by Michael Strong | Nov 26, 2014
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration officials today made good on their earlier threat to force Takata Corp. to issue a national recall of all vehicles in the U.S. equipped with its potentially deadly airbags or face that will quickly escalate into the...
by Michael Strong | Nov 26, 2014
The ongoing saga of Lotus is taking on a new twist: practicality. It wasn’t long ago that the specialty carmaker boasted about plans to introduce several new models. However, the company has fallen on difficult financial times and seen a change at the top with...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 26, 2014
After months of waiting, American Alfa Romeo fans can finally head to dealers for the maker’s little 4C sports car, the first model the Italian maker has sold in the U.S. in more than two decades. But it will soon have to share showroom space, according to several...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 26, 2014
Manufacturers have tried going the semantic root: dubbing them shooting brakes, estates, crossovers and cross country. But Americans have shown an uncanny ability to sniff out a station wagon and turn up their noses – which is all the more ironic considering wagons...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 26, 2014
It’s not just too-good-to-be-true deals on computers, high-definition televisions and portable DVD players drawing people out on Black Friday, many shoppers salivating at the prospect of a great price on a new car will fill auto dealerships across the country boosting...
by Michael Strong | Nov 25, 2014
Three automakers revealed news about recalls, but only one of the three – Mazda – actually needed to recall any vehicles. The Japanese automaker is recalling nearly 100,000 Mazda6 sedans due to a faulty tire pressure monitoring system. The vehicles affected are from...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 25, 2014
Hyundai Motor Co. and its sibling Kia Motors Corp. are collectively heading for an all-time sales record of 8 million this year. On the downside, Hyundai is facing serious pressure on earnings as the Korean won gains strength. That creates a disadvantage when compared...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 25, 2014
The 41.3 million Americans who are preparing to travel “over the river and through the woods” to grandma’s house will be paying the lowest holiday prices for gas in five years, according to estimate prepared by the AAA Daily Gas Gauge. AAA reported...
by Michael Strong | Nov 25, 2014
Just weeks after suggesting Lexus would sell more than 300,000 vehicles this year, the brand’s top executive revealed how it will make that number: it’s launching its annual, year-end sales drive, which made December into one of the most, if not the most important...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 25, 2014
The recall scandal continues to rock the auto industry with new and damaging revelations. The latest company to have its reputation seriously smeared is Japanese automaker Honda, which admits it failed to file more than 1,700 accident reports with federal safety...
by Michael Strong | Nov 24, 2014
Infiniti’s take on what the car of the future might look like netted its design team the People’s Choice Award in the 11th annual Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge. Several design teams created vehicles that sought to answer the question: how will cars interact...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 24, 2014
Under fire for the allegedly slow pace of a recall affecting 1.6 million potentially fire-prone Jeeps, Fiat Chrysler officials insist they’ve already been stepping up the pace of the safety campaign, despite taking sharp criticism from the nation’s top automotive...
