by Michael Strong | May 21, 2015
Being a plant manager at a General Motors facility these days must be like being part of Oprah’s studio audience: you’re just waiting to see what surprise gift you’ll be getting. The latest “winner” is the automaker’s Bowling Green, Kentucky, plant that will get a new...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 21, 2015
With Memorial Day ushering in the official start of the summer season, expect to see more and more people towing boats and trailers – and to hear more motorists cussing as they struggle to hitch up and move those trailers. The process can be a frustrating chore,...
by Michael Strong | May 21, 2015
Not surprisingly, with the Memorial Day Holiday – the official start of the summer driving season – fast approaching, gasoline prices continue to increase. They climbed by a nickel a gallon, according to AAA, in the last week. The national average price for regular...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 21, 2015
Things will be getting busy at the Honda Manufacturing of Alabama plant today – make that busier – as the first of the maker’s new 2016 Pilot SUVs begins rolling down the line. It’s the third-generation version of the three-row ute that has become not just one of the...
by Michael Strong | May 20, 2015
Change is in the wind in Oregon. Actually, it’s in the way the state plans to raise money to pay for road repairs: by the mile. The state is enacting a plan called OreGo, where it charges drivers by how many miles they drive rather than collecting taxes on gasoline,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 20, 2015
Sometime next year, General Motors will introduce the SuperDrive system on the new Cadillac CT6 sedan. Capable of hands-free freeway motoring, it will help usher in an era of autonomous driving that proponents – including GM – believe will revolutionize the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 20, 2015
If you’re like most Americans, you likely fire up your car when you head to work each morning. Then again, maybe not. A new study shows there are some substantial differences in how Americans commute, much of that depending upon where they live. In New York, more than...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 20, 2015
A lack of a hydrogen fueling network is taking its toll on Hyundai’s fuel cell-powered Tucson model, according to the maker’s top U.S. executive. That has forced the maker to turn away potential buyers who simply don’t live close enough to the handful of hydrogen...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 20, 2015
Look for Hyundai to add two important new models in the near future, including a production version of the unusual Santa Cruz pickup concept first unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit last January. The automaker is also likely to add a new...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 20, 2015
What’s in a name, Shakespeare famously asked. He was, of course, referring to a rose. But we might ask the same about the word, minivan. Once one of the most popular body styles on U.S. roads, sales have slumped sharply in recent years as style-conscious buyers have...
by Michael Strong | May 19, 2015
This story has been updated to include Takata’s response to the announcement. After months of denials and delays, Takata acknowledged defects in more than 16 million driver-side and 17 million passenger-side airbag inflators in the U.S. As a result, the National...
by Michael Strong | May 19, 2015
Four more people were added this week to the list of those killed as while driving in General Motors vehicles that crashed as a result of faulty ignition switches that necessitated the recall of nearly 2.6 million cars last year. That brings the total number to 104,...
