by Michael Strong | Jan 4, 2018
The stages are going to be crowded with automakers at next week’s CES show as Hyundai has added its name to the list of makers looking to make splash. The South Korean maker plans show a new fuel cell electric vehicle in Las Vegas that utilizes the company’s new...
by Michael Strong | Jan 4, 2018
Toyota Research Institute will unveil the latest iteration of its automated driving research vehicle, Platform 3.0, at the Consumer Electronics Show next week. The Japanese automaker has concentrated much of its work on autonomous vehicles within the institute, based...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 4, 2018
Kia plans to reveal an all-electric concept vehicle during a news conference at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week. CES 2018 will see a flood of presentations by automakers as they reveal what they expect to be tomorrow’s breakthrough technologies,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 3, 2018
Infiniti has a long history of teasing us with exotic concepts that eventually translate into slightly more sedate production vehicles. So, what to make of the inspiring new fastback prototype it plans to bring to the North American International Auto Show in...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 3, 2018
I think, therefore I drive? So, classical philosopher Rene Descartes might have opined after checking out the new Brain-to-Vehicle technology that Nissan Motor Co. will unveil at the Consumer Electronics Show next week. Anyone who has driven a relatively...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 29, 2017
Much as Toyota has done with its Prius hybrid, Nissan appears ready to create an entire “family” of Leaf battery-electric vehicles. The second-largest Japanese automaker plans to pulls the wraps off the Leaf Grand Touring Concept during the 2018 Tokyo Auto Salon next...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 21, 2017
Is this Infiniti’s answer to the Jaguar I-Pace? Rumors have been circulating for some time that the Japanese automaker was preparing something special for the North American International Auto Show, possibly a long-awaited replacement for its long-gone Q45 flagship...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 21, 2017
It was the first of the Japanese luxury brands but Acura has been struggling to catch up to newer siblings Lexus and Infiniti in recent years, and is hoping that with the upcoming launch of the 2019 RDX sport-utility vehicle it will finally shift into high gear....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 19, 2017
‘Tis the season for automakers to hand out gifts to loyal fans in the form of sneak previews of products coming to the North American International Auto Show next month. And among the more notorious teasers to cross our desk was one offering pics of the 2019...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 19, 2017
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That’s clearly a mantra for Honda as it gets ready to reveal a prototype version of its 2019 Insight model at next month’s North American International Auto Show. Then again, the Japanese automaker might be looking at...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 19, 2017
Alcantara, the Italian maker of material finding its way into more and more luxury vehicles, has tripled its sales since the recession and is adding more capacity at its home base in Italy, according to the company’s chairman and chief executive Andrea Boragno....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 18, 2017
It’s hard to keep up with all the new stuff rolling out of the BMW product development center. Barely two months after filling the stage with an assortment of sedans, coupes, crossovers and concepts at the L.A. Auto Show, the Bavarian automaker says it will have some...
