May 17, 2013
- The best-possible rating joins those in the U.S., Europe, and South Korea.
- Pros and Cons* Pros Offering a wide choice of engines and ergonomic controls, the 2013 Volkswagen Golf 5-door is comfortable and handles the road smoothly, yet with agility. Cons However, the back seats are tight for room and the heavy fuel consumption and high prices of a few of its premium models may deter some buyers. Photo: Volkswagen Price The basic model starts at $21,475. For $23,025, you get heated seats and...
- Runtime: 8:52 Car sales did something in Europe last month that they haven’t done since September 2011 — go up. The reason Kia believes its car sales will rebound all starts with the number seven. Porsche introduces its plug-in hybrid, the 918 Spyder. All that and more, plus GM CFO, Dan Ammann explains what the [...]
- CEO says tech-filled truck not built for 'urban cowboy'; Europe snaps losing streak; Fiat downplays reports about HQ move..
- Pros and Cons* Pros Offering a wide choice of engines and ergonomic controls, the 2013 Volkswagen Golf 5-door is comfortable and handles the road smoothly, yet with agility. Cons However, the back seats are tight for room and the heavy fuel consumption and high prices of a few of its premium models may deter some buyers. Photo: Volkswagen Price The basic model starts at $21,475. For $23,025, you get heated seats and...
May 16, 2013
- Last week was the anniversary of Victory In Europe Day, a date celebrated every year to commemorate May 8th, 1945--the day when Germany's unconditional surrender was accepted by the Allied forces. Buick has a reason to reflect on V-E Day. Over the automaker's 110-year history, there was a period where it stopped churning out cars and started...
May 15, 2013
- Pros and Cons* Pros Offering a wide choice of engines and ergonomic controls, the 2013 Volkswagen Golf 5-door is comfortable and handles the road smoothly, yet with agility. Cons However, the back seats are tight for room and the heavy fuel consumption and high prices of a few of its premium models may deter some buyers. (Photo: Volkswagen) Price The basic model starts at $21,475. For $23,025, you get heated seats...
May 14, 2013
- The strategy runs counter to that of the competition.
May 12, 2013
- Summary Chevrolet will be launching a diesel-engine version of its popular Cruze this summer. This will be the first North-American diesel launch in the last 20 years. European diesel-power Cruze sales amount to 40% of total sales, but Europeans have the luxury of choosing between two diesel-engine options, a 1.7-litre or 2.0-litre, while only the 2.0-litre will be offered in Canada. GM is confident that the Cruze Diesel will rival the German diesel models, which presently dominate the market...
- GM's overhaul of its money-burning European operation finally showed progress last quarter. Here's the scoop on GM's latest move to help boost earnings in Europe.
May 11, 2013
- It's all gone quiet for now at General Motors Europe and its Opel and Vauxhall subsidiaries, thanks to some mildly positive news about the bottom line, an agreement, albeit it grudging, with unions, and protestations from Detroit that yes, it really, really is committed to the company long-term, come rain or come shine.
May 10, 2013
- Summary Chevrolet will be launching a diesel-engine version of its popular Cruze this summer. This will be the first North-American diesel launch in the last 20 years. European diesel-power Cruze sales amount to 40% of total sales, but Europeans have the luxury of choosing between two diesel-engine options, a 1.7-litre or 2.0-litre, while only the 2.0-litre will be offered in Canada. GM is confident that the Cruze Diesel will rival the German diesel models, which presently dominate the market...
- Every forecast in Europe is about the same -- dismal. Lately it seems even Germany is beginning to get dragged down into Europe's economic turmoil. There is one bright spot in Europe's auto sales, and Ford and GM are pouncing on the opportunity.
- It has not been a good year for the electric-car industry, considering the bankruptcy of little Coda and the all-but-certain collapse of the once-promising Fisker Automotive. Even well-established carmakers such as General Motors and Nissan have been struggling to entice buyers (though Nissan’s Leaf battery car has begun to develop a little bit of momentum after missing its sales target for the second year in a row).So it is perhaps no surprise that 42% of the shares in Tesla Motors, a...
- If any carmaker is hoping for an imminent turn-around in Europe, or is telling shareholders (I am looking at you, GM) that better times will be here again real soon now, then Nissan’s CEO Carlos Ghosn has a bucket of ice-cold water for them. “Europe is going to be bad,” Ghosn predicted today in Yokohama. [...]