Archives: May 2010

Nissan's Ghosn gambles big on electric cars

Posted by: David Welch on May 26

View image Nissan Motor Co. CEO Carlos Ghosn made the rounds in the U.S. the last two days pumping up his electric-car plans. He said the automaker and its global...

Compact Luxury Cars are Long on Amenities, Short on Love

Posted by: David Welch on May 20

To hear some auto industry executives tell it, even luxury cars will get a downsizing in the next few years as new fuel economy standards kick in and a...

GM's loan payment sparks criticism, but boosts the company's image

Posted by: David Welch on May 14

Surprise, surprise. After all of the nattering by Congressional Republicans and the anti-bailout crowd, General Motors' image got a nice bump from the April 21 announcement that the company...