by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 27, 2014
Despite some of the coldest weather on record, the 2014 North American International Auto Show delivered its best turnout in over a decade as it wrapped up over the weekend. Even with snow blowing fiercely and temperatures plummeting, more than 102,000 visitors made...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 27, 2014
The Ford Focus is again the world’s best-selling nameplate, according to the Detroit maker, widening its lead over long-time global leader Toyota Corolla as sales of Ford’s compact model surged 16% last year. But it remains to be seen whether Ford’s claim will go...
by Michael Strong | Jan 27, 2014
General Motors’ new chief Mary Barra is spending the early part of her tenure reassuring the company’s European subsidiary, Adam Opel AG, that the U.S. maker is committed to Opel’s success. Barra traveled to Opel’s headquarters in Ruesselsheim, Germany, to confirm...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 27, 2014
A new study challenges the conventional wisdom that younger buyers just aren’t all that interested in buying a new vehicle. They are surprisingly “passionate” about cars – but to get those under 25 into their showrooms, makers must deliver vehicles that stand...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 27, 2014
Cars sales are off to a strong start in 2014 despite the frigid weather that has gripped the U.S. during January. That could be particularly good news at a time when Wall Street is worrying about a new slowdown of the global economy. Demand for new vehicles, according...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 24, 2014
Hoping to establish itself as a significant player in the global luxury car market, Volvo is making an $11 billion investment in new products and the plants to build them – an aggressive and much-needed plan that puts a particular premium on an all-new line-up of...
by Michael Strong | Jan 24, 2014
The evolution of what will be Fiat-Chrysler continues as CEO Sergio Marchionne will tell the Fiat SpA board that the New York Stock Exchange should be the primary market for the newly merged company’s stock: moving it further away from Italy, Fiat’s ancestral...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 24, 2014
The massive losses racked up over the last 16 years in Europe pose one of the toughest challenges handed over to GM’s new CEO Mary Barra. But while the new chief executive officer says she has no hard and fast deadline for completing the turnaround of GM Europe and...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 24, 2014
This year’s North American International Auto Show is flirting with record attendance levels despite the intense cold that has settled over the Motor City – and that may be because show-goers have plenty of cool stuff to check out into Detroit’s sprawling Cobo Center...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 24, 2014
It’s been 100 years since Henry Ford switched on the first moving assembly line, kindling America’s passionate love affair with the automobile. But there are growing signs that the romance is cooling – notably including a new study showing that more and more...
by Michael Strong | Jan 23, 2014
The battle for global automotive sales superiority has been fought and won by…Toyota. For the second year in a row, Toyota topped General Motors in worldwide auto sales by selling a record 9.98 million vehicles, just about 270,000 more than GM, and up 2% over its...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 23, 2014
General Motors must focus on satisfying customers with great products, while making sure the company’s various regions and brands are sharing best practices and working towards uniform goals and objectives, GM’s new chief executive officer said Thursday. “To me,...
