by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 7, 2014
Dodge is planning to lift the covers on two significantly updated muscle cars when it flies in for the New York Auto Show next week, and it hints it has something special in store to get everyone “abuzz.” Reading between the lines, that suggests the maker is planning...
by Michael Strong | Apr 7, 2014
Ford joined the ranks of automakers battling a persistent issue through a series of recalls as the automaker is recalling more than 434,000 vehicles due to rust issues. The vehicles are part of two separate actions. Ford recalled 385,750 model-year 2001-2004 Escape...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 7, 2014
“There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt,” the late Erma Bombeck once said. Humorist Mark Twain put it in only a slightly different context when he suggested, “Humor is tragedy plus time.” That thin line remains, but...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 7, 2014
General Motors, which could use a bit of good news these days, is off to a fast start in the Chinese market where GM’s total sales could top 1 million units by the middle of April as the auto giant and its partners fight to regain the leadership in China from rival...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 7, 2014
Not even a year out of the box, the new Chevrolet Corvette is about to get a significant upgrade. The 2015 version of the Stingray will trade in its current 6-speed automatic transmission for a new 8-speed gearbox that promises to be smoother and quicker, the maker...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 7, 2014
Despite a slowdown and sales, cuts in production and the political crisis in the Ukraine, global automakers are still moving ahead with plans to expand in Russia, which could become Europe’s largest single market before the end of the decade. Russian sales...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 7, 2014
General Motors plans to begin making repairs today on the first of 2.5 million vehicles recalled due to faulty ignition switches. The repairs could take weeks, and possibly months, to complete, according to various industry sources, due to the limited availability of...
by Michael Strong | Apr 4, 2014
The Ram celebrated its best-ever sales month in March, highlighted by the fact it actually outsold the Chevrolet Silverado for the first time on a monthly basis in 15 years. Ram sold 42,532 trucks compared with Chevy’s 42,247 Silverados last month. In discussing the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 4, 2014
The temperature might finally be warming up after the frigid Russian winter, but the country’s auto industry is suddenly feeling a big chill. Russia has been the target of increasing sanctions in the wake of its disputed annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula and...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 4, 2014
More than three months after suffering a near-fatal blow to the head during a family ski trip, legendary Formula One race champ Michael Schumacher is reported to be showing “moments of consciousness and awakening,” according to his manager, perhaps the first...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 4, 2014
Online automotive shopping site TrueCar.com has announced plans to go public – a significant turnaround for a service that some thought might not survive a series of legal challenges that forced the company to make some major changes to its business model over the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 4, 2014
General Motors is coming under increasing pressure to tell the millions of owners impacted by an ignition switch recall to park those vehicles until it can make the necessary repairs – and a federal judge could order such a step today. But such move – which is being...
