The long-winded story of Saab's sale finally came to a close last month, with the brand born from jets adding a propeller to the mix in the form of Dutch sports car company Spyker, which reached a deal to purchase the struggling Swedish automaker from GM. Once the dust settles, one of the first...
We've heard discussions of alternatives for the top executive spot at General Motors from board chairman Ed Whitacre himself over the past few months, but today Whitacre... January 25, 2010 by Nelson Ireson
Kia's 2010 NAIAS press opportunity was TV verisimilitude--a brash send up of an infomercial. It had all the Veg-o-Matic sliced-and-diced pieces: loud huckster, incredulous... January 23, 2010 by Cliff Leppke
I hate Detroit. First a disclaimer, I'm not a disinterested observer. I make absolutely no pretense at impartiality. Ive spent many a day and night in the depths of winter in... January 19, 2010 by Jonathan Gilchrist
Hey, you. Yes, you: the guy who's been in a coma and living under a hubcap since November? You might be surprised to know that General Motors has ended its (purely platonic)... January 14, 2010 by Richard Read
One of the most exciting cars from last year’s Detroit Auto Show was the Cadillac Converj concept, which General Motors used to showcase its plug-in hybrid technology... January 10, 2010 by Nelson Ireson
It looks as if Saab is done. The board of the company voted today in Sweden to shut the company down and liquidate its assets. GM is still evaluating bids, according to the... January 8, 2010 by Nelson Ireson
Exactly one year ago Texas-based tuning firm Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE) first announced plans for a highly modified 2010 Chevrolet Camaro that the company plans... January 6, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Reports of a single replacement for Cadillac's aging DTS and STS sedans have circulated the web for ages now, with news that the car would be called the XTS and could even... January 6, 2010 by Nelson Ireson
Modern turbodiesel powertrains already match gasoline-electric hybrids in fuel-economy and often outmatches them when it comes to driveability and performance, but a... January 6, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Who'd have thought the last year of the first decade of the 21st Century (by common reckoning, anyway) would contain a tale of muscle car sales wars between the Ford Mustang... January 5, 2010 by Nelson Ireson
A local guy who lives a couple of million dollars North of me recently took delivery of the area's first Panamera...an all-wheel-drive"S" in a special butterscotch paint. The... January 4, 2010 by Kinder Essington
Anyone that can fill in for an icon like Apple's Steve Jobs in a pinch is a person that knows how to get things done right. And now the Internet is abuzz with talk that Apple... January 4, 2010 by Nelson Ireson
The 2010 Detroit Auto Show is now just about two weeks away and we've already learned that Cadillac will be unveiling a brand new concept car at the upcoming event. Today, GM... December 30, 2009 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
We're just a couple of days away from rear-ending 2010, so like all major media outlets, we thought we'd take a break from real reporting (don't worry: nothing's happening)... December 29, 2009 by Richard Read
General Motors appointed a new chief for its Buick and GMC lines earlier this month in the form of Brian Sweeney, a former sales and marketing executive. Now in his second... December 28, 2009 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran