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GM To Include 4G LTE Connectivity In 2014 Model-Year Vehicles
If you're worried about in-car distractions getting worse and not better, you're not going to like this news. GM announced today that in a partnership between OnStar and...
Chicago 2013: 2014 Chevrolet Cruze TD (Diesel)
GM announced back in 2011 that there would be an oil-burning Chevy Cruze would eventually make its way to the U.S. market to compete against the likes of the Volkswagen Jetta TDI....
Chicago 2013: 2014 Toyota Tundra
In nearly every segment that Toyota has entered in the U.S., its vehicles have sold very well. I have to qualify with "nearly," though, because the Tundra full-size pickup does...
The Other Side of Free Trade: Hyundai’s Domestic Share Drops
Free trade agreements are sometimes a tough sell with the public and politicians. On one hand, they open up new markets for a country's goods; on the other, it also opens up...
Detroit 2013: Ford F-150 Atlas Concept
We told you months ago that Ford was working on an all-new F-150 that would raise the bar in the pickup market. We also told you that the Wall Street Journal was reporting that...
Detroit 2013: Toyota Corolla Furia Concept
The Toyota Corolla, introduced in the U.S. in mid-2008 as a 2009 model in its current generation, has not aged particularly well. But man, can Toyota ever sell the hell out of...
Detroit 2013: Volkswagen CrossBlue Concept
Hey, have you heard that Volkswagen wants to dominate the auto industry by 2018? It wants a million sales in the U.S. (between itself and Audi) by 2018? We said that it was...
Detroit 2013: Infiniti Q50
Do you know the Infiniti G37? How about its immediate predecessor, the G35? As we've talked about before, you can just forget about that name (as Infiniti meanwhile hopes that...
Detroit 2013: Lincoln MKC Concept
Though tagged as a concept, and though it has many concept car-like features (the real metal trimmings on the seats is a dead giveaway that this is not a production-intent...
Detroit 2013: Jeep Liberty, Grand Cherokee, and SRT
One of the best things about technology is how it's no longer necessary for auto writers to lug around giant paper brochures and press kits at auto shows. Five years ago, I...