Fisker’s Back! Makes Return at L.A. Auto Show

Fisker’s Back! Makes Return at L.A. Auto Show

Less than two years after stepping down from his namesake company, Henrik Fisker is stepping back onto the automotive stage by joining forces with a California-based mega-dealer to produce the “Ultimate American Muscle Car.” Danish designer Fisker is teaming with...
New Ford Crash System “May” Spare Pedestrians

New Ford Crash System “May” Spare Pedestrians

Ford Motor Co. will launch a new collision warning system that it says “may” prevent the pedestrian crashes that have become a growing problem on U.S. roads. While overall highway fatalities have been on a sharp decline in recent years, the number of pedestrians...
Daimler Reports Mercedes Expected to Hit Sales Record

Daimler Reports Mercedes Expected to Hit Sales Record

Daimler AG used a surge in sales of new Mercedes-Benz models to boost its revenue by 10% in the third quarter despite the soft global economy, which the company expects to slow further by the end of the year. Daimler Group AG net earnings also increased significantly...
NHTSA’s Friedman Apologizes for Takata Snafu

NHTSA’s Friedman Apologizes for Takata Snafu

The nation’s top automotive safety official issued an apology late yesterday regarding the issuance of incorrect information about the number of vehicles equipped with faulty Takata airbags. David Friedman, deputy administrator for the National Highway Traffic Safety...
GM Earnings Beat Expectations

GM Earnings Beat Expectations

Battered by recalls and facing challenges in markets as diverse as China, Russia and South America, General Motors nonetheless managed to beat expectations with its third-quarter earnings report, though revenues fell short. The maker delivered net income of $1.4...
Mini Latest to Admit Mislabeling MPG

Mini Latest to Admit Mislabeling MPG

Mini has become the latest in a line of automakers who have had to admit they were overstating their fuel economy numbers. The British marque’s 2014 Mini Cooper actually gets anywhere from one to four miles per gallon less than originally claimed. The BMW subsidiary’s...
Pumped Up Mustangs Roaring into SEMA

Pumped Up Mustangs Roaring into SEMA

The 50th anniversary of the debut of the Ford Mustang is in full swing and perhaps no where will be more evident at this year’s SEMA show in Las Vegas as the maker will have a dozen pony cars on display. While the show is home to best and sometimes most insane custom...
GM Goes Solar

GM Goes Solar

General Motors is aiming to bolster its green credentials by installing a huge solar array that will be visible from the well-traveled Ohio Turnpike outside the company’s big assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio. GM’s new 2.2 megawatt, ground-mounted solar array will be...
Scion Teases New Concept for LA Auto Show

Scion Teases New Concept for LA Auto Show

Looking to rebuild its once formidable image among younger buyers, Scion is planning to roll out an assortment of new models over the next few years, and we’ll be getting a sense of what’s to come at next month’s Los Angeles Motor Show. What exactly it has in store,...