by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 19, 2015
From a distance, they sound like a swarm of angry hornets – if you can hear them at all. For those familiar with traditional motorsports series, like NASCAR or Formula One, the oddest aspect of a Formula E event is the virtual silence of the dart-shaped race cars. But...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 19, 2015
Five years after making its debut at the New York Auto Show, Kia will lift the covers on a new version of the Optima sedan. And the Korean carmaker is hoping that the 2016 model will live up to the brand’s ad slogan, “The Power to Surprise.” The outgoing Optima was a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 18, 2015
After an eight-year run, Jaguar plans to replace its mid-range XF sport sedan later this year with an all-new model. And while we’ll have to wait until the New York Auto Show to get a full look at what’s coming, the British maker is offering a couple images designed...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 18, 2015
While a record number of vehicles – about 64 million in all – were recalled in the U.S. last year, dealers helped take the sting out of things, according to a new survey by J.D. Power and Associates. Power’s latest Customer Service Index found that dealers went...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 18, 2015
Ford Motor Co. has entered into a new alliance with Microsoft to develop a cloud-based Ford Service Delivery Network that opens a way to offer new services to vehicle owners. By teaming up with Microsoft, Ford can expand connected services for customers around the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 18, 2015
BMW is clearly getting charged up about battery power. It’s already launched its new i3 and i8 models, along with some hybridized versions of its conventional product lines. Now, it’s ready to switch on its first plug-in Sport Activity Vehicle, the new X5 xDrive40e....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 18, 2015
General Motors plans to largely abandon the Russian market, a move that goes well beyond the short-term production cuts announced by key rivals like Ford Motor Co. in response to the economic crisis crippling the heart of the former Soviet Union. GM’s German-based...
by Michael Strong | Mar 18, 2015
Long-stumbling Scion is looking to recapture its lost magic with younger buyers with the introduction of two new models at the New York International Auto Show: the iM and iA. The brand released a couple of teaser photos of the two vehicles today to hype the new...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 18, 2015
Just weeks after revealing a new plug-in hybrid prototype at the Geneva Motor Show, the Concept V-ision e, Mercedes-Benz says it plans to add 10 new PHEVs to its line-up by 2017, a pace that will see one of the new models roll out, on average, every four months. The...
by Michael Strong | Mar 17, 2015
Mini’s latest edition to the line-up, the Hardtop four-door, helped generate an 38.9% increase in sales for the first two months of 2015; however, they expect the next addition will also add a big spark to the brand: the Superleggera Vision is coming. The two-seat...
by Michael Strong | Mar 17, 2015
Jeeps are thought of go-anywhere vehicles engaged in treks that might cause a bump, scrape or significant collision. However, despite this confluence of capability and possibility, the Jeep Wrangler Sport 4WD is the least expensive vehicle to insure. While...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 17, 2015
Formula One could lose one of its strongest teams. At least that’s the threat being leveled by managers of the Red Bull team who feel recent rule changes were “the wrong solution” for the wildly popular racing series. It’s by no means the first time F1 has faced the...
