by Michael Strong | Oct 15, 2019
That steady beat you hear is BMW’s ongoing introduction of revamped models for 2020. The latest is the 2 Series Gran Coupe that will make its debut at AutoMobility LA, part of the Los Angeles International Auto Show, next month. The new compact sports sedan is the...
by Michael Strong | Oct 15, 2019
Toyota Motor Corp. revealed it plans to show its newest concept, the LQ, at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show later this month. It will be part of the event’s “Future Expo.” The LQ is the next iteration of the Japanese automaker’s Concept-I, which it unveiled at the 2017...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 8, 2019
It’s easy to forget that, just four years ago, the midsize pickup segment seemed destined to dry up and vanish as more and more competitors tossed in the towel. It took two new offerings from General Motors, the reborn Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon siblings, to...
by Michael Strong | Oct 3, 2019
Mitsubishi Motors is looking to make a big impact at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show with the introduction of a new crossover concept as well as a special wagon concept, releasing teaser photos of the two vehicles. The Japanese automaker reports the Mi-Tech Concept...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 25, 2019
Mazda has confirmed it will debut its first all-electric model during the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show, but precisely what it has in store is generating plenty of debate. The automaker has been working with Toyota as part of a growing alliance between the two brands, but...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 25, 2019
With the help of technology companies, the organizers of the 2020 North American International Auto Show are planning to have automated vehicles ready to carry visitors from Detroit Metropolitan Airport to the show venues in downtown Detroit, a distance of about 20...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 20, 2019
A jury made up of 50 top U.S. and Canadian journalists has made the first cut, weeding through the scores of new cars, trucks and utility vehicles that have hit the market this year, coming up with a total of 29 semi-finalists in the three award categories set to be...
by Michael Strong | Sep 12, 2019
Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel took to the floor of the Frankfurt Motor Show today to acknowledge what many in attendance already knew: German automakers have a tough task ahead of them when it comes to climate change. Merkel, who was touring the show, stopped to...
by Michael Strong | Sep 11, 2019
Lamborghini had much of the super car elite all abuzz in anticipation of the introduction of it first-ever hybrid, the Sián, at IAA 2019, but it was VW that stole the headlines at its debut. The Italian carmaker rolled the green machine onto the stage in Frankfurt...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 11, 2019
With a 48-inch videoscreen running from door to door, the Byton M-Byte might seem like little more than a fantasy in chrome, but eight months after a concept version of the battery-electric vehicle made its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show, it is set to soon go...
by Michael Strong | Sep 10, 2019
Audi’s ready to go off road but won’t use and gas to do it. Not with its new AI:Trail quattro battery-electric beast that it showed off after a tease at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The new AI:Trail completes a quartet of vehicles the German automaker started rolling out...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 10, 2019
Volkswagen has a new look. The automaker’s familiar logo is getting a makeover designed to help it enter “a new era,” according to a senior executive who helped preview the makeover at the Frankfurt Motor Show on Tuesday. The outgoing logo, with its “V” and “W”...
