Our new look Just got the July issue not too sure about the new format, but I'll give it a chance before casting my final opinion. One thing, however, is painfully obvious: The headlines are WAAAAAYYYYYYY too BIG! Kinda gives me the same feeling...
Ford Motor Co. considered avoiding the term when its gasoline-electric vehicle, the '04 HEV Escape, reaches the market. Program insiders tell Ward's the auto maker wondered whether the term was too closely associated with gas-electric vehicles...
Kia Motors America says its upcoming '03 Sorento on sale late next month should make its mark in the U.S. midsize SUV segment just like the still-sold-out Sedona did in the minivan market a year ago. Expect Sorento to stand the segment on its ear...
It must have been music to Kurt Liedtke's ears. The chairman, president and CEO of Robert Bosch Corp. has been working aggressively to sell U.S. car buyers on modern diesel technology, and he heard encouraging words from two of the Big 3 auto...
Legislation in California that will override federally established corporate average fuel economy standards and reduce CO2 emissions is vague and won't hold up in court, says a U.S. Dept. of Energy official. Carbon dioxide is not recognized in the...
89 YEARS AGO On Sept. 29, 1913, Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel died on a trip across the English Channel when he either fell or jumped from the ship he was on. Although never accepted by his family, many history sources maintain that he jumped...
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. expands its North American manufacturing, bringing capacity to 1.4 million units. The new Lincoln, AL, plant receives $425 million for a second production line, doubling annual vehicle and engine capacity to 300,000. Spending...
After several years of teasing, at least a couple of partly disappointing concept and a relentless campaign of corporate branding focused on it, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.'s finally handing over the keys to its all-new reincarnation of its fabled Z...
Last year, the Nissan Altima brought shame upon the Toyota Camry by grabbing North American Car of the Year accolades and stealing what little thunder ever reverberates through the usually lackluster midsize car segment. Both the Altima and the...