Michelin Grooves to Quicker Stops on Wet Roads

Michelin Grooves to Quicker Stops on Wet Roads

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...
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Daimler AG

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Daimler AG

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...
Nissan Crowdsourcing Design of Next Titan Pickup

Nissan Crowdsourcing Design of Next Titan Pickup

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....
Biden Praises Resurgence of Detroit Automakers

Biden Praises Resurgence of Detroit Automakers

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,”...
Women More Likely to Nickname Cars

Women More Likely to Nickname Cars

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...
Akerson Opens Up: Behind the Scenes at GM

Akerson Opens Up: Behind the Scenes at GM

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...
Old Problems Still Likely to Dog New GM CEO Mary Barra

Old Problems Still Likely to Dog New GM CEO Mary Barra

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...
Lutz Pushes for Commercial Vehicle Electrification

Lutz Pushes for Commercial Vehicle Electrification

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...
Muscling Up at the Detroit Auto Show

Muscling Up at the Detroit Auto Show

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...