by Michael Strong | Mar 25, 2014
When it comes to buying a new vehicle, many folks are shopping by price. However, it’s not only the monthly payment that buyers should consider, but also the operating costs because often they’re what has owners digging deeper into their pockets for more money on a...
by Gabe Gutierrez | Mar 25, 2014
General Motors knew about a defect in its ignition switches eight years ago and changed the design of an internal part, but never told federal regulators or the drivers of its cars, according to evidence from a recent lawsuit filed by the parents of a Georgia woman...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 25, 2014
BMW is hosting an event this week at its Spartanburg, S.C. plant where the German luxury maker is expected to announce it will build the long-awaited X7 at the plant. The X7, a large, three-row SUV, has been in and out of BMW’s product plans over the past couple...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 25, 2014
Somebody call out the Air Force. Oh, wait, that’s not King Kong but a Ford Mustang scaling the heights of the Empire State Building. Repeating a stunt first tried a full 50 years ago to celebrate the launch of the original ’64-1/2 Mustang, Ford plans to put one of the...
by Michael Strong | Mar 24, 2014
The demise of the large, rear-wheel drive sedan has forced police departments and other law enforcement agencies to experiment with other vehicles to replace the workhorses. Chevy and Dodge have provided a variety of options to officers, including Chevy Tahoes,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 24, 2014
At a time when most manufacturers tried to disguise their early crossovers to look like conventional sport-utility vehicles, Nissan took a decidedly different direction, when it launched the original Murano, a halo vehicle for the makers expanding range of crossovers...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 24, 2014
Picking up on that old punchline, it was beginning to look like Alfa Romeo was going to be the brand of the future – and always would be. The Italian maker has been talking about a U.S. revival almost since it left the market two decades ago. But despite a few...
by Michael Strong | Mar 24, 2014
Already facing an assortment of investigations into its handling of a deadly ignition switch problem – among them a criminal probe by the U.S. Justice Department – General Motors is facing a number of potentially costly law suits, including one that accuses it of...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 24, 2014
It’s been a frigid winter in much of the country, but with the weather finally warming, motorists may now have something else to complain about – fuel prices rising along with the mercury. With winter showing signs of easing its grip on parts of the nation, the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 24, 2014
It’s turning into a big year for the folks at Hyundai. Not only is the Korean carmaker set to start selling its next-generation Genesis luxury sedan, but it’s also getting ready to roll out an all-new version of the Sonata line. Long an also-ran in the midsize...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 21, 2014
As millions of early OnStar users discovered, in-car technology can quickly go out of date. They found their systems shut off when the maker switched from analog to digital a few years back. Unlike plug-n-play desktop and laptop computers, today’s in-car systems...
by Michael Strong | Mar 21, 2014
We all do it, or at least we’ve caught someone else doing it. Sometimes its kind of a quiet, go-with-the-flow moment and other times, it’s a high-energy performance. It’s the most often performed action in a car: singing. According to a study conducted by...
