by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 7, 2019
Volkswagen is getting ready to roll out its first long-range electric vehicle and it appears someone working on the German automaker’s Dutch YouTube channel got a little too eager, letting both images and details about the battery-electric vehicle leak out early. The...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 3, 2019
At 69, Duke Hale has been selling cars, either at a dealership or working for an automaker, for 50 years, but he’s betting he can become a sort of automotive Pied Piper to Millennials and Gen-Z. He and a team of aging Baby Boom industry veterans are getting ready to...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 30, 2019
General Motors will build an all-electric pickup, CEO Mary Barra said Tuesday, confirming a report that first appeared in TheDetroitBureau.com in February. The executive declined to provide details about the project, but the news took few industry observers by...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 29, 2019
Mitsubishi could be one of the next manufacturers to target the booming U.S. pickup market, according to the company’s North American chief operating officer. With truck sales, in general, booming, and pickups, in particular, generating a disproportionate share of...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 25, 2019
Even a cat might have run through its nine lives by now, but British sports carmaker Lotus somehow continues to hang on – and with a fresh infusion of capital from its new Chinese owners, Lotus is bound and determined to make a comeback. It offered a hint of what’s...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 22, 2019
Subaru of America Inc. has become the National Park Foundation’s single largest corporate partner. “Through our partnership with the National Park Foundation, we have provided nearly $20 million in support since 2013, funding programs and projects in more than 100...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 19, 2019
U.S. auto sales suffered a severe chill over the winter. Demand was widely expected to slip slightly after posting an unexpected increase in 2019, but the market has been surprisingly weak and many of the industry officials gathered for this week’s media preview at...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 18, 2019
Hyundai was one of the few automakers to use the Great Recession to its advantage, actually picking up sales and market share while the rest of the U.S. auto industry plunged to levels unseen in decades. Ironically, the Korean carmaker took an unexpected tumble as the...
by Michael Strong | Apr 18, 2019
Though much of the news surrounding Volkswagen and new products in the U.S. focuses on the possibility of a pickup, a new concept shown thousands of miles away at Auto Shanghai may reveal what’s coming next instead: a large SUV. VW showed off the SMV Concept, which it...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 18, 2019
A California start-up wants to sell a Chinese-made battery-electric sports cars to American drivers, the Qiantu K50 by Mullen scheduled to make its debut in the U.S. market sometime in 2020. With its classic, supercar silhouette, the K50 is expected to join an array...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 18, 2019
For a brand traditionally known for affordable, albeit plain-vanilla products, Kia delivered a major shock when it rolled out the Stinger sports sedan two years ago. Stinger quickly nabbed a string of awards and was a finalist for North American Car of the Year. Now,...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 18, 2019
Audi is experimenting with new wrinkles to its novel subscription plan in its test market in Dallas-Fort Worth. The German automaker unveiled a new pricing tier for its monthly vehicle subscription service called the Core Collection, which will become available...
