July 30th, 2010

2011 Infiniti M37S, an AW Drivers Log:

MOTORSPORTS EDITOR MAC MORRISON: I’m quite disappointed with this Infiniti. For all of its sporting pretensions, it felt slightly better than average–at best–to me.

July 30th, 2010

Audi A8L W12, an AW Flash Drive:

What is it?

July 30th, 2010

2010 BMW 328i Sedan, an AW Drivers Log:

ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR CHERYL L. BLAHNIK: If you’re a car enthusiast, how can you not like this car? OK, well maybe I’m a little biased because ever since I was in high school, I wanted a BMW 3-series BMW.

July 30th, 2010

2010 Ford Flex Limited EcoBoost, an AW Drivers Log:

EDITOR WES RAYNAL: This is a nice people mover but, man, $46,000 is a lot of loot. I kept wondering whilst I drove it: Since the Flex walks and talks pretty much like a minivan, why don’t I just save the coin and get a Dodge Grand Caravan?

July 29th, 2010

Jeep Grand Cherokee’s Europe debut will be delayed

The new Jeep Grand Cherokee’s European debut will be delayed due to strong U.S. demand for the redesigned SUV.

July 29th, 2010

Porsche’s $650,000 Spyder supercar is a go

Porsche’s board approved production of the 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid sports car.

July 29th, 2010

Daimler names first female brand head

Daimler is giving Smart more autonomy and has appointed Annette Winkler to lead the microcar brand. Winkler is the first woman to head a brand at the German automaker.

July 29th, 2010

PSA shares slump on H2 fears after strong first half

PSA warned its second-half performance would be hampered by a tougher economic environment, sending its shares lower even though it swung to a first-half profit.

July 29th, 2010

Daimler talking to Kamaz on Russia van production

German carmaker Daimler is in talks with Russia’s Kamaz and other companies about possibly making vans in the country, the head of the German carmaker Mercedes-Benz van unit said on Wednesday.

July 29th, 2010

Fiat’s Marchionne demands union accord for Italian plants

Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne demanded guarantees from unions that its Italian plants would be able to operate profitably, saying if no deal is possible the group would have to look elsewhere.