by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 26, 2018
General Motors net earnings dipped 60% to $1.05 billion during the first quarter but still managed to beat Wall Street expectations thanks to strong demand for its North American light truck line-up. The announcement by the nation’s largest automaker came less than a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 25, 2018
For those who haven’t been watching, the 2019 Lexus line-up won’t have much in common with the model mix of just five years ago. Where sedans once dominated the brand’s product portfolio, crossovers like the new UX and NX, as well as the long-popular RX, have...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 24, 2018
After a series of fan dance teases, Lexus has finally pulled the wraps off its seventh-generation in a dual presentation at the Beijing Motor Show and near its old U.S. corporate headquarters in Los Angeles. One of the first models ever introduced by the Japanese...
by Michael Strong | Apr 24, 2018
Rarely has a three-wheeled anything, much less a car, engendered as much goodwill — and second (and third, fourth …) chances financially – as the Elio. The quirky three-wheeled car initially introduced nearly five years ago has secured $2.5 million in new funds...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 24, 2018
Already planning to skip the North American International Auto Show in Detroit next January, BMW is reportedly planning to sharply scale back its presence at European events like the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show, according to a German news report, and it could abandon...
by Michael Strong | Apr 23, 2018
Volvo newest concept for the Beijing Auto Show continues to show the company’s focus on the wants, needs and desires of the world’s largest luxury vehicle market: China. The S90 Ambience Concept is based on the S90 Excellence from last year. The company...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 23, 2018
Just days ahead of its official debut at the Beijing Motor Show – and shortly after an official teaser video was released – we’ve gotten our hands on leaked images of the Mercedes-Maybach Vision Ultimate Luxury concept. Unlike several recent Maybach prototypes, the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 16, 2018
If you’re looking for one of the biggest, baddest luxury utes on the market, Cadillac is hoping to lure you into one of its U.S. showrooms. Aiming to shore itself up against an assault by Lincoln’s newly updated Navigator SUV, Caddy is firing back with discounts of up...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 12, 2018
Matthias Mueller, the executive often given credit with steering Volkswagen Group through the worst crisis in its post-War history, has been pushed aside, replaced as CEO by Herbert Diess, the head of the flagship VW brand. The elevation of Diess comes at a time when...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 12, 2018
Struggling to catch up with rivals now dominating the world’s largest luxury car market, Lincoln plans to start building five new models in China by 2022, according to a report by the Reuters news service. That’s in line with comments made to TheDetroitBureau.com by...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 11, 2018
We’ve barely gotten past the New York Auto Show but halfway around the world, automakers are getting ready for the season’s next big event. That includes Lexus, which has dropped a partial teaser of what appears to be the next generation ES model. While many folks...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 11, 2018
Volkswagen Group CEO Matthias Mueller is expected to be forced out at a management meeting Friday, with VW brand boss Herbert Diess expected to replace him, according to reports out of Germany. The shake-up, which has apparently been in the works for months, has the...
