by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 3, 2019
Mercedes hopes to electrify the Frankfurt Motor Show next week when it pulls the wrap off a battery-electric concept vehicle that offers a hint of what it has coming to showrooms early in the new decade. The German automaker isn’t saying much about what’s in store, a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 27, 2019
We’ve been seeing spy shots and catching tidbits about the new Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 Coupe for some time now, so the first big surprise when we finally received the official news release came with the word that it will arrive later than expected in the U.S. market. Set...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 26, 2019
The corporate shake-up at Nissan that was touched off by the arrest and ouster of former Chairman Carlos Ghosn last November has continued to accelerate. The latest casualty is Karim Habib who was recruited just two years ago from BMW to serve as design chief at...
by Michael Strong | Aug 22, 2019
Hyundai is looking to make a splash at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month with a new electric vehicle concept that uses the past as its inspiration for the future — and offers it up with an odd name. The South Korean automaker plans to debut its 『45』fully electric...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 12, 2019
Karma, the automotive phoenix that rose from the ashes of the failed Fisker Automotive,has been struggling to get by with a lightly updated version of Fisker’s original plug-in hybrid, now rebadged the Revero. That said, the now Chinese-owned automaker has been giving...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 1, 2019
Luxury performance fans have plenty of options to choose from, including M, AMG and RS, to name a few. But among that sporty alphabet soup, one letter has been missing for more than a decade: Acura’s “S” line. Not for long, or so it might seem, thanks to a teaser that...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 31, 2019
Back in May, TheDetroitBureau.com reported on Mazda’s plan to develop an additional version of its breakthrough SkyActiv-X engine, this one an inline-six design that would show up early in the coming decade in the next-generation Mazda6 sedan and, quite likely, in...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 19, 2019
The new 2020 Chevrolet Corvette broke cover on Thursday night, and the sports car will be boasting some impressive numbers. The first-ever mid-engine ‘Vette will get a big bump in power, with its 6.2-liter naturally aspirated V-8 rated at 495 horsepower and 470...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 18, 2019
(This story has been updated to include pricing information on the new Corvette Stingray.) “It’s the stuff dreams are made of,” or so the fictional detective Sam Spade might have said, had he been a fan of the Chevrolet Corvette. For more than 50 years, Chevy has been...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 10, 2019
Ford and Volkswagen are planning to announce two new joint ventures by as early as Friday that would have them pair up on the development of autonomous and electrified vehicles, TheDetroitBureau.com has confirmed with numerous sources close to the negotiations. The...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 28, 2019
Not all that long ago, former Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne was asking potential customers not to buy the automaker’s all-electric Fiat 500e because it lost too much money on every one of them. Just months before his unexpected death, Marchionne began to shift...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 24, 2019
Fifteen years after Cadillac introduced its first V-Series model, two more performance offerings are set to make their debut next week, the automaker has confirmed. What’s unusual about the coming news is that Caddy will use a preview in Detroit to reveal the all-new...
