Things are looking very good for Kia Motors America. The Korean company recently named Peter Butterfield to the position of executive vice president of sales, marketing and fixed operations. He most recently was with Lincoln Mercury and comes to...
NEMACOLIN, PA There's a new Honda CR-V in this woodsy eastern Pennsylvania town. Normally, that would mean it's High Noon for the competition. It's just that town's a lot bigger place than it used to be. When Honda Motor Co. Ltd. launched the CR-V...
DETROIT We like to do extended evaluations of a couple of each year's new Ward's Ten Best Engines winners, because we think it adds perspective that's not always available from the 10-day tests during the Ten Best Engines competition itself. But...
Mergers, unfortunately, will continue If the real true business cost was reported, of changing the acquired company method of doing business (the process, product, workforce and lost profit) to make it operate as the business plan states it should...
General Motors Corp. gets a big assist from German supplier Kolbenschmidt Pierburg AG in manufacturing a key powertrain component for the new 2002 Saturn Vue, which goes on sale in the coming weeks. GM joint venture Fiat-GM Powertrain produces the...
Forget about all the hype regarding crossovers. Show us the money and we'll listen. Until then, the large pickup and sport/utility vehicle (SUV) segment is still where it's at. Ford Motor Co. will sell more than 500,000 F-Series trucks in 2001...
When it comes to small cars, the domestics are finding it increasingly difficult to make the sale. While Korean, Japanese and European nameplates continue to sell, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp. and DaimlerChrysler AG are having trouble...
Earlier this year, Mazda Motor Corp. detailed much of its near-term future product plan. I asked a senior Mazda official about the prospects for replacing the Millenia sedan, since it was absent from any mention. His reply I'll paraphase was...
When Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. peeled the wraps off its now-famous Nissan Revival Plan in October 1999, the ailing automaker promised that its turnaround not only would rely heavily on cost cutting, but also would draw strength from a reinvigorated...