DETROIT With Hyundai Motor America’s former top executive, Finbarr O’Neill, now at its helm, Mitsubishi Motors North America Inc. borrows some tried-and-true survival strategies from its South Korean competitor. Mitsubishi’s new...
DETROIT The ’05 Ford Mustang sheds its 1970s-era Fox platform for an all-new, purpose-built architecture to usher in the fifth generation of an American icon, unveiled here at the North American International Auto Show. The latest pony car...
DETROIT When Toyota Motor Corp.’s hybrid-powered Prius earned North American Car of the Year accolades Sunday, the timing, for the auto maker, was perfect. The significant endorsement came just hours before Toyota was to unveil its next...
DETROIT – Like a batter coming out of a slump, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.’s Infiniti luxury division has been swinging for the fence as of late. Standard features are generous on Infiniti QX56. And in the case of the G35 sedan and...
DETROIT – With sunroofs fast assuming commodity status, ASC Inc. is staking out new territory within the auto industry. The late Heinz Prechter created American Sunroof Co. in Southgate, MI, in 1965 and started cutting holes in roofs...
DETROIT – General Motors Corp. will spend about $100 million to renovate its Wilmington, DE, assembly plant to prepare the facility for ’06 Pontiac Solstice production next year. Pontiac Solstice will be built at Wilmington, DE...
KPMG LLP’s fifth annual survey of global automotive executives finds they believe the worst is over and the “industry has turned the corner” as far as profits are concerned. CUVs, such as Chrysler’s Pacifica, are expected...
DETROIT Ford Motor Co. continues to insist the new flagship Ford Five Hundred sedan, unveiled here at the North American International Auto Show, does not replace the storied Taurus. But that’s only half the story the rest revolves around...
DETROIT – Hybrid-electric vehicle (HEV) technology wins another important endorsement with Toyota Motor Corp.’s Prius winning the prestigious North American Car of the Year award at the North American International Auto Show here. Ford...
DETROIT It’s faster, shorter and narrower. It’s the sixth-generation Chevrolet Corvette, unveiled here at the North American International Auto Show. “Our goal is to thrill Corvette loyalists and capture new enthusiasts,”...