by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 26, 2014
A year ago, its stock nudging just over $30 a share and earnings just beginning to move into the black, there were some vociferous debates over the potential value of investing in upstart battery-carmaker Tesla Motors. As Wall Street has clearly demonstrated this past...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 26, 2014
With its distinctive grille, hand-stitched interior details and such high-tech features as a magnetically controlled suspension system, the newly redesigned 2015 Yukon Denali offers buyers a way to step up from the more conventional version of GMC’s full-size Yukon...
by Michael Strong | Feb 26, 2014
Annually, potential car buyers, industry observers and executives await Consumer Reports’ top picks for the year. What the list shows is there are plenty of great cars and trucks to choose from; however, the magazine doesn’t stop there. While it doesn’t take long for...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 26, 2014
Mini isn’t wasting time rolling out new variants based on the all-new platform developed for its third-generation Hardtop. Showgoers will get an idea of what it has in mind when the British maker pulls the cover off the new Mini Clubman Concept at the Geneva Motor...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 26, 2014
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is expected to announce plans for a new “gigafactory” later this week, and reports out of Japan indicate the project will involve a $1 billion joint venture with electronic giant Panasonic to set up a lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant in the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 26, 2014
It appears Honda finally is ready to end production of its dedicated Insight hybrid-electric vehicle as the Japanese automaker moves to address some long-festering problems. News reports from Japan indicate Honda executives have finally pulled the plug on the latest...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 25, 2014
Under mounting pressure, General Motors has significantly expanded a recall involving defective ignition switches — now linked to 31 crashes and at least 13 fatalities – affecting a total of nearly 1.4 million vehicles in the U.S. alone. The maker also issued an...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 25, 2014
Luxury and Japanese brands dominate as Consumer Reports lists its top vehicle list for 2014 – but there were a few models among the influential magazine’s picks, including the first Chrysler to make the grade in 16 years. But domestic brands Ford and Chrysler took...
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 25, 2014
The harsh winter weather that has enveloped much of the country this month – ice, snow and sub-zero temperatures crippling major metropolitan areas in the Midwest, Southeast and along the Atlantic Coast — has chased consumers out of showrooms. It also appears to...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 25, 2014
He’s been called the “champion of the auto industry,” but also been derided as a roadblock in the push for safer, cleaner and more fuel-efficient vehicles. But one thing is clear, John Dingell spent nearly six decades in Congress as the rock-steady supporter of the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 25, 2014
Call it a wagon, an estate, a sporting brake or whatever other euphemism you might come up with, the term that is most likely to apply to the new Jaguar XFR-S Sportbrake is likely to be “fast.” The British maker has long bounced back and forth about whether to add a...
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 25, 2014
As it launches an $8 billion bid for the remaining shares of the Swedish truck maker Scania, Volkswagen AG also has recruited a former top executive from Daimler AG to take over its commercial vehicle business, starting next year. Andreas Renschler abruptly and...
