by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 9, 2015
By initial count, the upcoming North American International Auto Show will bring anywhere from 40 to 45 new models to the fore at Detroit’s Cobo Hall next week – along with a number of new models making their North American debut after being introduced overseas in...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 9, 2015
When FCA Chief Sergio Marchionne told reporters at last year’s Detroit Auto Show he expected Jeep to sell 1 million units worldwide in 2014, many considered it a stretch goal, especially since the original forecast was for about 800,000 units. Well, what Sergio wants,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 8, 2015
With the North American International Auto Show approaching fast, Toyota has released the first full, official images of the next-generation Tacoma pickup. But the maker is maintaining silence when it comes to specific details about the next-generation midsize truck,...
by Michael Strong | Jan 8, 2015
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration slapped Honda was slapped with $70 million in fines for failing to report problems with its vehicles. It is the highest fine ever, supplanting the $35 million agreed to by General Motors earlier this year. The agency...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 8, 2015
It was a “year of great disappointment, but also a year of great progress,” said General Motors CEO Mary Barra as she summed up her first, tough year on the job and outlined the challenges and goals she is facing for 2015. The first female CEO of a major global...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 8, 2015
With new vehicle sales setting a blistering pace during December at a seasonally adjusted annual rate or SAAR of 17.3 million units, and the popularity of trucks and utility vehicles on the rise, the average fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the U.S. slipped last...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 8, 2015
Hoping to reverse a sharp slump in sales of an otherwise well-reviewed new model, Cadillac is slashing the price of its midsize CTS sedan by as much as $3,000, while also adding more standard features. The move comes as a rebuke to the strategy the maker had laid out...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 8, 2015
Volvo will be showing off its new XC90 crossover-utility vehicle at the North American International Auto Show next week. But while the ute might be one of the maker’s most important new products in a number of years, it will also share the stage with a second Cross...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 8, 2015
Former General Motors marketing exec Mark LaNeve has been named the new vice president of U.S. sales, service and marketing at rival Ford Motor Co. The industry veteran will replace John Felice who will retire on Feb. 1 after more than 30 years with Ford. The move...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 7, 2015
How do you convey all the information a driver needs when they’re blasting around a track at 150 miles an hour? That’s a challenge that McLaren is trying to address with a concept vehicle that showcases a new digital cockpit it could integrate into future supercar...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 7, 2015
In an effort to expand its line-up and add much-needed production capacity, Hyundai Motor Group plans to invest almost $74 billion over the next four years. The move was announced barely a week after Chung Moon-koo, the chairman of the group that controls both Hyundai...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 7, 2015
The stock market has hit the skids this week as investors scramble to figure out the good and bad of the oil prices that have dropped below $51 a barrel, which is driving gas prices to levels not seen in a decade. The AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge reports that the...
