by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 11, 2015
They may be called muscle cars, but it takes more than a big engine to make a car like the Camaro go fast. And with the new model set to debut next weekend, Chevy says it has put a premium on aerodynamic enhancements, as well as lightweighting. As this shot – the most...
by Michael Strong | May 11, 2015
The number of deaths attributable to the faulty ignition switches in the 2.6 million vehicles recalled by General Motors has hit 100. According to the latest update from Kenneth Feinberg, the administrator the $550 million victims fund established by the automaker,...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 11, 2015
Fiat Chrysler asked a Georgia judge to set aside the $150 million verdict levied by a jury against the company and grant a new trial in the case of a boy who burned to death in a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee after a rear-end collision. In its appeal, which is pound to...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 11, 2015
Few cars have scored such a big hit with an all-new design as the 2013 Ford Fusion. With its coupe-like silhouette and Aston-influenced grille, the sedan helped put Ford back on the list of serious midsize contenders. It even forced Toyota, long proud of its plain...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 11, 2015
Four prototype autonomous vehicles been involved in accidents on California roads over the last eight months, three of them while undergoing testing by Google, considered a leader in the development of self-driving technology. In two of the crashes, the vehicles were...
by Michael Strong | May 11, 2015
Almost six weeks after saying it planned to establish a beachhead in the U.S., Volvo announced it’s building a $500 million plant just north of Charleston, South Carolina. The automaker was said to be considering three locations, but the site north of Charleston won...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 8, 2015
Pulling myself up into the cab of the big 18-wheeler, I settle into the shotgun seat and buckle up while driver Mark Alvick fires up the Freightliner semi. With a groan, the airbrakes release, the big diesel rumbles to life and we head off down the highway. It takes a...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 8, 2015
Viper sales have jumped 40% since the car was re-positioned with a price cut last fall, Dodge brand president Tim Kuniskis told reporters during a tour of the Fiat Chrysler plant that builds the modern muscle car in Detroit. In addition to a new price, the maker...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 8, 2015
In a major turnaround, FCA US – the former Chrysler – turned a $2.6 billion profit for the first three months of this year, compared with a $690 million loss during the first quarter of 2014. But the American side of trans-Atlantic automaker Fiat Chrysler may not have...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 8, 2015
Think expensive and think unique seems to be the motto for Porsche Cars North America as it opened the $100 million Porsche Experience Center and headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. The 27-acre complex located at the Northeast corner of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta...
by Michael Strong | May 8, 2015
Toyota’s full-year financial results are the very definition of getting more from less as the company’s net income rose nearly 20% while its vehicle sales dropped globally. The company’s fiscal year ends March 31, and it reported net income of $19.8 billion – a 19.2%...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 7, 2015
After long stretch of year-over-year sales increases that continued even as the Chinese economy began to show signs of slowing down, General Motors and its joint ventures in China reported a 0.4% drop in sales during April. Domestic sales by SAIC-GM-Wuling were up...
