by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 17, 2014
While General Motors’ executives continue to speak confidently of having put the ignition switch recall in the rear-view mirror, casualty claims related to the defective vehicles continue to climb. Four more deaths have been linked to the ignition defect, raising the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 17, 2014
When it made its debut in 1990, the original Acura NSX changed the way supercars were supposed to look and feel. And now, with an all-new version of the Japanese rocket set to make its formal debut at the Detroit Auto Show next month, Acura hopes to pull off the same...
by Michael Strong | Dec 16, 2014
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration continues to try to reassert itself as the nation’s safety watchdog by announcing its working on building a case it can use in court against Takata Corp. and three automaker to compel them to expand the existing...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 16, 2014
After nearly 90 years, it’s the end of the road for the familiar Chrysler corporate name. Just two months after the maker completed its merger with Italy’s Fiat, the U.S. side of the company will abandon the familiar Chrysler Group LLC to become FCA US LLC. The name...
by Michael Strong | Dec 16, 2014
For more than a decade, automakers have attempted to sell new cars and trucks on the Internet, but with little success. However, Volvo seems willing to take crack at it. The Swedish automaker, now owned by China’s Geely, went through a trial run with its new XC90...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 16, 2014
The launch of the new Ford F-150 pickup truck has been giving the Wall Street a case of the jitters ever since it was unveiled at the 2014 North American International Auto Show. Ford Motor Co. stock tumbled again after an analyst’s note suggested the recent drop in...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 16, 2014
If you’ve been thinking about buying a new battery-electric vehicle in an effort to be kinder to the environment, a new study suggests you might want to think again. According to its authors, EVs might actually worsen global warming. If you’re charging up your new...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 16, 2014
You’ve finished dinner on the town and are ready to head home for the night. But instead of handing the valet your ticket you tap the screen of your smartwatch and a couple moments later your new BMW i3 automatically pulls up to the restaurant door, the cabin already...
by Michael Strong | Dec 15, 2014
Before filing that claim on your insurance, it might behoove you to think long and hard about what the financial ramifications of even discussing a problem with your insurance agent may bring. According to a report from InsuranceQuotes.com, making a claim on your car...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 15, 2014
Hourly workers Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group have earned a pay increase and it will be one of the key demands the United Auto Workers puts on the table when contract talks open next summer. “A general wage increase is important to our...
by Michael Strong | Dec 15, 2014
It may have been “for the money, for the glory, and for the fun… mostly for the money,” regardless of the reason, Burt Reynolds’ recent auction of memorabilia, including from the “Smokey and the Bandit” movies, raised more than $2.5 million. Reynolds, who may be...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 15, 2014
Despite speculation that OPEC is manipulating oil prices, the organization has no set price target for oil and will let the market determine what it should cost, said Abdalla Salem el-Badri, head of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, according to the...
