With Congress getting ready to head off for an unearned break, it looks like a compromise on fuel economy regs is near. Sure, all the car companies will have...
As Volkswagen revs to challenge Toyota in the US, Toyota continues its cruise-control growth in the European market. The Japanese giant sold 800,000 Toyota and Lexus cars in the...
Let's say you've never owned a Volkswagen before. Would you at least take a trip to a VW showroom and compare models with Toyota or Honda, if VW's were...
The Congress is close to getting together on legislation to bring the fuel economy standards for cars and trucks to 35 mpg by 2020. We are still waiting for the...
I thhought I had decided what to buy. After weeks of deliberation, I thought I would get the Saturn Astra. But not any more. First, the availability is now sometime...
I was a little surprised when new VW of America chief Stefan Jacoby told me in September that he was pushing for a new design of the New Beetle....
French automaker PSA Peugeot-Citroen builds the cleanest cars in Europe, according to an environmental group called Transport and Environment (T&E;). Italy's Fiat is No. 2, followed by Renault, Toyota...
Ford Motor Co. will stop making the Ford Ranger and Mazda B-Series pickup in 2009 when it closes its Twin Cities plant where the venerable Ranger is built. So...
As seen in my local Whole Foods. That can't be good for business....
Let me just say before I go into this that Toyota, because of its emphasis on quality and “green” technology, the company has a target on its back when it...
Yes, we all know how wonderful Toyota is. Record profits, surging sales and a bulletproof reputation for quality all are proof that the company is on top of its game....
As I continue to shop for my next car, I am enticed by the fact that Volkswagens are not only terrific cars to drive, but they hold their resale value...
A recent week driving around the U.K. underscored the education I already have about the foolishness of the American consumer economy when it comes to driving. As I drove...
Ratan Tata, Chairman of Tata Motors and Anand Mahindra, vice chairman of the Mahindra Group Anyone who didn't consider India's Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra serious bidders for...
Wednesdays's contrasting results announcements once again highlighted the huge earnings gulf between Toyota and GM. For the six months through September, Toyota's operating earnings rose 16.3% to $11.2 billion, while...
BMW third-quarter results, released Nov. 6, provoked fury among analysts and investors. Its battered shares were down nearly 5% by the end of the day. No one can understand...
Will anyone miss the Chrysler Crossfire? Chrysler has announced the 3-year-old German-American sportscar which starts at $30,000, is being cut, along with three other Chrysler models (Pacifica, Dodge Magnum...
Car sales, if not profit margins, in China are flying this year and Toyota, which is on track to smash an annual target of 430,000 units, is among the biggest...
Ford Motor Co.'s new global chief marketing officer James farley hasn't officially started yet. But already he's getting more responsibility. Ford said today that Farley will be in charge of...
It's been a long time coming but auto sales in Japan have, at least temporarily, stopped falling. Auto sales, excluding mini vehicles, rose 2% to 269,221 in October, the first...
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