | Jan 1, 2014
After months of speculation about when — or if — the deal would be done, it is: Fiat SpA and the UAW have reached an unexpected New Year’s Day agreement for the automaker to buy the union’s remaining stake in once-bankrupt Chrysler Group for $3.65...
