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One of my favorite automotive web sites is Austin Rover Online, a wonderful historical site full of more information than you could imagine on the cars made by Standard, Triumph, Austin, Rover, MG, and more. What caught my eye this time was a story about the possibility that Alfa Romeo could follow MG into Chinese [...]
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Thomas Wolfe may have argued that you can’t go home again, but the US automakers disagree. Spurred by the success of the 2005 Mustang, first Chrysler and then Chevrolet introduced their own sedan-based pony car competition in the form of the Dodge Challenger and the Chevy Camaro. And while the Challenger has its plusses, it [...]
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Word is that Chrysler is casting about for a suitable replacement for its mid-size Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Avenger sedans. Because Chrysler’s new owner (forgetting the UAW and federal government for a moment) Fiat failed in its bid to acquire Opel and its new mid-size platform, that option is off the table. This leaves Chrysler [...]
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By now you have heard about Brian Deese, the 31-year-old Yalie who never finished his law degree, never got his MBA, never toured an assembly plant, never worked in a job outside of politics, and yet is the “perfect” guy to restructure the auto industry. He works with Steve Rattner who started his career at [...]
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I’m waiting for Clint Eastwood to come riding in at any moment, with his hat pulled down over his eyes and emanating a quiet intensity because this is turning out to be a Sergio Leone spaghetti western. Only the bad guy in this particular telling rides out of the east (D.C.) and bullies bondholders and [...]
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“Hyundai Genesis Coupe.” Words that engender confusion and consternation. Is this car, as Hyundai Motor America president and CEO John Krafcik claims, a spiritual successor to the Nissan 240 SX, or is it a competitor for the present-day Infiniti G37? Is it a Korean pony car? A track car? A drift car? A competitor to [...]
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