by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 6, 2015
After a spectacular, billion-dollar meltdown, Fisker Automotive is set for a revival – more or less. The once-promising California start-up crashed and burned and was purchased out of bankruptcy by China’s Wanxiang Group which hoped to relaunch the plug-in hybrid...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 6, 2015
The turnstiles are now open at New York’s Jacob Javits convention center, spinning rapidly as the crowds rush in to check out all the new sheet metal on display at the annual NY International Auto Show. TheDetroitBureau.com team was on hand for all the unveilings at...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 6, 2015
Perhaps best known for its dependence on hybrid powertrains, Toyota Motor Co. is also planning a big push into turbo power, the maker announced today. The announcement echoes moves by a wide variety of other manufacturers – with industry observers anticipating a...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 6, 2015
With auto sales expected to increase in key market around the world, Toyota is apparently looking to expand its capacity by building new assembly plants in China and Mexico. Press reports from Tokyo said that the Japanese auto giant anticipates investing $1.3 billion...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 3, 2015
A Georgia jury on Thursday awarded $150 million to the family of a boy who burned to death in a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee after a rear-end collision, finding Fiat Chrysler LLC’s rear-positioned fuel tank in the Jeep posed a fire risk and killed the child. The...
by Michael Strong | Apr 3, 2015
Tesla set a new quarterly record for vehicle deliveries with a better-than-expected 10,030 in the first quarter this year. The total represents a 55% jump over the year-ago results. Tesla sold 9,834 vehicles in the fourth quarter of last year, up from 7,785 in the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 3, 2015
Honda delivered one of the big surprises of the NY Auto Show this week with the debut of a Civic concept vehicle and the unexpected news that it would launch an all-new version of the compact car line later this year. The new model will reach showrooms barely four...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 3, 2015
Getting your driver’s license is a rite of passage. But it also brings fear to parents who have to worry about how and where your teen is driving – and who they might be driving with. There’s good reason to worry. Studies routinely show motor vehicle accidents are the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 3, 2015
This is one collision motorists can look forward to. Just in time for this week’s New York Auto Show, Toyota announced plans to roll out several low-cost packages combining an assortment of advanced anti-collision technologies. Rival makers have spent the last few...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 2, 2015
Toyota has rolled out the latest in a growing family of hybrid vehicles during the New York International Auto Show next week, the 2016 RAV4 Hybrid. The Japanese maker’s eighth gas-electric model adopts relatively subtle tweaks to differentiate itself from other...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 2, 2015
March brought disappointing car sales for most manufacturers, but the recovery of the U.S. market hasn’t topped out, said Carlos Ghosn, CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, during a NY Auto Show media roundtable. In fact, the market is strong enough to keep the Nissan...
by Michael Strong | Apr 2, 2015
Mitsubishi hopes that its latest introduction in New York, the 2016 Outlander, will continue the Japanese maker’s burgeoning regrowth in the U.S. The new seven-passenger crossover features Mitsubishi’s new front design concept, “Dynamic Shield.” This feature is...
