General Motor’s Opel-Vauxhall subsidiary in Europe finally has some good news to report. Its market share in the first four months of 2013 improved for the first time in a long time. As overall sales in Western Europe slid 7.0 per cent from January through April to 3.9 million, Opel-Vauxhall’s only fell 5.9 per cent … Continue Reading →

SIENA, Italy – BMW has invented another new niche. This time it’s a hatchback version of the 3 Series sedan. Calling it the Gran Turismo makes it sound much more exciting and won’t put off Americans who are said to have reservations about hatchbacks. The 3GT arrives in the U.S. this summer as a 2014 … Continue Reading →

European car manufacturers’ profits are sliding and sales drooping, but some see evidence that the worst may be over. The trouble is, there’s a new and potent threat on the horizon; the falling yen which could revitalize the Japanese. The Financial Times’ Lex column said investors reacted calmly to recent miserable financial news, and stock … Continue Reading →