Articles tagged with: Detroit
All-new RWD sports car bolsters the Subaru brand.
Tucked in with all the releases at the Los Angeles Auto Show this past November and also on display at the auto show in Detroit this month is …
Smallest Prius yet completes the Prii line.
Toyota’s Prius family or Prii, representing plural models, has been greatly expanded since the first Prius hit the market in 1997. Today, you can shop for five Prius models …
Ford’s luxury brand unveils its new design direction
No doubt that the Ford Motor Company’s Lincoln brand has been a ship adrift. Its products aren’t unique to the brand nor does Lincoln possess even one model …
Detroit auto show rolls out the new iron.
Make no mistake about it: Detroit’s auto show is second to none, especially when it comes to all of the hot new products unveiled. Two days of press …
RDX prototype gives us a look at the 2013 model.
The Honda Motor Company takes a curious approach to unveiling its cars at major auto shows across the globe. When Honda shows a concept vehicle, in …
Pathfinder name will continue in planned crossover model.
The Nissan Pathfinder has been a holdover in the sport utility vehicle segment. This model, one of the oldest continuous names in the industry, has held on to …
Jeep flagship to offer a diesel option in 2013.
The city of Detroit has its glory days behind it, but the Chrysler Group is seeking to capture a bit of that aged mystique by adding build …
Detroit auto show gets started next week.
The North American International Auto Show is the premier auto show of its kind in the United States. This Detroit event, which always takes place in January, receives some …
Lexus teases its January Detroit debut concept.
The North American International Auto Show kicks off in one month and Lexus promises to unveil a concept vehicle that is expected to herald a new design direction for …
North American International Auto Show reveals lined up.
General Motors will be taking full advantage of an automotive show held right in its back yard by revealing not one, not two, but four new models. One …
Limited ad funds will keep Suzuki away.
Attendance at national auto shows isn’t a given for journalist and automaker alike, but missing an event generally raises eyebrows, especially for car manufacturers. American Suzuki, one of the …
DETROIT – Your feet haven’t hurt you as much as they might if you were to attend an auto show press preview. The larger shows, such as the ones in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago …
Dearborn, Mich. — The Ford Motor Company may not have a “walk ‘em, work ‘em” robot like Honda’s ASIMO, but the automaker is busy employing robotic technologies in many of its plants around the globe. …
When car manufacturers debut their latest models at the Detroit auto show (North American International Auto Show), they often don’t plan to release the vehicles for months or years.
Many of the concept …
So many “car of the year” awards, so little differentiation. Well, not quite given that some awards have a purpose extending far beyond the bestowing of a wooden plaque or a glass trophy.
One such annual …
Concept vehicles are just that — models made by designers to suggest the way a car manufacturer may be headed in coming years. At the 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the Ford …
Volkswagen’s Chattanooga, Tennessee automobile plant will be opening this year, tasked with building a special “Made for America” model. Speculation about what that new midsize sedan would look like and what name it would be …
The North American car and truck of the year awards have been announced with the Chevrolet Volt and Ford Explorer recognized for 2011.
Volt, Explorer Win
The North American Car of the Year and North American Truck …
Chinese automaker BYD (Build Your Dreams) plans to make its presence known at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit next month. The car company, who doesn’t sell a single model in the …
The 2011 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) will be held as usual at the Cobo Center in downtown Detroit this January. What won’t be “usual” is the aging facility itself which is in the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Despite the global auto industry going through one of its toughest times in memory – especially in 2009 when sales hit rock bottom – a number of new automakers have launched or in the process …
Golden Viper steals the show
Though Chrysler insists that its iconic Dodge Viper will eventually return, the reality of the auto industry particularly Chrysler’s place in the market is that the Viper as we know it …
I suggest that the people who run the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit hire musician Eddy Grant to launch next year’s show what with the “Electric Avenue” feature making its debut there …
Arguably the most important automotive show based in the U.S., the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) has been a strong contributor the Detroit economy, a show that will benefit in the coming years as …
One of the more interesting concept vehicles I have previewed over the past few years was the Hummer HX, an off-road vehicle that somewhat resembles a bloated Jeep Wrangler. Previewed at the 2008 North American …
Inasmuch there are some people who would like to see General Motors survive as currently arranged, the likelihood that the company will be restructured through bankruptcy court has never been greater. Indeed, the Obama administration …
I caught wind of in the news late last week that some Detroit residents and politicians were upset with the plans proposed in renovating and managing the Cobo Center. That convention center is at the …
What Will GM Do With Opel?
The news coming out of Detroit from GM headquarters has been rather confusing of late. Besides its impending bankruptcy and likely divestiture of Saturn, Hummer and Saab, we now know …
Fresh off of its first ever main showroom floor appearance at the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, the BYD Automotive Company has high hopes in its bid to sell cars in …
Subaru has taken the extraordinary step to assure everyone that they will, indeed, appear at next month’s auto show in Detroit by sending out a press release stating that fact. Apparently, there has been some …
The recent meltdown of the mortgage securities industry has sent a shockwave throughout the world. Lehman Brothers has gone bankrupt, AIG was bailed out by the federal government, and quite suddenly Americans are being told …
