DETROIT – Lexus promises the hybrid-powered version of its RX 330 cross/utility vehicle and the ’06 GS sports sedan, both unveiled at the Detroit auto show Tuesday, will take the brand in a new direction. Whether the brand needs a new...
DETROIT Chrysler Group CEO Dieter Zetsche didn’t break into a soft-shoe, but came close to it in the company of dancing girls singing “anyway you want it, you’re going to get it” in praise of new minivan seats. It was at a...
DETROIT – Judging from the sticker prices, the Chrysler Group doesn’t intend to make the same mistake with its new rear-drive sedans it made with the Chrysler Pacifica. On Monday, Chrysler CEO Dieter Zetsche announced prices of the &...
Any problems Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. had with the launch of its much-hyped ’04 Titan fullsize pickup truck now are being fixed, says Jed Connelly, Nissan senior vice president-sales and marketing. Connelly says the truck’s rollout, by...
DETROIT – Audi AG uses the North American International Auto Show to stage the world premiere of its A8L 6.0 quattro. Audi introduces A8L 6.0 quattro. The sedan features a 6L 12-cyl. engine under the hood and a new front fascia that...
DETROIT, MI Mercedes-Benz shows a rear-wheel-drive hybrid powertrain S-Class concept that it claims gets 30 mpg (8L/100 km) with a V-6 gasoline-fueled engine and two electric motors. That adds up to a 20% reduction in fuel consumption, says...
DETROIT – Volkswagen AG may sputter during 2004 and fail to match 2003 sales, the auto maker admits. Key new product launches, including the Golf, could hamper efforts to grow volumes in the coming year. VW Chairman Bernd...
DETROIT The quirky, funky style that has come to define Scion in its mere seven months on the market is conspicuously absent from the third vehicle Toyota Motor Corp.’s new youth brand has launched. The tC sport coupe, unveiled here at the...
DETROIT – The take-no-prisoners Range Stormer, a concept from Land Rover, is not meant to go after the Hummer – nothing in the Ford Motor Co. lineup goes after it, says Phil Martens, Ford Motor Co. group vice president-product...
DETROIT Honda Motor Co. Ltd. must be causing the Big Three to break a sweat yet again. The Japanese auto maker dropped a bombshell here at the North American International Auto Show by announcing a Honda Accord with a hybrid drivetrain that...