by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 24, 2014
Recalls have hit an all-time high this year, so far totaling nearly 54 million vehicles. But even as daily headlines outline the risks of deadly defects like the General Motors ignition switch problem and Takata’s faulty airbags, millions of those vehicles will never...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 24, 2014
The Volkswagen Group, with its sights set on becoming the world’s largest automaker by volume, has announced an ambitious invest five-year investment plan that competitors will be hard pressed to match The VW Group plans to invest a total of 85.6 billion Euros...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 24, 2014
General Motors is investing more than $1 billion in plants in Europe and North America to ensure the former achieves its goal of profitability while the latter can handle updates to existing vehicles as well as any new products. Despite the fact that GM Europe has...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 24, 2014
(This story has been revised to reflect comments by BMW.) Battery-carmaker Tesla Motors has begun discussing a possible collaboration with Germany’s BMW AG, according to the U.S. company’s CEO Elon Musk. The two makers are discussing the use of sharing batteries and...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 21, 2014
In the high-tech world, companies like Apple often go for what’s known as “first-mover advantage.” By that logic, Acura should be dominating the booming compact luxury sedan segment with its once-groundbreaking ILX model. But things haven’t worked out as the maker...
by Michael Strong | Nov 21, 2014
Each day thousands of parents hit the button on their key fob that opens the power sliding door on their family minivan and watch their kids to amble into their seats, knowing that vehicle is among the safest on the road. They are wrong, according to recent crash test...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 21, 2014
With newly released EPA test numbers in hand, Ford Motor Co. has declared its 2015 F-150 the nation’s most fuel-efficient gas-powered full-size pickup truck. Based on EPA numbers and what Ford billed as apples-to-apples comparisons, the new aluminum-bodies F-150 will...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 21, 2014
The expansion U.S. economy next will boost sales of new vehicles and set the stage for industry-wide sales, reaching 17 million units in 2016, according to a new forecast the economists at the University of Michigan. The economy will grow by more than 3% next year —...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 21, 2014
Few manufacturers have had their image more closely tied to the station wagon, even though Volvo went awhile without offering one in the U.S. market – and probably for good reason considering the limited demand for that seemingly out-of-date body style. Significantly,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 21, 2014
It’s likely best known for SUVs and sports cars like the Outlander and the EVO pocket rocket, but Mitsubishi has been shifting emphasis with battery models like the little i-MiEV and the battery-powered race car that set a new record at this year’s Pike’s Peak Hill...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 21, 2014
Henrik Fisker, perhaps best known for his abortive effort to launch the plug-in hybrid Fisker Karma sports car, is back in the limelight, but turning his talents towards a very different direction. The Fisker Rocket revealed at the Los Angeles Motor Show is all about...
by Michael Strong | Nov 20, 2014
Takata Corp. executives during a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing today said there is no need to expand its recall of 7.8 million vehicles with faulty airbag inflators from a regional action to a national effort, despite a rising number of deaths and injuries due to...
