Reflections, observations and snapshots as Thanksgiving approaches, a special time for Americans and clearly more special than ever as the war on terrorists moves into its third month. The Afghanistan Taliban. Apparently Toyota Land Cruisers are...
Asia/Pacific automakers already were looking to the future with cautious optimism, aware that things could get worse before they got better. Now the fallout from the Sept. 11 terrorist assault on the U.S. has the region bracing for a definite...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Admin. (NHTSA) may need lightning in a bottle in its current bid to resolve the issue of headlamp glare. That's because, industry insiders suggest, many motorists have yet to enter the age of headlight...
American Honda Motor Co. Inc. is considering bringing the 5-door Civic to North America, where it would join a growing 5-door market that includes the Mazda Protege5 and Toyota Matrix. Also bowing in North America is the '02 Civic Si an updated...
In the battle for sedan supremacy, Honda Motor Co. Ltd.'s Accord knocks Toyota Motor Corp.'s Camry out of the top spot as the best-selling car in America for the '01 model year. Accord posted sales of 412,074 vs. Camry's 388,512. Ford Motor Co.'s...
VANDALIA, OH When Delphi Automotive Systems decided to move eight 1,500-ton injection molding machines to its Interior Systems plant here, the engineers had a few concerns. They knew the track record for the presses was less than stellar because...
TOKYO Japan's automakers need not look too closely to find a market downturn. The country has suffered multiple recessions in the last decade. Even so, it is bracing for the economic fallout certain to come its way from the chilling September...
Citing a lack of engineering and other resources at this time, GM quietly admits that it has dropped plans to bring out a 6-door version of the Suburban. A spokesman says that a prototype was actually built, but the company was not satisfied with...
With the auto industry getting more interested in using composites, DSM Engineering Plastics wants to dramatically grow its automotive business in North America during the first half of this decade. The Evansville, IN-based company is a player in...
TOKYO He has been called everything from cost killer and fix-it artist to miracle worker and magician. But in the case of Carlos Ghosn, the Brazilian-born CEO of Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., there is no sleight of hand, no smoke and mirrors. What you...