by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 5, 2015
Helmets are designed to help cyclists survive a crash – but what if they could prevent an accident in the first place? That’s the idea behind a “wearable cycling tech concept” Volvo Cars is introducing at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Developed...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 5, 2015
When Mercedes-Benz unveils its new autonomous vehicle concept car this month it will skip the big Detroit Auto Show, turning instead to Las Vegas for the debut. Like a number of its rivals, the German maker is planning a big presence at the 2015 Consumer Electronics...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 5, 2015
With General Motors and FCA US, the former Chrysler Group, setting the pace, sales of new vehicles surpassed expectations in December and provided the entire automotive business with a fresh boost as it entered the new year and with consumer confidence on the upswing,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 5, 2015
Infiniti is offering a glimpse of its future as it pulls the wraps off the Q60 Concept a week ahead of its official debut at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. With a blend of sharp creases, muscular wheel arches and sculpted side panels, the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 5, 2015
A week before its official unveiling at the 2015 North American International Auto Show, Chevrolet pulled off a surprise, giving a small group of reporters a first, brief glimpse of the second-generation Volt plug-in hybrid. While the unexpected preview at the...
by Jim Dunne | Jan 5, 2015
Chrysler is hard at work preparing an all-new version of the Town & Country van, set for introduction as a 2017 model. The much-anticipated debut will cap some major changes at Chrysler. At one point, the maker offered a variety of different – though largely...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 2, 2015
After nearly a decade of rapid sales growth, Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor Group could be facing some serious headwinds in the year ahead. Chung Moon-koo, the chairman of the group that controls both Hyundai and its Seoul-based affiliate, Kia, forecast the group will...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 2, 2015
Slowing automotive sales and perhaps some lingering resentment toward Japan may cost Toyota as much as 10% of its dealer network in China because they aren’t making any money. When all the numbers are totaled, Toyota, Japan’s largest automaker, expects to fall...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 2, 2015
American motorists have a particularly good reason to celebrate the New Year, unleaded regular gasoline averaging barely $2.40 a gallon across the country, according to federal data, as low as the price has been in more than half a decade. But not everyone is sharing...
by Michael Strong | Jan 2, 2015
For the U.S. auto industry, 2015 is beginning much the same way 2014 ended: with a recall. Ford announced on Dec. 31 it was recalling more than 25,000 Ford Escapes and Lincoln MKC models for two separate problems. Meanwhile, General Motors kicked off 2015 by...
