by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 22, 2015
A growing controversy over specially blended gasoline used during the summer has helped put a floor under gasoline prices nationwide despite the continuing drop in the price of crude oil, which is now trading at prices approaching $50 per barrel. The average price...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 22, 2015
Stockholm and five other Swedish cities plan to ban all motorized traffic from their city centers for a 24-hour period as part of this autumn’s European Mobility Week. They join around 200 other cities across Europe that have been participating in the annual event....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 22, 2015
When it comes to adding new high-tech hardware to their vehicles, automakers are generating a mix of both praise and complaints, according to a new study by J.D. Power and Associates. On the whole, new vehicle buyers have rated their 2015 models higher than ever, and...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 22, 2015
Fiat Chrysler has released an urgent update for the software on a number of its connected vehicles after learning that two hackers were able to take control of a Jeep Cherokee and crash it into a ditch. The news comes amidst growing concern that hackers are beginning...
by Michael Strong | Jul 22, 2015
Much of the buzz about autonomous vehicles surrounds the technology needed to keep the car in its lane and from hitting other vehicles, or worse, pedestrians. However, knowing where it’s going may be just as important so having up-to-date maps is critical the success...
by Michael Strong | Jul 21, 2015
The rumors swirling around Apple’s possible entry in the automotive industry just got another entry to keep them moving: the tech behemoth has hired former Fiat Chrysler executive Doug Betts. Betts abruptly left FCA last year to “pursue other opportunities.” If his...
by Jim Dunne | Jul 21, 2015
Lincoln’s reentry into the premium luxury sedan market begins early next year when Ford Motor Co. takes the wraps – make that the jigsaw camouflage – off of the production version of the 2017 Continental. While we’ll have to wait to see the final sheet...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 21, 2015
Jalopnik reporter Patrick George learned the hard way not to speed in Virginia when he spent three days in the slammer last summer after being pulled over for doing 93 mph in a 55 zone. As tough as that might seem, though, Virginia isn’t even in the Top Five among the...
by Michael Strong | Jul 21, 2015
Somewhere Preston Tucker is nodding his head in approval. The developer of perhaps the best-known vehicle using a moving headlight must be enjoying Ford Motor Co.’s development of adjustable lighting for its cars in Europe and Asia. The automaker outlined its latest...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 21, 2015
Infiniti recently confirmed that its Q30 will make its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. What it hadn’t done is offer us a first look at the “Premium Active Compact,” other than an image of a heavily camouflaged model undergoing track testing. That’s an...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 21, 2015
© 2015 TheDetroitBureau.com They’ve been called one of the most important safety technologies ever developed, but there’s growing concern that as airbags age they could become a major threat to the safety of millions of American motorists. Nearly a dozen different...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 21, 2015
How high is up? That’s not a rhetorical question, at least not when it comes to pickup trucks, buyers seemingly willing to snap up ever more expensive versions. So, the sky’s the limit. Make that Limited, the latest, and now most expensive, version of the F-150 that...
