By Bill Visnic WARREN, Michigan - Nobody, and we mean nobody, is arguing the all-new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, unveiled in production form for the first time here - isn't a great-looking modern interpretation of the brand's iconic pony car. But everybody knows the shelf-life for even the best-looking coupes is slightly less enduring than a Hannah Montana tune. Sure the Camaro looks magnificent now, ha...

By Michelle Krebs Entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin, famous for successfully establishing Subaru of America and infamous for bringing the failed and quality-deprived Yugo to the States, announced Monday he has sued Chinese automaker Chery Automobile Co. along with some of its affiliates and officials for corruption, stealing his ideas and reneging on a contract to make him the exclusive North American...

By Bill Visnic The Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance engine plant in Dundee, Mich., currently is one of the auto-manufacturing sector's more intriguing stories. Currently making three variants of the 4-cylinder "World Engine" for one-third owner Chrysler LLC, GEMA also happens to be North America's most productive powertrain plant, according to the industry-benchmark Harbour Report. But despite...

DETROIT - Here we go again, as General Motors Corp. once again unveils a host of coming models to reassure a jittery Wall Street, a?speculating media and fleeing investor base that the company not only is on solid financial footing but that it has some decent stuff in the product pipeline. Detailed images?of pending new product were shown in this week's presentation to media, analysts and the finan...

By Bill Visnic Ending speculation that began last year when Volkswagen Group officials confirmed the company was planning an all-new assembly plant in the U.S., the Volkswagen Group of America announced this week the plant will be built in Chattanooga, TN. VWoA says in a release the new plant, adjacent to the vital I-75 north-south transportation corridor, will have capacity for 150,000 units and o...