by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 15, 2015
Despite a slowdown in sales in China, the Volkswagen Group eked out a small gain in sales during the first five months of 2015 and remains on course towards its goal of selling more than 10 million vehicles worldwide. Globally, the Volkswagen Group delivered 4.2...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 15, 2015
U.S. new car sales are on a torrid pace, but that’s small comfort to the 100 workers at General Motors’ Orion Township assembly plant who will be idled for at least six months. Demand for the small Chevrolet Sonic and Buick Verano models they build at the suburban...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 15, 2015
It’s normal for parents to start worrying when their teens get old enough to drive – but wondering whether they’ll be safe is only one of the reasons. Adding a teen to the family car insurance policy is another reason to start fretting, as it could nearly double what...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 12, 2015
Since returning to the U.S. market last year with its little 4C sports car, Alfa Romeo has barely been more than an asterisk on the sales charts, demand so far measured in the hundreds. So, with a goal of getting that up to more than 100,000 vehicles a year, the...
by Michael Strong | Jun 12, 2015
Looking for an inexpensive Ford Mustang or F-150? Well, if you have a 3D printer you can download one and print one at home. The use of 3D printers is growing quickly in the auto industry, including the production of an entire car using one. In fact, Ford CEO Mark...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 12, 2015
The narrow blacktop twists and turns, rises and falls. It plunges into dense, dark stands of redwood, only to burst back out into fields of straw drying to gold in the bright California sun. The back stretch of Carmel Valley Road can stretch the limits for most...
by Michael Strong | Jun 12, 2015
The announcement that the 2016 model will be the last for the MKS is fueling the fire that the brand is getting a new flagship model: the Continental, which made its debut at the New York International Auto Show this spring. While chronicled by TheDetroitBureau a few...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 12, 2015
After a decades-long absence, Ford Motor Co. will return to endurance racing next year, launching a track version of the new GT supercar on a campaign to be capped with a race for the checkered flag at Le Mans. The effort will begin next January, when Ford and Chip...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 12, 2015
Ford Motor Co. is only promising some “significant performance news” will be announced in Cologne, Germany today. But based on a variety of hints the maker has been dropping, the betting is that it will announce plans to return to Le Mans in the near future, all but...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 11, 2015
It wasn’t all that long ago when the idea of a subcompact crossover would draw a blank stare from most folks. These days, it’s one of the world’s fastest-growing product segments, with makers from around the world to field their own entries. So, Hyundai wants to take...
by Michael Strong | Jun 11, 2015
A proposed bill would force federal automotive safety regulators to consider the presence of collision avoidance technology when determining safety ratings on new vehicles. The legislation proposed by U.S. Sens. Dean Heller, R-Nev., and Ed Markey, D-Mass., and U.S....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 11, 2015
Mitsubishi, remember them? The once popular marque was an alternative to traditional Japanese brands like Toyota and Honda, and offered such intriguing products as the 300GT and the Evo. After a series of missteps that nearly drove it into bankruptcy, Mitsubishi is...
