Editorials
Mark Fields Should Send a Thank-You Note to Alan Mulally
In case you haven't heard, a report came out this week that Ford's board of directors was close to naming the company's current president of the Americas, Mark Fields (aka MKF -...
Detroit 3, CAW Prepare For Difficult Contract Talks
The funny thing about the car business, or indeed nearly every business, is that it's very much about people. Whether those people happen to be the famous ones that run a...
Spyker Sues GM for Saab Bankruptcy
Put this one in the "no good deed goes unpunished" file. Today, Spyker (the former owner of Saab, before Saab went belly-up last year) announced that it is suing GM for $3...
Mitsubishi To Export 2013 Outlander Sports From Illinois
Finally, here's some good news for the beleaguered three diamond company. Mitsubishi announced that it has commenced production of the 2013 Outlander Sport at the Normal, Ill....
Falling Lithium Ion Prices Could Spur EV Adoption
Remember when plasma TVs were $10,000? Well, now they're less than $400 - and that's for a Panasonic 42" model at Wal-Mart, not even a Chinese knockoff unknown brand. Well, if...
J.D. Power Initial-Quality Scores Show Some Surprises, Some Non-Surprises
It's time again for automakers to brace themselves for the release of the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Intial Quality Scores. These rankings, which document customer-reported...
What Improvements Does the Chevrolet Volt Need?
Yesterday, we posted a review of the 2012 Chevrolet Volt, a car that is controversial for a number of reasons, from GM's bailout, to the huge expectations heaped on the car, to...
Four Cylinder Pony Cars Set To Return
There have been some rumblings over the past few weeks that the 2015 Mustang - which will be all-new, not heritage styled, and smaller and lighter than the current car - will drop...
GM Defines Chevy Spark’s Competition In a Surprising Way
Looking over the photos in GM's media website this afternoon, an infographic caught my eye. (Actually, two infographics caught my eye, but this is the more interesting of the...