Entry Level Premium Sedan: 2013 Acura ILX
February 9, 2012 – 5:35 am | 2 Comments

A hybrid option comes to Acura.
Up until now, Honda’s Acura brand has not had a hybrid model. That may seem strange given that Honda and Toyota both got started with hybrids at about the same …

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NAIAS Sets 2011 Education Day
December 13, 2010 – 5:00 am | One Comment
NAIAS Sets 2011 Education Day

The North American International Auto Show is one of the largest events of its kind, the signature affair on the auto show calendar. Held in cold to the bone Detroit every January, this show attracts …

Detroit’s North American International Auto Show Looms
December 3, 2010 – 6:37 am | One Comment
Detroit’s North American International Auto Show Looms

It will be home field advantage for GM, Ford and Chrysler when the 2011 North American International Auto Show opens in Detroit next month, one of the biggest shows of its kind on the auto …

2011 Dodge Avenger Specs and Overview
November 18, 2010 – 3:03 pm | 2 Comments
2011 Dodge Avenger Specs and Overview

Chrysler’s midsize offerings have been weak for many years, perhaps dating back to the days when the Chrysler LeBaron and Dodge 400 were sold. That has hurt sales because midsize sedans are the volume sellers …

2011 Green Car of the Year Winner: Chevy Volt
November 18, 2010 – 12:00 pm | 3 Comments
2011 Green Car of the Year Winner: Chevy Volt

Car of the Year awards are a dime a dozen. Or at least it may seem that way.
Starting in November, just as the upcoming model year kicks into gear, through the early weeks of the …

Chrysler 200 Living Large In L.A.
November 18, 2010 – 12:05 am | One Comment
Chrysler 200 Living Large In L.A.

The Chrysler Sebring is dead, long live the Chrysler 200!
Chrysler took advantage of the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show and favorable Southern California weather to introduce to the world its latest midsize sedan, the Chrysler …

L.A. Debut: 2012 Ford Focus
November 17, 2010 – 4:55 pm | One Comment
L.A. Debut: 2012 Ford Focus

The 2012 Ford Focus will arrive in Ford showrooms in spring 2011, the next generation and European-derived version of the Blue Oval’s popular compact sedan and hatchback. The Ford Motor Company picked the perfect …

Chevy Camaro Convertible Loveliness!
November 17, 2010 – 2:19 pm | No Comment
Chevy Camaro Convertible Loveliness!

2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible Specs
Pony cars should offer a ragtop and, until now, only the Ford Mustang has been offered sans hardtop. Chevrolet now has its own bonafide convertible contender in the 2011 Chevy Camaro, …

L.A. Auto Show Gets Started
November 17, 2010 – 5:32 am | One Comment
L.A. Auto Show Gets Started

Before the crowds of tire-kicking consumers show up, there are two intensive days of press meetings at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. Those meetings start today and I’ll be covering what happens from across …

L.A. Auto Show Looms Large
October 29, 2010 – 8:14 am | No Comment
L.A. Auto Show Looms Large

I attended the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show, an event held just as the recession worsened. The atmosphere was gloomy, but it only foretold how 2009 would turn out: a year marked by a record …

Saab 9-4X L.A. Debut Set
October 20, 2010 – 6:05 am | No Comment
Saab 9-4X L.A. Debut Set

The Saab 9-4X, a midsize crossover model, will be making its debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2010. A 2012 model, the 9-4X will go on sale in North America in May …

SEMA 2010 Preview Hotness!
October 8, 2010 – 4:32 pm | No Comment
SEMA 2010 Preview Hotness!

The 2010 SEMA Show is fast approaching, with November 2-5, 2010, set aside as four “must be there” days on many an auto enthusiast’s calendars. SEMA – Specialty Equipment Marketing Association – hosts this annual …

Snapped Up: Porsche 911 Carerra Speedster
October 1, 2010 – 4:53 am | 3 Comments
Snapped Up: Porsche 911 Carerra Speedster

Porsche is using the 2010 Paris Motor Show to showcase and sell its limited-production 911 Carerra Speedster and it looks as if it will have all 356 models sold by the end of October 2010. …

Auto Shows? Still Relevant!
August 2, 2010 – 12:05 am | One Comment
Auto Shows? Still Relevant!

Living large in Los Angeles.
I just received an update from the Los Angeles Auto Show, the first of the big U.S. shows of the auto show season. Held in November or December each year, the …

NC International Auto Expo Rolls On
February 12, 2010 – 7:28 am | 5 Comments
NC International Auto Expo Rolls On

I took advantage of an opportunity to visit the North Carolina International Auto Expo in Raleigh on Thursday, the first of four days that the show is being held at the NC State Fairgrounds. By …

Raleigh Auto Show Opens Thursday
February 9, 2010 – 8:27 am | No Comment
Raleigh Auto Show Opens Thursday

Because I live a stone’s throw away from Raleigh, I get to enjoy the annual North Carolina International Auto Expo which is held for four days every February inside the Jim Campbell building on the …

L.A. Auto Show Will Offer Several Key Intros
December 1, 2009 – 12:31 am | 3 Comments
L.A. Auto Show Will Offer Several Key Intros

Los Angeles Auto Show to be held December 4-13, 2009
This week, the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show will begin, with press days scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday followed by the public show on Friday running …

Note To GM: Build This Coupe!
January 17, 2008 – 12:00 pm | One Comment
Note To GM: Build This Coupe!

There were some bright shining stars at this year’s NAIAS press preview and I’m not talking about the Republican presidential candidates who were on hand and fishing for votes the day before Tuesday’s primary election. …