by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 18, 2014
“We’re still tweaking,” concedes Tom Barnes, the head of the vehicle dynamics team bringing the new 2015 Ford Mustang to life. But with the all-new pony car set to roll into showrooms in just a matter of months, most of the work is completed, giving Ford the chance to...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 18, 2014
Google will soon begin rolling out the first of 100 self-driving microcars, most of which will have some familiar features missing, namely such traditional necessities as a steering wheel, brake and gas pedal. And while the Google vehicles will just be prototypes...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 18, 2014
Dodge is revamping its lineup of muscle cars for 2015; using the stunning 707-horsepower Dodge Challenger Hellcat as a calling card to show that it is possible to blend modern technology with traditional design cues to create an entirely new line of vehicles with...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 17, 2014
Volkswagen Chairman Ferdinand Piech has a voracious appetite – for acquisitions, that is, the recent additions of Porsche and truckmaker Scania AB to the VWAG family bringing to thirteen its global brand count. And he has openly expressed interest in adding more, his...
by Michael Strong | Jul 17, 2014
After praising GM CEO Mary Barra in her opening remarks, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) later took her to task for not firing the automaker’s top lawyer, Michael Millikin, during a senate hearing today. McCaskill, who chairs the senate subcommittee holding the hearing,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 17, 2014
It isn’t a good time for minivan fans. Two decades ago, they were the hippest things on wheels, just about every maker racing into the segment with new products loaded up with the hottest new features, whether juicebox holders, stowaway seats or rear entertainment...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 17, 2014
Betting on huge demand from motorists in the world’s increasingly crowded mega-cities, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn has laid out an aggressive timetable for bringing the maker’s autonomous vehicles to market. Even before the first of those self-driving cars goes on sale in...
by Michael Strong | Jul 17, 2014
Jaguar has the new F-Type convertible, Chevrolet has new Corvette Z06 convertible, and well, it seems that this is the year of the high-powered convertible and Aston Martin couldn’t be left out. So it’s debuted the 2015 V12 Vantage S Roadster. The new soft-top joins...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 17, 2014
Despite recalling millions of vehicles and watching billions of dollars in new legal claims pile up during the first half of the year, General Motors is still in a relatively close race for global sales leadership with rivals Volkswagen and Toyota. GM has reported...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 17, 2014
Studies show drivers under the age of 20 are three times more likely than the general population to get into a fatal accident, and that doesn’t include fender-benders and other, more routine crashes – all of which mean that parents who plan to put a teen onto their...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 17, 2014
With the U.S. auto industry in full recovery mode, manufacturers are struggling to keep up with demand of some of their most popular sport-utility vehicles and crossovers which, for the first time, are now outselling conventional sedans, according to a new study....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 16, 2014
California battery-car start-up Tesla Motors has shown it can take on established premium-luxury brands with its Model S sedan, but the real test will come when it launches an all-new mainstream electric vehicle it’s planning to call the Model 3, or Model III,...
