by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 13, 2014
After winning 90 races since the turn of the New Millennium, the Corvette teams hunger for victory has only intensified. The real test will come, in a matter of weeks, as the all-new C7.R race car makes its debut at the upcoming Rolex 24 at Daytona. With its upgraded...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 13, 2014
With Joe Louis Arena – the home of the Detroit Red Wings – as the back drop, Ford Motor Co. kicked off the North American International Auto Show by revealing the new – and lighter – Ford F-150. “We know our truck customers,” said Joe Hinrichs, who noted...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 13, 2014
Toyota expects to sell 100,000 more vehicles this year than it did in 2013 even as total carsales in the U.S. begin to level off. This increase could represent half a percent of market share if the industry meets analysts’ sales forecasts of 16.5 million units....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 13, 2014
A year from the day after unveiling its all-new two-seat sports car – and nearly five years after plunging into bankruptcy – General Motors landed a clean sweep of the influential North American Car and Truck of the Year, company officials declaring that the two...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 13, 2014
Long an also-ran in the luxury car market, Infiniti is out to muscle its way into the first tier of upscale brands. And the new “racing-inspired” Q50 Eau Rouge Concept that is making its first appearance at the North American International Auto Show gives us a hint of...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 13, 2014
What do you do when there’s a new Baby in the house? In the case of Mercedes-Benz, what was once the “Baby Benz” is about to grow into a much more sophisticated luxury sedan offering many of the latest, high-tech features found in the German maker’s top-line E- and...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 13, 2014
Few cars have been more closely tied to an automotive turnaround than the Chrysler 200, the midsize model giving some desperately needed momentum to the smallest of the Detroit makers when it was launched with the help of an unusual, two-minute commercial during the...
by Michael Strong | Jan 13, 2014
Despite enduring a tough year for its U.S. sales, Volkswagen officials are sticking to their stated goal of selling 1 million vehicles in the U.S. between VW and Audi by 2018. “We are moving on,” said Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Volkswagen AG CEO, during an event tonight...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 13, 2014
The all-new F-150 making its debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week might initially look like little more than an evolutionary step forward for the best-selling pickup. But with its shift from steel to aluminum Ford hopes to rewrite...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 12, 2014
To paraphrase the familiar quote from the film, “Field of Dreams,” if General Motors builds it, will they come? Midsize pickups, that is. And with the launch of the 2015 GMC Canyon at the North American International Auto Show, the Detroit maker is bucking a trend...
by Michael Strong | Jan 12, 2014
They might be better served calling it the “Duck Dynasty Edition” but Ram Truck is bringing back its Mossy Oak Edition for the 2014 Ram 1500 by debuting it at the North American International Auto Show this week. Aimed at hunting, camping and fishing aficionados, it’s...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 12, 2014
Automakers seem to take delight in delivering new designs that don’t fall into any handy category. The idea is to find new “white space” that the competition hasn’t thought up yet. And that seems to be what Audi has in mind with the Allroad shooting brake it will...
