by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 4, 2014
The fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the U.S. continue to improve reaching its best mark ever last month, according to a new report from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI), but new car emissions took a step back. Michael Sivak and...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 3, 2014
BMW is about to add another new model to its rapidly expanding line-up of performance M cars. And, little surprise, the 2015 BMW M4 Convertible will have plenty in common with the coupe model, as well as the new BMW M3 Sedan. Set to debut at the 2014 New York...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 3, 2014
With less than two weeks left before the New York Auto Show’s annual media preview begins our e-mailbox is suddenly getting flooded with news about new production models – and a raft of concept vehicles that could offer a hint of models to come. Among the planned...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 3, 2014
Workers at Toyota plants in Ontario could vote next week on whether to join Unifor, the successor to the Canadian Auto Workers union, which now represents employees at Chrysler, General Motors and Ford plants across the Canadian province. The upcoming vote follows...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 3, 2014
While the Range Rover may be its halo car, no model is more emblematic of Land Rover tradition than the classic Discovery – sold in the U.S. as the LR4. And the British maker is getting ready to present what has dubbed the “New Age of Discovery Concept” at the New...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 3, 2014
Lawyers and Congressmen looking for the answer to why General Motors decided not to fix the ignition switch that has now been implicated in at least 13 deaths may want to look more closely at the tangled history of GM’s spinoff of the Delphi Corp., the supplier of the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 3, 2014
It’s been a tough winter for Toyota, the maker’s traditionally best-selling Camry line unexpectedly losing some of its momentum in a hotly competitive midsize sedan market. And that has the Japanese giant scrambling to hang onto the sales lead it has held in the U.S....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 3, 2014
Last winter’s record snow was a tough obstacle for many retailers and put the big chill on the travel business. But at least one industry finds itself cleaning up as the weather begins to warm up and motorists try to cope with the build-up of corrosive salt and grim....
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 2, 2014
After something of lull last year, Hyundai is preparing to replace two key vehicles, the Genesis and the Sonata, as it begins to pick up the pace of its product launches. Dave Zuchowski, chief executive officer Hyundai Motor America, said the introduction of new...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 2, 2014
One month doesn’t a trend make. And it’s too early to see whether General Motors’ worsening recall problems are having an impact – but for the first time ever, Fiat Chrysler’s Ram 1500 outsold rival GM’s Chevrolet Silverado 1500 last month to become the U.S....
by Michael Strong | Apr 2, 2014
Facing an aggressive group of U.S. Senators on Capitol Hill today, General Motors CEO Mary Barra clung to many of the responses she gave to a similar House subcommittee yesterday during testimony about the recall of more than 2.5 million vehicles for a faulty ignition...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 2, 2014
When Volkswagen begins delivering the first of its ultra-efficient XL1 coupes by mid-year, motorists will have to get used to the idea of looking at a set of three video screens, rather than rear and side-view mirrors, to see what’s happening around them. By replacing...
