by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 23, 2018
An hour-some outside of Portland, as you head for the rugged Oregon coast, you’ll pass through the quaint old town of McMinnville. It’s known, it seems, for three things: walnuts, the annual Alien Festival – which celebrates a local farmer’s alleged encounter with a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 17, 2018
The auto industry exodus from major car shows is rapidly accelerating, with Volkswagen the latest to announce plans that will see its flagship VW brand drop out of the upcoming Paris Auto Show, normally Europe’s biggest industry event of the year. An assortment of...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 11, 2018
Already hit by key defections, the organizers of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit learned Thursday that Audi will also be a no-show in January 2019 – though the luxury arm of Volkswagen Group said it will “continue to evaluate” a return at a later...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 10, 2018
The 164 mph Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR making its debut in Austria this week may be only a concept – but it won’t be for long, with a production version of this very hot hatch due to market later this year. But if you’re one of our U.S. readers, don’t get too excited....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 9, 2018
Toyota saw earnings jump 21% between January and March, the final quarter of its fiscal year, despite having to sharply ramp up incentives in a slowing U.S. automotive market. The automaker reported a profit of 480.8 billion yen, or $4.4 billion, up from 398 billion...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 8, 2018
When you’re set to launch a special new model like the four-version of the Mercedes-AMG GT, perhaps you should expect a special edition. And that’s precisely what the German automaker has in mind. Just a few months after we got our first good look at the AMG GT 4-Door...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 8, 2018
Automakers are investing tens of billions of dollars gearing up to produce a new generation of plug-based vehicles, a worrisome effort considering that all electrified vehicles – from mild hybrids to pure battery-electric vehicles – accounted for just 3% of the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 4, 2018
We got a first look at the concept version of Kia’s all-electric Niro model during the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year. The Korean carmaker has now pulled the wraps off the production model during the Fifth International Electric Vehicle Expo in Seoul. A...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 2, 2018
Few recent product launches generated more buzz than the debut of the 2018 Honda Accord. Long one of the U.S. market’s best-selling nameplates, the 10th-generation sedan quickly racked up a slew of awards, including North American Car of the Year. But despite all the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 27, 2018
We’ve been hearing rumors for as long as we can remember that Jeep will finally catch up to the competition by adding a third-row SUV to its growing line-up. It’s finally happened – sort of – with the debut of the Jeep Grand Commander at this week’s Beijing Motor...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 26, 2018
The BMW i3 is one of the market’s more technologically advanced vehicles – and also one of the weirdest looking. Introduced in 2014 and updated for the 2018 model-year, it helped introduce the Bavarian automaker’s distinctive i brand of electrified vehicles. But with...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 26, 2018
Expect to see a flood of pure battery-electric vehicles hit showrooms over the next few years – by one analyst’s count, as many as 101 will be in U.S. showrooms in 2021, with plenty more to follow. That’s expected to include a number of offerings from Volvo which now...
