General Motors Corp.'s biggest success or failure is about to hit the open road, at least in Europe. Housed in the newly constructed assembly plant in Russelsheim, Germany, is Opel's new Vectra, a vehicle that marks the most significant global...
Two of the top 10 engines do what they do so well with a mere four cylinders not a bad representation. But one easily can argue that eking award-worthy power out of a 4-banger is a far greater achievement than wowing the masses with a smooth six...
Auto makers may be cutting back on future new product programs behind the scenes, but they are showing off plenty of interesting new iron at this month's North American International Auto Show in Detroit (Jan. 12-21). Criticized for displaying...
Siemens VDO Automotive, one of the last big Tier 1 suppliers with a major presence on the floor of the annual Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress, has decided to pull out next year. Budget cuts forced the move, says company spokesman...
January is a good time to throw out the old and bring in the new, so expect to see a lot of old business models stacked in the garbage bins out behind OEMs and suppliers this month. Everybody hates to throw away stuff that used to be valuable, but...
My fellow judges consider me public enemy No.1 because I have this thing about small-displacement engines. It's no fetish just a deep-seated respect for a powerplant that does its job efficiently, quietly and with enough gusto to fool me into...
No need to have your eyes checked, and the writer of this story isn't heavily medicated. What you're about to read is actually happening. General Motors Corp. is becoming a leader in manufacturing efficiency and technologies. That was unthinkable...
Welcome to the eighth annual installment of the Ward's 10 Best Engines awards. Our list of the year's best engines remains the auto industry's only best of list to concentrate solely on the engine, what we consider to be any vehicle's single most...