by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 29, 2020
Once-promising battery-car start-up Byton is suspending operations for the next six months, but the prospects for the company then being able to get back to business seem slim, according to sources both inside and outside the company. Best known for the 48-inch video...
by Michael Strong | Jun 26, 2020
After sitting on the sidelines when it came to electric vehicles and their derivatives Fiat Chrysler revealed it’s now in the game with the introduction of the Jeep Wrangler plug-in hybrid. FCA CEO Mike Manley discussed the importance of the new entry during the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 23, 2020
The North American International Auto Show, forced to cancel its debut June outing, will be back in 2021, organizers promised on Tuesday, adding that they are looking at ways to handle the event should the coronavirus pandemic drag on through next year, as a number of...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 22, 2020
Volkswagen is planning to launch a blitz of new, all-electric vehicles between now and mid-decade, the little ID.3 unveiled last fall set to be followed soon by the ID.4 SUV that will become VW’s first long-range model targeting the U.S. market. While the German...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 1, 2020
It’s been a full 23 years since the last Land Rover Defender rolled into U.S. showrooms, so you might understand why plenty of folks have been getting anxious since hearing confirmation last year that the all-new version finally would make the jump across the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 22, 2020
What was the only major car show left for 2020 has now pulled the plug, organizers acknowledging that holding the New York International Auto Show this year is “unfeasible.” One of the four tier-one shows in the U.S., typically attracting close to 1 million visitors...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 21, 2020
The Honda Civic has long had a special appeal to performance fans who want a small, affordable ride that readily can be customized. But, until just a few years ago, the real prize was out of reach for American buyers, the extreme machine of the Civic line-up, the Type...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 8, 2020
Designing a car can be a solitary venture, or so it might seem, however, “Design today is a team play,” said Volkswagen Group Design Executive Director Klaus Bischoff. And nowhere was that more apparent than in the development of the eighth-generation VW Golf. The GTI...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 4, 2020
The air over Los Angeles has been unusually clear over the past two months, a silver lining amidst the pandemic shutdown. But there’s hope that this becomes the norm, rather than the exception in the years ahead. Toyota has been playing a role in cleaning things up...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 1, 2020
It’s a lousy year, let’s face it, for classic car fans. Traditional events like the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the Greenwich Concours, the Quail: a Motorsports Gathering, and other A-List events have been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, and others,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 23, 2020
The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the most widely respected and eagerly anticipated annual event in the collector car world has cancelled its 2020 outing due to the coronavirus pandemic. Event organizers previously told TheDetroitBureau.com that they were waiting...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 9, 2020
Search TheDetroitBureau.com’s archives and you’ll find plenty of stories suggesting that Mazda intends to revive the rotary engine – or at least it would like to were it to find an appropriate application. Has the right opportunity finally turned up? Very possible,...
