When is a Charger not really a Charger? After a 30-plus year hiatus, Chrysler Group’s Dodge brand is resurrecting its Charger nameplate and creating some controversy over the results. At a sneak media preview, Chrysler Chief Designer Trevor...
DETRIOT – Rising interest rates will make it difficult for General Motors Acceptance Corp. to hit profit targets this year, General Motors Corp.’s top executive says here at the 2005 North American International Auto Show. GMAC has...
DETROIT – Nissan North America Inc. shows off its AZEAL entry-level coupe concept here at the North American International Auto Show. Nissan’s Jed Connelly, senior vice president-sales and marketing for NNA, says the AZEAL is not...
Ford Motor Co.’s Lincoln Mercury Div. will get its hybrid sooner than expected as part of the auto maker’s push toward having at least five hybrid nameplates on the road by 2008, Ward’s learns. The auto maker is pulling forward...
DETROIT – Michelin Group says its PAX tire/wheel system is gaining traction in North America, where two new vehicles will offer the device later this year. PAX, which debuted in North America on the ’05 Honda Odyssey minivan, will...
DETROIT – Chrysler Group’s Jeep brand surprises journalists at the North American International Auto Show with the debut of its Hurricane concept. Calling the Hurricane, “the most maneuverable, most capable and most powerful 4x4...
DETROIT – Smart GmbH is using the North American International Auto Show as a giant clinic to determine a market for its mini cars. It could be construed as a retreat for a brand that originally planned to use the Detroit show to showcase...
DETROIT – In a signal that Detroit-based auto makers may be injecting more competitive energy into their latest models, domestically made models from the Chrysler Group and Ford Motor Co. respectively win the North American Car and Truck of...
DETROIT – Johnson Controls Inc.'s research has found consumers growing impatient as they interact with so-called "conveniences" in today's vehicles. A power sliding door on a minivan, for example can take 6 to 8 seconds to open. And power...
DETROIT – Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc.’s Scion brand not only is selling well in the U.S., but also in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. In fact, Scion Vice President Jim Farley tells Ward’s Puerto Rico eventually could...