by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 11, 2014
The long-awaited launch of the 2015 Ford F-150 should send a message to skeptics that Ford will retain its highly profitable leadership in the full-size pickup market, CEO Mark Fields said Tuesday morning as the first of the new, aluminum-bodied trucks rolled off the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 11, 2014
BMW and Mercedes-Benz are locked in a battle royal for the sales crown in the prosperous market for luxury cars in the U.S. BMW held the title for the two previous years, but one of the two has been the leader since 2011: the last year Lexus held the crown. “One...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 11, 2014
If you have a hard time telling an S from an E, or an ML from a GL, you’re not alone. With all the new models it has added in recent years – and more coming at the rate of about one per quarter – the names used for the various members of the Mercedes-Benz line-up have...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 11, 2014
It might seem like just another day at the big assembly plant, the full-size F-150 pickups rolling down the line at a steady pace. But a closer look reveals that these aren’t any ordinary trucks; they’re the new aluminum-bodied models that comprise one of the biggest...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 10, 2014
Raising a specter of the old Watergate question – what did the President know and when – internal General Motors documents reveal that the maker ordered 500,000 replacement parts months before alerting federal regulators about a faulty ignition switch now linked to at...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 10, 2014
It looks like an ordinary, 2015 Toyota Camry, but lift the hood and you’re in for quite a surprise. Actually, you have to raise the entire body of the “Sleeper Camry” sedan, which Toyota quietly transformed into an 850-horsepower drag racer. It’s just one of the wild,...
by Michael Strong | Nov 10, 2014
Porsche is rolling into the Los Angeles Auto Show with its chest puffed out over the introduction of three new models the German maker thinks are pretty special: 911 Carrera GTS, Cayenne GTS and Panamera Turbo S Executive Exclusive Series. The new Carrera GTS comes in...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 10, 2014
General Motors routinely sell more cars in China than it does in the United States and October was no exception as GM and its joint ventures delivered 291,371 vehicles to customers in China last month, setting a new October record. By comparison, GM sold 226,000...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 10, 2014
It’s not quite StarTrek, but 3D printing technology comes close, allowing you to turn a digital image into a solid object, everything from toys to tools – and now, even a car. Phoenix-based Local Motors offered a hint of what it has in mind when it revealed a rough...
by Michael Strong | Nov 10, 2014
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) officials opened investigations into 374,000 2013 Honda Accords and 17,000 2008 Infiniti EX35 crossovers for steering problems that led to dozens of complaints and possibly four accidents. Regulators received...
by Michael Strong | Nov 7, 2014
One of the outstanding questions in the ongoing Takata airbag saga – how much will it cost the company – is getting an answer, but even that response is changing for the worse for the supplier because those losses are mounting. The company announced a loss of 35...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 7, 2014
Buying a used car has traditionally been a crapshoot, with a very uncertain outcome and little recourse if you pick the wrong vehicle. But the industry has tried to improve your odds – while earning a bit more money – with the introduction of certified pre-owned...
