Tag: Detroit Auto Show
23 Posts
Jan 16, 2018
Detroit 2018: The Parade of New Cars
Sorting out the automotive trends at the 2018 North American International Auto Show. High-tech cars are going to have to compete with SUVs and trucks.

Jan 15, 2018
Detroit 2018: Trucks, Tech and Even Some New Muscle
The 2018 North American International Auto Show shows that the march toward self-driving vehicles is unstoppable, but there are lots of fast cars and gas-guzzling SUVs along the way, not to mention new entries from China.
Jan 10, 2017
Detroit 2017: SUVs Dominate, Mostly Made in the U.S.A.
The auto industry is riding high on 4X4 sales, and the Detroit show makes clear that--as long as the cheap gas holds out--it's not messing with the formula.
Jan 13, 2016
2017 Honda Ridgeline: The Return of the Front-Wheel-Drive Pickup
It's been 32 years since a front-wheel-drive pickup was available in the United States. Where'd they all go?
Detroit Auto Show trucks front-wheel drive Honda Ridgeline 2016

Jan 13, 2016
In Detroit, Electric Cars on the Turntables--Whether the Public Wants Them or Not
One in three new car sales is now an SUV, but it was plugs that dominated in Detroit. Why, if the public is looking elsewhere? Well, there's a little thing called CAFE, and it means that automakers have to reach 54.5 mpg by 2025. That means electrics and plug-in hybrids.

Jan 19, 2015
Despite $2 Gas, Consumers Still Buy Fuel Economy
Bad gas mileage is the second-biggest reason car buyers reject cars they'd otherwise buy, says a new J.D. Power survey. So why is the Detroit show so enamored of huge horsepower?

Jan 15, 2015
Fuel Cells in Detroit: Hydrogen's Moment in the Sun
Four automakers--Honda, Toyota, Hyundai and Mercedes--showed hydrogen-based cars at the North American International Auto Show. One even drives itself.

Jan 14, 2015
Ford GT and Acura NSX
In keeping with a Detroit show that largely reflected the two great realities of today’s automobile business – high industry profits and cheap gas – it was only fitting that two, new supercars would formally debut.

Jan 14, 2015
Jaguar XE (And Jaguar F-Pace)
It’s moment of truth time at Jaguar Land Rover. Land Rover SUVs are selling like hotcakes, but Jaguar cars are mostly selling like old cakes left out in the rain.

Jan 14, 2015
Buick Cascada
Looking for a four seat convertible? Our blogger Jamie Lincoln Kitman thinks the Buick Cascada might fit the bill.