by Jim Dunne | May 13, 2015
Almost lost in the fanfare surrounding the debut of the all-new, “aluminum-intensive” 2015 Ford F-150 has been the fate of the Super Duty models to follow. While the light-duty F-150 may make up the majority of the sales, the heftier F-250, F-350 and even bigger...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 13, 2015
Aided by a strong showing in North America and Western Europe, Nissan reported a 17.6% increase in profits for the fiscal year March 31. Carlos Ghosn, the chief executive officer for Nissan and for Renault, said Nissan delivered solid full-year revenues and profits....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 13, 2015
Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co., Japan’s two largest automakers, have announced another major recall to fix potentially faulty Takata airbags, a move affecting a total of 6.5 million vehicles, about 1 million of them sold in the U.S. All told, nearly 30...
by Michael Strong | May 13, 2015
General Motors is recalling more than 520,000 Malibus, Chevy Colorados and GMC Canyon midsize pickup trucks for seat belt and seat frame problems. The two problems have resulted in one injury. The automaker is recalling 468,887 Malibu sedans from 2011 and 2012 because...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 13, 2015
Sales of compact crossover vehicles are going like gangbusters while standing a large element of the conventional wisdom about what appeals to American car buyers on its head. After all, small crossovers, basically a utility vehicle built a passenger-car chassis, have...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 12, 2015
Some folks might call it recycling. For the venerable British automaker Rolls-Royce, it’s all about reaching back into its long and storied past. And that means the all-new convertible the maker plans to introduce early next year will be named Dawn. First used on a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 12, 2015
That beat-up junker in your neighbor’s driveway? It’s likely to produce more pollution during a long day’s commute than some newer vehicles emit driving cross country, according to various researchers. And a new study out of Canada has tried to quantify the pollution...
by Michael Strong | May 12, 2015
The term “soccer mom” came into vogue during the 1996 presidential election, but the symbolic vehicle of choice for them – the minivan – is logging more miles than ever as women are spending more time behind the wheel, according to a recent University of Michigan...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 12, 2015
Only three of the seven midsize SUVs scored well in a series of front-end crash tests designed to simulate real-world accidents. And only one of the 2015 models, the Nissan Murano, earned the coveted Top Safety Pick Plus rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 12, 2015
Google has experienced 11 minor traffic accidents since it began researching autonomous vehicle technology six years ago, the automaker has confirmed. But in none of the crashes were the self-driving vehicles at fault, the tech giant said. Google released the...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 12, 2015
The price of gasoline increased again this week, rising to $2.66 per gallon, which is the highest average price of the year, according to AAA. But the increases might be coming to an end as the rally that has lifted the price of crude oil runs out of steam. Drivers...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 11, 2015
Remember the BMW 7-Series? It seems like a lot of premium luxury products have slipped into the shadows since the launch of the latest-generation Mercedes-Benz S-Class two years ago. And that’s something the Bavarian maker is determined to fix with the upcoming launch...
