Hot Camaro Proves GM Can Build What Customers Want

I got news for everyone who thinks that car buyers will happily embrace all of the smaller, lighter cars arriving on the market over the next few years – don’t count on it. Sure, a number of hybrid and pure electric models will change the automobile landscape over the next few years, but when its [...]

Sad Irony: Detroit To Lose Last Cadillac Dealer

Over the last few weeks I have been receiving emails from various PR firms wanting me to cover the closure of this Pontiac showroom or that Chrysler dealership. With thousands of dealerships set to close shop over the next year, the stories behind each closure is often stunning, impactful and very personal. I have only [...]

Energy Secretary Chu Wants All Cars To Be E85 Capable

Government involvement in the auto industry could go well beyond control of General Motors and Chrysler if the U.S. Energy Secretary, Steven Chu, has his way. In a speech given earlier this week in the heart of ethanol country — Des Moines, Iowa — Chu said that all cars sold in the US should be [...]