by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 7, 2014
Despite managing a major turnaround of both Fiat and Chrysler – and the recent merger of the two companies, Sergio Marchionne took home a relatively modest $307,989 in compensation from the U.S. maker last year – barely 1% of what Alan Mulally, the CEO of rival Ford...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 7, 2014
While its lost ground to rival Google’s Android smartphone operating system in recent years, you’d hardly have been able to tell during this week’s Geneva Motor Show. Indeed, it seems like the brand name most commonly spoken during the well-attended event was that of...
by Michael Strong | Mar 7, 2014
The actions of a few rogues are coming back to haunt hundreds of unsuspecting innocents across the country, at least, that’s what students involved in an auto shop program thought when they received orders from Chrysler Group to destroy the 1992 Dodge Viper used by...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 7, 2014
With the launch of new factories by the likes of Nissan and Honda, Mexico has become one of the world’s largest automotive exporters. In fact, the U.S. now imports more vehicles from its neighbor South of the Border than it does from Japan – which is why it might come...
by Michael Strong | Mar 6, 2014
General Motors plans to invest $162 million at one of its Michigan facilities, possibly for a new stamping plant, according to local officials. The maker is looking at adding a 225,000-square-foot plant at its Lansing Grand River Assembly facility in Lansing, Mich.,...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 6, 2014
While the Chinese economy may be sluggish, those forces don’t seem to be hurting General Motors and Ford. The two U.S. automakers, which continue to expand their footprints in the country, posted record sales results in February after seeing strong results in...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 6, 2014
Only a few years ago, the pundits were writing off full-size pickups as dinosaurs set to vanish from the market. But last year they set their best sales mark since the crash of the U.S. automotive market. Now, many analysts are starting to rethink forecasts...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 6, 2014
One thing about Nissan, the maker doesn’t shy away from edgy designs. And that’s especially true when it comes to the maker’s various crossover models. Case in point: the newly updated Juke that made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show this week. The original version...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 6, 2014
As we reported earlier this week, Infiniti brought an updated version of its Q50 Eau Rouge Concept to the Geneva Motor Show – but a subsequent conversation with the Japanese maker’s CEO offers a more in-depth glance at how the maker plans to move from concept to...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 6, 2014
If you’re having a hard time keeping up with all the SAVs, GTs, Gran Coupes and Active Tourers, here’s a spoiler alert: the BMW line-up is about to get bigger still. Barely had we finished writing about the maker’s Geneva Motor Show additions, including the new...
by Michael Strong | Mar 5, 2014
The heat on General Motors regarding its recall of 1.6 million vehicles to fix faulty ignition switches just got turned up today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The agency, also known as NHTSA, ordered the maker to provide the answers to 107...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 5, 2014
The number of pedestrians killed on U.S. roads dropped sharply during the first half of 2013, according to a new report, reversing a three-year upward trend. The decline was a notable 8.7%, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association, or GHSA, for a total of...
