by Michael Strong | Jan 17, 2014
The Michelin Man now has a new tire to throw on the wheels of moving cars in the company’s ads that actually improve traction in wet weather at as the tires wear down. The company’s new EverGrip technology features grooves that improve the tire’s ability to channel...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 17, 2014
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Daimler AG in a contentious case involving human rights violations in Argentina during the 1970s and 1980s. In a unanimous decision, the court ruled Daimler cannot be sued in California for injuries allegedly caused by...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 17, 2014
Long an also-ran in the full-size truck market, Nissan wants to come out swinging when it launches an all-new version of the Titan pickup a few years from now – so it’s asking current owners and potential buyers to help design precisely the truck that they would want....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 17, 2014
Audi will introduce its completely redesigned 2015 A3 sedan at a starting price of just $29,900, about $4,000 lower than the maker’s current base model, the A4. That means Audi also will match the price of the new Mercedes-Benz CLA, currently one of the hottest...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 16, 2014
It’s all in the concept – at least for many automotive show-goers who can’t wait to check out the latest concept vehicles that are on display at this year’s North American International Auto Show. Nearly a dozen new ones are making their debut this year. Some, like...
by Michael Strong | Jan 16, 2014
Joe Biden heralded the U.S. auto industry’s recent success as the pay off on a bet made by two presidential administrations during a speech at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. “We bet on American ingenuity, we bet on you and we won,”...
by Michael Strong | Jan 16, 2014
Automakers devote substantial resources to the development of cars and trucks, including the process for naming them. As it turns out, it doesn’t matter to a significant number of Americans: they are going to rename them anyway, according to a new survey. Women and...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 16, 2014
In a complicated business in a complicated world, Dan Akerson took over as General Motors chairman and chief executive officer after attending exactly seven meetings of GM’s reconstituted board of directors. But little more than a year after emerging from its...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 16, 2014
General Motors moved into a new era this week as its first woman chief executive took over the reins from Dan Akerson, the gruff graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, who guided GM out from under government control. GM veteran Mary Barra will likely face a...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 15, 2014
Via Motors, a start-up company planning to offer plug-in electric vehicles to commercial customers, said it has received an $80 million contract as part of a transcontinental electrification project. Robert Lutz, former GM vice chairman and a leading advocate for...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 15, 2014
What a difference a year can make. When the doors opened at Detroit’s Cobo Center for the 2013 North American International Auto Show, visitors were greeted by an array of new hybrids, plug-ins and pure electric vehicles, and even got the opportunity to drive some of...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 15, 2014
Despite the skepticism of some notable critics, the fuel cell represents an emerging of enormous potential as source of power for automobiles. In fact, one company believes that fuel-cell technology is going follow the same arc as hybrids: Toyota. Robert Carter,...