by Michael Strong | Aug 25, 2014
Power to the people! At least if you own a Tesla Model S. Elon Musk, the founder and chief of the Palo Alto, California-based EV maker, tweeted a copy of an ad taken out in the Palo Alto Weekly from two Model S owners who gave him a bullet-point list of changes they’d...
by Michael Strong | Aug 25, 2014
Buying a 2015 Ford Mustang to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its introduction may be a little unrealistic for most folks, but there is a way to show your ’Stang love for a lot less money: t-shirts. Ford invited five fashion designers to create Mustang Unleashed, a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 25, 2014
After long maintaining a strict wall between their engineering and design departments, British maker Jaguar Land Rover may finally be ready to work more closely with its Indian parent Tata Motors. A report from India indicates two new SUVs planned by Tata will ride on...
by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 25, 2014
Much of the news lately about automakers expanding their production capabilities seems to be tied to Mexico; however, Toyota is adding 300 jobs at its plant in Princeton, Ind. as part of a $100 million expansion to increase production of its Highlander. The project is...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 25, 2014
Ford has crossed the point of no return. But it will be months before it knows if one of the biggest risks in the company’s history will pay off. Over the weekend, the maker produced the last of its steel-bodied F-150 pickups at its historic Dearborn Truck Plant,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 25, 2014
While U.S. motorists don’t have an Autobahn, with its lack of speed limits, there’s been a significant increase in the allowable pace in much of the country since the national 55 mph restriction was lifted nearly two decades ago. Despite the objections of safety...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 22, 2014
With the opening of its new proving grounds in western Sweden, the Volvo Car Group says it is moving “a step closer” to its goal of having no one killed or seriously injured in one of its cars by 2020. Not long ago, such claims might have seemed the stuff of fantasy,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 22, 2014
As the Ford plug-in hybrid travels down Village Road, a short distance from the maker’s corporate headquarters, the driver notices a subtle shudder from under the hood. A quick glance down at the instrument panel reveals that the car’s four-cylinder gas engine has...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 22, 2014
As part of an ambitious campaign to grow the brand and expand its line-up, Cadillac is giving serious thought to moving some of its key team members out of Detroit, with a new base in New York one of the possibilities, several well-placed sources have confirmed for...
by Michael Strong | Aug 22, 2014
If you’re looking to get behind the wheel of the new Chevrolet Corvette Z06 be prepared to write a big check. In fact, it’ll cost you a $2k more than it did last year to buy the 2015 Z06, which starts at $78,995. The convertible comes in at $83,995. For that, you get...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 22, 2014
Already one of the most ambitious players in the battery-based vehicle market, Ford Motor Co. wants to take a run at hybrid market leader Toyota with a new gasoline-electric model it will launch in 2018, according to a new report. The as yet-unnamed model will be...
by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 22, 2014
Robust sales of new vehicles during the early summer months have continued in August, with demand for new cars, trucks and crossovers on pace to surpass May for the highest levels in 2014, according to a monthly sales forecast developed jointly by J.D. Power and LMC...
