Brand loyalty is a big deal in some industries. When it comes to cell phones and soft drinks, for example, people can come to blows debating the merits of the iPhone and the Galaxy S3, or Coke Zero and...well, whatever the Pepsi equivalent is. For auto shoppers, though, brand loyalty isn't the driving force it once was. Some consumers, once...
Perhaps inspired by Hyundai’s success in targeting the luxury sedan market, family-brand Kia has announced its first entry into the premium sedan segment. Revealed today at the Detroit Auto show, the 2014 Kia Cadenza is billed as the most technologically-advanced Kia ever offered in the U.S. market. The Cadenza emphasizes style, too...
Automakers sold roughly 14.5 million new cars during calendar year 2012 -- up 13% over 2011. Will that kind of growth continue in 2013? The Wall Street Journal and marketing firm Polk have already said "Yes, indeed", and now the National Association of Automobile Dealers has announced its own rosy predictions. NADA's chief economist, Paul Taylor...
Just as it did with the all-new 2014 RLX, Acura is using a thinly veiled ‘prototype’ to preview its next-generation MDX, which goes on sale this summer as a 2014 model. The MDX prototype, whose official title is 2014 Acura MDX Prototype, was revealed in front of audiences at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show.It confirms the edgy look Acura is...
The 2013 Detroit Auto Show has already seen the world debut of the 2014 Chevy Silverado and the 2014 GMC Sierra--and to keep itself in the headlines along with its arch-rival, Ford will show a new Atlas truck concept that could predict a new pickup truck to come in the near future. The Atlas concept is all about the future of Ford's big pickup...
After carrying over the previous generation of the Versa Hatchback for a couple of years, Nissan is at last later this year bringing out an all-new replacement—in the form of the 2014 Nissan Versa Note first shown this week at the Detroit Auto Show. And while we gave you a first look of the 2014 Versa Note yesterday, today we have more...
At the Detroit Auto Show, Nissan has revealed a daring crossover design concept that previews a potential direction for the next-generation Murano crossover. Created at Nissan Design America, in San Diego, and penned by Nissan Motor Co. senior VP and chief creative officer Shiro Nakamura, the new concept was inspired by “the...
Cadillac is giving an old concept—the personal luxury coupe—an entirely new spin: by plugging it in, and reinventing it as an extended-range plug-in electric car, the 2014 ELR. Like the Chevrolet Volt on which it’s based, the all-new ELR will be first and foremost an electric car, able to go a certain number of miles in...
Over the two years that the Chevrolet Volt has been produced, it’s ushered in a new era for GM, and a new era of understanding and acceptance for electric cars thanks to its the extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) technology that’s at its core. Now it’s time to inject a little more flair into the Volt’s...
Updated with live images from the global unveiling at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show. Hyundai has become a force in the mainstream car market that few would have predicted a decade a go. Despite some issues with gas mileage ratings, the brand appears to be headed nowhere but up. In the premium segment, the Genesis and Equus have also been making...
Want a first look at Nissan’s all-new Versa Hatchback? It’s right here, in these first pictures of the new 2014 Nissan Versa Note, from the Detroit Auto Show. Although Nissan introduced a new version of its Versa Sedan last year, it’s held on to the outgoing version of the Versa Hatchback for an extra couple of years; now for...
A new subcompact Honda crossover due in 2014 will take its cues from the Urban SUV Concept, shown for the first time at the 2013 Detroit auto show. The concept SUV is just 169.3 inches long, making it nine inches shorter than the compact Honda CR-V crossover. It's styled without any overt SUV influences--instead, the rear doors have hidden handles...
Brand loyalty is a big deal in some industries. When it comes to cell phones and soft drinks, for example, people can come to blows debating the merits of the iPhone and the Galaxy S3, or Coke Zero and...well, whatever the Pepsi equivalent is. For auto shoppers, though, brand loyalty isn't the driving force it once was. Some consumers, once...
Perhaps inspired by Hyundai’s success in targeting the luxury sedan market, family-brand Kia has announced its first entry into the premium sedan segment. Revealed today at the Detroit Auto show, the 2014 Kia Cadenza is billed as the most technologically-advanced Kia ever offered in the U.S. market. The Cadenza emphasizes style, too...
Automakers sold roughly 14.5 million new cars during calendar year 2012 -- up 13% over 2011. Will that kind of growth continue in 2013? The Wall Street Journal and marketing firm Polk have already said "Yes, indeed", and now the National Association of Automobile Dealers has announced its own rosy predictions. NADA's chief economist, Paul Taylor...
Just as it did with the all-new 2014 RLX, Acura is using a thinly veiled ‘prototype’ to preview its next-generation MDX, which goes on sale this summer as a 2014 model. The MDX prototype, whose official title is 2014 Acura MDX Prototype, was revealed in front of audiences at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show.It confirms the edgy look Acura is...
The 2013 Detroit Auto Show has already seen the world debut of the 2014 Chevy Silverado and the 2014 GMC Sierra--and to keep itself in the headlines along with its arch-rival, Ford will show a new Atlas truck concept that could predict a new pickup truck to come in the near future. The Atlas concept is all about the future of Ford's big pickup...
After carrying over the previous generation of the Versa Hatchback for a couple of years, Nissan is at last later this year bringing out an all-new replacement—in the form of the 2014 Nissan Versa Note first shown this week at the Detroit Auto Show. And while we gave you a first look of the 2014 Versa Note yesterday, today we have more...
At the Detroit Auto Show, Nissan has revealed a daring crossover design concept that previews a potential direction for the next-generation Murano crossover. Created at Nissan Design America, in San Diego, and penned by Nissan Motor Co. senior VP and chief creative officer Shiro Nakamura, the new concept was inspired by “the...
Cadillac is giving an old concept—the personal luxury coupe—an entirely new spin: by plugging it in, and reinventing it as an extended-range plug-in electric car, the 2014 ELR. Like the Chevrolet Volt on which it’s based, the all-new ELR will be first and foremost an electric car, able to go a certain number of miles in...
Updated with live images from the global unveiling at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show. Hyundai has become a force in the mainstream car market that few would have predicted a decade a go. Despite some issues with gas mileage ratings, the brand appears to be headed nowhere but up. In the premium segment, the Genesis and Equus have also been making...
Want a first look at Nissan’s all-new Versa Hatchback? It’s right here, in these first pictures of the new 2014 Nissan Versa Note, from the Detroit Auto Show. Although Nissan introduced a new version of its Versa Sedan last year, it’s held on to the outgoing version of the Versa Hatchback for an extra couple of years; now for...
A new subcompact Honda crossover due in 2014 will take its cues from the Urban SUV Concept, shown for the first time at the 2013 Detroit auto show. The concept SUV is just 169.3 inches long, making it nine inches shorter than the compact Honda CR-V crossover. It's styled without any overt SUV influences--instead, the rear doors have hidden handles...
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