by Bryan Laviolette | Aug 5, 2010
Battery technology has advanced to the point that it is viable for powering vehicles and they could be in dozens of new electric vehicles within the next few years, the leader of a growing battery company said Thursday. Christina Lampe-Onnerud, founder and CEO of...
by Bryan Laviolette | Aug 5, 2010
Even though many in the auto industry acknowledge that the federal government’s 2009 bailout saved the domestic industry, they said it’s time for Congress and the White House to stop meddling in the industry. Industry experts said during a session at the Management...
by Bryan Laviolette | Aug 5, 2010
As the auto industry reinvents personal transportation, in the coming decades, expect luxury automakers to lead the way. Premium-segment automakers have a responsibility to lead in innovations such as new engine technology and lighter materials, Jim O’Donnell,...
by Bryan Laviolette | Aug 5, 2010
Korean carmaker Hyundai has laid out a “stretch target” of hitting an average 50 mpg fuel economy by 2025, a senior official announced to an industry conference. John Krafcik says one of the core philosophies at Hyundai is a desire to stretch to reach what may seem to...
by Bryan Laviolette | Aug 4, 2010
It seems like such a simple concept: get cars to talk to one another and they should be able to not just save fuel, but also save lives. Yet as a group of sometimes disagreeable panelists proved at an industry confab, this week, simply getting people to talk about...
by Bryan Laviolette | Aug 3, 2010
Call it the automotive equivalent of the Hatfields and McCoys. It would seem that proponents of diesel technology for small cars in the U.S. will always be at war with those who don’t see a future for downsized “oil burners” in a market reluctant to pay the premium,...
by Bryan Laviolette | Aug 2, 2010
The new president of the UAW is calling on non-unionized auto companies in the U.S. to offer to their employees the opportunity to join the union. Making his first public remarks since ascending to the presidency in June, Bob King said at the Management Briefing...
by Bryan Laviolette | Jul 30, 2010
As Nissan and Chevrolet prepare to launch their groundbreaking electric vehicles later this year, they face a huge task educating the public about just what they are – and aren’t. Marketing a new car is always a challenge, and something that can cost a maker as much...
by Bryan Laviolette | Jul 29, 2010
With automakers creating new smartphone apps that will allow motorists to remotely unlock their vehicles and even start them up, security is becoming a serious concern in the era of the hacker. But when General Motors launches its new apps that turn a smartphone into...
by Bryan Laviolette | Jul 28, 2010
Is Buick going from grandmas to geeks? As recently as two years ago, Buicks were primarily marketing to the blue-haired set, folks most likely to associate the term delicious with food, not a social Web site bookmarking site. Now the reborn General Motors brand has...
by Bryan Laviolette | Jul 27, 2010
With all of the advanced hybrid, plug-in hybrid, extended-range electric and electric vehicles, there should be something to help buyers decide which vehicle is right for them. Now there is. Virtual Vehicle Co., VEVCo. for short, a startup company that grew out of a...
by Bryan Laviolette | Jul 26, 2010
With thousands of employees, dealers and suppliers watching, Ford took the wraps off its 2011 Explorer at a big party outside the company’s World Headquarters in Dearborn. Derrick Kuzak, Ford’s global product development director, gave a brief rundown on the new sport...
