by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 8, 2015
The list of manufacturers hoping to tackle Tesla with an extended-range battery car has just grown longer, and Mercedes-Benz apparently has more than one model in mind as it tries to outgun the upstart California carmaker. Along with an assortment of plug-in hybrids,...
by Michael Strong | Sep 8, 2015
Automakers are slogging through a tough auto market in China in 2015. General Motors, Ford and Nissan all posted losses in August on what is expected to be another down month overall. GM was the most recent maker to take a hit, seeing sales drop 4.8% despite the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 8, 2015
As we push past summer and head into what, for the auto industry, is the start of a new year, there’ll be lot of things happening at showrooms across the country. The 2016 model-year will bring not only a new of major new products but some significant new...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 8, 2015
With contract talks entering their final week, the United Auto Workers is holding off naming a target company for finishing off the talks by next week’s deadline, marking a significant change from past contract discussions.The union’s labor contracts with...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 7, 2015
Volkswagen isn’t quite ready to pull the covers on its next-generation Tiguan, as this teaser shot shows, but it is getting ready to unveil a new version of the crossover-utility vehicle at the Frankfurt Motor Show in just a little over a week’s time. The CUV clearly...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 4, 2015
Toyota will invest $50 million in a new joint project with Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to advance the development of artificial intelligence, autonomous driving and robotics. While the project could eventually lead to fully...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 4, 2015
After years in development, a tough shoot-out among competitors, and a series of legal challenges, New York City’s Taxi of Tomorrow is officially on the road. But, in typically blasé Big Apple fashion, the formal launch of the modified Nissan NV200 vans has largely...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 4, 2015
When Tesla officially releases its new Pilot program, which will allow its Model S sedan to drive hands-free on limited access highways, owners won’t have to bring their cars to Tesla dealers to get the update. As it has with prior updates of the software running the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 4, 2015
The annual auto show season is just getting underway, with manufacturers set to kick things off in Frankfurt, Germany barely two weeks from now. Then the automotive circus will move on to Los Angeles, the first of the big U.S. extravaganzas. And it looks like the 2015...
by Michael Strong | Sep 4, 2015
The Honda Accord and Civic are popular sellers, annually ranking in the top 10 in sales; however, they’re also eye-catchers for car thieves as well as the two were the most stolen vehicles in 2014. According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s annual “Hot Wheels”...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 3, 2015
While the number of cars on U.S. highways continues to grow, with congestion worsening in most metropolitan areas, Americans seem to be cutting back or combining daily errands, reducing the time they spend behind the wheel. On average, American motorists spent about...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 3, 2015
It can be difficult separating perceptions from reality. Just ask the folks from Jaguar, the British maker still battling an image of poor quality even though it routinely scores among the best in the auto industry. That’s one of the key reasons, among several, why...
