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Bengt Halvorson, Editor | 09/01/08 4:46 PM
Just one hot lap with Chris Berube, the lead development engineer of the CTS-V , and I was seeing Cadillac’s completely redesigned sport sedan in a new light. After taking a few laps of the road course at the brand-spanking new Monticello Motor Club, in Monticello, N.Y., and feeling like I’d started to become familiar with the relatively high-speed loop, I had Berube hop into the driver’s seat...
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Paul Eisenstein, Executive Editor | 06/20/08 12:02 PM
After being put into suspended animation following a botched operation, Woody Allen wakes up centuries in the future - as a wanted man. Looking to escape, he steals an aerodynamic bubble car in one of the most memorable scenes from the film Sleeper . For decades, the image shown above has resurfaced whenever I think about cars of the future. But could we be seeing bubble cars on the road in the...
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By Paul Eisenstein, Executive Editor | 06/04/08 2:09 PM
The quality of the typical car, truck, and crossover has reached record levels, according to a new study by J.D. Power and Associates. The annual Initial Quality Study finds “substantial gains” by nearly three-fourths of the 36 ranked nameplates sold in the U.S. The improvements can be found among American, European, and Asian automakers alike, with owners reporting an average 118 problems per...
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By Paul Eisenstein, Executive Editor | 04/16/08 3:14 PM
Daimler AG expects to spend more than $21 billion on research and development of new technology over the next years, the company's chief executive said during the company's annual meeting in Berlin. "These efforts are all the more important because there is no single technology that's clearly superior to all of the others," Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche told the company's shareholders. "There are...
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By Paul Eisenstein, Executive Editor | 04/09/08 5:17 PM
When Daimler AG dumped Chrysler last summer only days before the global financial crisis very nearly scuttled the deal with Cerberus, the automaker’s German executive team led by Dieter Zetsche assured shareholders that the company was headed for a bright future. But in the world of automotive high finance, no good deed seems to go unpunished. As he faced some 7,500 shareholders at the...
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By 
Marty Padgett, Executive Editor | 03/27/08 7:12 PM
I've spent a lot of seat time in Germany's titanic sedan trio lately -- first in the fat-tired BMW M3 , then in the effortlessly fast Mercedes C63 , and finally, in Audi's RS4. The RS4 was the most recent drive, a too-quick trip from San Francisco to Monterey and back. And while ultimately, I think the C63 is the best of the trio, there's plenty of reason to think about (daydream about, drool...
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By Marty Padgett, Executive Editor | 03/26/08 5:30 PM
The head of Mercedes-Benz's design department is retiring this year after 40 years of service with the German automaker. Peter Pfeiffer, who turns 65 this year, has led the design studios of Mercedes since 1999. Among the vehicles introduced under his tenure: the Maybach ultra-luxury sedans ; the new S-Class; the new SL convertibles ; and the entire current SUV lineup from Mercedes , including...
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By Paul Eisenstein, Executive Editor | 03/26/08 10:54 AM
Ford’s grand experiment has come to an end. With the sale of its Jaguar and Land Rover brands to the Indian automotive upstart, Tata Motors, the struggling U.S. automaker has effectively abandoned its grand goal of becoming one of the world’s leading luxury car manufacturers. Ford’s release was terse, and notably, no senior officials were available, on the record to discuss the $2.3 billion deal...
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By Paul Eisenstein, Executive Editor | 03/13/08 2:52 AM
It’s a big world, out there. When we think of the car business, we think of our own United States, Western Europe, and China. And that’s right. They are huge markets: 16 million in the U.S. in a weak year. But times are changing and if you are looking for growth, forget that old line of advice. Go East, Young Man. Take a look at some figures, and you’ll see why: 2007sales % Gain...
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By Paul Eisenstein, Executive Editor | 03/03/08 5:54 PM
General Motors is eliminating about three dozen public relations positions, as well as forcing some early retirements and dismissing contractors in what insiders say is a ten percent reduction in the work force. Most of the cuts are outside of the already hard-hit Detroit area, and include unfilled positions from people who left earlier this year and locally focused factory PR positions. Such...
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