by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 14, 2015
Contract talks between the United Auto Workers and Detroit’s three automakers entered their final phase as the union selected FCA U.S. as the target for finalizing a new labor agreement for three domestic carmakers. Brian Rothenberg, UAW senior communications...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 14, 2015
It’s not exactly the sort of car likely to strike fear in the hearts of seasoned criminals, but the Los Angeles Police Department has added a new tool to its fleet of cruisers, a modified version of the BMW i3 battery-electric vehicle. Decked out in the LAPD’s...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 11, 2015
Ten major vehicle manufacturers from the U.S., Europe and Japan have jointly agreed to make automatic emergency braking systems standard on all their future vehicles. An advanced form of forward collision warning systems that have already been shown to significantly...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 11, 2015
Wouldn’t it be great to fly home after a long day’s work – quite literally taking to the air rather than getting stuck in a traffic jam? That’s a fantasy nearly as old as the auto industry itself, and now, it seems, Japanese giant Toyota Motor Co. may be working up...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 11, 2015
Like the rest of the auto industry, Jaguar Land Rover is struggling to cope with an assortment of ever-tougher fuel economy and emissions standards, including the 54.5 mpg CAFE rules that will go into place in the U.S. in 2025. That’s especially challenging when your...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 11, 2015
What a way to celebrate a special occasion. Volkswagen plans to mark the 40th anniversary of the GTI by introducing the new Clubsport model at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week. Packing 261-horsepower under the hood – and capable of brief bursts punching that up to...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 11, 2015
Mary Barra apparently is moving up in the world. In her debut year as General Motors’ chief executive she was ranked a mere second on the annual Fortune magazine list of the Most Powerful Women in business. This year, however, she surged to the top of the chart....
by Michael Strong | Sep 11, 2015
A few year’s back Lincoln spokesman Matthew McConaughey once suggested people needed to “find your frequency.” Well, actor and luxury brand are back with a new round of television ads for the MKX hoping to accomplish just that. The first set of ads focused on...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 11, 2015
With gasoline prices sliding toward $2 per gallon and the oil glut showing no signs of abating, the average fuel economy of new vehicles purchased in the U.S. declined in August. Sales of crossover vehicles and pickup trucks remain strong as a result of the pricing,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 10, 2015
Forget Chevrolet, which sports the ad tagline, “Find New Roads.” It’s sibling brand Cadillac that is looking for new routes to reach out to the global luxury car market. The process began with the move of its corporate headquarters from Detroit to New York last year....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 10, 2015
Bad is good, at least when it comes to the old, and long-reviled Pontiac Aztek. Routinely named as one of the ugliest vehicles ever to roll off a Detroit assembly line, the quirky crossover-utility vehicle is suddenly finding a new generation of fans, apparently as a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 10, 2015
Fiat Chrysler is recalling over 1.5 million pickup trucks to fix a series of airbag problems, including one that could cause the vehicles’ side-impact airbags to inflate inadvertently even when there’s been no crash. The announcement comes amidst of a rash of...
