Revamped Equinox Offering More Bang for Buck

Revamped Equinox Offering More Bang for Buck

Chevrolet’s new 2016 Equinox builds on five years of increasing sales with a styling revamp, a slew of safety advancements and new entertainment technology. “Chevrolet Equinox is a pillar of the compact SUV segment, thanks to a value rooted in great style, efficiency,...
Kia Goes Off-Roading with Trail’ster Concept

Kia Goes Off-Roading with Trail’ster Concept

Can a “cute ute” also deliver some serious off-road credentials? That’s what Kia is determined to show with the Trail’ster Concept it’s debuting at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show. It takes only a quick glance to recognize the show car is based on the familiar Kia Soul. In...
Tesla Plunges Deeper into the Red

Tesla Plunges Deeper into the Red

However you count the numbers, it wasn’t a good quarter for Tesla Motors. The Silicon Valley battery-carmaker has been embroiled in controversy for its use of non-standard accounting practices that, critics say, make its balance sheet look a good bit better than it...
Live from the Chicago Auto Show

Live from the Chicago Auto Show

The 107th Chicago Auto Show is now in it’s second day on the shores of Lake Michigan. The first day featured a bonanza of new product debuts and breaking news and day two appears to be following the same course. Thousands of media and automotive executives are...
Ram Laramie Limited Leading Luxury Line-up

Ram Laramie Limited Leading Luxury Line-up

Since the end of the recession trucks have emerged as luxury vehicles and American truck makers keep pushing further upscale. As one of the chief beneficiaries of the movement towards more expensive trucks, FCA US, the former Chrysler Group, is pushing its Ram Truck...
Takata Ramping Up Replacement Airbag Production

Takata Ramping Up Replacement Airbag Production

Takata recently ramped up its production of replacement inflators for its recalled airbags by 50 percent to 450,000 units a month. The company is now looking to double that number by this fall. The Japanese airbag maker has been forced to recall tens of millions of...
Honda Upping its Truck Game

Honda Upping its Truck Game

The only one of the major Japanese automakers not to offer a full-size pickup, Honda has long seemed reluctant to enter the lucrative truck market. But with buyers snapping up its SUVs and crossovers as fast they roll off the assembly line, Honda is finally getting...
Honda Tops List of Best Cars for the Money

Honda Tops List of Best Cars for the Money

With 100s of different models to choose from – and dozens more being added each year, it’s no surprise that a shopper can come up confused when it’s time to pick the right one for their own needs and desires. It doesn’t help that there are so many different studies...
World Car of the Year Jurors Pick Finalists

World Car of the Year Jurors Pick Finalists

The jurors on the World Car of the Year panel have a tough challenge. They have to compare a wide range of products from every corner of the globe. So, it’s probably not surprising the 10 finalists cover a broad spectrum of cars, crossovers and SUVs from mainstream...