by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 6, 2015
General Motors is amping up its attack on Ford’s highly touted, aluminum-intensive F-150 in a bid to gain dominance in the hugely profitable full-size pickup segment. The YouTube web spots – which may soon turn into a network TV campaign – rely on a 700-pound bear, a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 6, 2015
When Linda Brightman started out to buy a new car she had her heart set on a new BMW 3-Series. The suburban Los Angeles mother of two made one concession to her husband, agreeing to at least visit a few other showrooms to see what the competitors had to offer. He was...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 6, 2015
Hammered by the recall of more than 20 million vehicles due to faulty airbags, as well as a nearly 9% decline in profits, Takahiro Hachigo has a tough job ahead as the new CEO of Honda Motor Co. The lifelong employee of Japan’s third-largest automaker laid out his...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 6, 2015
One only has to follow fashion to know that men and women typically have very different tastes when it comes to colors. But while guys might tend towards more subdued shades when it comes to the clothes they wear, they’re much more open than women to bright, bold and...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 6, 2015
Its own manufacturing capacity stretched to the limits, Jaguar Land Rover will turn to a contract manufacturer Magna Steyr to build a new crossover vehicle for the Jaguar brand. Based in Graz, Austria, Magna Steyr has produced vehicles for a wide variety of...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 6, 2015
While the future of the European Union may be up in the air, American drivers might be forgiven for finding a silver lining in word that Greek voters rejected terms of a bailout over the weekend. The results of the referendum, along with the shake-up of the Chinese...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 3, 2015
Already under fire for its slow response to various safety problems, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles now faces hefty fines from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration which accused the maker of misleading federal safety regulators. FCA officials came in for...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 2, 2015
Ford Motor Co. is recalling about 432,000 cars, crossovers and “people-movers” because of a software glitch that might make it difficult to shut the vehicles off. Ford says the problem is a flaw in the body control module used on three of its key product lines, the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 2, 2015
Little more than a domestic American brand just a few years ago, Jeep is going global, expanding both its distribution network to markets as far flung as Berlin, Beijing and Mumbai. It will soon have production facilities, meanwhile, on four continents. The subsidiary...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 2, 2015
Despite recent jumps in the cost of gas, drivers are poised to pay the lowest prices at the pump over the Fourth of July holiday weekend in at least five years. AAA estimates the average price of $2.77 per gallon is down two cents compared to a week ago and down three...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 2, 2015
At the beginning of 2014, when fuel prices seemed headed for new record highs, U.S. shoppers couldn’t drive off fast enough with small cars and alternative-power vehicles, such as the Toyota Prius and Nissan Leaf. But with fuel costs down by at least $1 a gallon...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 2, 2015
At 707 horsepower, the Dodge Challenger and Charger Hellcat models are the most powerful muscle cars to ever roll off a Detroit assembly line, and the fastest. Just ask any dealer who has watched the two vehicles squeal out of showrooms faster than the factory can...
