Blogs from the New York auto show
Cadillac tries to overcome walk-on status
Posted 10:01 am U.S. ET, April 2
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What took so long to scrap the Routan?
Posted 1:24 pm U.S. ET, March 28
DIANA T. KURYLKO: Volkswagen of America finally decided to do away with the slow-selling Routan minivan and will phase it out this year.
What took so long?
It’s a rebadged Chrysler minivan with a Chrysler engine and it costs more: Its base price is $27,840 vs. $20,990 for the base Dodge Grand Caravan. ...
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Hybrid wave raises marketing questions
Posted 2:23 pm U.S. ET, March 28
LINDSAY CHAPPELL: The wraps came off of the 2014 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid Wednesday afternoon in New York, and the model signals a clear new path for the luxury brand. There will be hybrid powertrain options for almost every new model Infiniti introduces.
But there will also be new marketing challenges -- not just for Infiniti, or for the rest of ...
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Range Rover banks on 3 out of 3
Posted 1:24 pm U.S. ET, March 28
DIANA T. KURYLKO: NEW YORK -- With three new or redesigned models in three years, Range Rover is poised to grow in the U.S. market and better compete with rival vehicles it couldn't take on before.
Range Rover is the more upscale brand of the two SUV/crossover brands -- the second is Land Rover -- that Land Rover North America markets here.
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Subaru turns a new leaf: Bold styling
Posted 7:44 pm U.S. ET, March 28
DIANA T. KURYLKO: Subaru isn't known or widely praised for bold design. Loyal buyers of the brand often are more concerned about safety and durability than styling; they often shun conspicuous or expensive cars.
But Subaru has been updating its styling and you can no longer call its models quirky. The BRZ coupe that went on sale last year turn ...
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Re-engineered Durango punches its ticket to the ball
Posted 12:01 am U.S. ET, March 28
LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE: Since its relaunch as a 2011 model, the Dodge Durango has been the large and largely ignored stepsister of its much-celebrated platform mate, the Jeep Grand Cherokee.
While the Grand Cherokee scooped up awards and headlined Chrysler Group's marketing campaigns, the Durango soldiered on in relative obscurity, despite its role ...
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Kia compact coupe, hatchback go turbo
Posted 10:15 am U.S. ET, March 27
RYAN BEENE: NEW YORK -- Most compact cars are engineered to be a means of affordable transportation for the masses, often sacrificing fun for practicality.
With its redesigned Forte lineup, Kia seems to be doing the opposite. The Forte will be the industry's only compact car lineup that offers sporty versions with turbocharged engines in ...
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Audi backfills lineup with new A3
Posted 2:44 pm U.S. ET, March 27
MARK RECHTIN: NEW YORK -- The auto industry is full of creeps.
By that, I mean automakers that engage in the phenomenon known as "segment creep" -- that gradual increase in vehicle size with each subsequent generation of product. Example: The current Honda Civic is as large as a '90s-era Accord.
So it's ...
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Why the next wave of Italians is important
Posted 12:56 pm U.S. ET, March 27
DAVE GUILFORD: NEW YORK -- The next wave of Italians has arrived, as the wall at the Fiat stand here proclaims: The 500, 500c, 500e and 500L.
You might argue there's only one Italian in U.S. Fiat stores -- the 500 -- and that until dealers get some more product, Fiat is extending the brand any which way it can.
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Why the '14 Honda Odyssey won't be a crummy minivan
Posted 5:00 pm U.S. ET, March 26
MARK RECHTIN: NEW YORK -- Don't take this the wrong way, but the 2014 Honda Odyssey sucks. Literally.
For its midcycle freshening, the Odyssey is including the "HondaVAC," which Honda claims is the first-ever in-vehicle vacuum system.
Available in the Odyssey Touring Elite trim level, the HondaVAC will b ...
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In N.Y., cars consumers actually want to buy
Posted 9:44 am U.S. ET, March 26
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The European auto market continues to crater, to put it bluntly. With the stream of unsettling financial news, European consumers seem reluctant to buy new vehicles, even ...
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